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  • Novak Djokovic becomes oldest man in 54 years to achieve major French Open feat

    Novak Djokovic reached a remarkable milestone with his dominant straight-set win against Cameron Norrie at the 2025 French Open.

    The Serbian icon cruised to a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over world No 81 Norrie in the last 16 at the Paris Grand Slam.

    Djokovic broke seven times en route to improving his head-to-head record against the 29-year-old Brit to 6-0.

    In his on-court interview, Djokovic said: “I feel good. I expect each day to play better and better. I’ve played 12 really good, solid sets so far. Everything is looking good.”

    Asked about reaching 100 wins at Roland Garros, the former world No 1 added: “It’s a good number, a happy number for me. But the 101st victory is the most important (laughs).

    “It’s another victory but it’s obviously not finished here for me. I’m happy to add to the history of this sport that has given me so much. I hope there will be another win in a couple of days.”

    The No 6 seed has progressed to the quarter-finals without dropping a set in his four dominant wins.

    The 24-time major champion will face world No 3 Alexander Zverev in a quarter-final blockbuster. Zverev was leading Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 3-0 in his fourth round match when the Dutchman was forced to retire.

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    Djokovic’s win against Norrie was his 100th victory at the French Open, which makes him the third man to reach a century of wins at a single Grand Slam event.

    Rafael Nadal won 112 matches at Roland Garros, while Roger Federer amassed 105 victories at Wimbledon and 102 at the Australian Open.

    Djokovic, who celebrated his 38th birthday on May 22, has become the oldest man to reach the French Open quarter-finals since Hungarian Istvan Gulyas in 1971.

    With his fourth round win, Djokovic extended his winning streak to eight matches — a run that includes four wins from his 100th ATP singles title run at the Geneva Open ahead of Roland Garros.

    The Serb is chasing a fourth French Open title and record-extending 25th Grand Slam overall.

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  • Lois Boisson relieved to be famous for something other than an infamous jibe

    Lois Boisson produced one of the most thrilling performances of this year’s Roland Garros so far, as she knocked out world No 3 Jessica Pegula in front of a raucous crowd in Paris.

    Boisson just about held her nerve and rode her luck in a tense final set to beat American rival Pegula 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in front of a packed Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd.

    “I’m not quite sure what to say, but playing on this court with this atmosphere was amazing, so thank you very much,” said Boisson.

    “I knew before the match there was a possibility [of an upset], but I knew it was going to be very, very tough. I gave it my all and in the end I won, which is incredible.”

    Aged just 22, Boisson has become the third-youngest French player to reach the women’s singles quarter-finals at Roland Garros in the Open Era, older only than Mary Pierce in 1994 and Brigitte Simon in 1978.

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    She is also the lowest ranked (No 361) to reach a women’s singles Grand Slam quarter-final since Kaia Kanepi at the US Open 2017 ( No 418) and the lowest ranked at Roland Garros in the last 40 years.

    This stunning win will also change the narrative around Boisson because if you type her name into a Google search engine, the top resilts that come up focus on a controversy in a match against Britain’s Harriet Dart last month.

    There have been some pretty brutal sporting jibes down the years, but may have taken verbal swipes to the next level in her match against French wild card Lois Boisson in the last 32 of the Open de Rouen.

    Boisson was in dominant form as her took the first set 6-0 against Dart, with her frustrations boiling over during a change of ends.

    As Boisson walked past Dart to resume the match, the experienced British player made a bizarre request to the umpire as she said: “Can you ask her to put on deodorant? She smells really bad.”

    It is unclear whether Boisson heard the swipe, but the umpire was not keen to grant Dart’s request to encourage Boisson to improve her personal hygiene and it inspired a swift apology from Dart.

    “I want to apologise for what I said on court today, it was a heat-of-the-moment comment that I truly regret,” wrote Dart on her Instagram page.

    “That’s not how I want to carry myself, and I take full responsibility. I have a lot of respect for Lois and how she competed today. I’ll learn from this and move forward.”

    Boisson made a joke about the incident on her own Instagram account, as she posted an edited photo of her holding deodorant with a logo of a well-known company, as she joked she “need a collab” with the body wash manufacturers.

