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Yahoo
18 hours ago
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Keys wins all-American tie to reach French Open last 16
Former Australian Open champion and Roland Garros runner-up Kenin had led 3-0 in the third set and held three match points over Keys (JULIEN DE ROSA) American seventh seed Madison Keys edged past compatriot Sofia Kenin 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros. Keys will again face a fellow countrywomen in the next round after Hailey Baptiste downed Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6/4 (7/4), 6-1 earlier in the day. Advertisement Keys and Kenin shared breaks early in the decider, before the reigning Australian Open champion broke the 31st seed at 5-5 and then held serve to see out the match. Former Australian Open champion and Roland Garros runner-up Kenin had led 3-0 in the third set and held three match points over Keys, before the world number eight turned the match round to book her place in the last 16 nf/ea
Reuters
19 hours ago
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Keys battles past Kenin to reach French Open fourth round
PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) - Madison Keys sharpened up after a sluggish start to save three matchpoints and battle past Sofia Kenin 4-6 6-3 7-5 in an all-American meeting between Grand Slam champions to reach the French Open fourth round on Saturday. Victory meant the 30-year-old Australian Open champion became the oldest woman to win 10 straight Grand Slam singles matches since Serena Williams' 16 match-winning streak between the Australian Open in 2017 and Wimbledon the following year. "That was a great experience. It was an amazing atmosphere with so much support here," Keys said. "I was letting her (Kenin) dictate a bit too much so I took a few steps back on the rallies to give myself space to swing and hit and move her around on her serve. "Yeah, it's great to see another day." Kenin, who reached the 2020 French Open final after winning the Australian Open that year, broke reigning Melbourne champion Keys in the seventh game and staved off a late comeback attempt from her opponent to hold for the opening set. The world number 30 earned her only win over Keys in four previous meetings by beating her on clay in Rome six years ago and she needed all her experience on the slowest surface to remain in touch in a tight second set. Former semi-finalist Keys pulled away, however, and levelled the match at a set apiece but quickly found herself a break down in the decider after hitting a backhand into the net. Kenin then endured some frustrating moments on serve as she squandered a 0-3 lead before Keys saved three match points in a tense 10th game and broke again, before holding to prevail for a memorable win amid huge roars on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Up next for Keys is another compatriot in Hailey Baptiste.
CNA
19 hours ago
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- CNA
Keys battles past Kenin to reach French Open fourth round
PARIS :Madison Keys sharpened up after a sluggish start to save three matchpoints and battle past Sofia Kenin 4-6 6-3 7-5 in an all-American meeting between Grand Slam champions to reach the French Open fourth round on Saturday. Victory meant the 30-year-old Australian Open champion became the oldest woman to win 10 straight Grand Slam singles matches since Serena Williams' 16 match-winning streak between the Australian Open in 2017 and Wimbledon the following year. "That was a great experience. It was an amazing atmosphere with so much support here," Keys said. "I was letting her (Kenin) dictate a bit too much so I took a few steps back on the rallies to give myself space to swing and hit and move her around on her serve. "Yeah, it's great to see another day." Kenin, who reached the 2020 French Open final after winning the Australian Open that year, broke reigning Melbourne champion Keys in the seventh game and staved off a late comeback attempt from her opponent to hold for the opening set. The world number 30 earned her only win over Keys in four previous meetings by beating her on clay in Rome six years ago and she needed all her experience on the slowest surface to remain in touch in a tight second set. Former semi-finalist Keys pulled away, however, and levelled the match at a set apiece but quickly found herself a break down in the decider after hitting a backhand into the net. Kenin then endured some frustrating moments on serve as she squandered a 0-3 lead before Keys saved three match points in a tense 10th game and broke again, before holding to prevail for a memorable win amid huge roars on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
CNA
2 days ago
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Djokovic faces Misolic at French Open with Parisian eyes on Champions League final
PARIS : The French Open third round continues on Saturday with Novak Djokovic headlining the night session, while world number one Jannik Sinner and top seeds including Alexander Zverev, Jack Draper, Coco Gauff and Madison Keys are also in action. TOP MEN'S MATCH: FILIP MISOLIC V NOVAK DJOKOVIC Djokovic may have hoped to spend his Saturday night watching the soccer Champions League final between Paris St Germain and Inter Milan. But tournament organisers had other plans with his third-round match against Austrian Misolic clashing with the final as they do their best to fill Court Philippe-Chatrier even though most Parisian eyes will be on Munich. Djokovic, who turned 38 last week, was made to work hard by unseeded Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the previous round but the Serbian sixth seed, who also took a medical timeout, will hope to return to his fluent best when he takes on Misolic. Having shut down talk of decline with his Geneva Open triumph — his 100th tour-level title — and winning both his matches at Roland Garros in straight sets, Djokovic will be the heavy favourite against Misolic in their first meeting. TOP WOMEN'S MATCH: MADISON KEYS V SOFIA KENIN