Tennis

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Iga Swiatek revealed Taylor Swift helped her navigate the blank space of life when younger, and
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 31, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Novak Djokovic stood by his comment that Kosovo was “the heart of Serbia” following his second-round
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Associated Press May 31, 2023, 12:42 PM ET PARIS — Swedish tennis player Mikael Ymer was docked a total of 37,370 euros (about $40,000) after being disqualified for smashing his racket against the umpire’s chair at a tournament the week before he competed at the French Open. An ATP Tour spokesman said Ymer forfeited the
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 30, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — As she plots her 2023 French Open charge, Coco Gauff has been taking inspiration from the
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May 30, 2023, 12:28 PM ET PARIS — Kosovo’s tennis federation has accused Novak Djokovic of aggravating an already tense situation after he wrote that Kosovo was “the heart of Serbia” on a camera lens after his first-round victory Monday at the French Open. Thirty NATO peacekeeping soldiers were injured Monday in clashes with Serb
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ESPN News Services May 29, 2023, 08:59 AM ET Back on her “favorite court in the world,” Sloane Stephens looked sharp in her opening match at the French Open with a 6-0, 6-4 win over two-time major finalist Karolina Pliskova. While Stephens’ only Grand Slam title came at the 2017 US Open, she has had
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May 29, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Racist behavior directed at athletes is getting worse, and even software designed to protect them from it has little impact, tennis player Sloane Stephens said Monday. Stephens, speaking after her straight-sets victory over Karolina Pliskova in the French Open first round, said she has had to endure it her
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Associated Press May 28, 2023, 07:18 AM ET PARIS — At first, Aryna Sabalenka thought the boos and derisive whistles coming from the French Open crowd were directed at her after a first-round victory Sunday. Instead, the negative reaction was aimed at her opponent, Marta Kostyuk, for not participating in the usual post-match handshake up
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May 28, 2023, 12:46 PM ET Stefanos Tsitsipas, the runner-up in Paris in 2021, was dragged into a battle with Czech Jiri Vesely before advancing in four sets, while seeds Karen Khachanov and Hubert Hurkacz also reached the second round of the French Open on Sunday. Tsitsipas, the No. 5 seed, was made to work
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 04:45 PM ET Freshmen Ethan Quinn of Georgia and Fangran Tian of UCLA won singles titles in the NCAA tennis tournament on Saturday. Quinn, a redshirt, rallied to defeat Michigan’s Ondrej Styler 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-2 to become the third Bulldog and fourth-ever freshman to win the men’s singles
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