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Mixed emotions emerge about the 2025 US Open mixed doubles championship

1 week ago | lobandsmash.com | Wendi Oliveros

The US Open is taking a bold step by changing the mixed doubles format, and big names are stepp;ing up to help. Months ago, when the US Open announced that it was altering the mixed doubles format and timing for this year's tournament, tennis fans have been skeptical. Moving mixed doubles to the week before the tournament main draw and inviting teams who are not traditionally involved in mixed doubles were big shifts for a sport that does not always embrace change.
Everything we learned from the 2025 French Open: 4 insights that matter

2 weeks ago | lobandsmash.com | Wendi Oliveros

It was epic. The hours and days after a Grand Slam tennis tournament sometimes provide a letdown and feeling of sadness, but that is not the case with the 2025 French Open, as fans are still reveling in the excellent tennis they witnessed throughout the two weeks and especially during finals weekend.
French Open 2025 men's final: How to watch and (likely wrong) prediction

2 weeks ago | lobandsmash.com | Lee Vowell

Matchup of young greats. Here we are again, and likely amid many other final matchups. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are the two best players on the ATP tour, as they have been for over a year, and just as they are likely to stay for the foreseeable future. The distance in ranking points is only growing between the Italian and the Spaniard. While Sinner has a stranglehold on the top ranking, Alcaraz is just as cemented into No. 2.
Coco Gauff defeats Aryna Sabalenka in French Open final with brutal efficiency

2 weeks ago | lobandsmash.com | Lee Vowell

Yet another title. We got what we wanted in the first set of the 2025 French Open women's final. Aryna Sabalenka jumped out to a 4-1 lead, playing some brilliant tennis with power and placement, and then the drama began. Sabalenka's opponent, Coco Gauff, fought back to even the set, but both players struggled to hold serve. Another break late in the set by the Belarusian forced a tie-break, which Gauff appeared set to win.
French Open 2025: Jannik Sinner Benny Blanco's Novak Djokovic in semifinals

3 weeks ago | lobandsmash.com | Lee Vowell

Beating the GOAT. The miracle is that Novak Djokovic is still putting himself in positions to win Grand Slams. Reaching the 2025 French Open semifinals is an accomplishment. The 38-year-old could have retired two years ago and begun enjoying life. He is arguably the greatest player that ever played, having spent more weeks as ATP No. 1 than anyone else, more majors won (24), and more Masters 1000s titles (40). He remains a force on the tour.
French Open 2025 women's final: How to watch and silly prediction

3 weeks ago | lobandsmash.com | Lee Vowell

What you need to know. One thing is for certain at the 2025 French Open, and that is that we will see a first-time champion on the women's side. For the last three years, Iga Swiatek has dominated, but Aryna Sabalenka put an end to that in the semifinals. The WTA No. 1 is in her first final at Roland Garros. So is No. 2 Coco Gauff. The 21-year-old American has won one Grand Slam so far, and played in another, but she has a real chance of stealing one in Paris.
French Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz plays with food before beating Lorenzo Musetti

3 weeks ago | lobandsmash.com | Lee Vowell

A slight delay. Lorenzo Musetti gave his 2025 French Open semifinal match against Carlos Alcaraz everything he had. The rising Italian is now well inside the ATP top 10, and likely to remain that way, unless an issue that popped up against Alcaraz continues. In the first set, the Spaniard was struggling to make what are normally easy shots for him and having far too many unforced errors.
French Open 2025 men's semifinals: How to watch and wild predictions

3 weeks ago | lobandsmash.com | Lee Vowell

Great matchups. The men's matches for the 2025 French Open semifinals are best-case scenarios. No offense to Alexander Zverev, but likely the best four players on the ATP tour currently are playing in the semis. Tennis fans could not ask for much more. Among the four is arguably the greatest player ever, Novak Djokovic, and three young players, two of whom already have multiple major titles. The other player might get his first in Paris.
Midnight strikes for Lois Boisson as she loses to Coco Gauff at the French Open

3 weeks ago | lobandsmash.com | Lee Vowell

Going for a second time. Lois Boisson isn't going to win the 2025 French Open, but the Cinderella story still had a tournament that will change her life. Before making a run to the semifinals in the clay-court major, she had career earnings near $150,000. At Roland Garros, she will earn more than $800,000. She made it into the main draw of any major for the first time in her career. She also raced up the WTA rankings from No. 361 to No. 65. She is 23 years old, and her career might be ascending.
Aryna Sabalenka brushes past Iga Swiatek to reach final of 2025 French Open

3 weeks ago | lobandsmash.com | Lee Vowell

First time in final. The first two sets were close between Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek were ultra-close. The issue is that neither could hold serve very well. By the time the second set was done, tennis fans had not seen three-straight holds of serve. Plus, even with Swiatek dropping the first set, she had to believe she was going to win. This is what happens when a player has won a specific tournament three straight times.