12:28 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Defending champion Rafael Nadal is through to a 13th French Open final after beating Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (0). The 12th-seeded Argentine won their previous meeting last month in the Italian Open quarterfinals. But this was his 10th defeat in 11 career matches against Nadal. Schwartzman trailed
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8:12 PM ET Only two individuals stand in the way of a historic French Open clash between top seed Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who is on a quest to equal Roger Federer‘s all-time Grand Slam singles title record for men at 20. While neither Stefanos Tsitsipas nor Diego Schwartzman has played a
5:23 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After advancing to the 2020 French Open women’s semifinals on Wednesday, Sofia Kenin was asked if there was a word that summed up what she loved so much about tennis. The 21-year-old American didn’t hesitate. “Winning, definitely,” she said. “That’s my answer.” Kenin has never hidden her desire to win
10:58 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — Iga Swiatek is just 19. She’s ranked 54th. She’s never won a tour-level title. She’d never been past the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament. And she’s as dominant as can be so far at the French Open. Poland’s Swiatek became the lowest-ranked women’s finalist at Roland
1:38 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — There were plenty of recent reasons for Stefanos Tsitsipas to doubt himself, to wonder how things could keep going so awry. And yet here he is, a French Open semifinalist for the first time. The fifth-seeded Tsitsipas completely changed the match’s complexion Wednesday with a little help from
7:50 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After months of uncertainty leading into the French Open, rescheduled from its traditional spring date due to the coronavirus pandemic, the semifinal round is finally here. It has been a chaotic week and a half at Roland Garros, filled with early exits of favorites and a never-ending stream of weather
3:32 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — French Open semifinalists Sofia Kenin and Stefanos Tsitsipas have both been fined $8,500 at the tournament so far for multiple infractions, including receiving coaching help. Both coincidentally were docked the same amounts for the same offenses: $3,000 for coaching in the first round, another $4,000 for coaching in
10:25 AM ET ESPN News Services PARIS — Sofia Kenin extended her run of success at Grand Slam tournaments this year by beating Danielle Collins 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 on Wednesday to reach the French Open semifinals. Kenin has now won a tour-leading 15 matches at majors this year. She started the year by winning the
6:17 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com The 2020 French Open women’s quarterfinalists are an unlikely bunch. With the early exits of stars like Serena Williams and Simona Halep, and the absence of defending champion Ashleigh Barty and US Open winner Naomi Osaka, the draw is more wide open than ever. Seven women have already punched their
3:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Diego Schwartzman came back to beat US Open champion Dominic Thiem in five sets across more than five hours at the French Open on Tuesday, reaching the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career. Schwartzman, of Argentina, was two points from defeat on three occasions in the fourth set