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  • What Coco Gauff had to say about Aryna Sabalenka’s Iga Swiatek claim

    Coco Gauff has brushed off Aryna Sabalenka’s assertion that Iga Swiatek “would have won” the French Open had she played in the final.

    World No 2 Gauff produced a stunning comeback to defeat top seed Sabalenka in the Roland Garros showpiece match, winning 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4 to secure the trophy.

    It is the American’s second Grand Slam title as she also won the 2023 US Open trophy with Sabalenka once again on the losing end.

    But it was a match littered with errors from the reigning world No 1 as the Belarusian made 70 unforced errors compared to Gauff’s 30. She also faced 21 break points, saving 12, while her opponent saved seven of the 13 she faced.

    Sabalenka, who described the match as “the worst final” she has ever played, overcame four-time French Open champion Swiatek in three sets in the semi-final and she feels the Pole would have won had she played in the final.

    “If Iga would win me another day, I think she would go out today and she would get the win,” the 27-year-old said. “Yeah, it just hurts.

    “Honestly hurts. I’ve been playing really well, and then in the last match, go out there and perform like I did.”

    Gauff was asked for her response to Sabalenka’s comments and feels her recent record against the five-time Grand Slam winner shows her pedigree.

    “I don’t agree with that. I’m here sitting here (laughter),” she started off. “Last time I played – no shade to Iga or anything – but I played her and I won in straight sets.

    “Yeah, I don’t think that’s a fair thing to say, because anything can really happen.”

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    Although Swiatek lead their head-to-head 11-4, Gauff has won their last three encounters as she beat the Pole 6-1, 6-1 at the Madrid Open recently, while she also won in straight sets at the United Cup in January and the WTA Finals last November.

    She continued: “Honestly, the way Aryna was playing the last few weeks, she was the favourite to win. So I think she was the best person that I could have played in the final.

    “Her being No 1 in the world was the best person to play, so I think I got the hardest matchup just if you go off stats alone.

    “Obviously, Iga being a champion here, it was going to be a tough match either way. But I think regardless of who I played, I think I had a good shot to win.

    “I definitely had that belief. If you asked me, honestly speaking to you guys who I wanted to play, it was Iga just because I felt Aryna was playing so good, and she was.”

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  • The 7 US women to win the French Open title: Gauff joins Serena, Evert in legendary group

    Coco Gauff has ended a ten-year wait for an American singles champion at the French Open, beating Aryna Sabalenka in an enthralling three-set final.

    American success has sometimes been hard to come by in Paris, but here we look at the seven US women who have now claimed the title at the greatest clay-court event of them all.

    Nancy Richey – 1968

    A player whose success spanned the amateur and professional ages, Richey made history by becoming the first Grand Slam women’s singles champion of the Open Era at the 1968 French Open.

    Seeded fifth, Richey rallied from a set down to stun top seed Billie Jean King in the semi-final, before defeating second seed and two-time winner Ann Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to lift the title.

    Billie Jean King – 1972

    Tennis icon King won 12 major singles titles across both the amateur and professional eras, and completed the Career Grand Slam with her sole French Open victory in 1972.

    The third seed beat Helga Niessen Masthoff in the last four, before downing top seed and reigning champion Evonne Goolagong 6-3, 6-3 to triumph.

    Chris Evert – 1974-75, 1979-80, 1983, 1985-86

    Evert remains the most successful French Open women’s singles champion of the Open Era, with an impressive seven titles to her name.

    The former world No 1 beat Olga Morozova to win her first title in 1974 and then defended her crown in 1975, defeating legendary rival Martina Navratilova.

    Evert skipped the event for the next three years but regained her title in 1979, defeating Wendy Turnbull in the final, and then claimed her fourth title in 1980 by beating Virginia Ruzici.

    She defeated Mima Jausovec to seal her fifth title in 1983, before consecutive victories over Navratilova in the 1985 and 1986 finals.

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    Martina Navratilova – 1982, 1984

    Though born and raised in modern-day Czechia, Navratilova represented the US for the bulk of her career, including her two triumphs at Roland Garros.