Court Suzanne-Lenglen will play host to the battle of two Grand Slam champions in an all-American affair when Keys, the reigning Australian Open champion, takes on Kenin, the 2020 winner at Melbourne Park. Seventh seed Keys has a 3-1 winning record over Kenin. However, Kenin has won their only match on clay in Rome in 2019. Kenin had reached a career-high number four in the world rankings after her Melbourne triumph and finished runner-up at the French Open later that season, before injuries, illness and off-court issues saw her drop to 235 in 2023. The 26-year-old has since climbed back up the world rankings to number 30 and knocked out Victoria Azarenka in the previous round in straight sets. TEENAGE SENSATION FONSECA PLOTS DRAPER UPSET Joao Fonseca, arguably the most exciting young prospect in the men's game, faces the toughest test of his French Open campaign when the 18-year-old Brazilian faces Draper on Court Simonne-Mathieu. Until arriving at Roland Garros, Fonseca had never reached the third round at a Grand Slam. But on Thursday, he took out local hope Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach the third round, having also upset Polish 30th seed Hubert Hurkacz in his opener. Fonseca, who has yet to drop a set at Roland Garros, will now hope his fine run of form and the backing of the vociferous crowd can lift him to an upset win over Indian Wells champion Draper. FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON SATURDAY (prefix number denotes seeding): COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (play begins at 1000 GMT) Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) v 3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) 3-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Flavio Cobolli (Italy) Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) v 2-Coco Gauff (U.S.) 6-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Filip Misolic (Austria) COURT SUZANNE-LENGLEN (play begins at 0900 GMT) 6-Mirra Andreeva (Russia) v 32-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic) 17-Andrey Rublev (Russia) v 14-Arthur Fils (France) 7-Madison Keys (U.S.) v 31-Sofia Kenin (U.S.) COURT SIMONNE-MATHIEU (play begins at 0900 GMT) 17-Daria Kasatkina (Australia) v 10-Paula Badosa (Spain) Elsa Jacquemot (France) v Lois Boisson (France) Joao Fonseca (Brazil) v 5-Jack Draper (Britain)
Reuters
2 days ago
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- Reuters
Djokovic faces Misolic at French Open with Parisian eyes on Champions League final
PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) - The French Open third round continues on Saturday with Novak Djokovic headlining the night session, while world number one Jannik Sinner and top seeds including Alexander Zverev, Jack Draper, Coco Gauff and Madison Keys are also in action. TOP MEN'S MATCH: FILIP MISOLIC V NOVAK DJOKOVIC Djokovic may have hoped to spend his Saturday night watching the soccer Champions League final between Paris St Germain and Inter Milan. But tournament organisers had other plans with his third-round match against Austrian Misolic clashing with the final as they do their best to fill Court Philippe-Chatrier even though most Parisian eyes will be on Munich. Djokovic, who turned 38 last week, was made to work hard by unseeded Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the previous round but the Serbian sixth seed, who also took a medical timeout, will hope to return to his fluent best when he takes on Misolic. Having shut down talk of decline with his Geneva Open triumph — his 100th tour-level title — and winning both his matches at Roland Garros in straight sets, Djokovic will be the heavy favourite against Misolic in their first meeting. TOP WOMEN'S MATCH: MADISON KEYS V SOFIA KENIN Court Suzanne-Lenglen will play host to the battle of two Grand Slam champions in an all-American affair when Keys, the reigning Australian Open champion, takes on Kenin, the 2020 winner at Melbourne Park. Seventh seed Keys has a 3-1 winning record over Kenin. However, Kenin has won their only match on clay in Rome in 2019. Kenin had reached a career-high number four in the world rankings after her Melbourne triumph and finished runner-up at the French Open later that season, before injuries, illness and off-court issues saw her drop to 235 in 2023. The 26-year-old has since climbed back up the world rankings to number 30 and knocked out Victoria Azarenka in the previous round in straight sets. Joao Fonseca, arguably the most exciting young prospect in the men's game, faces the toughest test of his French Open campaign when the 18-year-old Brazilian faces Draper on Court Simonne-Mathieu. Until arriving at Roland Garros, Fonseca had never reached the third round at a Grand Slam. But on Thursday, he took out local hope Pierre-Hugues Herbert to reach the third round, having also upset Polish 30th seed Hubert Hurkacz in his opener. Fonseca, who has yet to drop a set at Roland Garros, will now hope his fine run of form and the backing of the vociferous crowd can lift him to an upset win over Indian Wells champion Draper. FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON SATURDAY (prefix number denotes seeding): COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (play begins at 1000 GMT) Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) v 3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) 3-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Flavio Cobolli (Italy) Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) v 2-Coco Gauff (U.S.) 6-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Filip Misolic (Austria) COURT SUZANNE-LENGLEN (play begins at 0900 GMT) 6-Mirra Andreeva (Russia) v 32-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic) 17-Andrey Rublev (Russia) v 14-Arthur Fils (France) 7-Madison Keys (U.S.) v 31-Sofia Kenin (U.S.) COURT SIMONNE-MATHIEU (play begins at 0900 GMT) 17-Daria Kasatkina (Australia) v 10-Paula Badosa (Spain) Elsa Jacquemot (France) v Lois Boisson (France) Joao Fonseca (Brazil) v 5-Jack Draper (Britain) Cameron Norrie (Britain) v Jacob Fearnley (Britain)
