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• Tearful Oliynykova demands Shnaider face sanctions for ‘supporting war’

  30-05-2026 17:53 via theguardian.com
  Russia’s Shnaider played in Gazprom-funded eventOliynykova lost 7-5, 6-1 to Shnaider in French OpenOleksandra Oliynykova has called for Diana Shnaider to face sanctions for her participation in a Gazprom-funded exhibition in Russia and the Ukrainian criticised the sport’s “hypocritical” governing bodies after her 7-5, 6-1 defeat by her Russian opponent.“She doesn’t want to comment on the war, because if she says her opinion, it would be a very big scandal, but
  
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• 'I just want to quit right now': Sabalenka after shock French Open defeat – video

  04-06-2026 03:26 via theguardian.com
  Aryna Sabalenka suggested she would prefer to quit tennis after losing 6-3 5-7 0-6 to Diana Shnaider in the quarter-finals of the French Open. The world No 1 said she lost track mentally in the second set and couldn't get back into the game from that point onSabalenka says she wants ‘to quit tennis’ after shock French Open defeat by Shnaider Continue reading...
  
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• Flavio Cobolli into first grand slam semi-final after seeing off Auger-Aliassime

  03-06-2026 22:47 via theguardian.com
  Italian wins 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 against fourth seedCobolli to face compatriot Matteo Arnaldi nextFlavio Cobolli became a grand slam semi-finalist for the first time as the Italian 10th seed pulled off a stellar recovery from a set and a break down to defeat the fourth seed, Félix Auger-Aliassime, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the French Open quarter-finals.It was Cobolli’s first win against a top 10 opponent at a grand slam tournament, and will catapult him into the top 10 in the world rank
  
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• Police launch investigation as tennis star claims coach was assaulted at Birmingham Open

  03-06-2026 20:29 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Police have released a statement after an incident at the Birmingham Open, with James McCabe alleging that a staff member physically handled his father
  
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• French Open 2026: Shnaider stuns Sabalenka and Cobolli sinks Auger-Aliassime – as it happened

  03-06-2026 19:44 via theguardian.com
  Aryna Sabalenka’s title bid fell apart in a third-set meltdown, Maja Chwalinska’s dream run continued and Flavio Cobolli reached the semis with a four-set winMake that four, although the Pole is make to work for the hold, saving a break point at 30-40. Chwalinska is giving Kalinskaya so little rhythm and the Russian is totally befuddled in the next game as Chwalinska zips 15-40 ahead. Now Kalinskaya is trying to get in on the drop-shot act … but it’s not her natural game
  
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• French Open 2026: Auger-Aliassime v Cobolli as quarter-finals continue – live

  03-06-2026 19:12 via theguardian.com
  Updates from Wednesday’s quarter-final matches
  Email Katy | Shnaider stuns Sabalenka | Kostyuk throughMake that four, although the Pole is make to work for the hold, saving a break point at 30-40. Chwalinska is giving Kalinskaya so little rhythm and the Russian is totally befuddled in the next game as Chwalinska zips 15-40 ahead. Now Kalinskaya is trying to get in on the drop-shot act … but it’s not her natural game, it doesn’t work and Chwalinska charges forward before
  
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• Maria Sharapova looks completely different now as tennis icon spotted at French Open

  03-06-2026 19:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Maria Sharapova became a two-time French Open champion known for her elegant blonde look but was seen looking a lot different at Roland Garros this week
  
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• Aryna Sabalenka drops bombshell 'quit tennis' threat right after French Open disaster

  03-06-2026 18:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka gave away a huge lead and crashed out of the French Open in the quarter-finals, losing to Diana Shnaider at Roland-Garros
  
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• Sabalenka says she wants ‘to quit tennis’ after shock French Open defeat by Shnaider

  03-06-2026 16:21 via theguardian.com
  No 1 seed loses 6-3, 5-7, 0-6 in quarter-final meltdownPlayer said roof should be closed in windy conditionsAryna Sabalenka said she wanted “to quit tennis” in an immediate post-match outburst after suffering one of the worst meltdowns in her career, losing 10 consecutive games en route to a shocking 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 defeat to the 25th seed Diana Shnaider in the quarter-finals of the French Open.Asked by the moderator to explain her thoughts and emotions at the beginning of her post-mat
  
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• Wimbledon confident of no prize money protests following ‘positive’ player talks

  03-06-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Productive meeting held with officials on MondayBuildup to French Open dominated by discontentThe All England Club is confident that there will be no player protests at Wimbledon following meetings at the French Open.Individuals representing top ­tennis players, led by the former Women’s Tennis Association chief executive Larry Scott, met ­Wimbledon officials on Monday to discuss the state of the dispute, talks that both parties viewed as productive. Continue reading...
  
