IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU

Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic's next opponent is an oft-injured guy ranked outside the top 100 and making his Grand Slam debut thanks to a wild card.

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.

It took until the fourth round, but now it’s the high-seeded men who are exiting the French Open.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has won 31 consecutive matches and 48 of her past 49 sets as she heads toward the fourth round of the French Open.

France Tennis French Open Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu plays a shot against France's Leolia Jeanjean during their third round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Saturday, May 28, 2022. Begu is 31 and participating in her 41st major tournament. Her best showings previously were fourth-round runs at the 2015 Australian Open and the 2016 French Open. Swiatek was the 2020 champion at the French Open, while Kovinic has never been past the third round at a major tournament. ___More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Teenager Holger Rune has given a Denmark a man in the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time in 63 years.

Begu walked to the sideline and chucked her racket, which went off the red clay and flew right behind chair umpire Anis Ressaissi’s seat, landing among spectators sitting courtside. Because I will answer the same thing: I’m just saying, ‘I’m sorry,’ and that’s it.”A spokeswoman for the French tennis federation said the organizers had no immediate comment, but that tournament referee Remy Azemar was expected to address what happened. The ball flew near one of the court groomers smoothing out the clay between sets. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic was defaulted when he inadvertently hit a line judge in the throat with a tennis ball after dropping a game in his fourth-round match. The ball flew right at the line judge, who dropped to her knees at the back of the court and reached for her neck.

A player at the French Open was allowed to continue her match — and ended up winning it — after she threw her racket and it bounced into the stands.

Two days, two wins and making it look easy.

Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka opened her 2022 season with a win over Alize Cornet in one of the Summer Set tournaments in Melbourne.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams has invested an undisclosed amount in Esusu, a start-up with a mission to boost credit scores of underserved populations.

Sebastian Korda is the son of two former professional tennis players and the brother of two current stars of women's golf.

American Madison Keys has advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon by beating No. 13-seeded Elise Mertens in straight sets.

France Tennis French Open United States Serena Williams prepares to serve to Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu during their first round match on day two of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___12:35 p.m.Tenth-seeded Belinda Bencic's campaign at Roland Garros is over. The Swiss player has never progressed past the third round at the French Open in five appearances. ___11 a.m.Serena Williams resumes her quest for a fourth French Open title against yet another Romanian opponent. The seventh-seeded Williams plays Mihaela Buzarnescu for a spot in the third round at Roland Garros.

France Tennis French Open United States Serena Williams prepares to serve to Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu during their first round match on day two of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler)PARIS — (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):___11 a.m.Serena Williams resumes her quest for a fourth French Open title against yet another Romanian opponent. The seventh-seeded Williams plays Mihaela Buzarnescu for a spot in the third round at Roland Garros. Williams is trying to win a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title but has played only four matches since the Australian Open. __More AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

French Open organizers say that both members of a men’s doubles team have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been dropped from the tournament.

France Tennis French Open United States Serena Williams wipes her brow as she plays against Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu during their first round match on day two of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler)Serena Williams says she can identify with anxiety regarding news conference scrutiny, and has experienced it frequently after matches. “Many of them I've been into where I've been -- very difficult to walk in in those moments,” she said. “But you know, it made me stronger.”Williams made her comments in a post-match news conference following her first-round victory Monday at the French Open. Williams improved to 77-1 in first-round Slam matches.

Serena Williams says she can identify with anxiety regarding news conference scrutiny, and has experienced it frequently after matches.

The president of the French tennis federation said Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open is “unfortunate” and wished her the “quickest possible recovery.”.

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer all are in the same half of the French Open men’s field.