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3 weeks ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
Aryna Sabalenka has progressed at the French Open, but British number one Jack Draper has bowed out. Sabalenka has started the fighting talk for her French Open semi-final, where she takes on three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek. Bublik meanwhile stormed into a quarter-final meeting with ATP number one Jannik Sinner after knocking out Draper. He defeated the Briton in the fourth round at Roland Garros, coming from behind to triumph 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
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3 weeks ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
Jack Draper has stormed into the fourth round of the French Open, having knocked out Joao Fonseca in round three. Draper, the fifth seed at the French Open, now meets Alexander Bublik after defeating Fonseca 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Fonseca was praised by Draper after their match, with the Brazilian having reached that stage after wins over 30th seed Hubert Hurkacz and Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
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1 month ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
Coco Gauff has enjoyed a superb career so far, with the American aiming to continue that at the French Open. Venus Williams says Gauff is too hard on herself at times, with the latter already on nine WTA Tour titles at the age of 21. Her honours list includes the 2023 US Open title, when Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final at the age of just 19. She is also a WTA Finals champion, having also triumphed at the likes of Cincinnati, Washington DC and Beijing.
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1 month ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
Coco Gauff has enjoyed a superb clay-court season so far, with her focus currently on the French Open. Gauff has been told to lift her level by Jim Courier, after losing back-to-back finals at the Madrid Open and Italian Open. The WTA number two lost to Aryna Sabalenka in Spain before suffering defeat to Jasmine Paolini in Rome. But Gauff started her French Open tournament with a victory, defeating Olivia Gadecki 6-2, 6-2 in round one.
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1 month ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
The ATP and WTA tours are fully focused on the French Open, but Wimbledon is now rapidly approaching. Jannik Sinner is the top seed at the French Open in the men’s singles event, with Aryna Sabalenka the top women’s seed. Both players have made it into round two, with Sinner winning his first Grand Slam match since triumphing at the Australian Open.
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1 month ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
The French Open has arrived, with many of the world’s best ATP and WTA players in Paris for the second Grand Slam of 2025. Jannik Sinner is the top seed on the ATP side, with the Italian having won the first Grand Slam of the season at the Australian Open. He is playing just his second tournament upon returning from a three-month suspension, having just taken on the Italian Open.
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1 month ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
Novak Djokovic has finally achieved a 100th ATP Tour title, having won the Geneva Open in Switzerland. Djokovic accepted a Geneva Open wildcard, entering the ATP 250 tournament after back-to-back defeats. He lost his opening matches at the Monte Carlo Masters and the Madrid Open, having just lost the Miami Open final. Djokovic decided to skip the Italian Open following that run, but now has 100 career titles to his name after his latest triumph.
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1 month ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
Emma Raducanu is already thinking about her next steps after the Italian Open, where she only just exited at the hands of Coco Gauff. Raducanu fell in the round of 16 of the Italian Open, the latest WTA 1000 tournament in the 2025 schedule. The Briton had been impressing in Rome, but was ultimately outdone by fourth seed Gauff, who defeated her 6-1, 6-2. Prior to that meeting between two former US Open champions, Raducanu had overcome Maya Joint, Jil Teichmann and Veronika Kudermetova.
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1 month ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
Andy Murray has officially parted ways with Novak Djokovic, with the duo splitting shortly before the French Open. Djokovic is playing an ATP 250 event in Geneva before taking on Roland Garros, having decided to skip the Italian Open. Murray has been thanked by Djokovic after the conclusion of their partnership, which started at the 2025 Australian Open. Djokovic failed to win an ATP Tour title under the guidance of Murray, who was once one of his rivals on the court.
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1 month ago | 
thetennisgazette.com | Peter Lynch
The Italian Open is now reaching its latter stages, with Casper Ruud among the ATP players reaching the last 16. Ruud was drawn against Jaume Munar in the Italian Open round of 16, having previously beaten Alexander Bublik and Matteo Berrettini. The Norwegian is the sixth seed at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament, which he entered as the Madrid Open champion. Ruud received congratulations from Rafael Nadal after his win in the Madrid Open final, where he overcame Jack Draper.
