The French Open

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French Open: Dominic Thiem, Ons Jabeur lose on opening day (Home of the Olympic Channel)

The French Open began with two notable defeats: 2020 U.S. Open men's champion Dominic Thiem was eliminated in his 10th consecutive tour-level loss since ...

“Definitely thinking to go back to Challenger level now for maybe one or two tournaments. The French Open began with two notable defeats: 2020 U.S. Open men’s champion Dominic Thiem was eliminated in his 10th consecutive tour-level loss since returning from a wrist injury. “In practice was really decent already the forehand, but then match situation is something different, Grand Slam especially, I’m obviously a little bit more tight, more nervous and obviously the whole body gets more tight, gets more nervous and right now that’s toxic to my forehand because I’m still missing the fine feeling there.

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'A shadow of himself': US Open champ continues tennis' most ... (Fox Sports)

Arab trailblazer Ons Jabeur crashed out of the French Open at the first hurdle on Sunday as Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz prepared to give Roland ...

I was happy to fight for every single point,” said Linette who needed treatment on a leg injury after dropping the first set. “It’s not the greatest feeling to go in a Grand Slam knowing that all is not perfect in practice. His last victory came in Rome just over a year ago.

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Will Rafa Nadal pull off another feat of clay? 21 dominating numbers ... (ESPN)

There are numbers, then there are numbers. As Rafael Nadal takes to the court at the 2022 French Open, we take a look at 21 legendary numbers from the King ...

1,051 -- Nadal has 1,051 wins in his career as of May 22. 13 -- Nadal has won a staggering 13 French Open titles, a record at any single tournament in the Open era. 24 -- At the age of 24, Nadal became the youngest player ever to complete a career Grand Slam. He defeated Djokovic in four sets at the 2010 US Open to capture the achievement. The two could meet next in the French Open quarterfinals. In the 2022 French Open, he will look to move closer to the record of 31 held by both Federer and Djokovic. 15 -- Nadal turned pro at age 15 in 2001. 2 -- Nadal has also won two Olympic gold medals: in singles in 2008 and in doubles in 2016. They have met in nine Grand Slam finals, with Nadal winning on six occasions. Oddly enough, they have never played against one another at the US Open, in any round. The event, which takes place in November, features the world's best eight qualified singles players and doubles teams and is set up in a round-robin format. 11 -- Being partners on the court with Nadal pays off. 3 -- Well, the Big Three. More specifically: Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have dominated men's tennis for a generation.

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Dominic Thiem and Ons Jabeur slip to first-round defeats in French ... (The Guardian)

Dominic Thiem was easily beaten by Bolivia's Hugo Dellien in the French Open first round, while in the women's event Ons Jabeur became the first major ...

“The key is just to continue being patient, work on the stuff which is not working and then it will come back, but it will take time,” he said. At times he snapped forehands well long early in the point and other times he set up short balls only to miss the easiest shot of the rally. As he fell meekly to Dellien, the 87th-ranked Bolivian clay courter put an arm around Thiem and gave him some supportive words at the net. Since returning from a nine-month injury layoff due to a right wrist injury and various complications, Thiem has now lost all of his seven matches back, winning just two sets between them. Just two hours into the tournament on Sunday afternoon, Thiem suffered a disappointing and at times hard to watch first-round defeat to Hugo Dellien of Bolivia, who easily beat him 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. There was once a time, not very long ago at all, when Dominic Thiem was better placed than anyone else to emerge as the next new champion on these grounds.

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Top women's seeds Ons Jabeur, Garbine Muguruza tumble in day ... (ABC News)

One of the favourites for the women's singles title and a former champion are sent packing on day one of the French Open at Roland Garros.

So maybe it was a good thing to lose today. But the Pole sealed the match when the Tunisian wasted a 40-0 lead in the 12th game and found the net on match point to be broken for the second time in the set. Spaniard Muguruza has recently appeared out of sorts, with the world number 10 racking up early losses in Madrid, Rome and Rabat, but appeared to be in good touch early in her opening round match with veteran Estonian Kaia Kanepi and took the first set 6-2.

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2022 French Open men's singles draw, results (Home of the Olympic Channel)

The 2022 French Open men's singles draw and results. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are the Roland Garros favorites.

He would be the first teenage man to win a major since Nadal’s first conquest in Paris in 2005. Then there’s Alcaraz, who is the same age as Nadal was when Nadal won his first French Open. Alcaraz won his last two tournaments, including beating Nadal and Djokovic on back-to-back days on May 6-7. The 35-year-old Spaniard is bidding to break 1972 French Open champion Andres Gimeno‘s record as the oldest singles champion in Paris. But he most overcome persistent foot pain that impacted his lead-up, which for the first time since 2015 included no titles in the early spring clay-court season.

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As the French Open gets underway, Wimbledon drama can't be ... (The Washington Post)

Though Wimbledon doesn't begin until June 27, the issues of access and ranking points hung in the air Sunday at Roland Garros. American Sloane Stephens, the ...

“I said already many times I was sad that this decision was taken by Wimbledon and that I was not allowed to compete,” said Khachanov, a 2021 Wimbledon quarterfinalist. I’d rather try to take it week by week and not really think about if Wimbledon will be less appealing.” And at the end of the day, I just take it as whatever our governing bodies decide. “I love the grass, so I think despite the situation, I’m still thinking of doing it,” said the 18th-seeded Dimitrov, who advanced in straight sets. You have to stand behind your principles and what the tour stands for.” In a sharp rebuke to what they viewed as discrimination, the men’s and women’s pro tours announced Friday that they would withhold ranking points from all Wimbledon competitors this year.

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French Open results: Alcaraz and Zverev cruise as Thiem and ... (Sporting News AU)

The 2022 French Open has officially begun and the first day of action wasn't without its share of surprises.

Women's singles - First round Women's singles - First round Women's singles - First round 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 Ons Jabeur (6) vs. Women's singles - First round

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'I wasn't happy': Opening day French Open photo is just sad (Fox Sports)

'I wasn't happy': Opening day French Open photo is just sad.

He finished runner-up to Nadal in 2018 and 2019. His last victory came in Rome just over a year ago. Sunday’s victory was her 10th top 10 win at a Slam. “So maybe it was a good thing to lose today. “Well, honestly, I wasn’t happy to play on a Sunday at 11am,” she added. Alcaraz then raced away with the tie courtesy of a double break in the second set and triple break in the third to set up a second round clash with compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

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Dominic Thiem blames 'toxic' issue after horror first round French ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The two-time French Open finalist looked completely dispirited in his straight sets loss to Bolivian world No.87 Hugo Dellien on the opening day of action.

This is toxic to my forehand because I am still missing the fine feeling there,” he said. “I knew it would take time and the level is extremely high. He joked: “Usually I start a Grand Slam tournament with a five-set match and a few hours on court, but (coach) Sergi (Bruguera) told me today not to do that so I listened to him for once.” He earned his first break point in Thiem’s opening service game and broke him on his second to race through the first set. “The problem is in practice it is really decent, but a match situation is something different, Grand Slam especially. It continues a worrying slide for the Austrian, who has failed to win a match at any of the tournaments he has played since his wrist injury comeback in March, leaving him languishing as the world No. 194.

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