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Smiling assassin Alcaraz has 'key' to beating Tsitsipas

Smiling assassin Alcaraz has 'key' to beating Tsitsipas

Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas have set up a quarter-final date at the French Open that looks like ominous news for the Greek hopeful

Swiatek tucks in to double bagel - in just 40 minutes

Swiatek tucks in to double bagel - in just 40 minutes

Swiatek tucks in to double bagel - in just 40 minutes

Swiatek tucks in to double bagel - in just 40 minutes

Night hawk Novak Djokovic might have finished past 3am - but Iga Swiatek, who doesn't like night sessions, took only 40 minutes to get her day job done.

Demon out to bypass the tentacles of 'Octopus' Medvedev

Demon out to bypass the tentacles of 'Octopus' Medvedev

Demon out to bypass the tentacles of 'Octopus' Medvedev

Demon out to bypass the tentacles of 'Octopus' Medvedev

Alex de Minaur has to get past the tentacles of Daniil Medvedev if he wants to be the first Aussie man in two decades to reach the French Open quarters.

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De Minaur hails mental strength in landmark Paris win

De Minaur hails mental strength in landmark Paris win

Alex de Minaur has found "gold at the end of the tunnel", defusing the power of Jan-Lennard Struff to make a landmark appearance in the French Open last-16.

Friendship cast aside as Sabalenka crushes pal Badosa

Friendship cast aside as Sabalenka crushes pal Badosa

Friendship took a back seat at the French Open as Aryna Sabalenka crushed her best pal Paula Badosa at rainy Roland Garros.

Rublev no saint in French Open exit, but Sinner shines

Rublev no saint in French Open exit, but Sinner shines

The volatile Andrey Rublev has blown his top and his French Open chances at Roland Garros while Jannik Sinner continues to make serene progress.

Birthday girl Swiatek serenaded after Paris triumph

Birthday girl Swiatek serenaded after Paris triumph

Polish star Iga Swiatek has celebrated her 23rd birthday with the gift of a straightforward passage into the last 16 before being serenaded by the Paris crowd.

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De Minaur won't be pushed around by big hitter Struff

De Minaur won't be pushed around by big hitter Struff

De Minaur won't be pushed around by big hitter Struff

De Minaur won't be pushed around by big hitter Struff

Alex de Minaur has become more muscular and stronger in a bid to compete with the big boys on clay - and Jan-Lennard Struff is his acid test in Paris.

Kokkinakis a late-night, five-set hero again in Paris

Kokkinakis a late-night, five-set hero again in Paris

Kokkinakis a late-night, five-set hero again in Paris

Kokkinakis a late-night, five-set hero again in Paris

Thanasi Kokkinakis has pulled off another stirring comeback from two sets down to join Alex de Minaur in the third round at the French Open.

Heckler helps Djokovic finds mojo with French Open rout

Heckler helps Djokovic finds mojo with French Open rout

Heckler helps Djokovic finds mojo with French Open rout

Heckler helps Djokovic finds mojo with French Open rout

The real Novak Djokovic may have turned up at Roland Garros as the Serb dismantled Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena - with a little help from a heckler.

Indoor stars Sabalenka, Rybakina beat the rain in Paris

Indoor stars Sabalenka, Rybakina beat the rain in Paris

Indoor stars Sabalenka, Rybakina beat the rain in Paris

Indoor stars Sabalenka, Rybakina beat the rain in Paris

Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina have taken advantage of the luxury of playing indoors to race into the third round of the rain-sodden French Open.

Alcohol ban for French Open fans after Goffin complaint

Alcohol ban for French Open fans after Goffin complaint

Alcohol ban for French Open fans after Goffin complaint

Alcohol ban for French Open fans after Goffin complaint

French Open chiefs have banned spectators from drinking alcohol in the stands at Roland Garros after a fan spat chewing gum at David Goffin.

Alcaraz, Tsitsipas pushed but into Paris last-32

Alcaraz, Tsitsipas pushed but into Paris last-32

Alcaraz, Tsitsipas pushed but into Paris last-32

Alcaraz, Tsitsipas pushed but into Paris last-32

Carlos Alcaraz still doesn't look fully comfortable following his forearm injury as he had to battle to make his way into the third round of the French Open.

Swiatek survives French Open blitz by sensational Osaka

Swiatek survives French Open blitz by sensational Osaka

Swiatek survives French Open blitz by sensational Osaka

Swiatek survives French Open blitz by sensational Osaka

Iga Swiatek has delivered a champion's performance, resisting a magnificent display from former world No.1 Naomi Osaka to make the French Open third round.

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Kokkinakis fears French Open hopes damaged by marathon

Thanasi Kokkinakis says "I'm going to try my nuts off" to make the third round of the French Open, although his first-round, late-night heroics won't help.

French Open crowd went too far with spitting: Goffin

Belgian star David Goffin says fans showed "total disrespect" at the French Open, but Australian Adam Walton had no problems with the boisterous Paris crowds.

De Minaur and Kokkinakis break Aussie duck in Paris

Main man Alex de Minaur and marathon man Thanasi Kokkinakis have at last broken Australia's Roland Garros duck - and in brilliantly contrasting fashion.

Nadal beaten in possible last French Open clash

Fourteen-time winner Rafael Nadal may have played his last match at the French Open after being beaten in the first round at Roland Garros by Alexander Zverev.

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No regrets for Purcell after underarm misery in Paris

Max Purcell has suffered an agonising five-set loss, even failing with an underarm serve when he had match point, as Australia's French Open drought continued.

Boys champ to old pro, Popyrin still dreams in Paris

He didn't have the Carlos Alcaraz-style career he'd expected, but Alexei Popyrin is still buoyed by his French Open boys win whenever he's back in Paris.

'How I beat Rafa' ... Demon dreams of telling his kids

Alex de Minaur is as entranced as everyone in Paris about Rafa Nadal's possible last crack at the French Open - even if it turns out not to be.

Injury-free Alcaraz back to illuminate City of Light

There didn't appear to be much wrong with Carlos Alcaraz following his recent forearm problem as he returned with a ruthless win at the French Open.

Osaka overcomes nerves for winning start at French Open

Naomi Osaka got very nervous as she eked out a three-set win in her French Open first-round match, setting up a potential showdown with Iga Swiatek.

Ajla's 'mountain' after Aussies' woeful Paris opener

Returning Ajla Tomljanovic has been beaten on a day when three Australians got knocked out and another withdrew injured at the French Open.

De Minaur plans to shoot for double glory at Olympics

Australia's top tennis man Alex de Minaur has revealed he will go for gold in both singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics.

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