    Navratilova saw off former teen prodigy Andrea Jaeger in straight sets in the 1982 final, and two years later breezed past Evert to claim her second French Open singles crown.

    Jennifer Capriati – 2001

    One of just two American women this century to triumph at Roland Garros, Capriati triumphed at the tournament back in 2001.

    Just months after winning her maiden major at the Australian Open, fourth seed Capriati beat top seed Martina Hingis in the last four before an epic three-set victory over Kim Clijsters in the final.

    Serena Williams – 2002, 2013, 2015

    Only Iga Swiatek and Justine Henin have won more French Open women’s titles this century than Williams, a three-time Roland Garros singles champion.

    The tennis icon kicked off her first ‘Serena Slam’ with triumph at the tournament in 2002, beating Venus Williams in the first of four consecutive major final victories over her older sister.

    Serena then ended her 11-year wait for a second title by beating Maria Sharapova in the 2013 final, before edging Lucie Safarova in a three-set thriller in 2015.

    Coco Gauff – 2025

    Ten years after Williams’ last triumph, Gauff now joins her and other US tennis icons as a French Open champion.

    The 21-year-old first came close to Roland Garros in 2022, reaching the final before a straight-sets loss to Iga Swiatek.

    However, Gauff bounced back in 2025, ending the surprise run of wildcard Lois Boisson in the semi-final before a rallying 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-4 triumph over top seed Sabalenka.

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  • Coco Gauff defeats Aryna Sabalenka to become third American woman to win French Open since 1990

    Coco Gauff made history with her French Open final victory over Aryna Sabalenka, becoming the third American woman to win the singles title since 1990.

    The American was victorious 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 to lift her second Grand Slam trophy, ending the Belarusian’s hopes of a first Slam title off hard courts.

    Gauff also broke the stalemate of her head-to-head with Sabalenka, with the two-time Grand Slam champion now leading 5-4 overall.

    The world No 1 gained an early double-break advantage to lead 4-1, before also having an opportunity to seal the opening set at 5-4 with two set points on her own serve, taking neither. Nonetheless, Sabalenka would not be denied – capturing the opening chapter in a tiebreak.

    Gauff would dominate the second set, breaking three times in total with her best tennis of the match.

    The American went up an early break in the third set and was just one point away from a crucial 4-1 double-break lead. However, in typical Sabalenka fashion, the world No 1 fought back to level things at 3-3, before the American broke to love with a delightful cross-court backhand.

    Gauff then finished off the match – claiming her second Grand Slam – with a backhand miss from Sabalenka.

    “Just an honour to be here,” said Gauff, during the trophy ceremony.

    “Thanks to Aryna [Sabalenka]. You are a fighter and you deserve all the results you have had. You played great despite such terrible conditions.

    “I want to thank my team. You guys have been a joy to be around. You all pushed me. I know sometimes I am not easy, but I appreciate you guys.

    “Amelie, thank you for making this tournament possible. I always feel well taken care of here. I would also like to thank the crowd for really helping me today.

    “You guys were cheering for me so hard. I don’t know what I did to deserve so much love from the French crowd, but merci beaucoup. Thank you, Paris!”

    “Congrats Coco [Gauff], you were better than me in tough conditions,” admitted the world No 1.

    “Congrats on your second slam. You are a hard fighter and worker, congrats to you and your team. Thank you guys for the atmosphere. I have enjoyed every second of playing here.

    “Amelie [Mauresmo] thank you for the best hospitality and I really appreciate everything you have done for us. You are the best.

    “Thank you to my team for your support. I am sorry for this terrible final. As always, I will come back stronger.”

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    Heading into the match, Sabalenka was aiming to collect her fourth Grand Slam – which would have tied her with Naomi Osaka, among active players.

    In coming back from a set down, Gauff also becomes the first WTA player to win a singles Grand Slam final from a set down against the world No 1 since Venus Williams defeated Lindsey Davenport in the 2005 Wimbledon final.

    The world No 2 is just the third American player to win the women’s French Open title since 1990, joining Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams.

