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2 days ago |
rolandgarros.com | Alix Ramsay
× The No.1 seed meets the No.2 seed - and there is precious little to separate the two In a fortnight of startling success (Lois Boisson being the standout star on that front), remarkable upsets (Boisson being the cause of several of them) and the usual mayhem that is part and parcel of every Grand Slam, we have arrived at an oasis of tranquillity. For once, the form book has done us proud: the top two players in the world will do battle for the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen.
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5 days ago |
10sballs.com | Alix Ramsay
Photo credit: Antoine Couvercelle/ROLEXBy Alix RamsayIt is the second Monday at Roland Garros. The great throng of players, agents, girlfriends, boyfriends, PR men and women, equipment reps, hangers on and “influencers” (how is that a career?) has thinned out considerably and we are left with… the future. The first week saw a wave of tearful farewells.
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1 week ago |
10sballs.com | Alix Ramsay
By Alix RamsayDay One of Roland Garros 2025: an odd assortment of matches was on court as the tournament started to stretch its first round over three days; people won and people lost. But none of them were the story. The only headline in town was the retired Rafa Nadal. The French Tennis Federation was staging a tribute to their 14-time champion. M. Macron running naked down the Boulevard D’ Auteuil wasn’t going to knock that one down the news agenda.
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2 weeks ago |
rolandgarros.com | Alix Ramsay
Ben Shelton’s clay court game is still a work in progress but the American is feeling confident as he faces the Italian who beat him here in 2023. Ben Shelton (13) v Lorenzo Sonego: Sunday 25 May, Court Philippe Chatrier - not before 20:15Ben Shelton’s introduction to European red clay was not pleasant. It was two years ago in Estoril and he got food poisoning. It is not a memory he cherishes – not that he is one to dwell on the past.
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2 weeks ago |
rolandgarros.com | Alix Ramsay
How Doctor Google – and Andy Murray – saved Marin Cilic’s career Back in January 2023, Marin Cilic was a happy man. He was safely ranked in the world’s top 20, he was a former US Open champion and all was well with his world as he prepared for the coming season. But then, out of the blue, he injured his knee at the Pune tournament and needed surgery.
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