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• Zverev dismisses teenager Jódar as elusive grand slam title inches closer

  02-06-2026 23:46 via theguardian.com
  Second seed wins quarter-final 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3Zverev will face Jakub Mensik in last fourFor at least a few fleeting moments, it appeared that something significant might be unfolding on Tuesday beneath the Court Philippe-Chatrier roof. Rafael Jódar had started his first grand slam quarter-final desperate to make his mark and he spent the first 40 minutes eviscerating the ball off both sides, lasering groundstrokes that seemingly struck every line. He built a 5-2 lead over Alexander Zver
  
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• In-form Kostyuk sets up French Open semi-final with ruthless Andreeva

  02-06-2026 18:14 via theguardian.com
  Emotional Kostyuk beats Ukrainian compatriot SvitolinaMirra Andreeva eases past Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-3Marta Kostyuk was her own toughest rival for so long during the early stages of her career. As she tried to navigate the pressure that accompanied her status as a teenage prodigy, she often struggled to think clearly on the court without her emotion, fears and desperation to succeed torpedoing her form.The path towards unlocking her potential has been tough, requiring the Ukrainian to be honest
  
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• French Open 2026 quarter-finals: Zverev races past Jódar; Kostyuk and Andreeva into semis – as it happened

  02-06-2026 17:57 via theguardian.com
  Mirra Andreeva routed Sorana Cirstea, Marta Kostyuk overpowered Elina Svitolina and Alexander Zverev saw off Rafael Jodar, all three winners moving into the last fourA majestic, mature performance from Andreeva, locked-in from the start and ruthless to the end, a forehand winner to the corner securing the win. She’s into her second grand slam semi and will face the winner of our next match between Svitolina and Kostyuk.Cirstea knows the jig is bust, going for everything because what else c
  
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• Top players tell Wimbledon they expect big increase in prize money this year

  02-06-2026 16:07 via theguardian.com
  All England Club to confirm prize fund details on 11 JuneYear-long dispute over increased pay at grand slamsThe world’s leading players told Wimbledon officials that they expect a substantial increase in prize money at this year’s championships at a meeting at Roland Garros on Monday.The All England Club is due to confirm details of this year’s prize fund at a press conference on 11 June, with the players calling for a bigger rise than the 7% increase last year as part of their
  
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• Tennis latest: John McEnroe livid as Emma Raducanu dealt Wimbledon setback

  02-06-2026 14:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Tennis latest after Emma Raducanu recieves bad news ahead of Wimbledon
  
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• Cobolli and co left surveying wreckage as men’s seeds keep falling in French Open

  02-06-2026 08:30 via theguardian.com
  Second major of the year is wide open after exits of Sinner and Djokovic, paving way for a first-time finalist in ParisIn the immediate aftermath of one of the most significant wins of his career, a victory over the unheralded Zachary Svajda that sent him into his first quarter-final at Roland Garros on Monday, Flavio Cobolli was posed a straightforward question. The Italian had been easing through the match, leading 5-1 in set four, when he almost capitulated. After desperately dragging himself
  
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• Sabalenka powers past Osaka in first women’s night match at French Open since 2023

  02-06-2026 00:24 via theguardian.com
  World No 1 wins 7-5, 6-3 to reach quarter-finals‘Really important they put match as night session’Three years after the Roland Garros organisers last declared a women’s match worthy of being called the best of the day in Paris, the total collapse of one half of the men’s draw and a fourth round between two of the three most successful active women’s players not named Williams finally allowed women to return to centre stage.Finally ushered into the marquee night matc
  
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• French Open day nine: Auger-Aliassime and Berrettini advance, Keys goes out – as it happened

  01-06-2026 19:35 via theguardian.com
  The Canadian fourth seed and the former Wimbledon runner-up both won through in straight sets but Madison Keys was defeated by Diana ShnaiderPotapova, having lost five games in a row, makes advantage on the Kalinskaya serve, a pair of backhands, one cross then another down the line, seizing the break to trail 4-6 1-0. Neither player is really at it here, meaning the match is there for whichever of them can stay composed.On Chatrier, Svajda is improving, surviving to break points for lead 2-1 in
  
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• Serena Williams' tennis comeback confirmed with 44-year-old to compete in UK imminently

  01-06-2026 17:05 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Serena Williams retired as one of the greatest ever tennis players of all time, but at the age of 44, she will be coming out of retirement to compete
  
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• Serena Williams confirms her tennis comeback at Queen’s next week aged 44

  01-06-2026 16:53 via theguardian.com
  Calls the event ‘perfect place’ for her return to courtWilliams will play doubles with Victoria MbokoSerena Williams, one of the greatest athletes of all time, has announced her return to professional tennis next week at Queen’s Club.The 44-year-old will return to competition with a wildcard into the doubles draw in the WTA 500 event in west London. She has not competed since the US Open in 2022, where she described her departure from the sport as “evolving away” fr
  
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• French Open star handed huge fine after angry umpire rant branded 'sexist'

  01-06-2026 13:53 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The tennis star was criticised for his comments after defeat in Paris
  
