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The Ghanaian Times
… At the French Open, some players restricted media appearances and even threatened a future boycott. …
Wimbledon prize money raisedDaily Guide
Mirra Andreeva Teenager Mirra Andreeva beats Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska to become the youngest woman to win the French Open since Monica Seles 34 years ago. …
Teenager Mirra Andreeva Claims First Grand Slam TitleJoy Online
… The German had been set up in the semi-final against the great Rafael Nadal in the 2022 French Open when he suffered a nasty fall that left him screaming in pain. …
‘I had the best and worst moments of my life here’ – ZverevJoy Online
… he ones who most benefit by this,” Clark said. “Indulge in curiosity, and it pays back in how you can use this technology.” Alexander Zverev finally landed the Grand Slam title that threatened to elude him by overcoming Flavio Cobolli and his own nerves to win a tense French Open …
We need to stop AI developing without humans, says Anthropic co-founderJoy Online
Alexander Zverev finally landed the Grand Slam title that threatened to elude him by overcoming Flavio Cobolli and his own nerves to win a tense French Open final in five sets. …
Zverev beats Cobolli in tense Paris final for first Grand SlamThe Ghanaian Times
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva reached her first Grand Slam final with a dominant victory over Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk at the French Open. …
Teenager Andreeva beats Kostyuk to reach finalJoy Online
Flavio Cobolli is two wins away from clinching a maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open and he is doing everything he can to make it happen – including using 14-time champion Rafael Nadal’s favoured shower cubicle at Roland Garros. …
Cobolli using Nadal’s shower in bid for French Open gloryJoy Online
Matteo Berrettini said he is “tired of retiring” from matches as injury ended his hopes of a maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open. …
Berrettini tired of retiring as injury strikes againJoy Online
… The world number one has been left licking her wounds after a chastening 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat by Russia’s Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarter-finals. …
Sabalenka lets another golden Slam opportunity slipJoy Online
Alexander Zverev’s pursuit of an elusive Grand Slam title remained on track with a comprehensive victory over highly-rated teenager Rafael Jodar, putting him into the French Open semi-finals. …
Zverev to face Mensik after ending Jodar runWimbledon organisers have announced a record prize money pot of £64.2 million for this year's championships, a 20 per cent rise on last year and the biggest annual increase in the tournament's history. Prize money will increase across every round, with singles champions earning £3.6 million and first-round losers receiving £80,000.
12 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Wimbledon organisers have announced a record prize money pot of £64.2 million for this year's championships, a 20 per cent rise on last year and the biggest annual increase in the tournament's history. Prize money will increase across every round, with singles champions earning £3.6 million and first-round losers receiving £80,000.
12 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva defeated Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to win the French Open women's singles title, becoming the youngest champion since Monica Seles won in 1992. Andreeva is also the first Russian female Grand Slam singles champion since Maria Sharapova in 2014.
8 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Alexander Zverev claimed his first Grand Slam title by defeating Flavio Cobolli in a five-set final at the French Open, 1,465 days after suffering a serious ankle injury on the same court in 2022 that required surgery and sidelined him for months.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, has warned that artificial intelligence is approaching a point where it could develop without human input and called for government policy and new regulations to maintain control over increasingly powerful AI systems. Clark noted that Anthropic's Claude chatbot is already running on 80% code it wrote itself, with the possibility of reaching 100% within two years.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 in the French Open final to claim his first Grand Slam title after losing his three previous major finals. The 29-year-old German's victory makes him the first man other than Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz to win a Grand Slam recently.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva defeated Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-1 6-3 in the French Open semi-final to reach her first Grand Slam final. The 19-year-old is the fourth-youngest woman to reach the Roland Garros final in 30 years and will face either compatriot Diana Shnaider or Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska on Saturday.
5 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Flavio Cobolli, the 10th seed, defeated Canadian fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time. Cobolli revealed he is using Rafael Nadal's favoured shower cubicle at Roland Garros as part of his superstitious routine this week, after Nadal once told him it had been his shower for 14 years.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Matteo Berrettini quit his quarter-final match against fellow Italian Matteo Arnaldi at the French Open after a hip problem forced him to retire while trailing 5-2 in the second set. The 30-year-old expressed frustration at retiring again, saying he is "tired of retiring" from matches as injury has repeatedly derailed his career since his 2021 Wimbledon final appearance.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat to Russia's Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarter-finals, squandering a set and double break advantage and missing another chance at the title despite being the overwhelming favourite.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Alexander Zverev advanced to the French Open semi-finals with a straight-sets victory over Rafael Jodar, and will next face Czech 26th seed Jakub Mensik for a place in Sunday's final. Zverev, the second seed and highest-ranked man remaining in the singles draw, has never won a Grand Slam despite losing in three finals and seven semi-finals.
