Roland Garros: Five things we learned on Day 10: Iga to play Aryna. What a shock
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The next time Iga Swiatek goes all down and miserable on herself, will anyone listen? After she was eliminated in the third round at the Italian Open last month the 23-year-old Pole said she had no chance of defending her women's singles title at the French Open. Well? She's in the semis after seeing off the 13th seed Elina Svitolina 6-1, 7-5. Swiatek may well lose to the top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the last four but for a self-styled no-hoper, she has put up a good show. Should she ultimately retain her crown on Day 14, the review will formally launch the phrase "the Swiatek Defence" to describe such antics.
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And so to the start of the men's and women's wheelchair events where the top seeds are both from Japan. Yui Kamiji hurried past Pauline Deroulede 6-2, 6-0 as she looks for her first French Open crown since 2020. Tokito Oda launched his bid for a third consecutive title with a 6-3, 7-5 win over the Frenchman Stephane Houdet who is 35 years older than the world number one. There will be no hard feelings though. The two will be getting together for the doubles tournament.
Lorenzo a go-go
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