Tennis
Jessica Pegula, American seeded No. 3, loses at French Open to Elise Mertens
Jessica Pegula quickly gathered her belongings and marched out of Court Philippe Chatrier after a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Elise Mertens in the third round Friday at the French Open, a far earlier exit than the No. 3-seeded American has been used to at Grand Slam tournaments lately.
Mirra Andreeva is a teen who doesn’t like homework, wins easily at French Open
The 143rd-ranked Mirra Andreeva is still is making things look easy so far at Roland Garros. A 6-1, 6-2 victory over Diane Perry of France in 77 minutes on Thursday put the 16-year-old Russian in the third round.
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Sports minister: Djokovic must abstain from political messages at French Open
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2 years after French Open title, 1 year after 1st-round loss, COVID, Krejcikova aims to forget
Two years ago at the French Open, Barbora Krejcikova arrived relatively unknown and relatively unaccomplished - and left with championships in both singles and doubles, something no woman had done at Roland Garros in more than 20 years.
Post-Serena, women's tennis heads to French Open led by Big 3 of Swiatek, Sabalenka, Rybakina
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Dimitrov advances to first final since 2018 at Geneva Open, facing Jarry
Grigor Dimitrov advanced to his first final on the ATP Tour in more than five years on Friday after beating Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (2) at the Geneva Open.
