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Alcaraz, Djokovic 'not otherworldly' in French Open wins over foes making Slam debuts

Alcaraz, Djokovic ‘not otherworldly’ in French Open wins over foes making Slam debuts

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PARIS (AP) — You might assume that the opponents for Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in the French Open’s first round would come away from their straight-set losses Monday feeling too overwhelmed by the play of the two tournament favorites. You would be wrong. Forget the scores and the point-by-point particulars on a windy day …

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Ukraine's Kostyuk booed at French Open after no handshake with Belarus' Sabalenka because of war

Ukraine’s Kostyuk booed at French Open after no handshake with Belarus’ Sabalenka because of war

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PARIS (AP) — Unable to sleep the night before her first-round match at the French Open against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, the Grand Slam tournament’s No. 2 seed, Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine checked her phone at 5 a.m. Sunday and saw disturbing news back home in Kyiv. At least one person was killed when the …

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Wimbledon champion Rybakina wins Italian Open; Rune-Medvedev in men's final

Wimbledon champion Rybakina wins Italian Open; Rune-Medvedev in men’s final

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ROME (AP) — Elena Rybakina is discovering that her big serve and heavy groundstrokes can do damage on clay courts, too. The Wimbledon champion was dominating 21-9 with winners when Ukrainian opponent Anhelina Kalinina retired due to a left thigh injury early in the second set of the rain-delayed Italian Open final on Saturday. “I …

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