World number two Daniil Medvedev and 2021 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas aim for the last 16 of the French Open, while untroubled women’s top seed Iga Swiatek aims for her 31st win in a row. In the semi-finals, Medvedev and Tsitsipas are seeded to face each other. Medvedev had appeared to be the most likely to … Read more
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic advanced to the second round of the French Open despite a scare in the first round. Pliskova came back from a set and a break down to beat Tessah Andrianjafitrimo of France 2-6 6-3 6-1. Danielle Collins of the United States will join her in the next round as … Read more
US Open champion Emma Raducanu had to come back in her second-round game on Thursday to set up a quarter-final match against world number one Iga Swiatek at the WTA Stuttgart tournament. Raducanu, who is ranked 118th globally, whitewashed German unlucky loser Tamara Korpatsch in the first set, but was broken twice in the second … Read more
Iga Swiatek defeated the ninth Czech seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0 6-0 to win the Italian Open. The 19-year-old champion of the French Open took only 45 minutes to send the 2019 winner. Pliskova, former world number one, lost two consecutive finals in Rome after losing to Simona Halep last year. “I’m excited, at the start … Read more
