Tumaini Carayol

4 days ago | theguardian.com | Tumaini Carayol

With his presence at the French Open hanging desperately in the balance, Jack Draper stepped up to the baseline down two sets to one hoping that he would begin the new set with a fresh, clean slate to plot his recovery. Instead, he could only watch on helplessly as his opponent threaded four outlandish winners to break his serve to love. It was that kind of evening for Draper, the fifth seed in Paris, who was outplayed by a stunning performance from the unseeded Alexander Bublik.

4 days ago | theguardian.com | Tumaini Carayol

In the final stretch of the strangest clay-court season of his career, which included a period when he could barely win a match, Novak Djokovic continues to rebuild his confidence at precisely the right time. He brushed aside a resurgent Cameron Norrie with a controlled, efficient performance, winning 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to return to the French Open quarter-finals. As is usually the case when he enters a grand slam tournament these days, Djokovic’s performance in Paris has shattered more records.

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Tumaini Carayol

After another sad second serve rebounded off the top of the net and floated out on a break point, Iga Swiatek turned to her support team and frantically gestured her rage. She had simply not shown up. As Elena Rybakina bulldozed through the early stages of their highly anticipated fourth-round tussle, Swiatek trailed 6-1, 2-0 and her hopes of victory were fading. For much of this year, Swiatek has struggled to find her form when forced into difficult positions against her toughest rivals.

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Tumaini Carayol

It was not until the Miami Open three months ago that Cameron Norrie truly understood that his entire approach to his career needed to change. Although the 29-year-old had once established himself as one of the best players in the world, reaching world No 8, his results and ranking were in freefall. Already out of the top 80 for the first time in six years, he was brushed aside in straight sets in the first round by the unheralded Bu Yunchaokete.

6 days ago | theguardian.com | Tumaini Carayol

Jannik Sinner continued his pursuit of a first French Open title as he eased into the fourth round at Roland Garros with a supreme 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic. This is Sinner’s second tournament since he returned from a three-month doping ban this month. After reaching the Italian Open final in Rome, losing to the reigning French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz, Sinner has continued to build on his form in Paris.