Why has Grigor Dimitrov withdrawn from French Open 2025 match against Ethan Quinn? Here's what went wrong
Grigor Dimitrov was forced to withdraw from his 2025 French Open match against American qualifier Ethan Quinn, losing 2-6 3-6 6-2 in the first round.
There is a huge void in Paris because the Bulgarian had to quit in the middle of four Grand Slam competitions. The German can count himself lucky since he was a possible opponent in the round of 16 against Zverev, especially because Cerúndolo lost and ended up in this section.
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Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus (R) and Poland's Iga Swiatek (L) hug after their semi-final match at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. (AP) Paris: Midway through the first set of the French Open women's singles semifinals, after world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka had taken a 4-1 lead, which was duly narrowed and eclipsed, the Belarusian battled inner demons. The crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier appeared to be behind the four-time champion Iga Swiatek, and then, the 27-year-old gave herself a talk. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! 'Fight,' she told herself, looking down at the tiger tattoo on her left forearm, 'fight', she reminded herself again. The top seed, who was blasting the ball off both flanks, gave it everything she had for the next couple of hours to score a 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 win in two hours and 19 minutes to make her first Roland Garros final. In Saturday's title clash, she'll play World No. 2 Coco Gauff, who stopped French wildcard entrant Lois Boisson's fairytale run with a 6-1, 6-2 win. Sabalenka, who came into the last-four clash as the in-form player, demonstrated how far ahead of the field she was in the deciding set which she wrapped up in 22 minutes. Gautam Gambhir sends stern message after Bengaluru tragedy Swiatek won just six points in the set in which her opponent had zero unforced errors. Swiatek, who has the highest winning percentage at Roland Garros in the Open Era (95.2 per cent, 40-2), had won her last 26 matches in the French capital, equalling the longest winning streak at a Grand Slam event this century (26, Serena Williams at the US Open 2012–2015), was put on the back foot by Sabalenka's power. The 5'11'' Belarusian, who can be seen stretching between points — neck, shoulders and arms — dominated with her power. Sabalenka had 28 winners in the match; add to that the Pole's 26 forced errors — 15 on the forehand side and 11 on the backhand — the result of the 27-year-old opening her shoulders and moving the ball from corner to corner. 'It feels incredible, but I also understand the job is not done yet,' Sabalenka said. 'I'm thrilled with my performance. Iga is the toughest opponent, especially on clay and at Roland Garros. I'm proud I was able to get this win. It was a tough match, it was tricky, but I managed it somehow and I'm super proud right now. I'm glad I found my serve (in the third set). 6-0.' Swiatek applauded Aryna's effort. 'She served really well, and she read my serve much better,' the 24-year-old said. Errani, Vavassori win mixed title Italian pair Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori beat Americans Taylor Townsend and Evan King 6-4, 6-2 to win the French Open mixed doubles title. It is their second Grand Slam title together following their victory in the same event at last year's US Open.