    Now Boisson may well be attracting interest from plenty of sponsors for all the right reasons, with her run to the Roland Garros quarter-finals seeing her rise a staggering 241 places in the WTA Rankings, with another win set to see her break into the top 100.

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  • Tim Henman fires a warning to Carlos Alcaraz ahead of potential Jannik Sinner showdown

    Tim Henman fires a warning to Carlos Alcaraz ahead of potential Jannik Sinner showdown

    Tim Henman believes defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is the favourite to win another title at Roland Garros on Sunday, even though his great rival Jannik Sinner has been the stand-out player of the tournament so far.

    Sinner has been blowing his rivals away with displays of brutal ball striking and his 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 demolition of Jiri Lehecka in the third round was a masterclass that led many to suggest the world No 1 may be unbeatable in Paris.

    Yet former British No 1 Henman suggests the Sinner mindset may change when he faces Alcaraz, who has beaten him in seven of their eleven meetings so far.

    Speaking exclusively to Tennis365 at Roland Garros, TNT Sports analyst Henman believes the world No 2 has a record on clay courts that confirms he deserves to be the favourite to win another Grand Slam title in Paris.

    “I think Carlos is the favourite,” Henman told Tennis365. “You look at the clay court tournaments he’s played and his results are impressive.

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    “He won Monte Carlo, reached the final in Barcelona and he won in Rome, beating Sinner in straight sets in the final.

    “He’s won here, defending champion, he’s playing well and the only issue for me with Alcaraz is these dips in focus he seems to have in matches occasionally.

    “You can get away with that against the lower-ranked players and come back and find a way to win, but you can’t do that when you get to play the top players in the world and that’s the area Alcaraz needs to iron out of his game.

    “When you are having these lapses of concentration in matches against the lower-ranked played, you are increasing the chances of them happening at the end of the tournament.

    “So he needs to ingrain these good habits. If he has those dips against a player like Jannik Sinner in the final, Sinner will take advantage.

    “When you compare him to Sinner, he doesn’t have those dips. He is relentless in his ball striking when you see his match against Jiri Lehecka, it was incredible.

    “Lehecka is a good player, but he was struggling for points against Sinner, let alone games.

    “Sinner is looking fantastic and while we know Alcaraz gives him different problems, Carlos needs to play at his best to beat him.”

    Former world No 1 Mats Wilander also gave his verdict on the Sinner vs Alcaraz battle, as he revealed why the Spaniard takes the Italian out of his comfort zone more than any other player.

    Tim Henman on TNT Sports

    Tim Henman on TNT Sports

    “The main reason why Sinner struggles against Alcaraz is he is so fast at doing everything,” Wilander told Tennis365 in his role as a TNT Sports analyst.

    “The other reason Jannik doesn’t like playing against him he has a big forehand and that can knock you off balance.

    “The big thing with Sinner is he strikes the ball so hard and also the way he can strike it early, without making too many mistakes.

    “That is too much for a lot of people, but Alacarz is so quick that he can get to a lot of the balls other players cannot reach.

    “When Sinner has a forehand and time to hit it, the other players have to guess left or right to have a chance to get it. Carlos doesn’t have that problem so much as he is super fast.

    “I was in the front row watching their Rome final a few weeks back and for the first half an hour it looked like Alcaraz was struggling to hang with Sinner.

    “Then he started to absorb the power coming at him and found a way to swing it in his favour.

    “Okay, Sinner could have won the first set of that match and it could have been a different result, but you could see that Alcaraz was getting used to absorbing the pace and when he then got Jannik doing things he didn’t want to do, the match turned in his favour.”

    Alcaraz and Sinner could serve up a blackbuster final in Paris on Sunday, but the new ‘Big 2’ in men’s tennis have plenty of hurdles to overcome before that mouth-watering clash is confirmed.

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  • Stefanos Tsitsipas told how he must improve by Novak Djokovic after hiring Serb’s former coach

    Novak Djokovic has shared his thoughts on Stefanos Tsitsipas appointing his former coach Goran Ivanisevic.

    Tsitsipas confirmed last week that he will start working with 2001 Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic at the beginning of the grass-court season.

