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HOWARD FENDRICH\ Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic made clear for years this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The biggest titles from his sport’s biggest stages were…

HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic pursued Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal for quite some time. They were the guys he measured himself against. The players who established…

HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press PARIS — It was Carlos Alcaraz, not Novak Djokovic, who conjured up the "How did he do that?!" shot in the French Open semifinals that went viral in minutes and…

HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press PARIS — A little more than four years ago, in the first round of a tiny clay-court tournament in the Czech Republic, 95th-ranked Iga Swiatek lost in three sets…

HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press PARIS — As it is, Karolina Muchova was the unseeded, unexpected participant in the French Open semifinals.And then, dealing with cramping legs nearly three…

HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press PARIS — This felt like a game Coco Gauff simply needed to claim if she intended to finally win a set, let alone a match, against No. 1 Iga Swiatek.With shouts…

HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press PARIS — Novak Djokovic, in his words, felt "quite sluggish, quite slow" for nearly two full sets against Karen Khachanov in the the French Open quarterfinals…

Howard Fendrich Associated Press PARIS — Some friendly advice, sports fans: If Carlos Alcaraz is playing, do not look away. Even for a moment. Because it’s likely he’ll conjure up some sort of…

HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press PARIS — If anyone thought a couple of recent runs to Week 2 at the French Open and a clay-court title a little more than a week ago made Daniil Medvedev a…

Rafael Nadal celebrated his record-extending 14th French Open title with a two-hander that whistled through the air and kicked the chalk. The champion then tossed his racket, tearing up as he covered his face before embracing his opponent -…