Tennis: Coco Gauff was not thrilled about the chair umpire's ruling that went against her during her semi-final loss to Iga Swiatek in Paris.
Fiery Gauff sparks debate with chair ump | 02:15 Juan Carlos Ferrero was among the thousands sitting in disbelief as he watched the future unfold in front of him as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner thundered balls this way and that during an astonishing clash at the US Open in New York in 2022.
The pair struck supercharged forehands. They hit the super sprint button when on the defence to reel in shots that would be beyond most players, with perhaps Alex de Minaur the exception. The ingenuity and audacity of their shot making was astounding. As well as Zverev and Ruud, who feature in the other semi-final, are playing at the moment, it will be a significant shock if the man lifting The Muskateers Cup at Roland Garros on Sunday does not emerge from the initial semi-final in Paris on Friday.
It may well be that there is a Djokovic lurking around the corner to challenge the two young stars, just as the Serbian crashed the party of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. “I’ve maximized anything that I was able to try and do out on the court. I’ve maximized everything. It’s a difficult journey. It’s not a pleasant one, for sure.
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