    The clash was the first French Open women’s singles final between the two highest-ranked players in the world since Serena Williams against Maria Sharapova in 2013.

    Overall, the world No 1 and No 2 had not met at a Grand Slam on the WTA side since Caroline Wozniacki won the 2018 Australian Open final against Simona Halep.

    As if those statistics were not impressive enough, the newly-crowned winner is also the youngest woman to claim singles Grand Slam titles on two or more surfaces since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon 2004 and US Open 2006.

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  • Points and money earned by Gauff, Sabalenka Swiatek, Boisson, Raducanu, Eala at French Open

    Coco Gauff walked away with the 2025 French Open honours as she won a shiny new trophy, but how much did she gain in terms of ranking points and prize money for the fortnight in Paris?

    The reigning world No 2 defeated world No 1 Sabalenka in the final at Roland Garros to win the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen for the first time, beating the three-time Grand Slam winner 6–7 (5–7), 6–2, 6–4.

    With the French Open trophy, the American moves two Grand Slam titles following her maiden major at the 2023 US Open while her points in the WTA Rankings and bank account will also get a decent boost.

    Gauff also won the girls’ title at Roland Garros as a 14-year-old in 2018 while she is the first American woman since Serena Williams in 2015 to win the women’s singles trophy in Paris.

    WTA Points Earned In Paris

    Grand Slam winners earn 2,000 ranking points, but there is a caveat as they are also defending points from the previous year. If they perform better than they did 12 months earlier then they will end up with a positive total, but exiting earlier than the previous year will lead to a negative tally.

    But there is good news for both finalists as just by reaching the match they were assured of adding points whatever the outcome of the showpiece match and they were guaranteed to stay No 1 and No 2 places, respectively.

    Gauff fell at the semi-final stage last year so will leave with 1,220 points (2,000-800 for a semi) and will move to 8,083 points in the WTA Rankings to solidify her No 2 ranking.

    Sabalenka lost in the quarter-finals last year and she effectively earned 870 points (1,300-430 from 2024), moving to 11,553 points at the top.

    Defending champion Iga Swiatek and wildcard Lois Boisson were the two losing semi-finalists and one took a massive hit and the other was a big winner. Swiatek is -1,220 (-2,000+780) and will slip to No 7 in the rankings while Frenchwoman Boisson didn’t play last year so she goes home with the full 780 points.

    Quarter-finalists earn 430 points and Zheng Qinwen, Elina Svitolina, Mirra Andreeva and Madison Keys fell at that stage. Andreeva is the only one of the four to lose out as she was a semi-finalist in 2024 so will drop 350 points.

    Zheng is +300, Svitolina +190 and Keys +300.

    In terms of players who lost earlier in the tournament, 18-year-old Victoria Mboko came through qualifying and then reached the third round before falling against Zheng.

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    The Canadian picked up 137 points and will make her top 100 debut as she is projected to rise 30 places to No 90.

    Last year’s runner-up Jasmine Paolini was also a big loser as she followed up her incredible 2024 run with a loss in the third round so she will drop 1,060 points.

    Emma Raducanu lost a round earlier as she was beaten by Swiatek in the last 64 and added 70 points to her total.

    WTA Prize Money Earned In Paris

    Before the French Open got underway, Gauff was on $24,368,100 in terms of career prize money and she picked up a cheque of $2,901,024 for her efforts will move to $27m.

    Sabalenka earns $1,450,512 and takes her career total past the $36m mark.

    But Boisson was no doubt the biggest winner as her fairytale run helped her to earn $784,983, quite a payday for someone who had earned $148,009 in terms of career prize money before the tournament.

    Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek had $35,625,419 from prize money before the French Open so she will move to $36m after adding $784,983.

    Quarter-finalists Zheng, Svitolina, Andreeva and Keys are $500,569 richer after the 2025 French Open.

    Mboko also earned more than her career tally in Paris as she was on $164,018 before Roland Garros and earned $191,126 for her run to the third round.

