Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys will reprise last year’s US Open final at the French Open after both players moved into the semifinals on Tuesday at Roland Garros.

Stephens steamrolled No. 14-seeded Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-1, and Keys worked past unseeded Yulia Putintseva 7-6(5), 6-4.

“I thought I played pretty solid,” Stephens said afterwards. “I knew that every time you go into a match there are a little bit of nerves …

Novak Djokovic’s French Open hopes came to a stunning end Tuesday in the quarterfinals at the unlikely hands and the racquet of the world No. 72 Marco Cecchinato 6-3, 7-6(4), 1-6, 7-6(11).

It was the Serb’s worst lost by ranking ever at the French Open and his third to a player outside the Top 50 this year.

“I’m very, very happy,” said Cecchinato who had never beaten a Top 15 player before …

The French Open is into the quarterfinals, but the biggest result on Monday at Roland Garros was no result.

Serena Williams withdrew prior to her blockbuster match with Maria Sharapova, citing a pectoral muscle pull.

“I’ve unfortunately been having issues with my pec muscle and unfortunately it’s been getting worse,” Williams told reporters. “Right now, I can’t actually serve so it’s actually hard to play when I can’t physically serve.”

Which causes one …

The fourth round began at the French Open Monday in Paris. Two matches went straight sets, two went the distance.

Rafael Nadal upped his win streak to 13 and 38 straight sets after easing past 22-year-old Maximilian Marterer 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(4).

The German Marterer actually pushed Nadal early gain a quick break. And then again in the third when grabbed another before falling in a breaker. It wasn’t

“The match in …

US Open champion Sloane Stephens has floundered more than thrived on tour following her first Grand Slam title last year. Few (besides ESPN commentator Patrick McEnroe) picked her for success on the red clay during the second week of the French Open, but the American is gaining punters’ odds with each win at Roland Garros.

On Sunday Stephens thrashed No. 25 seed Anett Kontaveit 6-2, 6-0 to move into the quarterfinals …

To reach his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal, Alexander Zverev has had to do it the hard way. The real hard way. The German 21-year-old was in trouble for a third straight match, but for a third straight time he pulled through from 2 sets to 1 down to beat Karin Khachanov 4-6, 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

“I’m very happy about being in the quarterfinals here, going the hard way, going …

Rafael Nadal rolled into his 40th career Grand Slam fourth round pounding home favorite Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. The Frenchman had to wait until the fourth game to win his first point, much to the delight of the crowd on Chatrier.

Nadal has won 12 straight matches and 35 consecutive sets at the French Open. And he’s now won all 16 meetings with Richard Gasquet.

“It was an emotional thing …

Rain shortened the day on Friday at the French Open, but not before a giant upset took out one of the favorites at Roland Garros.

No. 4 Elina Svitolina, a contender not only for the title but to finish the tournament with the No. 1 ranking, fell 6-3, 7-5 to No. 31 seed Mihaela Buzarnescu.

The Romanian Buzarnescu, a journeywoman until the last year of so when she began playing her best …

There wasn’t supposed to be drama on the first day of the French Open third round in the men’s draw. After a tight one with Dusan Lajovic, second favorite Alexander Zverev was picked to roll past Damir Dzhumer today, but that was far from the case.

Zverev actually cruised to an opening set win, but Dzhumer stormed back taking the next two. Twice in the fourth, Dzumhur served for the match …

Serena Williams isn’t amongst the six players that can leave Roland Garros ranked No. 1, but a gritty performance on Thursday, taking out a seeded player, is making pundits wonder if she can leave France with another Grand Slam title.

Returning for her first Grand Slam tour since the birth of her first child, Williams displayed her ample assets for the second time in a black body suit on the red …

Things were tight between Rafael Nadal and Guido Pella for the first 15 minutes of their second round encounter at the French Open Thursday. But King of Clay pulled away with a resounding 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 victory on Lenglen.

“I’m happy about the things that happened this afternoon, of course. I played a solid match, and it’s true that during the match I improved the level. The forehand, especially after the …

World No. 1 Simona Halep was forced to come back from a one-set deficit in her opener on Wednesday at the French Open, stopping an upset bid from American Alison Riske 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.

“I had a slow start because it’s always tough to start this tournament,” Halep said. “It’s a pleasure to come here and to play. So always I feel nervous in the beginning. But it was good that …

It turned out to be quite a wild Wednesday as the second round began at the French Open. Novak Djokovic was the star attraction and the former champion wasn’t on par but managed to get through a tough Jaume Munar 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4.

Rafa’s protege Munar hung right with Djokovic, breaking the Serb three times. But the Spaniard’s serve was broke five times and in the key moments, Djokovic was just …

On a day of no seeded upsets, Serena Williams was the story of the French Open on Tuesday, donning a black bodysuit to defeat Kristyna Pliskova 7-6(4), 6-4 to advance to the second round at Roland Garros.

“I feel like I’m on the right track,” Serena told media. “I have been putting a lot of work in on the court, off the court, on the court, on the court, off the …

Rafael Nadal resumed his rain-suspended match with Simone Bolelli on Tuesday at the French Open with the Italian down two sets but up 3-0 in the third. Rafa, of course, immediately got back on serve but then things got interesting.

With Bolelli still slapping winners mixed with drop shots, a tiebreaker was forced – Nadal’s first breaker at Roland Garros since the 2013 semis against Novak Djokovic – and Bolelli led …