Stories from the Vancouver tennis community
Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca defeated 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in the French Open third round, becoming the first teenager to beat Djokovic at a major and ending the Serbian's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title.
Novak Djokovic's quest for a 25th Grand Slam is over at the French Open after a stunning five-set loss to 19-year-old Joao Fonseca. The 39-year-old later said he does not know if he will return to Roland-Garros next year.
Tennis journalist John Wertheim reports that Serena Williams is expected to make her competitive return at Queen's Club, playing doubles with a top-10 player. The 23-time Grand Slam champion last competed in September 2022.
Diane Parry and Anastasia Potapova produced shocking upsets on Saturday at Roland Garros 2026, eliminating Amanda Anisimova and defending champion Coco Gauff respectively to reach the women's semifinals.
Italian 10th seed Flavio Cobolli dismantled American Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday at Roland Garros, halting Tien's six-match winning streak and advancing to the Grand Slam fourth round for only the second time.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion is reportedly seeking a doubles wildcard at the Queen's Club Championships in London next month, pairing with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko. It would mark Williams's first competitive match since the 2022 US Open.
Félix Auger-Aliassime defeated Roman Andres Burruchaga 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 on Thursday to reach the third round of Roland-Garros for the first time in two years, recovering from a first-set loss.
Fifth seed Ben Shelton lost to Belgian qualifier Raphael Collignon 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the French Open, leaving Félix Auger-Aliassime as the highest-ranked player in the top half after Jannik Sinner's shock exit.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner suffered an upset loss to Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round of Roland-Garros 2026, while Iga Swiatek cruised past fellow Pole Magda Linette to reach the fourth round.
Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the French Open third round and is now the highest-ranked player remaining in the top half of the men's draw after Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton both exited in shock results.
Casper Ruud saved two match points to defeat Tommy Paul in a Roland Garros semifinal, advancing to face Joao Felix in the final. Ruud, a two-time Grand Slam runner-up, improves to 4-0 against Paul in major meetings.
Gabriel Diallo's career-best Grand Slam run ended in the third round of the US Open on Saturday when he fell to American Tommy Paul in four sets.