    Raducanu earned $133,106 for winning one match while rising star Alex Eala lost in the first round, but still went home with $88,737.

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  • The 7 women to lose consecutive Australian and French Open finals: Aryna Sabalenka joins unwanted group

    The French Open final ended in disappointment for Aryna Sabalenka, with the world No 1 falling to Coco Gauff in the championship match.

    The Belarusian is now just the seventh woman in the Open Era to lose both the Australian Open and French Open finals when they have been held as the first two Grand Slams of the season.

    Aryna Sabalenka – 2025

    Sabalenka has reached three straight Grand Slam finals and won the 2024 US Open, though she has now been beaten twice in a row to start the 2025 Slam year.

    The Belarusian was beaten 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final by Madison Keys, before Saturday’s 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 defeat to Gauff in Paris.

    Serena Williams – 2016

    Until Sabalenka, tennis icon Williams was the last woman to lose consecutive finals across the first two majors of a season.

    The American was beaten 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 by Angelique Kerber in Melbourne and then 7-5, 6-4 by Garbine Muguruza in Paris, though bounced back to beat Kerber in the Wimbledon final.

    Dinara Safina – 2009

    One of the best players never to lift a major title, former world No 1 Safina fell to 0-3 in her three Grand Slam finals at the start of 2009.

    Safina was swept aside by Williams in the Australian Open final, falling 6-0, 6-3, while she was then beaten 6-4, 6-2 by Svetlana Kuznetsova at Roland Garros, having also lost the 2008 final.

    Arantxa Sanchez Vicario – 1995

    Former world No 1 Sanchez Vicario was the winner of four major singles titles, but lost a further eight finals – including Australian and French Open finals losses in 1995.

    Mary Pierce beat the Spaniard 6-3, 6-2 in Melbourne, before she lost 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 to Steffi Graf at the French Open; she was also beaten by Graf at Wimbledon that summer.

    Martina Navratilova – 1987

    Navratilova was the dominant player of the 1980s, though she was beaten in her first two Grand Slam finals of the 1987 season.

    She lost 7-5, 7-6(1) to Hana Mandlikova at the Australian Open and 6-4, 4-6, 8-6 to Graf at Roland Garros, though she would bounce back to beat the German at both Wimbledon and the US Open.

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    Renata Tomanova – 1976

    Former world No 22 Tomanova reached two Grand Slam finals in her career and was beaten in both of them.

    The Czech finished as the runner-up at the 1976 Australian Open, losing 6-2, 6-2 to Evonne Goolagong, and then fell 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 to Sue Barker at Roland Garros.

    Martina Navratilova – 1975

    Before her back-to-back defeats in 1987, Navratilova had suffered a similar fate in 1975 – losing her first two Grand Slam finals.

    The tennis legend was beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Goolagong in Australia, before falling 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 to great rival Chris Evert in the French Open final

    Evonne Goolagong – 1972

    The first woman in the Open Era to lose consecutive Australian and French Open finals was Goolagong, who won a total of seven Grand Slam singles titles.

    Goolagong was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Virginia Wade in the final of her home Grand Slam, before a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Billie Jean King at Roland Garros; King would also beat her in the Wimbledon final that summer.

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  • WTA Queen’s Club draw: Raducanu could face Wimbledon champion, Keys and Rybakina on same half

    The Queen’s Club Championships women’s singles draw has been revealed, and Emma Raducanu could find herself up against a Grand Slam champion in round two.

    It will be the first grass-court match of 2025 for Raducanu, who had a relatively strong grass season in 2024.

    The Brit reached the semi-final in Nottingham and the quarter-final of Eastbourne, before reaching the second week of Wimbledon.

    After her second-round loss to Iga Swiatek at the French Open, Raducanu will await to see who she faces in her opening match at the WTA 500 event in London, with the Brit up against a qualifier.

    However, the 22-year-old could then find herself up against reigning Wimbledon champion and former world No 2 Barbora Krejcikova in the second round.

    Seventh seed Krejcikova has struggled with injury in 2025 and has missed most of the season to date, losing in the second round of the French Open to Veronika Kudermetova.

