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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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Live WTA Top 20 after Week 1 of French Open

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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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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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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Jack Draper stormed into the last-16 at Roland Garros for the first time with a convincing win against Joao Fonseca, with the hype around the British No 1 now set to go to the next level.

Draper is set to rise into the top four of the ATP Rankings for the first time after the second major of the tennis year after he powered into the second week 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 victory over his high-rated teenage opponent.

Draper had way too much power for Fonseca as he won in just one hour and 46 minutes, with his first serve way too much for the Brazilian as the gulf in class between a Grand Slam contender and a player who is still making his way up the rankings was highlighted.

The spotlight that has been shining on Draper will now get even brighter as he continues his rise towards the top of the game and with his home Grand Slam at Wimbledon coming up next month, the 23-year-old is set to experience a huge amount of media and public attention over the next few weeks.

Tennis365 sat down with tennis legend Chris Evert as we joined the TNT Sports team in Paris and she admitted she has some concerns over the focus that will now fall on Draper.

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The British media are notorious for building up and knocking down their sporting superstars and Evert has hopes Draper can deal with what is set to come his way.

“Jack Draper, what is happening with him,” began Evert, in an exclusive interview with Tennis365.

“He looks so fit, a good looking boy. He has a lot going for him and I just hope the press leave him alone and let him get on with playing tennis.

“I’m surprised that he is playing so well on the clay. He has a lot of power in his game, but he has not be known for his consistency up to now.

“What I notice is he has a real professional attitude to the game. He looks so fit. He seems to have the belief that he belongs at the top.

“I’m just so impressed with what we are seeing from Jack, but let’s keep things real. He is still a young guy and it will take time for him to get right where he wants to be.”

Evert also gave Tennis365 her views on what comes next for Raducanu, after she was comprehensively beaten by Iga Swiatek in the second round at Roland Garros.

“I just feel she has lost so many years of her career because of the whole thing around the one big win,” Evert told Tennis365.

“It’s the same with Naomi (Osaka). You could through so and all of a sudden you have that one big win.

“Emma is a beautiful girl and that probably didn’t help. The endorsements came in, the coaches were coming in an out and still her expectations are right up there now.

“She’s not there yet. She’s got to build, go back to the drawing board and build-up slowly. Maybe she had to swallow her pride a little because she’s not up there yet.”

Evert went on to suggest Raducanu can aim to get back in the mix at the top of the game, even though she suggested her US Open win almost four years ago was a laced with some fortune.

“I think she can get top 10 again,” added Evert. “If there is a solid commitment from her, I think top 10 can happen again.

“You have to remember a lot of people [top players] lost when she won that US Open and the player Emma beat in the final, Leylah Fernandez, had nothing left.

“Leylah beat three players in the top five. Emma didn’t beat anyone in the top ten. I remember commenting on the match and you could see that.

“If Leylah had won, her life may have changed forever, but Emma is the one who had to live through that experience. We will never see a qualifier come through and do what she did again, but it was tough for her after that.”

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Jannik Sinner extended his impressive Grand Slam winning streak with a dominant victory over Jiri Lehecka in the third round of Roland Garros.

World No 1 Sinner produced a rampant display out on Court Suzanne Lenglen on Saturday, dropping just three games in a quickfire 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 triumph.

The Italian needed just an hour and 34 minutes to wrap up victory against world No 34 Lehecka, hitting a staggering 31 winners to just nine unforced errors against the Czech.

Speaking on court after the match, the 23-year-old thanked his team for providing him with the perfect tactical approach.

“This morning I said to my team I’m feeling well and physically ready,” said Sinner.

“We had to go very hard in the beginning, because I feel like the start of slams are very important, which then gives you the confidence to keep going.

“I warmed up very well. I felt very good. After 25 minutes I was feeling great. Just a relaxed morning, and I tried to go on court with a good focus.

“My team is good, they give me the right tactics – I tried to play them in the match. It’s a combination of also being happy on court.”

Sinner’s triumph on Saturday saw him extend his Grand Slam-winning streak to 17 matches.

The Italian has not lost a match at a major since a quarter-final defeat to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon last summer, having won the 2024 US Open and 2025 Australian Open titles since then.

In the 21st century, only Novak Djokovic (30), Roger Federer (27), and Rafael Nadal (25) have won more consecutive Grand Slam men’s singles matches than Sinner.

