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Beyond the appeal of great tennis, Wimbledons real attraction remains its steadfast adherence to tradition
I dont have any plans to go.. But if one of my kids wanted to go along and watch, I obviously would take them..iIf a British player made the fina, said Andy Murray, who won two of his three major titles at Wimbledon
Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Sergio Gorens win doubles final in Poznan, while Sahaja Yamalapalli falls in Wichita semifinals
Its the 28th career doubles title for the 38-year Indian and the second of the season after the one in Pune with Jeevan
Lasting an extraordinary 5 hours and 29 minutes, the match is the second-longest Grand Slam final in the Open Era
The second-seeded Italian pair, runners-up at Roland-Garros last year, beat Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
Alcaraz beats Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(10-2) after saving three match points; it was the first time Sinner lost a Grand Slam final
Making her junior Roland-Garros debut this year, the 17-year-old Tagger beat eighth-seeded Hannah Klugman of Britain 6-2, 6-0 in the final
Mens tennis was expected to be chaotic after the Big Three era ended. But Alcaraz and Sinner have established a firm duopoly, claiming seven of the 10 most recent Majors, including a clean sweep of the last five. Given how even and mesmerising their battles have proven to be, fans have plenty to look forward to as the two young guns compete for the sports biggest titles
Alcaraz will defend his crown against world number one Sinner, after Djokovic's latest tilt at a 25th Grand Slam with a straight-sets victory in Friday's second semi-final
Coco Gauff defeated 361st-ranked French wild-card entry Los Boisson in the semifinals on June 5
French wild-card entry Los Boisson extended one of the most stunning runs in tennis history by beating No. 6 Mirra Andreeva
Reigning mens champion Alcaraz is through to the last eight at Roland Garros for the fourth year running and aims to become the third man this century to defend his title, after Gustavo Kuerten and Rafael Nadal
The result put Djokovic in the third round at Roland-Garros for the record 20th time not even Rafael Nadal managed that. Two more wins, and Djokovic will get to the tournament's quarterfinals for the 16th consecutive year
It was Satwik and Chirag's second win over the 41st-ranked Malaysian pair
This years edition of the French Open started on May 25. A quiz on the tournament
Three-times champion Novak Djokovic overcame the difficult conditions to begin his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title with a victory after last year's finalist Alexander Zverev got off to a flier in his hunt for an elusive maiden major trophy
Sindhu made light work of Canada's Wen Yu Zhang to notch a 21-14, 21-9 win in just 31 minutes
Against the left-handed Sun, Mboko's serve which she considers her game's greatest strength played a significant role in the outcome.
Novak Djokovic has finally clinched his 100th career singles title by beating Hubert Hurkacz to become the Geneva Open champion
Japan and Korea set up a title clash, by beating Chinese Taipei and China respectively
In the last 16 months, the Italian has been among the most consistent players, excelling in both singles and doubles. She has reached multiple Major finals, won WTA 1000 tournaments and helped her country lift the Billie Jean King Cup. Ahead of the French Open, she has risen to No. 4 in the world, making her a strong contender
The womens final on Saturday features Coco Gauff against Jasmine Paolini
The 23-year-old, known for her dynamism and versatile strokeplay, displayed composure and maturity to help the country seal a World Group playoff berth
The American looked comfortable and poised to take the opening set before Paolini clawed her way back as she saved set points to level it at 5-5, pumping her fist with a triumphant scream that got the crowd roaring again
In the next round, Alcaraz will face Karen Khachanov who knocked out Italian wild card entrant Francesco Passaro 6-3, 6-0.
The Italian is back competing after a three-month doping-related ban. As the post-Rafael Nadal era begins on clay and there are signs of a significant churn in mens tennis, can Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz re-establish their duopoly?
Top players like Bopanna and Bhambri feel that their achievements should not be underappreciated, whether or not there is success in singles
With continued exposure to high-level competition, the 15-year-old is working hard towards breaking into the top 100 of the world junior rankings
Novak Djokovic withdraws from Italian Open amid losing streak, raising questions about French Open performance
Alcaraz cruised to his first Monte Carlo trophy and his 18th tour-level victory. The 21-year-old Spaniard will reach No. 2 in the world rankings following the triumph in Monaco