Leave it to the French crowd to turn an otherwise nondescript four-set match into one of the biggest stories of the 2023 French Open. That was the case in Thursday’s battle between Taylor Fritz and Arthur Rinderknech.
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Daniel Altmaier upset eighth seed Jannik Sinner during second-round action on Thursday evening. Altmaier, ranked 79th, prevailed 6-7(0), 7-6(7), 1-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 after five hours and 26 minutes of pulsating action on Court Suzanne Lenglen. […]
Russia’s Karen Khachanov does battle with Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in the French Open third round on Friday. Meanwhile, resurgent Italian Lorenzo Musetti takes on British left-hander Cam Norrie. […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas endured a scare in the French Open first round, but he got past Jiri Vesely in a fourth-set tiebreaker and then crushed Roberto Carballes Baena in straights. Up next on Friday is Diego Schwartzman.
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Andrey Rublev vs. Lorenzo Sonego is a showdown between two players who know a thing or two about Grand Slam stumbling blocks. Rublev is a whopping 0-7 lifetime in slam quarterfinals; Sonego has gotten out of the third round only twice. […]
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are on a collision course for the semifinals at the French Open. On Friday they will try to earn spots in the fourth round in respective matchups with Denis Shapovalov and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. […]
Don’t be fooled by the “lucky loser” distinction by Yannick Hanfmann’s name; this should be one of the best matches of the entire French Open second round. He faces Francisco Cerundolo.
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Noted tennis analyst and former champion Patrick McEnroe was clear on social media when asked if the French Open was wide open with the absence of 14-time champion Rafael Nadal. “Nope,” was the American’s response on Twitter. […]
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