Tag: French Open Tennis Championships
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 11
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American...
Unseeded Krejcikova beats Gauff, into French Open semifinals
PARIS — Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova reached her first Grand Slam semifinal by coming back from an early deficit and beating 17-year-old Coco Gauff 7-6...
Nadal drops set, beats Schwartzman to reach French Open SF
PARIS — Rafael Nadal's French Open set streak is over. His pursuit of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title — including 14 at Roland...
French Open fans unhappy as COVID curfew imposed at 11 p.m.
PARIS — Novak Djokovic’s French Open quarterfinal against Matteo Berrettini was delayed for about 22 minutes Wednesday evening while thousands of spectators were cleared...
Unseeded Tamara Zidansek reaches semifinal at French Open
PARIS — Before the French Open, Tamara Zidansek had never advanced past the second round at any Grand Slam.
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AP Sportlight
June 9
1888 — James McLaughlin sets the record for wins...
After going 0-6 in Slam QFs, Pavlyuchenkova finally wins 1
PARIS — Don't get Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wrong: Of course she's happy to finally make it to her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 29...
Bright future: Gauff reaches French Open quarterfinals at 17
PARIS — A day after Serena Williams was eliminated from the French Open, 17-year-old Coco Gauff showed the future in tennis for American women...
AP Sportlight
June 8
1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the...
Prodigy no longer? Gauff makes breakthrough in Paris at 17
PARIS — If Coco Gauff keeps playing like this, she’s going to go from teenage prodigy to Grand Slam champion in a hurry.
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