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French Open: Sinner wins his 19th consecutive Grand Slam tie, into the SF

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner's overpowering run through the French Open moved into the semifinals with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 victory over No. 62 Alexander Bublik on Wednesday. Sinner, who lost to champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final four at Roland-Garros a year ago, needed just 1 hour, 49 minutes to advance against Bublik, who upset No. 5 Jack Draper in the previous round. Not only hasn't Sinner ceded a set yet, he only has dropped a total of 36 games through five matches over the past 1 1/2 weeks. And he played clean-as-can-be tennis against Bublik who was making his major quarterfinal debut with 31 winners to just 13 unforced errors. Next for Sinner is a semifinal Friday against either 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic or No. 3 Alexander Zverev, the 2024 runner-up in Paris. The other men's semifinal will be No. 2 Alcaraz against No. 8 Lorenzo Musetti. They won their quarterfinals Tuesday. Sinner, 23, is a three-time Grand Slam champion. That includes last year's U.S. Open and this

2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios to miss the tournament this year

Nick Kyrgios, the Wimbledon runner-up in 2022, will miss the Grand Slam tournament and the rest of the grass-court season, he said on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Australian has dealt with injuries in recent seasons, including wrist and knee operations. He's played only five singles matches in 2025, going 1-4. His most recent tournament was the Miami Open in March, when he won a match for the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years. I've hit a small setback in my recovery and unfortunately won't make it back for grass season this year, Kyrgios posted. He's ranked 633rd. He was as high as 13th in 2016. Three years ago at the All England Club, he made his best run at a major tournament by getting to the final before losing to Novak Djokovic. Wimbledon begins on June 30.

French Open 2025 matches today: Djokovic and Sinner in action today

On Court Philippe-Chatrier, second seed Coco Gauff will take on 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in what is expected to be a closely contested women's singles match

French Open 2025 Round up: Alcaraz, Swiatek, Sabalenka book QF berths

Alcaraz voluntarily conceded a point after realizing he broke one of the rules, a rare and commendable moment in professional tennis.

French Open 2025 Round up: Zverev, Sinner advance; Gauff cruises to Round 4

Germany's Alexander Zverev continued his impressive consistency at the French Open, reaching the fourth round for the eighth year in a row.

French Open 2025 Round-up: Aryna, Swiatek advance; Rune fights past Halys

With Alcaraz in action later in the night, another big name is set to take stage at the Roland Garros tonight.

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French Open 2025 Round up: Djokovic, Zverev advance; Medvedev bows out

Fresh off claiming the 100th title of his illustrious career in Geneva, Djokovic looked every bit the contender as he eyes an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam crown.

French Open 2025 matches on May 27: Djokovic, Gauff in action today

The Serbian star, seeded sixth, will begin his campaign against American Mackenzie McDonald. Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev, the third seed from Germany and last year's finalist, will face Learner Tien.

French Open 2025 matches on May 26: Alcaraz, Swiatek in action today

In the men's singles draw, world No. 2 Alcaraz will take on Italy's Giulio Zeppieri, who progressed through the qualifiers.

Tennis legend Nadal feted at Roland Garros ahead of French Open 2025

The ceremony took place on Court Philippe-Chatrier, where Nadal has etched his name into tennis folklore over two decades

French Open 2025 schedule, live timings (IST), live streaming, telecast

SonyLIV, through its app and website, will live stream all the matches of the French Open 2025 in India

Sabalenka to Paolini: 6 women's tennis players to watch at French Open 2025

All you need to know about top six women's tennis players who can win the French Open 2025, whose final is scheduled to take place on June 7

French Open without Nadal after 20 years: What to expect at Roland-Garros?

Nadal's dominance was unmatched in tennis history-he compiled an astonishing 112-4 win-loss record and lifted the trophy 14 times at Roland Garros

Brands look to serve up an ace in Indian tennis amid a long slump

Revathi entered the Mumbai Open 2025 as a wildcard but walked out as India's next tennis sensation

Carlos Alcaraz beats Jannik Sinner again to win the Italian Open

There's only one player who is consistently beating Jannik Sinner. Carlos Alcaraz defeated the top-ranked player again, beating Sinner 7-6 (5), 6-1 to win his first Italian Open on Sunday and add another big clay-court title to his resume. Since the start of last year, Alcaraz is the only player to beat Sinner more than once and now he's done it four straight times. Alcaraz's victory before Sinner's home fans at the Foro Italico snapped the Italian's 26-match winning streak, which stretched back to October when Alcaraz beat him in the China Open final in a third-set tiebreaker. Alcaraz now leads the career series 7-4. It was Sinner's first tournament back after a three-month doping ban. Alcaraz also solidified his status as the favorite to defend his title at the French Open, which starts next Sunday.

Zheng Qinwen stuns Sabalenka to reach Italian open semis against Coco Gauff

Zheng Qinwen earned her first victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 to set up an Italian Open semifinal match against Coco Gauff. The 22-year-old Zheng, the Olympic champion from China, had lost all six previous matches against Sabalenka. The eighth-ranked Zheng saved all five break points she faced and broke Sabalenka's serve three times to reach the last four. Rome is the last big warmup before the French Open starts on May 25. ALCARAZ BEATS DRAPER Carlos Alcaraz beat Jack Draper 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals. He saved six of the eight break points he faced. The third-ranked Alcaraz, who withdrew from the Madrid tournament due to an upper right leg problem that bothered him during the Barcelona Open final, moved well on the court, often took to the net and used his trademark drop shots and groundstrokes to the best effect. The four-time Grand Slam champion, who also had a left leg injury, had lost to Draper in their most recent meeting in the semifinals at Indian

Novak Djokovic ends coaching spell with Andy Murray ahead of French Open

Murray expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to work with Djokovic, acknowledging the past six months of hard work.

Jannik Sinner returns from doping ban to great fanfare at Italian Open

Rarely has an athlete been welcomed back from a doping ban with so much fanfare. Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner was treated to a stadium filled with nearly 5,000 fans for his first practice session at the Italian Open on Monday the day his three-month banishment from the sport expired. The training session which was shown live on local TV came after Sinner was the most celebrated player in a ceremony to honor the Italian teams that swept the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup last year. Both trophies were on hand and the Campo Centrale crowd belted out Italy's national anthem. It's the first time that Italy has had a No. 1 player for its home tournament. Still, Sinner was at a loss to explain why he attracts so much attention. I don't know. Honestly, I think I'm a simple 23-year-old kid. I'm good at playing tennis but I'm not changing the world, he said. I always remember that I come from a small town of 2,000 people. Being here in Rome and playing in front of so many .

Sabalenka defeats Pegula to win Miami Open, claims 19th tour title

Aryna Sabalenka entered the Miami Open final against Jessica Pegula with 18 career titles on her elite resume. The Miami Open crown had proved elusive until Saturday. The No. 1 seed from Belarus knocked off fourth-seeded American Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 for her first Miami Open title in a rematch of the 2024 U.S. Open final. Sabalenka fired up her lethal forehand in posting 24 winners on that wing to win the $1.1 million first prize. Sabalenka hit a backhand passing shot on match point after which she raised both hands to the air, looked up to the sky and blew a kiss. Thank God the rain stopped, Sabalenka said during the trophy ceremony. It was like Miami was crying that I won this tournament.' Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, had won the U.S. Open over Pegula, also in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5, but in 2025, Sabalenka's finals luck had run out. The 26-year-old power player has reached the finals of four of six events this year, though only copped one title, in Brisbane,