    The Czech begins her campaign against Rebecca Sramkova, before a potential clash against Raducanu.

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    Krejcikova and Raducanu are in the same quarter of the draw as top seed Zheng Qinwen, with the Chinese a potential quarter-final opponent for both women.

    After receiving a round-one bye, world No 7 Qinwen will begin her campaign against either wildcard Francesca Jones or America’s McCartney Kessler.

    Qinwen’s projected semi-final opponent is third seed Emma Navarro, who will be in action for the first time since losing 6-0, 6-1 in the opening round of the French Open.

    The world No 9 will start her campaign against either Beatriz Haddad Maia or two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.

    Navarro is projected to face an all-American quarter-final against eighth seed Amanda Anisimova, who begins her campaign against wildcard Jodie Burrage.

    The bottom half of the draw is headlined by two Grand Slam champions, with second seed Madison Keys and fourth seed Elena Rybakina set to meet in the last four.

    Reigning Australian Open champion Keys, like all top four seeds, receives a bye in round one but could face 2024 Wimbledon semi-finalist Donna Vekic in the second round.

    Keys is projected to meet fifth seed Diana Shnaider in the quarter-final, before a hypothetical semi-final against fourth seed and former Wimbledon champion Rybakina.

    The Kazakh could face compatriot Yulia Putintseva in her opening match, with Putintseva up against a qualifier in round one.

    Former world No 3 Rybakina is then projected to face sixth seed Karolina Muchova in the last eight.

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  • Carlos Alcaraz displayed rare weakness at Roland Garros that will encourage his rivals

    Carlos Alcaraz powered into his second successive Roland Garros final with a win against Lorenzo Musetti in Paris, but his rivals will have spotted his weaknesses in a curious end to the first set.

    Italian Musetti was clinging on for periods of the first set, but he didn’t need to do too much to create an opening as Alcaraz served to stay in the opening set.

    Playing under the roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Musetti won the first set after a tame error from Alcaraz and the young Spaniard looked rattled as he returned to his seat to compose himself.

    The second set was also on a knife edge as Alcaraz broke early and then dropped his serve straight away, with the final twist in this story coming with what appeared to be a leg injiry for Musetti as he was forced to quit with the score 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-0, 2-0.

    “Well, it is not great, you know, winning the match like this,” said Alcaraz, as he reflected on his win.

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    “Lorenzo is a great player, he has had an incredible clay season, he is one of the few players who have reached at least the semi-finals in the big events on clay.

    “Just four players have done it before, and he is the fifth player, so that shows what an incredible player he is.

    “I wish him all the best with his recovery. I am sure that we are going to enjoy his tennis again pretty soon.”

    “The first two sets were really tough. I had chances to break his serve and be up in the match, but I could not make the most of it. He was playing great tennis.

    “When I won the second set there was a feeling of relief and then, in the third set, I knew what I had to do from the beginning.

    “I just had to push him to the limit and just try to be aggressive, and not let him dominate the game more.

    “I just had to be myself, so I was calmer, I could see things more clearly and I could play more great tennis at the beginning of the third set.”

    The levels of excellence Alcaraz has set at the age of just 22 ensure any blip in his form is a surprise and the concerned look on his face as Musetti took the opening set was telling.

    We have only seen Alcaraz crack on a few occasions in his career, with his fraying temper following his defeat against Novak Djokovic in last year’s Olympic Games gold medal match seeing him slump to a couple of shock defeats, including a big loss at the US Open against Botic van de Zandschulp.

    Occasionally, and this is very occasionally, it feels like the weight of expectations and the levels of perfection we expect from Alcaraz catch up with him when an opponent puts him under pressure.

    Musetti’s dip in form in their Roland Garros semi-final helped him get back into the match and the injury to the Italian finished him off.

    Now Alcaraz will face an even bigger test as he looks to win the fifth Grand Slam of his remarkable career in Sunday’s final.