    In a statement, Tsitsipas said: “Working with Goran is an exciting opportunity for me.

    “He is someone who has reached the highest levels of tennis, both as a player and as a coach. I am confident that his experience will help me grow further and I am really looking forward to that.”

    The collaboration comes after Tsitsipas’ disappointing second round French Open loss to world No 167 Matteo Gigante last week.

    The Greek has parted ways with Kerei Abakar and Dimitris Chatzinikolaou – coaches he has been working with this year.

    “I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude too Kerei and Dimitris for their dedication, support, and work over the past few months,” Tsitsipas wrote on his Instagram story.

    “Working with them has been a meaningful chapter in my journey, and I’m deeply thankful for the effort and commitment they brought to the team.”

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    Ivanisevic, a former world No 2, helped Djokovic win nine Grand Slam titles during an incredibly successful coaching collaboration between June 2019 and March 2024.

    The 53-year-old Croatian coached his compatriot Marin Cilic to his only major title at the 2014 US Open, while he also briefly worked with former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the start of this season.

    Djokovic spoke candidly when asked about Tsitsipas’ partnership with Ivanisevic.

    “I’m sure he can help any player, and especially Stefanos, mentally,” the 24-time major champion told the media at the French Open.

    “I can see that Stefanos has bigger fluctuations in that regard now. He doubts his game, it’s visible. I believe Goran can guide him a bit and draw his attention to the right things.

    “When we talk about Goran Ivanisevic, the serve is number one. Stefanos has a good serve, but there’s always an element that can be improved.

    “And the backhand – we all know that’s probably the weakest point of his game. Even though Goran played with a two-handed backhand, I’m sure he has a clear vision of what he wants to do with him. It will be interesting to see how their cooperation develops.”

    Ivanisevic is expected to be in Tsitsipas’ coaching box for the first time at the Halle Open, an ATP 500 grass-court tournament that will begin on June 16.

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  • John McEnroe names one player who should be up there with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

    The legendary John McEnroe believes Holger Rune has the talent to challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the top of the men’s game, but feels the Dane falls short in a couple of areas.

    Rune broke into the top 10 of the ATP Rankings in 2022 on the back of reaching the last eight at Roland Garros and winning the Paris Masters. The following year, he reached two more Grand Slam quarter-finals and peaked at No 4.

    However, he failed to kick on in 2024 and dropped to as low as No 17 before returning to the top 10 in April this year.

    He was seeded 10th for the French Open, but was sent packing in the fourth round by eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti, going down 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

    Former world No 1 McEnroe says the 22-year-old still has a lot of work to do to reach the top, but he is starting to “learn” how to deal with pressure.

    “Holger was the guy that I thought would be the third guy with the new big three, Alcaraz, Sinner, I thought it’d be Rune,” he told TNT Sports.

    “Rune got a lot to prove to try to get with the big boys. I remember when he played Ruud here a couple of years ago, he sort of brushed him off when he lost. Like, ‘how could I lose to this guy?’ And so it’s taken him a while to start to understand what it takes. But he’s learning that.

    “He seems to be more settled. Got the old coach back. Mom still seems very involved. There’s a fair amount of families like that, but seems to be on the upswing again.

    “I think that’s the reason he’s seeded 10 instead of seeded four, because concentration goes in and out.”

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    After finishing runner-up to Jack Draper at the Indian Wells Open in March, Rune won the Barcelona Open as he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final but then went off the boil in the next four ATP Masters 1000 events.

    His fitness was also questioned by McEnroe.

    The American added: “It’s also conditioning. That happened to be the hottest or second-hottest day of the tournament.

    “He almost, to me, tapped out. He was this close to like it’s over, and he looked really negative. I mean, it was one of those days where it’s like a war of attrition.

    “I think he’s, you know, again, he’s… I like where he’s headed, but he’s still got some work to do to close that gap.

    “So, this would be, this is a huge match for these two guys to show like who’s got the mojo a little bit more, who can really press the Alcaraz, Sinners of the world.

    “I mean, there’s, you got Alcaraz, you’ve got Sinner, then you got Novak. Dare I say, Rune is someone of a distant third in terms of who can win it. Then you’ve got these two, Zverev and I’d throw Tommy Paul into the mix.

