PARIS (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov bloodied his right hand by diving for a shot. He was covered in French Open clay — his arm, his leg, his back. He didn't get a whole lot of sleep the night before because rain forced him to forfeit the usual day off between Grand Slam matches. None of that mattered. Here's what did: The 10th-seeded Dimitrov reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the first time at age 33, beating No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3) at Court Suzanne Lenglen on Sunday. Di
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek provided a simple explanation for why she requested that the French Open not put her on the schedule during one of its night sessions, which often turn into way-past-midnight sessions. “I just like,” the No. 1-ranked player explained, “to sleep normally.” Catching the right amount of z’s is no easy task in Grand Slam tennis these days, for the athletes or those watching them compete. Current players, ex-players and the folks who run the sport tend to agree that it's hard
PARIS — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime saw his run at the French Open come to an end Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 loss to No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. Alcaraz had little trouble from Auger-Aliassime, breaking the Canadian six times on 16 chances and hitting 34 winners, 20 more than Auger-Aliassime, to wrap up the match in two hours 20 minutes. Auger-Aliassime didn't help his cause with 39 unforced errors, 15 more than Alcaraz. The 23-year-old Canadian appeared to struggle with his left l