Iga Swiatek has become the first woman to retain the Roland Garros title since Justine Henin in 2007, as she battled to beat Karolina Muchova in a tightly contested final. Swiatek beat Muchova, 6-2 5-7 6-4, with the Pole coming from a break down twice in the deciding set to clinch her third title at the Paris major. The WTA No.1 lead the second set 3-0 before the Czech started to fight back, causing Swiatek to lose a set in a Grand Slam final for the first time. Swiatek claimed the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen on a Muchova double fault, and she broke down in tears after an almost three-hour battle o ..read more

Novak Djokovic is into his 34th Grand Slam final, after a ‘disappointing’ conclusion to his blockbuster clash with Carlos Alcaraz. Djokovic beat Alcaraz, 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1, in the Roland Garros semi-final with those last two sets hampered by the Spaniard picking up full body cramps and being unable to move in typical fashion. The first two sets had lived up to the hype that many had built-up for only the second meeting between the No.1 and the 22-time Grand Slam champion, with Alcaraz hitting an incredible winner towards the start of the second set. In Novak voice: NOT TOO BAD #RolandGarros ..read more

Karolina Muchova may very well steal the Roland Garros women’s final this afternoon from Iga Swiatek says of Craig O’Shannessy as he previews the women’s singles final at the 2023 French Open exclusively for Tennishead It’s the biggest women’s match of the year so far with a surprise finalist after Karolina Muchova sneaked past Aryna Sabalenka in a tight semi-final. She now faces hot favourite Iga Swiatek but Tennishead expert Craig O’Shannessy, the founder of Brain Game Tennis, believes a real shock could be on the cards… For many, Muchova is an unknown quantity. I was fortunate to sit court ..read more

Iga Swiatek will compete for her fourth Grand Slam title in Paris, when the 22-year-old takes on the stylish game of Karolina Muchova. Swiatek beat Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-2 7-6(7), in a tightly contested semi-final match and the Pole is still yet to drop a set at Roland Garros this year. In-fact, the No.1 has been so dominant that she has dropped only 23 games throughout the tournament, which averages at less than four per match. The defending champion spoke of how she has developed since winning her first Roland Garros title back in 2020, “For sure, I feel like I’m a better player. Improvem ..read more

Carlos Alcaraz has been compared to the ‘superior’ Roger Federer in 2003 and 2004 by Rafael Nadal’s uncle and former coach Toni Nadal, as he bids to reach his first Roland Garros final. Alcaraz will play Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster semi-final clash this afternoon, in only a second-time meeting and the first between the pair at a major tournament. Excitement levels… Watch Alcaraz and Djokovic last time they met! @rolandgarros | #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/k6JCLXO0ms — ATP Tour (@atptour) June 9, 2023 The No.1 has only dropped only one set at the Paris major so far, and Rafael Nadal’s ..read more

Jack Draper has announced that he will be missing Wimbledon due to injury, as British tennis faces another setback following Emma Raducanu’s withdrawal from the grass major. Draper broke into the world’s top 40 for the first time at the start of the year, but has faced a very disrupted season since and has played only seven tournaments in total. This all came to a head at Roland Garros, when he withdrew from his first round match against Tomas Martin Etcheverry with a shoulder injury that was forcing him to underarm serve. In a statement on Instagram, Draper announced he would miss the entire ..read more

Alexander Zverev has returned to the semi-final of Roland Garros, where he picked up his horrific ankle injury last year against Rafael Nadal. Zverev beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4, to successfully defend his Roland Garros ranking points from 2022. Alexander Zverev defeats Tomas Martin 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reaches third consecutive #RolandGarros semifinal. Watch the highlights pic.twitter.com/05QzKIf18n — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 7, 2023 The German has struggled for form this year, being unable to win more than three consecutive matches, following tearing all thre ..read more