Tennis

ESPN News Services Jun 11, 2023, 04:07 PM ET LONDON — Andy Murray hailed his “perfect start to the grass season” as the three-time Grand Slam champion stepped up preparations for Wimbledon in style. Murray, 36, became the oldest grass-court champion at an ATP Challenger Tour event, beating Austrian Jurij Rodionov 6-3, 6-2 Sunday in

ESPN News Services Jun 11, 2023, 12:32 PM ET PARIS — Novak Djokovic made clear for years that this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The biggest titles from his sport’s biggest stages were Djokovic’s main aim and now he finally stands alone — ahead of Rafael Nadal, ahead of Roger Federer,

Simon Cambers Jun 11, 2023, 12:52 PM ET History was made at Roland Garros on Sunday as Novak Djokovic won a record 23rd Grand Slam title, the most of any man who has ever played the sport. Djokovic, 36, began nervously, trailing 3-0 and 4-2 in the first set, with the weight of the occasion

Simon Cambers Jun 10, 2023, 01:01 PM ET Iga Swiatek became the 2023 French Open champion as expected on Saturday, but she really had to work for it. The world No. 1 led by a set and 3-0 before Karolina Muchova stormed back and led 2-0 in the deciding set. But Swiatek showed her resolve,

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 03:36 PM ET PARIS — A year after squandering three match points in the final, fourth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Austin Krajicek of the United States won the men’s doubles title at the French Open on Saturday by beating unseeded Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-4, 6-1. Unlike

Simon Cambers Jun 10, 2023, 08:55 AM ET History will be on the line for Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros on Sunday as he tries to win a men’s record 23rd Grand Slam title. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The 36-year-old takes on Norwegian Casper Ruud, who is through to the French Open final for the

ESPN News Services Jun 9, 2023, 12:46 PM ET PARIS — It was Carlos Alcaraz who had youth on his side, but it was Novak Djokovic who used every bit of his superior experience and fitness to beat his cramping 20-year-old opponent Friday and reach the final of the French Open, where he will play

Simon Cambers Jun 9, 2023, 02:44 PM ET The exact cause of Carlos Alcaraz‘s cramping, which he suffered during his French Open semifinal defeat by Novak Djokovic on Friday, will probably become fully apparent only in the days and weeks to come. But one thing is for sure, the stress the 20-year-old felt in playing

Simon Cambers Jun 9, 2022, 08:04 AM ET Get set for a women’s final of contrasting styles at the 2023 French Open on Saturday as two-time champion Iga Swiatek and first-time Slam finalist Karolina Muchova go head-to-head for the title. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Swiatek will be chasing her third title in Paris in four

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 8, 2023, 04:29 PM ET Aryna Sabalenka was one point away from reaching her first French Open final. Facing the unseeded Karolina Muchova in the semifinals on Thursday, she had battled back after losing the first set in a tiebreak, and now held a commanding lead at 5-2 in the decider.

Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 12:50 PM ET PARIS — Unseeded Karolina Muchova reached her first Grand Slam final at the last place she expected, saving a match point and using a stirring comeback to grab the last five games despite dealing with leg problems for a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over No.

Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 01:53 PM ET LONDON — Jack Draper will miss Wimbledon because of a shoulder injury that forced him out of the French Open. The 21-year-old British player said Thursday that he needs time to recover from his latest injury setback. On May 29 in the first round at Roland Garros,

ESPN News Services Jun 7, 2023, 05:50 PM ET PARIS — Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud on Wednesday advanced to the French Open semifinals where they will meet on Friday. Third-seeded Novak Djokovic and top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the other semifinal on Friday. Zverev rolled into the semifinals by beating unseeded Argentine Tomas

ESPN News Services Jun 7, 2023, 09:50 AM ET Top-ranked Iga Swiatek kept her French Open title defense on track with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff to reach the semifinals Wednesday. In a rematch of last year’s final, Swiatek recorded another straight-sets victory over the American player as she chases her third trophy

ESPN News Services Jun 6, 2023, 01:28 PM ET PARIS — Novak Djokovic, in his words, felt “quite sluggish, quite slow” for nearly two full sets against Karen Khachanov in the the French Open quarterfinals Tuesday. Afterward, Djokovic called it his worst stretch of the tournament, a fair assessment. He dropped the opening set, something

Associated Press Jun 6, 2023, 12:55 PM ET PARIS — French Open organizers will celebrate a Pride Day on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the first same-sex marriage in France. The country saw its first gay weddings in 2013 after then-President Francois Hollande signed a law authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples,

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 6, 2023, 09:16 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Coco Gauff has been on a journey of self-discovery in Paris. She’s figuring out what she

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 09:18 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Whatever sort of storylines you prefer, the French Open has provided. If you like powerhouses rolling toward huge late-round matchups, we’re still on pace for a Carlos Alcaraz–Novak Djokovic semifinal on the men’s side and an