Tennis
Alexander Zverev beat Carlos Alcaraz at the season-ending event for the year’s top eight players.
Iga Swiatek beat Paula Badosa in three sets and Poland led Spain by an insurmountable 2-0 in the opening round of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.
Nick Kyrgios says he will make a return to competitive tennis at the Brisbane International beginning Dec. 29 after playing only one ATP Tour match in more than two years.
French Open Highlights
HLs: Alcaraz defeats Zverev for French Open title
Carlos Alcaraz took down Alexander Zverev in five sets to take home his first French Open title. The 21-year-old tennis phenom overcame a slow start to earn the third Grand Slam victory of his career.
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The earliest they could meet is the semifinals.
It was Zheng Qinwen’s fourth win in as many matches against Jasmine Paolini.
Coco Gauff earned her second career win over Iga Swiatek to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals.
The year-end, eight-man ATP Finals open in Turin, Italy.
With the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup set to be played in Spain this month, the International Tennis Federation is making a donation to support relief and recovery efforts for the recent catastrophic flooding in the country.
The third-seeded Zverev was in total control of the final to earn his seventh Masters 1000 title, his first in the French capital.
Alexander Zverev advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas, knocking the Greek player out of contention for the ATP Finals.
The 25-year-old Australian player, who won his first Masters 1000 title in Montreal this summer, had lost his three previous matches against his Russian rival.
Andrey Rublev held the eighth and final qualifying place in the race for the season-ending ATP Finals and could be overtaken by rivals.
Sinner, who is guaranteed to finish the year as No. 1, said in a message relayed by event organizers that he is not able to play this week.
