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Reuters
5 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Fourth seed Paolini cruises past Starodubtseva and into fourth round
PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) - Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy eased past Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets on Friday to reach the French Open fourth round. Starodubtseva, looking to earn her first career win over a top 10 player, was no match for last year's French Open finalist who will next face either Ukraine's Elina Svitolina or American Bernarda Pera. "It was a good match after a few games. In the beginning I was not feeling really well. The conditions are different today from previous rounds," Paolini said in a post-match interview. The sun and heat, however, did not stop her earning a 23rd Grand Slam match win in 2024 and 2025, second only to world number one Aryna Sabalenka. "It is so strange. I am feeling good, playing here, and I just enjoy being on this stage," added Paolini when asked to explain her fine run in the majors in the past two seasons. Starodubtseva, ranked 81st in the world, did well in the first set to stretch the diminutive Italian with her powerful forehand, as the pair traded two breaks apiece. Paolini, who earlier in May became the first Italian woman in four decades to claim the Italian Open title, bagged the first set 6-4 with a superb drop shot on her first set point. The 29-year-old late bloomer, who also reached last year's Wimbledon final, took a page out of her opponent's book, moving the Ukrainian with her baseline game, and it paid off as Starodubtseva sharply increased her error count. With a total of 13 unforced errors in the first set, Starodubtseva lost her focus and after only four games in the second set had double faulted three times and had 10 unforced errors. By that time Paolini had taken complete control and rattled off the next four games, sealing her win when her opponent sank a backhand into the net.
CNA
5 days ago
- General
- CNA
Fourth seed Paolini cruises past Starodubtseva and into fourth round
PARIS :Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy eased past Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets on Friday to reach the French Open fourth round. Starodubtseva, looking to earn her first career win over a top 10 player, was no match for last year's French Open finalist who will next face either Ukraine's Elina Svitolina or American Bernarda Pera. "It was a good match after a few games. In the beginning I was not feeling really well. The conditions are different today from previous rounds," Paolini said in a post-match interview. The sun and heat, however, did not stop her earning a 23rd Grand Slam match win in 2024 and 2025, second only to world number one Aryna Sabalenka. "It is so strange. I am feeling good, playing here, and I just enjoy being on this stage," added Paolini when asked to explain her fine run in the majors in the past two seasons. Starodubtseva, ranked 81st in the world, did well in the first set to stretch the diminutive Italian with her powerful forehand, as the pair traded two breaks apiece. Paolini, who earlier in May became the first Italian woman in four decades to claim the Italian Open title, bagged the first set 6-4 with a superb drop shot on her first set point. The 29-year-old late bloomer, who also reached last year's Wimbledon final, took a page out of her opponent's book, moving the Ukrainian with her baseline game, and it paid off as Starodubtseva sharply increased her error count. With a total of 13 unforced errors in the first set, Starodubtseva lost her focus and after only four games in the second set had double faulted three times and had 10 unforced errors. By that time Paolini had taken complete control and rattled off the next four games, sealing her win when her opponent sank a backhand into the net.
Reuters
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Gasquet delays retirement with French Open first-round win
PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) - Crowd darling Richard Gasquet got to fight another day in his final French Open appearance as he dispatched fellow Frenchman Terence Atmane 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-0 in the first round on Monday. Playing in a record 22nd French Open, Gasquet, who will retire after Roland Garros, got off to a great start before losing the plot, only to be put back into the driving seat when his opponent suffered from cramp. Midway through the third set, Atmane screamed in pain at the change of ends but was not allowed a medical time out as per tournament regulations. The rest of the match was a stroll for the three-time Grand Slam semi-finalist, who prevailed on his sixth match point. He will next face either world number one Jannik Sinner of Italy, or compatriot Arthur Rinderknech. "I was disrupted by injuries, it was not easy for me to be ready for the tournament but I'm here and I'll try to enjoy as long as I can," said Gasquet. "I'll be playing another match on Thursday, that makes me happy," he added as the Philippe Chatrier crowd chanted his name. In the women's draw, Caroline Garcia bid an emotional farewell to Roland Garros after a straight-sets defeat by American Bernarda Pera in the first round. It was not the last match of her career, but tears rolled down the Frenchwoman's cheeks, who never went past the quarter-finals on the Parisian clay. "I wasn't really expecting that to happen when I went into the corridor," Garcia, who cried before entering the court, told a press conference. "I don't know if it was a good or a bad surprise. But I really wanted to live this moment intensely with all of the emotions I was going to have. "I didn't know how things were going to roll out, but it was emotional in getting ready to go onto the court, and knowing that it was maybe my last match in Roland Garros. But in any case, I was happy that it was on that court, on Suzanne Lenglen, with a lot of fans."
Washington Post
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
A teary-eyed Caroline Garcia plays her final French Open match
PARIS — Caroline Garcia wiped away a tear in the tunnel leading to Court Suzanne-Lenglen on Monday. She brushed it off, smiled, then stepped into the light — for what turned out to be her final singles match at the French Open . The 31-year-old Frenchwoman, who announced on Friday she will retire later this season , lost in the first round to American Bernarda Pera 6-4, 6-4.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
A teary-eyed Caroline Garcia plays her final French Open match
PARIS (AP) — Caroline Garcia wiped away a tear in the tunnel leading to Court Suzanne-Lenglen on Monday. She brushed it off, smiled, then stepped into the light — for what turned out to be her final singles match at the French Open. The 31-year-old Frenchwoman, who announced on Friday she will retire later this season, lost in the first round to American Bernarda Pera 6-4, 6-4. It was Garcia's 14th consecutive appearance at her home Grand Slam tournament. 'It's time to say goodbye,' Garcia had written in a social media post. 'After 15 years competing at the highest level, and over 25 years devoting almost every second of my life to this sport, I feel ready to turn the page and open a new chapter.' Garcia has won 11 WTA titles and captured the WTA Finals crown in 2022, the same year she reached the U.S. Open semifinals. She also won the French Open doubles title in 2016 and climbed as high as No. 4 in the singles rankings in 2018. Her path hasn't always been smooth. Injuries, pressure, and a break from the sport in 2022 tested her resolve. That same year, she revealed she had struggled with eating disorders, triggered by the physical pain of a foot injury and the emotional toll of the tour. Though Garcia bid farewell to Roland-Garros, she said she hopes to play two more majors. 'I would like to go to Wimbledon,' she said. 'Depends on my ranking, of course, because I went down. Depends if I get a wild card or not. And then the U.S. Open.' ___ AP tennis: Tom Nouvian, The Associated Press
