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Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Iga Swiatek all to win in straight sets at the French Open today is 5/2 with Sky Bet
There is a Price Boost on offer as part of Sky Bet's Day 6 Specials market for today's French Open action. The boost requires Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Iga Swiatek all to win in straight sets. The odds for that particular bet have been enhanced from 13/8 to 5/2. Regarding the above boost, Alcaraz, Rune and Swiatek enter their respective match-ups as huge odds-on favourites according to Sky Bet. Alcaraz has all but cruised to the third round at this year's tournament, with the second seed dropping just one set across his two opening matches. Similarly to Alcaraz, tenth seed Holger Rune has dropped one set in his first two outings at Roland Garros. The Dane needed four sets to beat Roberto Bautista Agut before winning in straight sets against the United States' Emilio Nava last time out. Favourites Alcaraz, Rune and Swiatek all to win in straight sets at the French Open today is 5/2 Lastly, on the women's side of the draw, Swiatek has typically not broken a sweat at her favourite slam, with the five-time major winner reigning supreme in straight sets in the first and second rounds respectively. More impressively, she has only dropped a total of nine games across four sets to date at the 2025 French Open. For those interested in the bet - Alcaraz takes on Damir Dzumhur, Rune goes up against Quentin Halys, and Swiatek battles Jaqueline Cristian. Sky Bet Price Boost for Day 6 of the French Open: Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Iga Swiatek all to win in straight sets WAS 13/8 NOW 5/2
Asharq Al-Awsat
2 hours ago
- Health
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Djokovic Gets on his Bike for Adrenaline Rush Around Paris
Novak Djokovic said riding a bicycle around Paris was a little more eventful than his routine victory over home player Corentin Moutet to reach the French Open third round on Thursday. The 38-year-old Serb, bidding for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title, barely needed all his gears as he rolled past Moutet 6-3 6-2 7-6(1) and afterwards told reporters that he had spent part of the previous day on two wheels. "I have done some bike rides in the past in Paris, but I haven't done one in a while," he told reporters. "Roland Garros was kind enough to gift me a bicycle, so I used it yesterday for the first time. We were kind of trying our luck a little bit with that roundabout at the Arc de Triomphe. "To be honest at one point we had cars all over the place. It was quite an adrenaline experience, but I don't think I will repeat that. We were crazy enough to get into that roundabout. "It was fun but at one point but also a bit dangerous. It's great. It's great to see Paris from, you know, from the bicycle. I think it's just more fun." Djokovic, who warmed up for the French Open by winning his 100th career title in Geneva, has been untroubled in two rounds so far although he did have to deal with blistered feet. "It took me almost an hour to deal with the blister and the bleeding that I had," Reuters quoted him as saying. "So they had to use the injections and draw the blood out and then inject something to dry out the blister. So that was not really a pleasant process. "But I don't think it's going to be an issue for me to recover. Good thing about slams obviously you have a day in between." Up next for Djokovic is Austrian Filip Misolic.
New York Times
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
French Open 2025 live updates: Day six latest with Swiatek, Paul and Shelton in action today
Bonjour tout le monde, et bienvenue (hello everyone, and welcome) to The Athletic , where today we're covering the sixth day of action at the French Open at Roland Garros. We're in sunny Paris, France, for the second Grand Slam of the year, and while it was a brilliant day of entertainment yesterday — more on that later — there's loads more to come today. Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Americans Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul, and plenty of others will be in action today, and we'll have it all covered, right here. Why would you want to be anywhere else?
