Aryna Sabalenka in action at French Open 2025.© AFP World number one Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the second round of the French Open on Sunday with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova. Sabalenka broke Rakhimova five times as she wrapped up victory in an hour to make a convincing start to…
File photo of Caroline Garcia.© AFP France’s former world number four Caroline Garcia said on Friday she will retire from tennis, with the French Open starting this weekend her last time at Roland Garros. An 11-time title winner on the WTA tour and former French Open women’s doubles champion, Garcia wrote on social…
Alexander Zverev reacts after winning the men’s singles final at the ATP Munich Open tennis tournament.© AFP Germany’s world number three Alexander Zverev celebrated his 28th birthday in style on Sunday easing to the ATP Munich title with a 6-2, 6-4 win over American Ben Shelton. The top-seeded Zverev, appearing in his first…
World number one Aryna Sabalenka will face Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in the final of the Stuttgart Open WTA event on Monday after beating Jasmine Paolini in straight sets on Sunday. The top seed did not drop a set in the 7-5, 6-4 victory, but was forced to fight against the Italian as she…
Rafael Nadal will be honoured at this year’s French Open in recognition of his remarkable legacy and achievements at Roland Garros, as per the Olympics.com. The 38-year-old Spaniard is a 22-time Grand Slam champion, with a record 14 of those titles coming on the Paris clay. The ceremony will take place on the…
Andrey Rublev in action© AFP World number eight Andrey Rublev cruised into the Barcelona Open last 16 with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Jesper De Jong on Monday. The Russian has been in poor form of late with just one win in his previous four singles events, but made light work of 94th-ranked…
