CARLOS ALCARAZ

Rafael Nadal showed up at Roland Garros with his personal doctor along for the trip.

APTOPIX France Tennis French Open Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates as he defeats Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Tuesday, May 31, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (Thibault Camus)PARIS — (AP) — A lot of folks were predicting that 19-year-old rising star Carlos Alcaraz would leave this French Open as the champion. Instead, it's Alexander Zverev who still has a shot at his first Grand Slam title. In women's action earlier Tuesday, 18-year-old Coco Gauff of the United States and 28-year-old Martina Trevisan of Italy each reached her first Grand Slam semifinal. “The match,” Zverev said, “was turning his way.”Except Alcaraz plopped a backhand into the net, and soon Zverev had his first match point at 7-6, which he relinquished with his own netted backhand.

Rafael Nadal has beaten Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in a monumental match in the French Open quarterfinals to move a step closer to his 14th championship at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament and 22nd major trophy overall.

Iga Swiatek’s 20-set winning streak ended but her run of consecutive match victories is now up to 32 as she heads to the French Open quarterfinals.

Rafael Nadal will see a familiar face in the opposite corner for his fourth-round match at the French Open.

Rafael Nadal knew this was bound to happen. Also well aware this moment would come, of course, was Felix Auger-Aliassime, the promising player who brought aboard the man known to many simply as Uncle Toni for some extra assistance last year. Once Toni and Rafael ended their professional partnership, and once Auger-Aliassime hired Toni to work in tandem with full-time coach Frederic Fontang, they all figured that somewhere, sometime, their paths would cross.

France Tennis French Open Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning against Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas in five sets, 6-1, 6-7 (9-7), 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, during their second round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) (Jean-Francois Badias)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local):11 a.m. The big favorites in the men’s draw have third-round matches on Day 6 at the French Open. In the nightcap on center court, sixth-seeded Carlos Alcaraz plays Sebastian Korda in what could be a tricky matchup for the 19-year-old Spaniard. ___More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Karen Khachanov has become the first man at this year’s French Open to eliminate an opponent seeded in the top 12.

The surprising results in the women's draw at the French Open keep piling up and now only three of the top 10 women's seeds are still in the field before the third round has even started.

France Tennis French Open Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning against Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas in five sets, 6-1, 6-7 (9-7), 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, during their second round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Not, mind you, the match point Alcaraz saved in his second-round French Open marathon against Albert Ramos-Vinolas, a fellow Spaniard who is 15 years his elder. 1," a spot expected of him one day, perhaps soon — while in the stands, his coach, 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, pointed to his temples. There was a loss for reigning U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu — the 19-year-old's French Open debut ended against Aliaksandra Sasnovich with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 defeat — and a 6-2, 6-4 win for Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic against 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu. This is just the sixth Grand Slam tournament for Alcaraz, whose best showing was the U.S. Open quarterfinals last September.

Rising star Carlos Alcaraz has saved a match point in the fourth set and erased an early deficit in the fifth to overcome Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-7 (7), 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 at the French Open.

France Tennis French Open Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka during their first round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Monday, May 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open tennis tournament (all times local):11 a.m.Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are all on the schedule at the French Open as the second round begins on Day 4. Defending champion Djokovic faces Alex Molcan at Court Suzanne Lenglen. Thirteen-time champion Nadal will close the day on Court Philippe Chatrier in the night session against Corentin Moutet. The most intriguing women’s matchup pits 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu against Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

Rafael Nadal reached 300 career Grand Slam match victories by beating Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the French Open at Roland Garros.

Third-seeded Paula Badosa needed just 54 minutes to beat wild-card entry Fiona Ferro 6-2, 6-0 at Roland Garros.

American teenager Coco Gauff did not let 10 double-faults, 12 break points or a warning from the chair umpire about receiving coaching from Dad disrupt her progress into the second round at Roland Garros.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek carries a 28-match winning streak into the French Open.