    “I’m not saying that he’s there yet, but it’s one of those five, six guys that’s gonna get their way up to three, four in the world soon, because there’s other guys dropping like flies.”

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  • Iga Swiatek ‘felt like she was playing Jannik Sinner’ in French Open thriller against Elena Rybakina

    Iga Swiatek kept her hopes of a successful French Open title defence alive as she survived a major scare to beat Elena Rybakina in three sets.

    The Polish great prevailed 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 over world No 11 Rybakina in a last 16 thriller lasting two and a half hours on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

    Swiatek looked in danger of a heavy defeat when she trailed 1-6, 0-2 as Rybakina was at her devastating best in the first nine games.

    The world No 5 broke back in the fourth game of the second set before staving off three break points in the fifth game en route to turning the set around.

    In the deciding set, Swiatek broke to take a 4-3 lead, but she was pegged back as Rybakina took a 5-4 lead.

    Swiatek showed her champion’s mentality, though, as she won the final three games to seal a hard-fought triumph against the 2022 Wimbledon champion.

    In her on-court interview, Swiatek said: “Well, it was tough. First set, I felt like I’m playing against Jannik Sinner. Elena really pushed me.

    “I needed to do something to get back into the game and honestly, with her playing like that, I didn’t have a lot of hopes (laughs), but I just kept fighting and I’m happy that I did that because every game I felt like I could loosen up even more. And at the end, I was able to play my game, so I’m super happy.”

    Swiatek, who is the three-time reigning French Open champion, has become just the third woman to amass a 25-match winning streak at the event.

    The five-time major winner has emulated tennis legend Monica Seles, who won the same number of consecutive Roland Garros matches across four appearances between 1990 and 1996 (she did not play between 1993-1995).

    Seven-time French Open winner Chris Evert won a record 29 successive matches at the clay-court Grand Slam across five appearances between 1974 and 1981 (she did not play in 1976-1978).

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  • Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner get ‘scary’ prediction from former world No 1

    Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner get ‘scary’ prediction from former world No 1

    The battle between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz could dominate the men’s game for the next decade and former world No 1 Mats Wilander has come up with an interesting theory on who will ultimately end up on top in their battle.

    Alcaraz currently leads his head-to-head battles with Sinner 7-4 after his latest win in the Rome Masters final earlier this month.

    The 22-year-old Spaniard is the only player on the ATP Tour who can consistently trouble big-hitting Sinner and now Wilander has told Tennis365 that he expected Alcaraz to win more Grand Slam titles than his great rival.

    Yet he suggests Sinner’s consistency less complicated game may allow him to finish his career with other titles that will cement his greatness.

    Speaking to Tennis365 in his role as an analyst for TNT Sports at Roland Garros, Wilander served up a novel theory on how this great sporting rivalry will play out.

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    “The way I see it is I expect Carlos Alcaraz to win more Grand Slam titles than Jannik Sinner, but I expect Sinner to spend more weeks as world No 1,” Wilander told Tennis365, speaking in the broadcast centre at Roland Garros.

    “The reason I say this is Alcaraz is such a complete player and he has so many options every time he plays a shot.

    “I remember Roger Federer saying, ‘yeah, of course Lleyton Hewitt will have more success than me to start with, because he is one-dimensional compared to me and doesn’t have all the shots’. Carlos is like that.

    “This is why Jannik is ranked No 1 in the world because he doesn’t have so much variety and therefore he is more consistent. It’s more of a straightforward game for Jannik.”

    When we asked Wilander to give his verdict on who will finish up with more Grand Slam titles, Wilander gave us an intriguing take on how it will play out.

    “My prediction is that Sinner will spend more time as world No 1 than Carlos Alcaraz and Carlos will win more majors. That’s my prediction,” stated Wilander.

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    Mats Wilander on TNT Sports at Roland Garros

    “I say that because Carlos is a little more up and down and when he is at his best, he has proved he can beat Jannik and anyone else.

    “This could change because Carlos has only just turned 22 and we can see that he is already adding more consistency to his game.

    “We saw last year that he was down two sets to one to Sinner and the same against Sascha Zverev in the final and he locked in and found a way to win.

