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Coco Gauff opens French Open with straight-sets win, warned about father’s hand ‘signals’

by admin | May 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW

American teenager Coco Gauff did not let 10 double-faults, 12 break points or a warning from the chair umpire about receiving coaching from her father disrupt her progress into the second round at Roland Garros. The 18-year-old Gauff began her trip to Paris with a...

Emma Raducanu fit for French Open after back problem

by admin | May 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Emma Raducanu declared herself fit for the French Open after concerns over a back problem. The US Open champion retired during the second set of her opening match at the Italian Open in Rome last week against Bianca Andreescu, saying she was unable to move properly....

Emma Raducanu a ‘loner’ ahead of French Open

by admin | May 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Britain’s Emma Raducanu has described herself as a “loner” as she explained how she is managing her first WTA Tour season following the split from her coach Torben Beltz last month, ahead of this month’s French Open. The 19-year-old has been...

Naomi Osaka on finding the power of her voice

by admin | May 2, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

Just watch her hit a few balls and there’s no denying, Naomi Osaka has power. At 24 she’s won four Grand Slams (the U.S. and Australian Opens, both twice), and last summer she lit the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo Games, representing her birth country,...

Novak Djokovic can do whatever he wants, but the women better behave

by admin | Jan 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Novak Djokovic’s vaccine visa saga in Australia has dominated headlines ever since he touched down at Melbourne airport in his quest to achieve a 21st grand slam at his most successful major event. And it looks like Nole Djokovic will be repeating the offense come May...

Former top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo appointed French Open’s 1st female director

by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Amelie Mauresmo has been appointed as the director of the French Open, becoming the first woman to lead the Roland Garros tournament. Former world No 1 Mauresmo, 42, will succeed Guy Forget, who stepped down from the role on Tuesday with his contract expiring at the...

2020 French Open champ Swiatek splits from long-time coach

by admin | Dec 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Iga Swiatek, the 2020 French Open champion, announced Saturday that she is splitting from coach Piotr Sierzputowski after nearly six years working together. “This change is really challenging for me and this decision wasn’t easy, either,” Swiatek wrote in a post on...

Naomi Osaka Is Talking to the Media Again, but on Her Own Terms

by admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Representation, SEW

In early May, a couple of weeks before she tweeted that she wouldn’t appear at a required news conference at the French Open, Naomi Osaka was on a Zoom call with a writer for Racquet magazine who was trying to gain insight into the athlete’s inner life. Ms....

French Open organizers say they took ‘pragmatic’ stance with Naomi Osaka

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

French Open organizers defended their “pragmatic” approach in their dealings with four-time major champion Naomi Osaka during the tournament, saying Sunday they tried to engage with her several times before she decided to withdraw because she...

Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova wins French Open women’s title

by admin | Jun 14, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Thinking of her late coach the whole time, Barbora Krejcikovawent from unseeded to Grand Slam champion at the French Open. Krejcikova beat 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday to win the...
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