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  • Why Lois Boisson could be frozen out of Wimbledon despite stunning rankings rise

    Lois Boisson served up one of the stories of the Roland Garros with her remarkable run to the semi-finals in her first Grand Slam final, but it may not be enough to get her into Wimbledon.

    Boisson is set to rise almost 300 places up the WTA Rankings after her heroics in Paris and she is set to rise to around No 65 in the updated rankings on Monday.

    However, the cut-off point for direct entry into the third Grand Slam title of the year passed a month ago and Boisson was a long way from direct entry into the draw at the All England Club at that point.

    Boisson will now hope her heroics at Roland Garros will encourage Wimbledon chiefs to hand her a wildcard into their tournament, but a more likely scenario may see her get a chance to play in qualifying.

    That would leave her needing to win three matches to reach the main draw at Wimbledon, but the good news is she will feel the full impact of her Roland Garros run once we get to the American hard court swing on the WTA Tour.

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    She will have a chance to play in some upcoming WTA 1000 events and should gain direct entry to the US Open, which will give Boisson a chance to make further rises up the WTA Rankings.

    Despite her defeat against Gauff, Boisson left Roland Garros with her career transformed and she was already looking towards what comes next.

    “I’m just going to take the time to digest this and then we’ll see afterwards. But, no, it will probably not take very long (to get over it).

    “She played really, really good. She was just too good for me today, and that’s it.

    “I just feel like I was running everywhere on the court today, so it was really tough. She was really solid, and I couldn’t play my game today because she was just too good.

    “This week was very positive for me. It’s just that today it was quite simply too tough for me. I couldn’t manage to get my game going, but apart from today’s match… the tournament as a whole was very positive.

    “Even today, there are a few positives even if there aren’t many.

    “We know that particular injury is very complicated, but at the beginning, yes, I kind of lost faith because I didn’t know what was to come next, and I didn’t know that things could go so well,” reflected Boisson.

    “I was really worried at one point, but you know, as the rehabilitation progressed, I realised that things are getting better. In the end, what’s happening today is great.”

    Boisson’s boost in confidence on the court will be enhanced by the riches coming her way off it, with the Roland Garros semi-final appearance earning her €690,000.

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  • Carlos Alcaraz joins Rafael Nadal in record books as he makes second French Open final

    Carlos Alcaraz moved into a second French Open final after Lorenzo Musetti retired at 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-0, 2-0 – joining Rafael Nadal, and three others, as the youngest players to reach five men’s singles Grand Slam finals.

    Both players came out of the gates near the top of their games, with the Philippe-Chatrier crowd treated to two sets of high-quality tennis.

    The Italian broke Alcaraz’s serve whilst the Spaniard attempted to stay in the first set, before the world No 2 twice led by a break in the second set, before – ultimately – claiming it in a dominant tiebreak.

    However, once the third set got underway, it was clear that Musetti was unable to push into the corners with the same commitment as before, with his service statistics also dropping – both due to what appeared to be a thigh injury.

    Once broken in the fourth set, the Italian was unable to continue and retired from the match.

    “It’s never great, you know, to win the match like this,” stated Alcaraz, during his on-court interview.

    “Lorenzo is a great player. He has done an incredible clay season.

    “He is one of the few players who achieved the semi-finals in all the biggest events. That’s the incredible player he is and I wish him all the best, a quick recovery and I’m sure he will be enjoying his tennis again pretty soon.

    “The first two sets were really, really tough. I had chances to break his serve but I couldn’t make the most of it. He was playing great tennis. When I won the second set, it was a little bit of relief and in the third set I knew what I had to do.

    “I just tried to be aggressive and not let him dominate the game and just be myself, so I was more calm. I could see more clearly and I was playing great tennis.”

    Next, Alcaraz will face the winner of the other semi-final between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic – two rivals who he knows extremely well.

    “For sure. I’m not going to miss it [the other semi-final],” answered the Spaniard.

    “This match is one of the best match-ups we have in tennis right now.

    “It is going to be great tennis. I’m going to watch it, and I’m going to enjoy it. I’m going to take tactics from the match.

    “They’re going to play great tennis.