3 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Rafael Jodar, a 19-year-old Spanish player making his Grand Slam main-draw debut on the Paris clay, has emerged as a dark horse for the Coupe des Mousquetaires after rapid progress from being ranked 707th a year ago. Seeded 27th, Jodar will face German Alexander Zverev in Tuesday's quarter-final, with a victory putting him among the favourites for the title.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Matteo Berrettini reached a Grand Slam quarter-final for the first time in almost four years after defeating Juan Manuel Cerundolo at the French Open. The Italian, who has slipped to 105th in the rankings after injuries, is the lowest-ranked Roland Garros quarter-finalist since Igor Andreev in 2007.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
World number one Aryna Sabalenka defeated 16th seed Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-3 in straight sets to advance to her fourth consecutive French Open quarter-final, where she will face Diana Shnaider. Sabalenka credited her serve and drop shots as decisive factors in the victory.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Tennis legend Serena Williams will make her competitive return after nearly four years away, playing women's doubles at Queen's Club starting June 8 alongside Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko. The 44-year-old American stepped back from tennis in 2022 after winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner suffered an unexpected second-round exit at the French Open after a five-set loss to Juan Manuel Cerundolo, with the Italian struggling with injury-related issues including dizziness during the match in Paris.
29 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka lost 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Jesper De Jong in his final French Open on Monday, though he will not officially retire until October's Swiss Indoors in Basel. Wawrinka, 41, called the venue witness to the best match of his life—his 2015 final victory over Novak Djokovic—and wore a memento of the iconic plaid shorts from that performance.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Third seed Novak Djokovic recovered from a set down to defeat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 5-7 7-5 6-1 6-4 in the French Open first round, extending his unbeaten record in that stage to 22 matches. Djokovic, who turned 39 on Friday, said his lack of match sharpness was evident as he struggled to read the tall Frenchman's serve.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
British number one Emma Raducanu was defeated 6-0 7-6 (7-4) by Argentina's Solana Sierra in the French Open first round. Raducanu's 2026 season has been disrupted by a post-viral illness that kept her off the WTA Tour for more than two months, and her lack of match play on clay showed as she struggled against the world number 68.
24 May 2026 · Joy Online →
World number one Aryna Sabalenka and other leading players, including Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, cut their French Open media duties to 15 minutes in protest at prize money allocation, believing players deserve a greater share of Grand Slam tournament revenue than the current 15% offered.
24 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The world's leading tennis players plan to limit their pre-French Open media commitments to 15 minutes in protest at prize money, with the 15-minute limit symbolising the 15% of revenue that Grand Slams broadly allocate to prize money. The men's and women's top-10 players are demanding a higher percentage of revenue generated by the four Grand Slams, as well as benefit contributions and greater say in scheduling.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this year's Wimbledon and Queen's due to a right wrist injury sustained at Barcelona Open. The Spanish world number two, 23, said his recovery is progressing but he is not yet ready to compete.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Jannik Sinner recorded his 32nd straight victory at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, breaking Novak Djokovic's all-time record, by defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 in the Italian Open quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has joined British number two Jack Draper's coaching team for the grass-court season, including Wimbledon, after Draper parted company with coach Jamie Delgado.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff recovered from match point down to defeat American teenager Iva Jovic 5-7 7-5 6-2 in the Italian Open fourth round. Gauff acknowledged she must improve significantly to defend her French Open title beginning 24 May and match her run to last year's Italian Open final.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Poland's Iga Swiatek defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1 6-0 to advance to an Italian Open fourth-round meeting with Japan's Naomi Osaka. Swiatek, who recently hired Rafael Nadal's former coach Francisco Roig, has not claimed a clay title since the 2024 French Open despite being the world number three.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a second defeat in three matches after losing to Romania's Sorana Cirstea 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the Italian Open third round. The loss ends her streak of making the quarter-finals or better in 17 consecutive tournaments and leaves her with four wins and two losses on clay heading into the French Open.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Top men's and women's tennis players are demanding a higher percentage of Grand Slam revenue, benefit contributions, and greater say in scheduling. Players including Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka say the core issue is respect, noting they have not received a substantive response to a letter submitted a year ago, and that top athletes in other sports typically receive responses within 48 hours.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
World number one Jannik Sinner defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-3 6-4 in the Italian Open second round, extending his winning streak at Masters events. A victory in Rome would make him only the second player after Novak Djokovic to win all nine Masters 1000 events in a career.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Novak Djokovic, the world number four, was defeated by Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic 2-6 6-2 6-4 in the Italian Open second round on his first match since March and first clay-court appearance of the year after a shoulder injury. Djokovic said he will not compete again before the French Open on 24 May, where he aims for a 25th Grand Slam singles title.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
World number one Aryna Sabalenka believes players will boycott a Grand Slam "at some point" over a dispute regarding prize money, revenue percentage, benefit contributions, and scheduling input. The men's and women's top-10 players are demanding a higher percentage of revenue generated by the four majors, with players expressing deep disappointment at a 9.5% prize money increase at the French Open when they believe they are entitled to 22% of tournament revenue.
6 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →