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When Alcaraz disappears, the whole tour loses some of its spark Carlos Alcaraz is not just another name missing from a draw. When the Spaniard misses Roland Garros, then Wimbledon, the whole sport feels a little less electric. His mad dashes, those drop shots from nowhere, the grin after some impossible point, the way he…

Serena Williams is back. And for one night, time stood still in London. There are comebacks that feel like PR exercises. Then there are the ones that jolt sports fans awake. On Tuesday night at Queen’s, Serena Williams stepped back onto a professional court for the first time in nearly four years after putting her…

Fils return delayed again Arthur Fils wanted to get his grass-court campaign up and running. He will have to wait. The Frenchman, still not back to full fitness, will not play the ATP 250 in s-Hertogenbosch next week after all. Another setback in a spell that is starting to feel seriously frustrating for the world…

From qualifying to the final, Maja Chwalinska’s remarkable Roland-Garros run When Maja Chwalinska arrived at Roland-Garros, her first goal was simply to get out of qualifying. Three weeks later, the Pole is about to play in a Grand Slam final. It was a script nobody really saw coming when the draw was made. Ranked 114th…

Roland-Garros : Andreeva blows past Kostyuk to seal a maiden Grand Slam final On Thursday, Mirra Andreeva took another huge step forward, sweeping aside the Ukrainian 6-1, 6-3 to book the first Grand Slam final of her young career. At 19, Andreeva is still climbing fast. She had already reached the semis in Paris before,…

The French dream hit a brick wall The Suzanne-Lenglen had a fine story to tell on Wednesday. A French pair, a Grand Slam semifinal, a crowd ready to cling to every return, and that little thought that always gets Roland-Garros buzzing: what if the home lads went and won a final here? Quentin Halys and…

Roland Garros: the nightmare goes on for Berrettini, Arnaldi marches into the semi-finals Face hidden beneath his cap, eyes red as he walked off the court. Matteo Berrettini could not hold back the tears on Wednesday night on Court Philippe Chatrier. The Italian retired from his Roland Garros quarter-final against Matteo Arnaldi while trailing 7-5,…

Roland-Garros: Sabalenka crashes out to Shnaider in a historic quarterfinal meltdown She was up 4-1 in the second set with two breaks in hand. She served at 5-4, 30-15 for the match. And then it all vanished. Aryna Sabalenka, the world No. 1, completely unraveled on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Wednesday, coughing up a brutal 10…

Serena Williams, the comeback nobody really dared to expect For years, the question hung in the air. Would Serena Williams ever come back? Ask it often enough and it starts to lose its edge. It became one of those impossible dreams people talk about without quite believing them. Then, on Monday, the tennis world got…