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Thirteen-time French Open champion Nadal pushed all the way by Auger-Aliassime in fourth round

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the way by Felix Auger-Aliassime as the fourth round of the men’s singles competition got underway at Roland

Garros.

6-3.Leylah Fernandez reached the quarter-finals following a three-set win over Amanda Anisimova at Roland

Garros ©Getty ImagesIn the women’s singles, the highest seed in fourth round action was 17th seed Leylah

overcame Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-4, 6-0, while 2017 US Open champion Stephens, who was a runner-up at Roland

Garros in 2018, breezed past Jil Teichmann of Switzerland 6-2, 6-0.The men’s and women’s singles fourth




Świątek into round four at French Open and only top ten seed left

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World number one Iga Świątek has faced her toughest challenge yet at the French Open, but still passed it in straight sets.

defeats for Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka.The 20-year-old won the French Open in 2020.31/31Roland-Garros

the Italian Camila Giorgi, before falling apart.Giorgi won 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 to reach the fourth round at Roland

Garros for the first time.Sabalenka is from Belarus and Kudermetova is Russian - both are allowed to




Russia’s Medvedev wants to play at Wimbledon, with or without ranking points, if ban is reversed

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Russia’s former world number one Daniil Medvedev has reiterated his desire to play at Wimbledon, even if no ranking points are involved, if the current ban is lifted by the All England Club.

what they are doing," the Russian said in response to being told meetings are set to take place at Roland

Garros this week as the French Open takes place."

Medvedev, seeded second at Roland Garros, beat Laslo Djere in straight sets yesterday to set up a third


Azarenka and Bencic beaten in women’s singles third round at French Open

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knocked out as the third round of the women’s singles competition got underway at the French Open at Roland

Garros in Paris.

over three and a quarter hours.Jil Teichmann caused an upset as she knocked out Victoria Azarenka at Roland

Garros ©Getty ImagesAnother Grand Slam champion to exit today was Germany’s Angelique Kerber, with the


Medvedev and Tsitsipas head into third round of French Open men's singles

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their second-round matches at the French Open, ensuring the main contenders suffered no upsets today at Roland

Garros.

22nd seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.Jannik Sinner is one of the top seeds through today at Roland

Garros ©Getty ImagesFrench wildcard Gilles Simon is into round three with a 7-5, 6-1, 7-6 victory over



FISE exploring possibility of releasing NFTs for future editions of the event

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The International Extreme Sports Festival (FISE) is looking into releasing Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) for future editions of the event as the world of sport begins to explore blockchain technology.

FISE were eager to launch a series of NFTs at the Urban Sports Summit in Montpellier ©Hurricane - FISE"Roland

Garros just launched a collection of NFTs where you can win prizes and tickets which is something we


Alcaraz and Zverev survive French Open scares to reach round three - routine progress for Nadal and Djokovic

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Rising star Carlos Alcaraz and Olympic champion Alexander Zverev both faced match points in round two of the French Open, but had enough to earn five-set, come-from-behind victories.

.— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 25, 2022Germany's Zverev was two sets down versus Argentinian Sebastian

point in the fifth set, but emerged a 2-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5 winner.Zverev reached the semi-finals at Roland

Garros in 2021 - his best run to date and one of four Grand Slam final-four appearances.Rafael Nadal

many thousands of civilian lives.Russian and Belarusian players will be banned from Wimbledon, but at Roland

Garros, 21st seed Khachanov was able to see off Bolivia's Hugo Dellien in four sets and reach round


US Open champion Raducanu beaten by Sasnovich in French Open second round

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US Open champion Emma Raducanu was beaten in the second round of the French Open by Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus, and Greece’s fourth seed Maria Sakkari also made an unexpectedly early exit.

last year.Greece's number four seed Maria Sakkari was beaten in the French Open second round today at Roland

Garros ©Getty ImagesSakkari’s 6-7, 6-7 defeat by the Czech Republic’s Karolína Muchová means that four

unseeded, earned a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 win over Romania’s 26th seed Sorana Cîrstea.Stephens was a finalist at Roland

Garros in 2018.Stephens’ US compatriot, 18-year-old Coco Gauff, seeded 18th, progressed at the expense