The world No 1 has also now made at least the second week of every Grand Slam since Wimbledon in 2023, the only men’s singles player to do so.

Sinner has not been beaten before the second week of a Grand Slam event since the 2023 French Open, when he was beaten in five sets by Daniel Altmaier in the second round in Paris.

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Meanwhile, the 23-year-old has also become the Italian man with the joint-most Grand Slam match wins in the Open Era.

The world No 1 has levelled with former world No 9 Fabio Fognini on 71 match wins at major events, though he has achieved his haul of wins in a significantly shorter time frame.

Sinner is competing in his 22nd Grand Slam singles event, while Fognini has competed in 61 Grand Slam tournaments across his career.

Andreas Seppi (63), Adriano Panatta (62), and Matteo Berrettini (50) are the only other Italian men to have won 50+ matches at Grand Slams in the Open Era.

Sinner will look to claim the sole record of 72 wins and win an 18th straight Grand Slam singles match when he faces 17th seed Andrey Rublev in the fourth round.

Rublev progressed to the fourth round of the event without taking to court, with 14th seed Arthur Fils forced to withdraw from their clash due to injury.

The Russian is the last person outside of Carlos Alcaraz to beat Sinner, defeating the Italian in three sets at the Canadian Open last summer.

However, Sinner holds a 6-3 overall advantage in their head-to-head and won their last meeting at the 2025 Cincinnati Open.

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Elena Rybakina has hailed Iga Swiatek’s “unbelievable” on-court intensity ahead of their blockbuster clash at the French Open.

Twelfth seed Rybakina and fifth seed Swiatek, the defending Roland Garros champion, will meet on Sunday in arguably the pick of the round-four match-ups in the women’s draw.

It will be the second time the pair have met in the fourth round of a major tournament, with Rybakina having beaten Swiatek at this stage of the 2023 Australian Open, ultimately going on to reach the final.

The pair split their head-to-head 4-4, and the Kazakh has had some significant success against Swiatek in the past, winning both their meetings on clay – the surface the Pole has dominated on.

However, one of those wins came via retirement at the Italian Open in 2023, while the other came on the indoor clay of Stuttgart in 2024, where conditions differ dramatically from Roland Garros.

Swiatek is on a 24-match win streak at the French Open and has won the title in four of the past five years, with a 38-2 win-loss record at the event.

Speaking ahead of the contest, Rybakina was under no illusions about the challenge she faces in Paris.

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“Of course, she is very comfortable in this court. But I think every day every match is different,” said Rybakina.

“Obviously, I would try to focus on myself mostly. We played so many times, so I know what to do. And we will see how it goes, but definitely I will do my best.

“It’s tough to play against Iga on clay. She spins the ball really well, and she has unbelievable intensity on the court. So, it is not easy.

“But I feel like Stuttgart is special tournament because it’s indoor, and the clay is also different. In Rome, it was another condition, so, I cannot take it everything is the same.

“It’s a tough opponent and she plays really well. She moves really well on the court. So it’s going to be a difficult one.”

Both Rybakina and Swiatek have faced significant challenges on and off court in recent months, though the Pole is widely considered the favourite for this match heading in.

The Pole has dropped to world No 5 in the WTA Rankings and has not reached a WTA Tour final since beating Jasmine Paolini to claim her third straight French Open title last June.

However, Swiatek is yet to drop a set across her opening three matches at the tournament in 2025, and has won her two matches against Rybakina this season.

The five-time Grand Slam champion defeated Rybakina at the United Cup in January, before also beating the Kazakh at the Qatar Open the following month.

Former Wimbledon champion Rybakina has dropped outside the top-10 of the rankings in recent months, after battling with multiple injuries and illness concerns over the past 15 months.

The 25-year-old has also been embroiled in a significant controversy concerning coach Stefano Vukov, who is currently suspended by the WTA and is banned from entering tournament sites.

Rybakina came into the French Open after winning her ninth WTA title at the Strasbourg International last week, her first tour title in over a year.

The Kazakh produced arguably her best performance of the tournament to date in the third round, dispatching 21st seed and former champion Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets.

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Carlos Alcaraz unsettles Jannik Sinner like no other player in tennis and former world No 1 Mats Wilander believes there are a couple of reasons why the Italian struggles to deal with his biggest rival.

