Tag: French Open Tennis Championships
King vs queen: Defending French champs practice together
PARIS — For an audience with the “King of Clay,” the current queen of clay thought it best to come prepared.
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Serena says dealing with media scrutiny made her stronger
Serena Williams says she can identify with anxiety regarding news conference scrutiny, and has experienced it frequently after matches.
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After win, Osaka skips news conference in Paris, as promised
PARIS — Naomi Osaka skipped her post-match news conference at the French Open on Sunday, as promised.
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More fans, May weather: 2021 French Open is closer to normal
PARIS — Still not quite its packed, pre-pandemic self, Roland Garros bubbled with tennis, cheers and sun-kissed pleasures again Sunday as this year's tournament...
AP Sportlight
May 31
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FRENCH OPEN 2021: Rafael Nadal’s magic numbers are 14 and 21
Go back, for a moment, to May 8, 2005, when Rafael Nadal was still just 18 and yet to appear in a French Open,...
Djokovic warms up for French Open with title in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic warmed up for the French Open by beating Alex Molcan 6-4, 6-3 to take his 83rd career title Saturday...
AP Sportlight
May 29
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5 US tennis players qualify for French Open; most since 2004
PARIS — Five Americans made it through qualifying rounds for the French Open tennis tournament, the most since 2004.
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Djokovic, Nadal, Federer in same half of French Open field
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all ended up in the same half of the French Open men's field in the draw Thursday,...