Italy Tennis Open Naomi Osaka, of Japan, listens to her coach Wim Fissette during a training session on the occasion of the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Friday, May 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (Gregorio Borgia)PARIS — (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s return to the French Open will be a tough test against the player who beat her at the Australian Open, Amanda Anisimova. They were paired in the bracket during Thursday’s draw at Roland Garros for the clay-court major tennis tournament. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all were placed on the same half of the men’s bracket. 1, could meet 13-time champion Nadal in the quarterfinals.

French Open Draw Tennis FILE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, left, shakes hands with Spain's Rafael Nadal after their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Friday, June 11, 2021 in Paris. Novak Djokovic won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2. The draw for this year’s tournament at Roland Garros was held in Paris on Thursday. (AP Photo/Michel Eule, Filer) (Michel Euler)PARIS — (AP) — Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all were placed on the same half of the French Open men’s bracket in Thursday’s draw for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament. 1, could meet 13-time champion Nadal in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.

Naomi Osaka’s return to the French Open will be a tough test against the player who beat her at the Australian Open, No. 27 Amanda Anisimova.

Italy Tennis Open Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his final match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (Alessandra Tarantino)ROME — (AP) — That loss to Carlos Alcaraz seems to have motivated Novak Djokovic to step up his game. A week after his defeat to the 19-year-old Alcaraz in Madrid, Djokovic won the Italian Open without dropping a set on Sunday for his first title of the year. Now, both Djokovic and Alcaraz need to be considered as top favorites for the French Open, which starts next Sunday. “Right now, Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic,” Tsitsipas said when asked to pick the French Open favorite — without even mentioning Nadal's name.

Novak Djokovic raised his first trophy of the year at the Italian Open and showed that he’s back in top form exactly a week before the French Open starts.

Once is enough when it comes to beating Rafael Nadal on a clay court.

John Isner believes in his chances against Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Italian Open.

In the past week, Alcaraz turned 19 — and then outplayed three of the world's top five players.

Spain Tennis Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, celebrates after winning a point during the final match with Alexander Zverev, of Germany, at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul White) (Paul White)MADRID — (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to win two Masters 1000 titles. It was the seventh straight win over a top-10 player for the 19-year-old Alcaraz, and his tour-leading fourth title of the year. Zverev was trying to win his second consecutive Madrid title, and third overall. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports___Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoniCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Carlos Alcaraz has capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to claim two Masters 1000 titles.

Carlos Alcaraz capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to win two Masters 1000 titles. After victories over his idol Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, the Spanish teenage sensation comfortably defeated No. 3 Zverev 6-3, 6-1. Zverev was trying to win his second consecutive Madrid title, and third overall.

Novak Djokovic is optimistic about his game going into the French Open despite going another week without a title.

APTOPIX Spain Tennis Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic during a men's semifinal at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 7, 2022. After defeating his idol Nadal in the quarterfinals on Friday, the 19-year-old Alcaraz rallied to beat top-ranked Djokovic 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) after more than 3 1/2 hours on Saturday to reach the Madrid Open final. Alcaraz became the first player to beat Nadal and Djokovic at the same clay-court event. Zverev is now 19-2 in Madrid, where he also won the title in 2018. He deserved to win.”Alcaraz, the youngest ever to reach the Madrid semifinals, took an early lead in the first set but Djokovic rallied.

Spain Tennis Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic during a men's semifinal at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, May 7, 2022. After defeating his idol Nadal in the quarterfinals on Friday, the 19-year-old Alcaraz rallied to beat top-ranked Djokovic 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) after more than 3 1/2 hours on Saturday to reach the Madrid Open final. Alcaraz, the youngest ever to reach the Madrid semifinals, took an early lead in the first set but Djokovic rallied. The match winner came was one of Alcaraz's more than 30 forehand winners that kept Djokovic on the defensive throughout. ___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports___Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoniCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Rafael Nadal one day.

