Tag: 2024 French Open

Dan Bradbury wins 2024 FedEx Open de France at Le Golf National

The win lifted Bradbury inside the top 25 in the Race to Dubai for the 2025 season.

Dan Bradbury’s goal was to make the cut at the DP World Tour’s FedEx Open de France. He did a lot better than that.

On Sunday, Bradbury carded a 5-under 66 in the final round to win the title by one stroke at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. The 25-year-old Englishman reeled off four birdies on the back nine to finish at 16 under overall for his second career win. Trailing by two strokes heading into the final round, Bradbury recounted that he looked over at the trophy on the first tee and thought, “it’s one of the ones you want.”

Asked if he had a place for the trophy, he smiled and said, “I’ll find one.”

Bradbury emerged from a bunched up leaderboard as 11 different players held or shared the lead on Sunday. Swedish golfer Jesper Svensson surrendered a one-stroke overnight lead, ballooning to 5-over 76 and tumbling down to a share of 27th.

Bradbury caught a break at No. 15 when his ball managed to stay dry and he proceeded to sink a 15-foot birdie putt.

“Straight out pushed it,” he said of his approach. “Luckily it stayed on, and I hit a horrendous putt that went in. Sometimes you just need that. Once I’d done that it felt like ‘there’s definitely something going for me.’”

Bradbury staved off Denmark’s Jeff Winther, who closed with a bogey-free 64. The win lifted Bradbury from worrying about being keeping his card for next season to inside the top 25 in the Race to Dubai.

“The goal was to make the cut so I didn’t have to go to Korea to keep my card,” Bradbury said. “I guess I will be looking for flights to Dubai.”

Iga Świątek is a bagel away from setting a new tennis record at the French Open

Iga Swiatek is enjoying so many lovely bagels lately.

To say Iga Świątek loves playing at Roland-Garros would be a massive understatement. In fact, with the Polish world No. 1’s latest dominant win over Markéta Vondroušová on Tuesday, Świątek has now firmly established one of the greatest runs we’ve ever seen in women’s tennis.

Just days after recording a dominant double bagel over Anastasia Potapova — a bagel is when a set finishes 6-0 — Świątek did it again to Vondroušová during their first set. That means Świątek has now recorded an unfathomable three bagels during the second week of a major.

It is something only nine women have ever done, with Serena Williams in 2013 being the only other star to have achieved it since 1989.

That is positively mind-boggling:

None of this dominance is particularly surprising from Świątek. In her young career, the French Open has turned out to be the Polish player’s bread and butter. Świątek is vying for her third straight singles title at Roland-Garros and her fourth win in five years. Talk about a dynasty.

Next up? The world No. 3, Coco Gauff, in the semifinals. If Świątek somehow records a bagel and beats Gauff convincingly, well, it might be time to start a well-earned coronation.

Coco Gauff delivered the most wholesome dance after her comeback French Open win over Ons Jabeur

Coco Gauff is a gem.

Coco Gauff is dancing her way to the final four at the 2024 French Open, and it’s one of the most wholesome things you’ll see all day.

Coco has been cruising, taking down opponents with relative ease. But on Monday, the No. 8 ranked player in the world, Ons Jabeur, gave Coco a challenging task. Ons came out in the first set, clicking on all cylinders and was up 2-1 in the second set before the 20-year-old staged a furious comeback to win the match.

The win catapulted Guaff into the final four players at the French Open. It made her the youngest player since Maria Sharapova to reach three or more consecutive women’s Grand Slam semi-finals. To celebrate, she continued the tradition of players dancing at the venue after they’ve won with the most wholesome video.

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Iga Swiatek’s absurdly quick French Open win even amazed Coco Gauff

Iga Swiatek really outdid herself during Sunday’s French open match.

When you’re the world No. 1 like Iga Swiatek, it can seem like there’s nothing all that notable to accomplish. Even when you make incredible comebacks, the expectation was that you were supposed to win in the first place anyway.

But Sunday’s fourth-round 2024 French Open win was a marvel even for the best women’s tennis player in the world.

In defeating Russia’s Anastasia Potapova, Swiatek really flexed her muscles. The 23-year-old Polish star won the match 6-0, 6-0 in 40 minutes (!) and lost just a total of 10 points to advance to the quarterfinals. It was the shortest match of her already illustrious career by far.

That is absolutely astonishing, especially at this level of world-class tennis.

Swiatek’s performance was so dominant that it even shocked Coco Gauff, the current world No. 3. Gauff — who also advanced to the quarterfinals — had expected Swiatek to quickly dispatch her opponent. But not that fast!

You know you’re doing something right when you’re even taking aback your elite peers with your play. It’s worth noting that should Swiatek and Gauff both advance again, they can meet in the quarterfinals next Thursday.

As for Swiatek, the Polish star is pursuing rare air. With another French Open title, the two-time reigning champion would become the youngest woman in the professional era to win four French Open singles titles. Swiatek is an astounding 32-2 Roland-Garros since her debut at the tournament in 2019.

Rafael Nadal having his 14 French Open titles announced before his opening match will give you goosebumps

Don’t mind us. Currently watching this on an endless loop.

An announcer read off tennis legend Rafael Nadal‘s 14 French Open titles ahead of his first-round match on Monday, and fans absolutely loved it.

Rafael Nadal is known for his impeccable skills during any tournament played on clay. But the French Open’s clay courts might truly be what sets him apart. Per Roland-Garros, his overall record on clay is an astounding 112-3. Additionally, Nadal’s 97 percent winning percentage is the best by any player at a single Grand Slam tournament.

So, it’s not shocking that a French Open announcer read off every single title at the tournament that Rafael Nadal has won during his career. The moment was so sneaky good and will give you goosebumps. WHEW.

Right on cue, fans couldn’t get over how awesome the moment was. Here’s what they reacted to the video on social media:

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