    “He’s got it in him, but when he takes on lesser players, he goes walkabout for five or ten minutes mentally and suddenly he is playing a close match against someone he shouldn’t play a close match with.

    “Sinner doesn’t do that. Is that going to hurt Carlos on a Grand Slam? Possibly.

    “If he is out there playing a long match against someone he should beat easily, that might take something out of him if he has an opponent like Sinner a couple of days later.

    “Both of them are now at the top of the game and everything has gone so fast for them over the last 24 months.

    “They have been winning majors, getting to world No 1, starting a new era in tennis in many ways.

    “It’s really hard to predict what will come next, but we can say that the versions of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in 2030 will be much better than what we see today… and that is a scary thought.”

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  • French Open WTA Rankings Winners & Losers Week 1: Swiatek fighting to avoid drop, Gauff & Pegula battling

    The first week of the 2025 French Open is complete, but what impact will the results in the women’s event so far have on the rankings?

    Seven of the top 10 players in the WTA Rankings and 13 of the 32 seeds reached the last 16 at Roland Garros.

    WTA Top 20 at start of French Open

    1. Aryna Sabalenka – 10,683
    2. Coco Gauff, United States – 6,863
    3. Jessica Pegula, United States – 6,243
    4. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 5,865
    5. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 5,838
    6. Mirra Andreeva – 4,986
    7. Zheng Qinwen, China – 4,368
    8. Madison Keys, United States – 4,184
    9. Emma Navarro, United States – 3,879
    10. Paula Badosa, Spain – 3,684
    11. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan – 3,548
    12. Diana Shnaider – 3,108
    13. Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic – 2,919
    14. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine – 2,845
    15. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic – 2,664
    16. Amanda Anisimova, United States – 2,634
    17. Daria Kasatkina, Australia – 2,631
    18. Liudmila Samsonova – 2,280
    19. Donna Vekic, Croatia – 2,226
    20. Ekaterina Alexandrova – 2,148

    Aryna Sabalenka started the tournament with a huge lead at the top of the rankings, and she is even further ahead as things stand.

    The Belarusian star, who is chasing a maiden Roland Garros crown, is defending quarter-final points from last year and has a strong chance of going further this time.

    Jessica Pegula is not defending any points as she did not play the 2024 French Open and she is up to a projected new career-high ranking of world No 2.

    Coco Gauff is 160 points behind Pegula in the Live WTA Rankings, but she could retain second spot if she outperforms her fellow American.

    Jasmine Paolini still occupies the No 4 position she started the tournament in, but her fourth round exit has left the door open to her being leapfrogged.

    Zheng Qinwen, Mirra Andreeva, Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek all have the opportunity to overtake Paolini with a big result.

    Former No 1 Swiatek is battling to avoid slipping further down the rankings as she is defending a mammoth 2,000 points as the reigning champion.

    Jelena Ostapenko has replaced Donna Vekic in the top 20.

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    1. Aryna Sabalenka – 10,493
    2. Jessica Pegula, United States – 6,483 (+1)
    3. Coco Gauff, United States – 6,323 (-1)
    4. Jasmine Paolini, Italy – 4,805
    5. Zheng Qinwen, China – 4,478 (+2)
    6. Mirra Andreeva – 4,446
    7. Madison Keys, United States – 4,294 (+1)
    8. Iga Swiatek, Poland – 4,078 (-3)
    9. Paula Badosa, Spain – 3,684 (+1)
    10. Emma Navarro, United States – 3,649 (-1)
    11. Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstan – 3,358
    12. Diana Shnaider – 3,168
    13. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine – 3,035 (+1)
    14. Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic – 2,929 (-1)
    15. Amanda Anisimova, United States – 2,804 (+1)
    16. Daria Kasatkina, Australia – 2,801 (+1)
    17. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic – 2,724 (-2)
    18. Liudmila Samsonova – 2,390
    19. Ekaterina Alexandrova – 2,378 (+1)
    20. Jelena Ostapenko – 2,200 (+1)

    Big Winners

    Jacqueline Cristian (+11 to No 49), Sonay Kartal (+6 to No 50), Hailey Baptiste (+12 to No 70) and Yulia Starodubtseva (+16 to No 65) have all jumped to new projected career-high rankings after their efforts at Roland Garros.