Rafael Nadal has gotten is off to a good start in his return from injury, defeating Miomir Kecmanovic in two sets to reach the third round at the Madrid Open.

Novak Djokovic is off to a good start at the Madrid Open after a 6-3, 6-2 win over Gael Monfils in the second round.

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LONDON — (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz moved up to No. 9 in the ATP rankings on Monday, a little more than a month before he turns 19, making him the youngest man to break into the top 10 since Rafael Nadal did it exactly 17 years ago. His fellow Spaniard Nadal was about a month younger when he climbed into the top 10 on April 25, 2005, after a title on Barcelona’s clay. The youngest man to crack that elite level on the ATP Tour was Aaron Krickstein, who was 11 days past his 17th birthday when he made his debut in the top 10 in August 1984. Alcaraz is tied with Nadal for the most ATP titles in 2022 with three; his 23 match wins are second behind only Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has 24 victories this season.

Carlos Alcaraz has moved up to No. 9 in the ATP rankings at age 18.

Iga Swiatek has moved up one spot to the top of the WTA rankings and is the first tennis player from Poland to be No. 1 in the sport.

Miami Open Tennis Tennis fans cheer for Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, as he plays against Casper Ruud, of Norway, during the men's singles finals of the Miami Open tennis tournament, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (Wilfredo Lee)MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — (AP) — Spanish fans brought plenty of their nation’s flags to Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, thrusting them into the air whenever things were going well for Carlos Alcaraz. Spain finally has a Miami Open men’s champion: an 18-year-old who wasn’t even in the top 100 of the world rankings at this time a year ago and now heads into the clay-court season arguably playing as well as anyone. He became the youngest champion in Miami Open history — Novak Djokovic was 19 when he won the tournament, then the NASDAQ-100 Open, for the first time — and picked up $1,231,245 for the victory, nearly doubling his career earnings with one check. He had been away while mourning the death of his father, but made it back to Miami in time for the final. David Ferrer got there in 2013 and the best player of them all, Rafael Nadal, made it to the Miami final in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2017.

Spanish fans brought plenty of their nation’s flags to Hard Rock Stadium, thrusting them into the air whenever things were going well for Carlos Alcaraz.

Iga Swiatek ended her journey to the women’s No. 1 ranking in fitting fashion.

Naomi Osaka is playing her first final in more than a year on Saturday, which sounds like a comeback story.

Naomi Osaka has reached a championship match for the first time since the 2021 Australian Open.

Rafael Nadal says he will be sidelined for four to six weeks because of a rib injury.

The 21-time major champion staved off three break points on his serve in the fifth game of the third set and then broke Alcaraz with a forehand volley winner to go up 5-3. Nadal served out the match with a love game, punctuating the 3-hour, 12-minute struggle with a 95-mph ace. Nadal threw his head back, smiled and raised both arms in triumph, having escaped an aggressive Alcaraz. He served a love game to open the match and then promptly broke Rublev and held again for a 3-0 lead. They've known each other since the junior ranks, where Rublev beat Fritz in three of their four meetings.

Rafael Nadal outlasted Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the BNP Paribas Open final and improve to 20-0 this year.

Iga Swiatek rallied from a break down in each set to beat Simona Halep 7-6 (6), 6-4 and reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open.

Rafael Nadal is still perfect.

APTOPIX US Open Tennis Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, reacts after defeating Angelique Kerber, of Germany, during the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in New York. And just as against Osaka, Fernandez trailed in the second set: Kerber led by a break at 4-2. “I was honestly tired in the third set," Fernandez acknowledged. '”Still, in the last set, Kerber held a break point with a chance to go up 3-1. “I remember the feeling really well,” Kerber said when asked about playing with the sort of loose-grip freedom Fernandez displays.

