Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are expected to meet in the men's singles semifinals at the French Open, but both had to overcome brief challenges Monday.
Bobby Kersee has helped transform Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Athing Mu and many others into champion runners — and he shows no signs of slowing down.“I played really well and held things under control for 2½ sets and then lost my serve and things got a little bit on a wrong side for me,” said the 36-year-old Serb, who can break the men’s mark for most Slam titles he currently shares with Rafael Nadal, the 14-time French Open winner sidelined by a bad hip.
Alcaraz held three match points to close things at 5-3 in the third set but couldn’t convert, then found himself at five-all minutes later. Not surprisingly, he quickly righted himself and won 6-0, 6-2, 7-5. Other seeded men advancing on Day 2 in Paris included No. 12 Frances Tiafoe, No. 14 Cam Norrie, No. 15 Borna Coric, No. 18 Alex de Minaur, No. 19 Roberto Bautista Agut and No. 26 Denis Shapovalov. Among the seeded women moving into the second round: No. 5 Caroline Garcia, No. 14 Beatriz Haddad Maia, No. 20 Madison Keys and No. 22 Donna Vekic.
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