The Sun
2 hours ago
- Health
- The Sun
‘What the f*** is this?' – Naomi Osaka considers taking break from tennis as she posts pic of nasty hand injury
NAOMI OSAKA has revealed she is considering a break from tennis after showing off a nasty hand injury. The 27-year-old suffered a first-round exit to Paula Badosa at the French Open earlier this week. 2 And on Thursday, the world No.49 showed off a huge injury on her hands. Taking to social media, she showed off a photo of her fingers which had some horrible looking blisters. Osaka revealed she could not fully bend her fingers properly as a result. Following her defeat to Badosa, the Japanese star admitted she was "sick of this" and wanted to take a break "for a while". But she revealed that despite those feelings she had ended up training because she gets "anxiety" by not working out. Former world No.1 Osaka cast an emotional figure as she burst into tears and heavily downplayed her own abilities on the court. She then confessed that she feels she lets people down, including trainer Patrick Mouratoglou, who previously worked with Serena Williams. She told reporters: "I think as time goes on, I feel like I should be doing better.I hate disappointing people. "So, like, even with [coach] Patrick [Mouratoglou], I was thinking this just now, but like, he goes from working with, like, the greatest player ever to, like, 'what the f*** this is?' You know what I mean?" It has been a tough return to tennis for Osaka after becoming a mother for the first time. Rafa Nadal bursts into tears during his tennis farewell speech as three legends of the sport join him on courtv In an interview with Hello! she declared that her new role had been "so fulfilling" but the work-life balance was "tough" to juggle. She said: "Becoming a mom has been so fulfilling. "My career requires me to travel for most of the year, which makes it tough when I have to be away from my daughter so frequently, but I've got such a great support system around. It takes a village, and I truly couldn't do it without mine... " Motherhood has definitely given me a broader perspective on life. Kids require so much patience, and I've definitely learned to be more patient through my daughter. "I have a great team around me, and they are there with me during the highs and lows."
The Independent
3 hours ago
- General
- The Independent
French Open: Tennis players wonder if nasal strips aren't just for snoring anymore
If more tennis players find themselves breathing easier, it might just be thanks to Carlos Alcaraz. The four-time Grand Slam champion, whose bid for a second consecutive French Open title was scheduled to continue with a third-round match Friday night, has often worn a nasal strip in matches since last season — although not during his first two contests at Roland-Garros this week — and the sport's other athletes took note. After all, if Alcaraz finds something useful on the court, their thinking goes, maybe it makes sense to give the adhesive bands a shot. 'I saw Carlos playing in it,' said 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva, a semifinalist in Paris last year and the No. 6 women's seed this time. 'I'd be pretty interested to try and see if there is really a difference. If he plays matches in it, then probably there is.' At the 2024 season-ending ATP Finals last November, Alcaraz said: 'It is something that I'm going to wear more often. I could recover better between points.' Once associated with Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice and soccer stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, the bands, which essentially look like a Band-Aid worn across the bridge of the nose, are popping up on tennis courts — sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of curiosity. They are designed to open the nostrils slightly, making it easier to breathe through the nose. Originally marketed to reduce snoring, they're being embraced to enhance air intake during physical exertion. The idea is simple: Better breathing could mean better oxygen intake. In practice, the science is less convincing. In 2021, Brazilian academic Ricardo Dinardi reviewed more than 600 studies on nasal strips and found they didn't make a real difference in how much air athletes took in, their heart rate or how strenuous exercise felt. 'The effect on athletic performance is mostly placebo,' Dinardi said. 'But in elite sports, even perceived benefits can count.' Three-time major finalist Casper Ruud, who wore the strips in matches earlier this year, knows the evidence is shaky. But he still liked using them — both on the court and while sleeping. Like Alcaraz, Ruud did not wear one in Paris before his second-round exit. But he has been testing a prototype of a different version. 'I tried out a device that's very early in development. It will be a bit more comfortable to wear, because it's inside the nose and it looks like I have this bullring under,' said Ruud, who was the runner-up at Roland-Garros to Rafael Nadal in 2022 and Novak Djokovic in 2023. 'It will return, don't worry.' For other players, like Nicolás Jarry, the strips are more than a trend — they're a necessity. After nasal surgery in 2020, the Chilean still needed help to draw air into his nose, so he puts them on for every practice and every match he plays. 'Without it, I cannot breathe. My nostrils shut when I try,' he said, inhaling to demonstrate for a reporter. 'Others don't have that issue and still use them.' Jarry definitely has noticed a recent spike in interest among players. He said that even though he's worn the strips for years, including at this French Open, other competitors on tour never asked about them — until Alcaraz started wearing one last year, sometimes in black, sometimes in pink. 'Others have asked me, and many are trying it," said Jarry, who sported a beige-colored strip in Paris. "But before him? Nothing.' There are those, like 2024 US Open runner-up Jessica Pegula, who are tempted to try. 'I have a horrible deviated septum. I can't really breathe out of one side of my nose," said Pegula, who will play 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the third round Saturday. 'Maybe I should start wearing one.' She admits, though, that the aesthetic aspect might be a deal-breaker. 'I don't know," Pegula said with a smile, 'if I have the confidence to rock one.' AP Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich contributed. ___