    Victoria Mboko has made a 31-place surge to 89th in the live standings, which would be her career-best ranking, after reaching the third round as a qualifier.

    French wildcard Lois Boisson has surged an incredible 191 spots to world No 170 for her run to the last 16.

    Big Losers

    Former world No 2 and three-time major finalist Ons Jabeur is down 17 places from 36th to 53rd after an opening round exit.

    Katie Volynets (-26 to No 91), Varvara Gracheva (-34 to No 106) and Mayar Sherif (-26 to No 110) have also suffered sizeable drops in the Live Rankings following first round defeats.

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  • French Open ATP Rankings Winners & Losers Week 1: Djokovic & Draper battle for No 4, Ruud & Tsitsipas slide

    The first week of the 2025 French Open has brought some intriguing stories on the men’s side, but how are the ATP Rankings set to be affected?

    While seven of the world’s top 10 have advanced to the fourth round, 20 of the 32 seeds have already fallen.

    ATP Top 20 at start of French Open

    1. Jannik Sinner, Italy – 10,380
    2. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain – 8,850
    3. Alexander Zverev, Germany – 7,285
    4. Taylor Fritz, United States – 4,675
    5. Jack Draper, Great Britain – 4,610
    6. Novak Djokovic, Serbia – 4,230
    7. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy – 3,860
    8. Casper Ruud, Norway – 3,655
    9. Alex de Minaur, Australia – 3,635
    10. Holger Rune, Denmark – 3,440
    11. Daniil Medvedev – 3,290
    12. Tommy Paul, United States – 3,210
    13. Ben Shelton, United States – 2,980
    14. Arthur Fils, France – 2,845
    15. Andrey Rublev – 2,820
    16. Frances Tiafoe, United States – 2,665
    17. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria – 2,595
    18. Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina – 2,475
    19. Jakub Mensik Czech, Republic – 2,272
    20. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece – 2,270

    Jannik Sinner has maintained his firm grip on the world No 1 ranking with his dominant progress to the last 16.

    The Italian, who is defending semi-final points from last year, has stretched his lead over second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the Live ATP Rankings.

    Alcaraz — defending the maximum 2,000 points as the reigning Roland Garros champion — remains on course for another deep run in Paris.

    If Alexander Zverev were to secure his maiden major, he could take the world No 2 position from Alcaraz — if the Spaniard failed to reach the final.

    Jack Draper is up one place to a projected new career-high ranking of world No 4 after reaching the fourth round of French Open for the first time. The Brit will leapfrog Taylor Fritz, who fell in the opening round.

    Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti remain sixth and seventh respectively, but both have a chance to finish the tournament ranked as high as fourth with very deep runs — depending on Draper’s progress.

    Holger Rune and Tommy Paul are up to eighth and ninth respectively and they are in contention to move further up the rankings.

    Reaching the second round has been enough to lift Jakub Mensik to a projected new career-high position of 17th, while Ugo Humbert has re-entered the top 20.

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    Grigor Dimitrov has fallen from 19th to 17th as he is set to lose 390 points after his opening round retirement, having been a quarter-finalist last year.

    Live ATP Top 20 after Week 1 of French Open

    1. Jannik Sinner, Italy – 9,780
    2. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain – 7,050
    3. Alexander Zverev, Germany – 6,185
    4. Jack Draper, Great Britain – 4,800 (+1)
    5. Taylor Fritz, United States – 4,485 (-1)
    6. Novak Djokovic, Serbia – 4,030
    7. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy – 3,960
    8. Holger Rune, Denmark – 3,440 (+2)
    9. Tommy Paul, United States – 3,310 (+3)
    10. Alex de Minaur, Australia – 3,285 (-1)
    11. Daniil Medvedev – 3,100
    12. Ben Shelton, United States – 3,080 (+1)
    13. Arthur Fils, France – 2,935 (+1)
    14. Andrey Rublev – 2,920 (+1)
    15. Casper Ruud, Norway – 2,905 (-7)
    16. Frances Tiafoe, United States – 2,815
    17. Jakub Mensik Czech, Republic – 2,306 (+2)
    18. Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina – 2,285
    19. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria – 2,205 (-2)
    20. Ugo Humbert, France – 2,195 (+1)

    Big Winners

    Alexander Bublik (+13 from 62nd to 49th), Daniel Altmaier (+15 from 66th to 51st) and Cameron Norrie (+21 from 81st to 60th) are all set to be rewarded with significant jumps for reaching the fourth round.

