Men’s tennis finally got a new Grand Slam champion in New York last month as Dominic Thiem, an Austrian in, of all things, his 20s…
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Iga Swiatek Steamrolls Through the French Open, Besting Sofia Kenin in the Final
PARIS — The Polish national anthem reverberated through a mostly empty Philippe Chatrier Court to the delight of Iga Swiatek, who had barely broken a…
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Will This Be the Last French Open With Only Human Eyes Minding the Lines?
In the nearly 100 years they have been playing tennis at Roland Garros, the ritual has not altered. A ball lands close to a line.…
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2020 French Open: Women’s Final Preview
How to watch: 9 a.m. on NBC; streaming on the NBC app. Sofia Kenin, the Australian Open champion, is back in her second Grand Slam…
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Rafael Nadal Reaches French Open Final and Could Tie Majors Record
Was the Italian Open really only last month? It seemed much more distant on Friday as Rafael Nadal inexorably imposed his skill and will during…
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The French Open Will Probably Finish. But This Tournament Has Not Been Normal.
PARIS — The 12-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal typically refuels after a late-night match with a meal built around a piece of fish. He’ll…
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2020 French Open: Men’s Semifinal Preview
How to watch: 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Tennis Channel and 11 a.m. onward on NBC; streaming on the Tennis Channel app and…
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The Many Sides of Novak Djokovic, Out There for All to See
As the French Open moves to its final weekend, for the first time in years, the eyes of the tennis world are not solely trained…
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Iga Swiatek Cruises Into French Open Final, Where She Will Be Hard to Beat
In six matches at this French Open, no one has come close to finding a solution to Iga Swiatek. Not the No. 1 seed and…
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Djokovic and Kenin Push Through to French Open Semifinals
Novak Djokovic typically pounds his groundstrokes, not his own legs and left arm. But his laborious quarterfinal victory on Wednesday over Pablo Carreño Busta of…
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