Alcaraz ended Sinner’s long unbeaten run when he secured a straight sets win in the Italian Open final earlier this month, with the defending Roland Garros champion laying down a marker ahead of the defence of his title in Paris.

Alcaraz leads his head-to-head record with Sinner 7-4 and Wilander has told Tennis365 that the 22-year-old has two big weapons that allow him to compete with the current world No 1 like no other player in the game.

“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.

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“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.”

Wilander also suggests Alcaraz’s magical dropshots are a challenge for Sinner, as it allows the Spaniard to take his big rival out of a comfort zone where he can be unstoppable.

“It’s not just about trying to bring Jannik forward that is the secret for Alcaraz’s success against him,” stated Wilander.

“What we see with Sinner is he likes to be on the base line hitting balls so hard and so early, but that means he is not always on his toes. His feet are fully on the ground so he can develop that power.

“So when he has to deal with drop shots and low balls that force him to come forward, that is not where he wants to be.”

“It gets him off balance. Not just with his feet but in his mind as well.”

Alcaraz and Sinner could be on course to meet in an epic Roland Garros final, as the top two seeds are moving through the draw in Paris with impressive efficiency.

It would be their first meeting in a Grand Slam final, with Alcaraz’s pace and forehand power the two key elements to look out for if the ‘Big 2’ meet once again.

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Carlos Alcaraz revealed he did not enjoy his long battle with Damir Dzumhur, as he had to fight back from what was developing into a perilous situation to seal a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win and book his place in round four at Roland Garros.

The defending champion looked set to enjoy a quick night on Court Philippe Chatrier as he stormed through the first two sets, but he stumbled as he pushed for the finishing line and needed to fight hard to get the job done in four sets.

“I didn’t enjoy it too much. I suffered quite a lot,” conceded Alcaraz.

“That’s why it’s difficult to win Grand Slams – because you have to play a really high level of tennis for three to four hours and maintain your focus. That is the most difficult part of tennis.

“The first two sets were under control and then he decided to play deeper and more aggressively. My energy went down and it was difficult to push myself, but I had to give everything I had inside. In the end, I’m proud to get the win in the end.

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“I love playing this kind of game. Playing aggressively, hitting great forehands and going to the net. When I play with confidence, I just go for it. Find the power and just kill it. I like to do that.

“Now I have to recover. We play a match on court and then we play another match to try and recover to be ready for the next match.”

Former world No 1 Jim Courier told TNT Sports that Alcaraz showed the downside to his ambition to play explosive tennis, as he argued his slide in form against Dzumhur is a possible reason why he will not reach the heights of the game’s all-time greats.

“I couldn’t be more torn about this,” said Courier. “I could not be more in love with the style of tennis he brings to the court and in awe of it because it is something so unique.

“His unbelievably aggressive mindset is so different from the Spanish mentality, which is concentrated and percentage tennis.

“Then the other part of me that wants to see him challenge the all-time great records thinks if he could just do a little less of that, maybe in 15 years’ time we could be looking at you and Novak (Djokovic), Rafa (Nadal) and Roger (Federer).

“I have long admired all the Spanish players as they always get the best out of their game and they never beat themselves.

“Alcaraz is a very different style of player and he doesn’t really have what I would consider the Spanish tennis mentality.”

Alcaraz now faces what should be a dynamic showdown against American big-hitter Ben Shelton, in what should be a thrilling fourth round encounter.

The defending Roland Garros champion will be the big favourite in a match that will see Shelton’s big serve slowed on the red clay in Paris, but Alcaraz needs to ensure he maintains his focus until he crosses the finish line.

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Novak Djokovic has revealed that participating at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 motivates him more than playing at the four Grand Slams – calling the event ‘unique.’

The former world No 1 may have had a relatively disappointing last 18 months – if only by his own very high standard – but seemingly has no plans to hang up his racket any time soon.

Most recently, Djokovic lifted his 100^th ATP Tour title at the ATP 250 event in Geneva, a milestone only reached by Roger Federer (103) and Jimmy Connors (109), and is currently on the search for his 25^th Grand Slam at the French Open.

However, whilst one more Grand Slam would put him above any singles player – male or female – the Serb revealed that he is even more motivated to participate at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, when he would be 41 years old.

“The only thing I currently have in my vision it’s interesting when we talk about those achievements and the Olympics, which stands out alongside the Davis Cup, what gives me motivation is the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles and playing for my country,” Djokovic stated, whilst speaking to Croatian footballer Slaven Bilic.

