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3 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Mintu Tomar |Shrabana Sengupta |MK Tomar
Two formidable WTA icons, Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng, face off at Court Philippe-Chatrier in an all-important French Open quarterfinal battle. A world No. 1 and three-time slam queen up against the 2024 Paris Olympics gold champion. In short, a star-studded contest for tennis fans. Except, there were hardly any in the stands to watch this showdown unfold. Despite being one of the most anticipated match-ups at the Roland Garros, the big clash didn’t witness a packed crowd on Tuesday.
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5 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Mintu Tomar |Shrabana Sengupta |MK Tomar
“She’s in the third round. That’s huge.” Venus Williams commented on rising American WTA talent Hailey Baptiste after the 23-year-old made her way into the third round at the French Open. Despite poor form prior to the clay campaign in Paris, the young player has kept her hopes alive to make a deep, impressive run at the Roland Garros. Alongside her compatriots Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, and Amanda Anisimova, Baptiste has now entered the fourth round in Paris.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Rohit Yadav |Shrabana Sengupta
Man, the Florida Panthers are making this look easy. For the third year in a row, they’re skating off the ice with the Prince of Wales Trophy, Eastern Conference champs again after torching the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in Game 5. That’s three straight trips to the big dance—yeah, you heard that right. Three. In a row. Fans in Florida are fired up, but the players? They’re chill, business as usual. It’s a winning culture that’s built differently down there. But the real story?
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Rohit Yadav |Shrabana Sengupta
It’s been a rollercoaster of a ride through the NHL playoffs, but with the Florida Panthers securing their ticket to the 2025 Stanley Cup Final—for the fourth time—fans can’t help but wonder: when does the biggest night of the game finally arrive? Of course, the Cats are primed, but there is a turn of events this time that has hockey enthusiasts abuzz from Florida to Alberta. All the attention is focused on the Western Conference struggle, with the Panthers idle in the wings.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Vatsal Shah |Shrabana Sengupta
German tennis star Alexander Zverev has a very peculiar style of play. With big serves and deep returns, he puts the opponent on the back foot quite early in the rally. As a result, he gains an upper edge and is able to seal the point on most occasions. This type of play can suit all the surfaces, be it clay, where deep returns are possible consistently, or grass and hard courts, where a big serve is quite possible in most cases.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Vatsal Shah |Shrabana Sengupta
The French Open hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for Taylor Fritz. Predominantly a hard-court player, Fritz has often struggled on clay, and his struggles were quite evident in this edition of Roland Garros. In what was the upset of the tournament, the fourth seed, Fritz, lost in the opening round against Daniel Altmaier of Germany. Despite showing glimpses of a comeback and leveling the match at one set all, Fritz lost the next two sets to bow out of the tournament.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Vatsal Shah |Shrabana Sengupta
Playing at the French Open, it is not easy to face the local players. Ask the Spanish star, Jaume Munar, who had a tough time earlier today during his match against Arthur Fils. The Frenchman is the biggest French hope in the tournament and obviously, the crowd had to be vocal in support of him. This sparked a wild reaction from him after the match, to which American tennis legend John McEnroe had an interesting reaction.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Vatsal Shah |Shrabana Sengupta
Big tournaments often result in big clashes in the schedule. Take the example of the ongoing French Open. With limited broadcast, some interesting matches are being snubbed when big players play simultaneously on different courts. One such incident occurred earlier today. When the match between Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu was underway, American star Tommy Paul was also playing against Marton Fucsovics. As a result, TNT broadcast Paul’s match instead of Swiatek vs.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Vatsal Shah |Shrabana Sengupta
In just a handful of days at the 2025 French Open, fans have seen and experienced it all. Be it the enthralling action on the court or the controversies off it, this edition of Roland Garros has been quite eventful. Moreover, former players and legends of the game have also not been spared and some of them are in the news for varied reasons. Martina Navratilova is among them and she was trending all over social media. However, she shut down the rumors surrounding her lookalike.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Mintu Tomar |Shrabana Sengupta |MK Tomar
What if Monica Seles never got stabbed on that unforgettable day in 1993? The biggest ‘what if’ in women’s tennis always surfaces whenever one tries to recall the tragic Hamburg incident from three decades ago. The then eight-time Grand Slam champion was stabbed by an obsessed fan of her rival and another WTA icon, Steffi Graf. April 30 marked the day the world lost an unparalleled talent that had the potential to be an all-time great.
