ESPN News Services Jun 5, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Last year’s runner-up, Casper Ruud, fought his way into the quarterfinals of the French Open as he ended the resilience of Chile’s Nicolas Jarry in a lengthy 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5 victory Monday. The fourth seed from Norway struggled to keep things under control against clay-court

Associated Press Jun 5, 2023, 12:40 PM ET PARIS — Coco Gauff put aside a skinned knee and a bad stretch in the first set to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the third consecutive year with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Monday. Gauff grabbed a 5-2 lead against Schmiedlova, but

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 5, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — If Carlos Alcaraz is feeling the pressure of being the No. 1 seed at Roland Garros

ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 04:44 PM ET PARIS — World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka weathered a first-set implosion to beat American Sloane Stephens 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday and advance to the French Open quarterfinals. The Belarusian player gave Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, no hope at the start, unleashing a variety

ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2023, 11:17 AM ET Novak Djokovic inched closer to a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title by crushing Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the French Open quarterfinals. No. 3 Djokovic, who is currently tied with Rafael Nadal with 22 major titles, was untroubled by his 94th-ranked

Jun 4, 2023, 06:38 AM ET PARIS — Iga Swiatek underlined her credentials Saturday as a French Open favorite after serving up double bagels again with a 6-0, 6-0 win, but the world No. 1 refused to be swept up in the “Iga’s Bakery” social media craze. Swiatek thrashed Wang Xinyu without dropping a game

Jun 3, 2023, 10:40 AM ET Coco Gauff, last year’s runner-up, overcame a shaky start to end fellow teenager Mirra Andreeva‘s French Open run with a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1 victory Saturday to reach the fourth round. On a sunny afternoon, Gauff struggled to handle Russian Andreeva’s power before finding her stride to set up

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 3, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 On Monday after his first-round win, Novak Djokovic was asked about a study done earlier in May evaluating

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 3, 2023, 10:13 AM ET Sloane Stephens was born in Florida and developed her tennis game in the heat and humidity on the hard courts of the Sunshine State. But she could have fooled anyone watching her in Paris this week. With her continued dominance on the red clay and latest

ESPN News Services Jun 2, 2023, 01:22 PM ET PARIS — Novak Djokovic makes no secret of the way he loves to feed off negativity during a tennis match. Doesn’t really matter whether he’s ahead or behind on the scoreboard. The guy simply finds motivation and inspiration from all manner of slights, real and perceived.