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• Teenager Rafael Jódar comes from two sets down to set up Zverev quarter-final

  01-06-2026 00:46 via theguardian.com
  19-year-old beats Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2João Fonseca beats Casper Ruud in four setsThis year’s French Open has been defined in many ways by the weather, an unprecedented week of searing heat wreaking havoc on and off the court. That trend came to an end in an instant on Sunday morning as the cool, damp conditions took over in Paris.Rain or shine, the rise of Rafael Jódar endures. The 19-year-old took another major step forward as he put together a
  
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• French Open 2026: Kostyuk shocks Swiatek; Jodar beats Carreño Busta in five sets – as it happened

  31-05-2026 18:50 via theguardian.com
  Marta Kostyuk dismissed four-time champion Iga Swiatek, while there were also wins for Rafael Jodar, Elina Svitolina and Alexander ZverevTerrific return from Kostyuk, a backhand hooked on to the sideline for a winner … ruined by a forehand looped long; 15-all. A double follows, the misses by far enough to intimate nerves and reinforced by a wild forehand that donates two break-back points. And Kostyuk only needs one, a decent return forcing Swiatek to net, and she looks encouraged –
  
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• Iga Swiatek has an unhappy birthday after falling to Kostyuk at French Open

  31-05-2026 13:43 via theguardian.com
  No 3 seed goes down 7-5, 6-1 to Ukrainian 15th seedPole becomes latest big-name Roland Garros casualtyFor such a large proportion of Iga Swiatek’s career, Court Philippe-Chatrier at Roland Garros has been her fortress. No matter the résumé of the opponent in front of her, the significance of the occasion or even how badly she might have been feeling on court, she always found a way through. By the time she won her fourth French Open title in five years – her third in su
  
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• Champion Coco Gauff out of French Open but Cerúndolo marches on

  30-05-2026 22:40 via theguardian.com
  No 28 seed Potapova stuns Gauff with 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 winSinner’s conqueror beats Landaluce in six-hour epicCoco Gauff rued an inability to take her opportunities under pressure as her reign at Roland Garros ended in a shock third-round loss at the hands of a stellar Anastasia Potapova, who recovered from a set down before holding her nerve in the final stages of a bruising match to win 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4.Gauff, who had reached at least the quarter-finals of the French Open for the last fi
  
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• French Open day seven: Gauff stunned by Potapova and Kouame bows out – as it happened

  30-05-2026 20:18 via theguardian.com
  The reigning women’s champion Coco Gauff was beaten by Anastasia Potapova and Moise Kouame bowed out against Alejandro TabiloJovic absolutely obliterated her fellow American and the former world No 8 Emma Navarro in the previous round, and rediscovers some of that form under extreme pressure here, reeling off seven points on the spin to cancel out Osaka’s early break in the second set. The 18-year-old holds with her first aces of the match and nudges ahead for 6-7, 3-2.A quick rundow
  
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• Kasatkina overpowered by Sabalenka to end Australia’s French Open hopes

  30-05-2026 16:56 via theguardian.com
  Last Australian player in singles draw is defeatedKasatkina loses 6-0, 7-5 to world No 1 in ParisAustralia’s lukewarm challenge at a boiling French Open is over after Daria Kasatkina was beaten 6-0, 7-5 by the world No 1, Aryna Sabalenka.Kasatkina became the last of Australia’s 13 singles contenders to bite the red dust before the end of the first week, a battling fightback almost inevitably denied by Sabalenka, who will face Naomi Osaka in the last 16. Continue reading...
  
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• Teenage prodigy João Fonseca beats old master Novak Djokovic in five-set epic at French Open

  29-05-2026 23:43 via theguardian.com
  Djokovic had stormed into 2-0 lead on Philippe-ChatrierBrazilian 19-year-old wins 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5As Novak Djokovic limped back to his chair four hours into a tennis match that had descended into hell, the 24-times grand slam winner did not have much more to give. A two-set lead had unravelled and his 39-year-old body had hit a wall against a shining opponent 20 years his junior. Having reached the umpire’s chair, Djokovic vomited into the red dirt.Still, nobody has mastered the art
  
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• ‘This sort of match needs a man’: Vallejo faces fine after criticising female umpire at French Open

  29-05-2026 22:05 via theguardian.com
  Comments ‘unacceptable’, tournament officials sayOrganisers to fine player over criticism after Kouamé lossFrench Open organisers have said a “significant sanction” will be imposed on Adolfo Daniel Vallejo after the Paraguayan player said his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman. Vallejo sparked controversy by saying his the Brazilian Ana Carvalho was unable to keep home supporters in check as he tumbled to defeat at Roland Garros, and can now
  
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• Novak Djokovic rages at French Open camera crew in tense moment during Joao Fonseca clash

  29-05-2026 18:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic had just won the second set to lead Joao Fonseca in their French Open third round clash when he confronted a camera crew member and demanded they give him more space
  
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