“And yes, the Grand Slam tournaments, but not even they motivate me as much as the Olympics.”

After three semi-final defeats at the 2008, 2012, and 2021 Olympic events, the 24-time Grand Slam champion finally got his hands on the gold medal when the event arrived in Paris in 2024.

Djokovic was in vintage form, not dropping a set in any of his six matches, and played his best match in the final against Carlos Alcaraz, where he prevailed 7-6(3), 7-6(2).

In doing so, the former world No 1 became the third man to complete the Career Golden Slam (winning all four Grand Slams and a gold medal in singles), after Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal.

Once he had won the event, Djokovic joked that had ‘completed tennis’ after winning nearly every event that there is to win.

“Yes, I mean if you solely look at it from the perspective of completing achievements and the game itself? Then, yeah, I mean I guess,” stated the Serb, after being asked by GQ if he had, indeed, ‘completed tennis.’

“Both publicly and privately, a lot of people told me they think it’s best if you leave on a high, which I understand, don’t get me wrong, I do understand that.

“But if I still physically am capable and I still feel like I can beat the best players in the world in Grand Slams—why would I want to stop now?”

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Despite the victory, Djokovic believes that nothing comes close to the atmosphere of the Olympic event – even on days when he is not competing.

“I just want to be at the Olympics, to be an Olympian,” he said.

“To experience that moment wearing my country’s crest, walking through the Olympic Village with the world’s best athletes, that feeling is sport itself.

“Anyone who hasn’t experienced it can’t fully understand, but for athletes who have had the privilege to experience it, it is unique.”

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Emma Raducanu’s 2025 clay-court swing has come to an end and the focus will shortly switch to grass with at least three big events on her calendar.

The 22-year-old played a full campaign on the red dirt for the first time since 2022 as she made only her second main draw appearance at the French Open.

After starting with a three-set win over Wang Xin in Paris, Raducanu was dispatched by defending champion Iga Swiatek as the four-time Roland Garros champion secured a one-sided 6-1, 6-2 victory.

“It just shows, I guess, the distance that I have to improve,” the British No 2 said after the defeat.

Raducanu’s highlight on clay was at the Italian Open when she reached the fourth round while she has also had a decent boost in the WTA Rankings as she started the season at No 48, but is expected to finish inside the top 40 as she sits at No 37 in the Live Rankings.

Despite her disappointing exit from Roland Garros, the 2021 is ready for what’s to come on grass.

“I don’t feel demotivated,” she said. “I feel like since Miami I’ve really started building some momentum compared to where I came from at the start of the year and it makes me just want to keep going after a couple of days off and then get on the grass.”

Raducanu’s 2024 grass events and points

Last year Raducanu played in two events before Wimbledon as she started her campaign at the Nottingham Open and she reached the semi-final of the WTA 250 event before losing against eventual champion Katie Boulter in three sets.

Next up was the Eastbourne International and she claimed a first top-10 win as she defeated Jessica Pegula before losing in the quarter-final.

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At Wimbledon she claimed the scalp of ninth seed Maria Sakkari in the third round before a three-set defeat to Lulu Sun in the next round.

She picked a total of 446 points during the three events.

Raducanu’s 2025 grass-court schedule

The former world No 10 will once again play two warm-up events before Wimbledon and both tournaments are new to her calendar.

She will make her debut at the Queen’s Club Championships as the tournament returns to the WTA calendar for the first time in more than 50 years.

She has received a wildcard entry into a high-class WTA 500 field with Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Zheng Qinwen, Elena Rybakina and Naomi Osaka also in the draw.

Instead of playing in Nottingham this year, Raducanu has signed up for another WTA 500 event as she will play in the German Open in Berlin.

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Pegula, Keys, Jasmine Paolini and Osaka have also signed up.

Then it is off back to the United Kingdom for Wimbledon where she will look for another deep run.

Sitting at No 37 in the rankings means Raducanu is on the cusp of being seeded for a Grand Slam with the top 32 getting the nod, however she does have 206 points to defend before Wimbledon.

But there is good news for Raducanu as, unlike last year when she played in two WTA 250 events, she will feature at a couple of WTA 500 tournaments with more points on offer.

Reaching the quarter-final of a 250 event is worth 54 points while you earn double that a 500 tournament.

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