    “I’m feeling great, feeling good. Obviously, it has been three intense weeks but I have another step to make. I am playing great tennis and I have a lot of confidence right now.

    “I’m going to give everything on Sunday. As I said, I’ve been doing great things in this tournament and now it’s time to give 100 per cent and go for the final on Sunday.”

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  • ATP Rankings Winners & Losers French Open: Boost for Sinner & Djokovic, Paul’s milestone, Zverev & Fritz suffer

    Only four players remain in the French Open men’s singles draw, and there is set to be a lot of movement in the top 10 of the ATP Rankings next week.

    As we arrive in the final days of the Paris Grand Slam, we look at the rankings winners and losers on the men’s side.

    ATP Top 10 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

    Jannik Sinner could not lose the world No 1 ranking irrespective of what happened at Roland Garros, but he has ensured his lead at the top will not be reduced.

    The Italian has defended his points from last year by reaching the semi-finals, and he could still increase his tally if he goes further.

    World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz will need to retain his title to avoid dropping points, but he could stretch his lead over third-ranked Alexander Zverev.

    Zverev has dropped 900 points after his quarter-final exit, having been a runner-up last year.

    Jack Draper is up from fifth to a projected new career-high ranking of world No 4 after reaching the last 16 in Paris.

    Novak Djokovic has climbed from sixth to fifth for advancing to the semi-finals and could displace Draper from fourth spot if he reaches the final.

    Lorenzo Musetti has guaranteed he will jump to a new career-high ranking, with his semi-final run lifting him from seventh to sixth. The Italian could finish as high as No 4 if he wins the title.

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    Live ATP Top 10 (As of June 6, 2025 – before semi-finals)

    1. Jannik Sinner, Italy – 10,380 (10,880 if he is a runner-up, 11,580 if he wins the title)
    2. Carlos Alcaraz, Spain – 7,650 (8,150 if he is a runner-up, 8,850 if he wins the title)
    3. Alexander Zverev, Germany – 6,385
    4. Jack Draper, Great Britain – 4,800
    5. Novak Djokovic, Serbia – 4,630 (5,130 if he is a runner-up, 5,830 if he wins the title)
    6. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy – 4,560 (5,060 if he is a runner-up, 5,760 if he wins the title)
    7. Taylor Fritz, United States – 4,485
    8. Tommy Paul, United States – 3,510
    9. Holger Rune, Denmark – 3,440
    10. Alex de Minaur, Australia – 3,285

    Taylor Fritz started the French Open as the world No 4, but he will drop to seventh after his opening round exit.

    Another American, Tommy Paul, is set to rise four places to a new career-high of eighth after his quarter-final result.

    Holger Rune, who reached the fourth round, will take the world No 9 spot from Alex de Minaur after the Aussie’s shock first round loss.

    The Winners

    Sinner, Draper, Djokovic, Musetti and Paul are all clear winners at the top of the rankings.

    Frances Tiafoe will climb from 16th to 13th after a run to the quarter-finals very few would have predicted.

    Alexei Popyrin is on the brink of cracking the top 20, with his last 16 effort lifting him four places to a projected career-high of 21st.

    Alexander Bublik is up 19 spots from 62nd for 43rd in the live rankings on the back of his stunning quarter-final run.

    Daniel Altmaier (+15 from 66th to 51st) and Cameron Norrie (+21 from 81st to 60th) will 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 sizeable leaps to new career-high rankings after they each made the third round after qualifying.

    The Losers

    Zverev, Fritz and de Minaur are the losers among the top 10 given they all either lost significant ground or dropped places.

    Two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud will drop 750 points after a second round exit, having been a semi-finalist 12 months ago.

    This will see the Norwegian fall from eighth to 16th — a significant blow with the clay season now behind him.

    Stefanos Tsitsipas’ shock second round loss has resulted in him dropping from 20th to 26th as he will lose 350 points as a 2024 quarter-finalist.

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

    Corentin Moutet is down 18 places from 73rd to 91st after his second round effort fell short of his last 16 run in 2024.

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