    Matteo Gigante (+38 from 167th to 129th) and Henrique Rocha (+52 from 200th to 148th) will make huge leaps to new career-high rankings after they each made the third round after qualifying.

    Big Losers

    Casper Ruud has suffered a seven-place slide from eighth to 15th in the Live Rankings after his second round exit as he has dropped 750 points having been a semi-finalist in 2024.

    Stefanos Tsitsipas’ shock second round loss has resulted in him falling from 20th to 26th as he will drop 350 points. He made the last eight last year.

    Zizou Bergs reached the third round at the French Open in 2024, but his opening round exit this year has seen him fall from 63rd to 50th.

    Corentin Moutet is down 17 places from 73rd to 90th after his second round result fell short of his last 16 effort in 2024.

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  • Tim Henman makes bold Novak Djokovic prediction as he looks beyond Roland Garros

    Tim Henman makes bold Novak Djokovic prediction as he looks beyond Roland Garros

    Tim Henman believes another Roland Garros title may be beyond Novak Djokovic in Paris next weekend – but he is convinced the Serbian legend can make another challenge to win a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon title.

    Djokovic is chasing a 25th Grand Slam singles title, as he looks to move ahead of Margaret Court and become the player with the most major titles in their collection.

    That achievement would cement his legacy as the greatest player of all-time and not just in the men’s game, with former British No 1 Henman predicting his moment of glory is unlikely to come on the clay courts of Paris.

    Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have shared the last five Grand Slam titles between them, with Djokovic’s last major title coming at the 2023 US Open.

    He insists he is a contender to lift major title No 25 in Paris, but Henman suggests Djokovic’s chance to complete his last great tennis dream at Wimbledon, with the grass court Grand Slam getting underway on the last day of June.

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    “I would never write Novak off,” Henman told Tennis365 in an exclusive interview conducted in the TNT Sports studio at Roland Garros.

    “He wasn’t my favourite to win coming into this event, but he was on my list as a potential winner if things went his way.

    “Sinner and Alcaraz have separated themselves from the rest at the moment, but Djokovic is in that next batch of half of dozen that could cause a surprise and win.

    “You look at it now and he is through to the fourth round, he came in here on the back of winning a tournament in Geneva and the mood around him feels a little different.

    “He had no clay court form ahead of that tournament in Geneva. He goes to play that tournament a week before a Slam and at his age, you look at that and question if he will be struggling for energy playing extra matches.

    “But I think the confidence he takes from a win, his 100th career title, puts him in a good place. He knows what it takes to win here.

    “That said, I would still look to Wimbledon as his best chance to win another Grand Slam.

    “Sinner and Alcaraz are strong favourites on this surface, but I look at Wimbledon and grass courts that should give Djokovic a little assistance and that’s where I see his best chance to win another Grand Slam.

    “The list of players who could potentially win Wimbledon is pretty small and I would certainly have Djokovic on that list.”

    Tim Henman on TNT Sports

    Tim Henman on TNT Sports

    Djokovic beat Filip Misolic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on a night of celebration in the French capital, as Paris Saint-Germain were crowned as champions of Europe in soccer for the first time in their history.

    He will now face Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the next round and will be confident of getting through to the quarter-finals, where he might face No 3 seed Alexander Zverev.

    “I have won nine out of nine sets and have been solid when I needed to be,” declared Djokovic after his win against Misolic.

    “There is always something to improve, always something to get better at, but I am happy with my levels here so far.”

    The win against Misolic was Djokovic’s 99th at Roland Garros and he is relishing the chance to set new records in his career.

    “When I tried to extend my career for as long as I can, I wanted to play at the highest level and that’s what I’m doing, so I couldn’t be happier,” added Djokovic.

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