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Djokovic one match from Grand Slam record after beating cramp-hit Alcaraz at French Open

  • Tennis

Serbia's Novak Djokovic is one match away from a record-breaking 23rd men's singles Grand Slam title after winning his hotly-anticipated French Open semi-final against a cramping Carlos Alcaraz, while Norway's Casper Ruud is into the final for the second year running in Paris.

get to the changeover and allow a medical timeout.The crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier at the Stade Roland

Garros expressed its disappointment, but it proved a turning point in the match, with Alcaraz' mobility

but it could not prevent a 6-1 defeat in the fourth set and Djokovic advanced to a seventh final at Roland


Muchová stuns Sabalenka to reach French Open final against Świątek

  • Tennis

Unseeded Karolína Muchová stunned world number two Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set thriller to reach her first Grand Slam final against the defending champion Iga Świątek at the French Open in Paris.

the Best moments of the day by @emirates ⬇️ #FlyBetter #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/A0Ju5E0Vth— Roland-Garros

The women's singles final is due to be played tomorrow.Tomorrow's men's singles semi-finals at Stade Roland

Garros are set to feature a hotly-anticipated tie between Spain's 20-year-old world number one Carlos


Test flights to prepare Olympic Broadcasting Services for Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) is to carry out test flights over the French capital as part of its preparations for Paris 2024.

including the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Champs-Élysées, Sacré-Cœur and Moulin Rouge.French Open venue Roland

Garros will be one of the sporting venues passed by the flights ©Getty ImagesThe Trocadéro, Les Invalides

visited.Sports arenas to be flown by will include the Parc des Princes, Accor Arena, Chapelle Arena and Roland

Garros, where the French Open is currently taking place.The flights will also track the race routes



IOC Coordination Commission chair says Paris 2024 will stage "new type" of Olympics

  • Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are right on track and will set new standards for future stagings, the chair of the visiting International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission told a media conference here today.

in Saint-Denis.They also spent some time at the French Open tennis tournament, which taking place at Roland

Garros, which is due to host both tennis and boxing competition at next year's Olympic Games.Paris 2024

Commission members spent time at the French Open tennis during their visit, which is being held at Roland

Garros, tennis and boxing venue for Paris 2024 ©Getty ImagesReferring to recent polls showing 92 per


Sabalenka does not support Lukashenko "right now" after resuming media duties at French Open

  • Tennis

Belarus tennis star Aryna Sabalenka said she does not support the country's President Alexander Lukashenko "right now" after again being grilled on the war in Ukraine at the French Open.

The 25-year-old world number two skipped two press conferences at Roland Garros after claiming she felt

approached the net following her victory.When Svitolina did not shake her hand, it led to booing from the Roland

Garros crowd.This was the second time French Open supporters have jeered a Ukrainian during this year's


Alcaraz and Djokovic set up eagerly-anticipated semi-final at French Open

  • Tennis

eagerly-anticipated semi-final at the French Open tennis after both won their quarter-final matches at Roland

Garros in Paris.

second to win it 6-2, and knock out the 2021 women’s singles runner-up in the process.Elsewhere at Roland

Garros, action got underway in the wheelchair competitions today, with women’s singles top seed Diede


Rune wins four-hour thriller to seal place in French Open quarter-finals

  • Tennis

four-hour five-set epic to book his place in the quarter-finals of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland

Garros in Paris, as he overcame Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina in a final set tie-break.

Świątek in a repeat of last year's French Open women's singles final in the last eight of this year's Roland

Garros ©Getty ImagesIn the women’s singles draw, a rematch of last year’s final at the last eight stage

Pera of the United States 6-3, 6-1.The men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals are due to begin at Roland

Garros tomorrow, with matches including men’s top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain against Greece’s Stefanos


Svitolina downs neutral athlete Kasatkina at French Open for quarter-final place

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Ukraine's Elina Svitolina continued her remarkable run in the French Open women's singles as she defeated ninth seeded neutral Daria Kasatkina to advance to the quarter-finals.

7-6, 6-4 win over 2018 finalist Sloane Stephens of the United States, in the night session match at Roland

Garros - the first time in this year's tournament that a women's singles match has been chosen for the

singles, Novak Djokovic dominated Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach a record 17th Roland

Garros quarter-final.The Serbian dominated his number 94-ranked opponent in one hour and 57 minutes


Geoff Berkeley: French Open boos continue to baffle but all part of Parisian pantomime

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The chorus of boos that broke out on Court Philippe Chatrier after the first-round match between Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka left both players bemused.

reaction and it is just all part of the Parisian pantomime.Some players have relished the atmosphere at Roland

Garros while others have exited the stage in tears following a barrage of boos.Looking back 20 years

clay-court title at the Italian Open, Medvedev would have been hoping to put together a strong run at Roland

Garros but was sent tumbling out in the first-round after being stunned in five sets by 172nd-ranked


Świątek brushes opposition aside to storm into French Open round of 16

  • Tennis

Defending champion and top seed Iga Świątek charged into the French Open round of 16 as she dominated China's Wang Xinyu in straight sets on Court Philippe Chatrier.

It's the fourth in the women's singles at Roland-Garros in the past decade and the first since Caroline



Sinner stunned by Altmaier in five-set thriller at French Open

  • Tennis

Italy's Jannik Sinner was on the losing end of a dramatic upset at the French Open as he lost a five-set thriller to Daniel Altmaier in Paris.

Sinner in a five-set blockbuster.Watch the highlights ⬇️#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/e4sUPDsLC6— Roland-Garros

2023Women's singles defending champion and world number one Iga Świątek cruised into the third round of Roland


Alcaraz and Djokovic march on at French Open as home favourite Garcia exits

  • Tennis

There were no further major shocks in the men’s singles draw at the French Open as Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian great Novak Djokovic powered into the third round.

difficult for me," said Djokovic.DJOKO-WINS 🫡#RolandGarros | @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/xvPj8O0mAk— Roland-Garros


French Sports Minister warns Djokovic to refrain from further political messages

  • Tennis

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has criticised Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic for issuing a political message about Kosovo at the French Open and warned him not to do it again.

said the words displayed by Djokovic on a courtside camera lens following his first-round victory at Roland

Garros were "not appropriate" and insisted that there needed to a "principle of neutrality for the field

Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has urged Novak Djokovic to refrain from posting further political messages at Roland

Garros ©Getty ImagesThe KOK called on the International Tennis Federation to open disciplinary proceedings