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):___8:45 p.m.Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest male quarterfinalist at the U.S. Open since 1963. The 18-year-old from Spain reached the final eight at Flushing Meadows by beating 141st-ranked qualifier Peter Gojowczyk of Germany 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0. Alcaraz also becomes the youngest men's quarterfinalist at any Grand Slam tournament since Michael Chang was 18 at the 1990 French Open. Medvedev next plays Botic van de Zandschulp, the third unseeded player he would face at Flushing Meadows. 5 seed Elina Svitolina beat two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open.

Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has followed up her upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open by beating another past title winner at Flushing Meadows.

Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest male quarterfinalist at the U.S. Open since 1963.

Garbiñe Muguruza does not like the way her loss to Barbora Krejcikova at the U.S. Open ended. Krejcikova took a medical timeout at 6-5 in the second set, then took her time between points in the ensuing tiebreaker of her 6-3, 7-6 (4) win in the fourth round. After the last point, Muguruza told Krejcikova she was “so unprofessional.”

US Open Tennis Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, reacts after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, during the third round of the US Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in New York. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alcaraz showed why he’s been getting so much attention already. “He can be a contender for Grand Slam titles,” said Tsitsipas, the runner-up at the French Open this year. Muguruza got past Victoria Azarenka, a three-time U.S. Open runner-up including a year ago, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 and next faces French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova. and, after some of his best shots, nodding confidently in the direction of his coach, 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka has lost a set at the U.S. Open for the first time this year. Osaka slammed her racket to the court multiple times in frustration during her second-set loss to 18-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez. ___3:05 p.m.French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova is into the fourth round of her U.S. Open debut. ___2:40 p.m.Garbiñe Muguruza has matched her best run at the U.S. Open by reaching the fourth round. Three-time U.S. Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka was set to open play on Arthur Ashe Stadium against two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza.

US Open Tennis Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, reacts after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, during the third round of the US Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in New York. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alcaraz showed why he’s been getting so much attention already. The best win,” said the 55th-ranked Alcaraz, who was participating in only his 10th Grand Slam contest. “He can be a contender for Grand Slam titles,” said Tsitsipas, the runner-up at the French Open this year. When he rose to go to the net, Tsitsipas patted Alcaraz on the shoulder.

US Open Tennis Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, reacts after winning a point against Stefanos Tsitsipas, of Greece, during the third round of the US Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in New York. Alcaraz easily pulled off the biggest win of his career and is in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time in his career. ___3:05 p.m.French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova is into the fourth round of her U.S. Open debut. ___2:40 p.m.Garbiñe Muguruza has matched her best run at the U.S. Open by reaching the fourth round. Three-time U.S. Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka was set to open play on Arthur Ashe Stadium against two-time Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza.

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz has beaten No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets at the U.S. Open to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka repeatedly smashed her racket to the court, smacked a ball into the crowd, hid under a towel and imploded over the final two sets in a third-round loss at the U.

American tennis player Frances Tiafoe had a small, late-night crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium going wild on every point in an upset win that pushed the record for the latest finish in tournament history. Tiafoe outlasted fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-1 and reached the fourth round for the second straight year. There were three U.S. Open finishes at 2:26 a.m., in 1993, 2012 and 2014.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates winning a point against Richard Gasquet of France during the men's singles second round match on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday July 1, 2021. The German won Wimbledon in 2018 and has three Grand Slam titles overall. Sorribes Tormo has never been past the second round at a major. Barty's forehand was called out on her second match point but a replay showed it clipped the line. It's Switzerland vs. France again when Roger Federer takes on Richard Gasquet in the second round at Wimbledon.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis Russia's Daniil Medvedev plays a return to Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff during the men's singles first round match on day two of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday June 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):5:10 p.m.Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev saw off promising Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to reach the third round at Wimbledon. Alcaraz has drawn similar praise from countryman Rafael Nadal and made the third round at the French Open this year. Barty's forehand was called out on her second match point but a replay showed it clipped the line. It's Switzerland vs. France again when Roger Federer takes on Richard Gasquet in the second round at Wimbledon.