French Open
‘Knows how to deal with it’: Dokic backs Demon amid rising pressure at Wimbledon
Former Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic believes Alex de Minaur belongs among the top four contenders for the Wimbledon men’s singles title.
- by Marc McGowan
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ABC banks on Catherine Murphy and Tony Armstrong to rescue Monday nights
The popular pair will co-host Monday’s Experts, a sports entertainment panel show that is taking the place of Q+A.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz outlasts Alexander Zverev to win maiden French Open final
The 21-year-old also became the seventh man, and the youngest, to claim major titles on all three surfaces.
- by Shrivathsa Sridhar
Analysis
Wimbledon
Next stop, the top five: Why Wimbledon-bound Demon is not done climbing tennis’ world order
Alex de Minaur has an opportunity to move closer to his top-five ranking goal in the grasscourt season after a breakout quarter-final run at Roland-Garros.
- by Marc McGowan
Swiatek blasts her way to fourth French Open crown
Iga Swiatek has blasted her way to a fourth French Open singles title, dismantling Jasmine Paolini quite mercilessly on Court Philippe Chatrier.
- by Ian Chadband
Zverev settles domestic violence case, reaches Roland-Garros final on same day
Hours before the tennis star’s semi-final began, word emerged from Berlin that a district court there ended a trial stemming from an ex-girlfriend’s accusation of assault during a 2020 argument.
- by Howard Fendrich
‘I left my heart out there’: de Minaur rues missed chances, eyes Wimbledon with confidence
The Demon showed he now belongs with the world’s elite. While his Roland-Garros loss will hurt, the doors are opening for him to hit Wimbledon with a top-eight seeding.
- by Marc McGowan
Zverev wins an epic rally
Alex de Minaur and Alexander Zverev slug it out in a 39-shot rally at their Roland-Garros quarter-final.
The epic 39-shot rally that helped sink Alex De Minaur
Alexander Zverev keeps his bid for an elusive first grand slam title alive by reaching a fourth straight Roland-Garros semi-final with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 victory over Australia’s Alex de Minaur.
- by Scott Spits and Marc McGowan
Djokovic pulls out of French Open, De Minaur avoids clash with world No.1
Djokovic aggravated a right knee problem during his win over Francisco Cerundolo, which was reported less than 24 hours later to be a torn medial meniscus.
- by Ian Chadband
Analysis
Analysis
‘Being a defender wasn’t going to cut it’: The numbers behind the Demon’s world-class weaponry
Alex de Minaur’s transformation from admired also-ran into world-beating top-10 star has captured the attention of a sporting nation. This is how he has done it.
- by Marc McGowan
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