Serena Williams has shocked the tennis world with a surprise comeback at Queen's after entering as a wild card in the doubles. The 23-time Grand Slam winner has not played tennis for four years after stepping away from the sport and has never officially retired or made any comments about definitely wanting to return.
With his win in the fourth round at Roland-Garros, Felix Auger-Aliassime is now the first Canadian male to reach the quarterfinals in each Grand Slam. The Montreal native says he has felt good about his level, but is not underestimating the draw as it stands.
After cruising through the fourth round at Roland-Garros, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime says it has been a dream come true to go deep into the tournament, and says it was the perfect match for him against Alejandro Tabilo in order to get some rest and preparation moving forward.
No. 4 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised past Canadian-born Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros. Auger-Aliassime is into the final eight in France for the first time in his career, and is the last Canadian singles player remaining in the tournament.
Stephen A. Smith explains why Serena Williams' comeback is great news for tennis.
Undefeated this season on clay, 15th-seeded Marta Kostyuk showed her strong credentials as she reached the quarterfinals at Roland-Garros for the first time by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 and ruining her birthday.
Alexander Zverev underlined his status as favourite for the men's singles title with a clinical straight-set win over Jesper de Jong, which sent him through to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the sixth consecutive year. Showing few nerves on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Zverev came through his fourth-round match 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 6-1.
Two days after his shocking win against Novak Djokovic, 19-year old Brazilian Joao Fonseca defeated Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to advance to the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros.
Coco Gauff’s title defence at Roland-Garros ended in the third round after losing to Anastasia Potapova 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4. In the 30th-ranked Potapova, Gauff met an opponent who could match her court coverage in long baseline rallies.
Canada’s Victoria Mboko has bowed out in the third round of women’s singles at the French Open with a three-sets loss to Madison Keys of the United States. Keys prevailed 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 over the ninth-seeded Mboko in the clay court Grand Slam tournament.
Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of men’s singles at the French Open. The fourth-seeded Auger-Aliassime from Montreal prevailed 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1) over No. 31 Brandon Nakashima in a match that ended well after midnight at Roland-Garros and lasted three hours 48 minutes.
With new coach Wim Fissette in her corner, Vicky Mboko is prepping for a hard-hitting third round match against Madison Keys. Tennis Canada VP of high-performance Guillaume Marx spoke to TSN from Paris about the 19-year-old's development on clay and rising profile in the sport.
With Jannik Sinner out, Felix Auger-Aliassime is now the top seed in the top half of the Roland-Garros draw. Tennis Canada VP of high-performance Guillaume Marx spoke to TSN from Paris about how the 25-year-old can take advantage of a massive opportunity.
Novak Djokovic’s quest for a 25th Grand Slam singles title was ended at Roland-Garros by 19-year-old Joao Fonseca in five sets in their third round match. Fonseca took the match 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5, while 39-year-old Djokovic lost after holding a two-set lead at a major for the first time in more than 15 years.
Four-time champion Iga Swiatek moved on to the Round of 16 at Roland-Garros on Friday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Magda Linette in an all-Polish matchup.
During an appearance on the Served Podcast with Andy Roddick, Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim reported that Serena Williams plans to return to tennis during the grass-court season and has requested a wildcard to partner with Canada's Vicky Mboko at Queen's. The 19-year-old Canadian was asked about her relationship with the 44-year-old legend following her second-round win at Roland Garros.
Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round at Roland-Garros for the first time in seven years Thursday with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 win over Croatia’s Donna Vekic.
Just hours after No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner fell in a stunning upset, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the third round of Roland-Garros as the path to the final looks a lot more reasonable. Auger-Aliassime bounced back from a shaky opening set to dominate the 68th-ranked Roman Andres Burruchaga in the second set. He then overcame a break to win the third and dominated the fourth to clinch his spot in the third round.
Canadian Victoria Mboko came back from a set down to beat Czech veteran Katerina Siniakova 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, and will face 19th seed Madison Keys of the U.S. in the third round at Roland-Garros.
Roland-Garros favourite Jannik Sinner had his tournament cut short after being upset by 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1. Sinner was up 5-1 in the third set before being overcome by the heat, which derailed his match.
Jannik Sinner describes what happened after getting upset by 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round at Roland-Garros.
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