Osaka communication in Twitter

Osaka out of the RG21. ❤️ Osaka!!

"Hey everyone, this isn't a situation I ever imagined or intended when I posted a few days ago,” she wrote. “I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris. I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer. More importantly, I would never trivialize mental health or use the term lightly

The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping with that. Anyone that knows me knows I'm introverted, and anyone that has seen me at the tournaments will notice that I'm often wearing headphones as that helps dull my social anxiety. Though the tennis press has always been kind to me (and I wanna apologize especially to all the cool journalists who I may have hurt), I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world's media. I get really nervous and find it stressful to always try to engage and give you the best answers I can.

Kostyuk advances in RG21

Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk pulled off a career-best upset in the first round of Roland Garros on Monday evening, eliminating 2016 champion and No.12 seed Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain, 6-1, 6-4.

Kvitova advances in RG21

The Czech was nearly sent to pack her bags but the two-time Wimbledon champion evaded match point to edge past qualifier Greet Minnen 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-1.

“I was fighting not only with her but with myself as well. I'm glad that in the end I beat myself as well and beat her, so that counts,” said the Roland-Garros 2020 semi-finalist.

Kvitova holds a 2-0 record against the former world No.13 Vesnina.

Vesnina back on the major stage. RG21

Vesnina back on the major stage

Elena Vesnina is well and truly back!

The Russian missed 2019 and 2020 on maternity leave after becoming a mother to her first child.

On Sunday, the 34-year-old chalked up her first singles match-win since 2018 with an impressively commanding 6-1, 6-0 passage past Belarusian lucky loser Olga Govortsova.

“It's really a big moment for me. I really felt inspired today on the court. I was not putting any pressure on myself, first of all. I was in a zone that I really wanted to keep that zone,” stated world No.1096 Vesnina, who has twice featured in the singles third round (2015 and 2017) in Paris.

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Iga Swiatek in press conference. Roland-Garros 2021

My best memories here haven’t happened yet, but the first time I came here into the stadium as a kid, I came here with a big ball looking for all the players to sign.  My dream was to play the tournament, that’s why it’s always so special to come back."

Lucas Pouille is thrilled to be back at Roland-Garros after missing 2020, and hopes that his best days are in front of him.

"I'm not really thinking about the Grand Slam. This is just another tournament. As always, I just have to show my level and be there, 100 per cent on, and wins will come. This is what I mentally change."

Coco Gauff in press conference. Roland-Garros 2021

"I think it's a compliment, but for me I just focus on being myself because I'm never going to be Serena Williams and Serena will never be me because we are two different people. We have two different brains. I understand why people compare us, but I think it's just important that I want to be known as Coco. I don't want to be known as Serena Williams' heir, or Serena Williams' next thing. I just want to be known as Coco Gauff."

Coco Gauff who proclaimed that she has always dreamt about playing Serena Williams in a final, talks about what it's like being compared to the legend.

“No, honestly it feels like a lifetime ago. I think coming back to the site here at Roland-Garros is obviously pretty special, pretty cool to be able to walk onto Chatrier and have so many memories kind of come flooding back. A lot of it I also don't remember and feels like it was such a long time ago.”

Camila Giorgi in Paris 2021. Roland-Garros

Roland Garros 2021. Main draw singles

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Paula Badosa in Serbia Ladies Open 2021. the best moments

Internationaux de Strasbourg 2021. Main draw singles

Badosa poses with the trophy in 2021 Serbia Ladies Open

Badosa claimed the crown after qualifier Ana Konjuh unfortunately had to retire due to a right hip injury in the final, while Badosa was leading 6-2, 2-0. Badosa finished the week without the loss of a set as her stellar clay-court season reached a new zenith with the championship.

Gauff poses with the trophy in 2021 Emilia-Romagna Open

 Coco Gauff charged to her second career WTA singles title at the Emilia-Romagna Open on Saturday, dispatching Wang Qiang, 6-1, 6-3 in the final in Parma.

Gauff advances to final in 2021 Palermo Open

Third seed Coco Gauff overcame Katerina Siniakova in three sets to reach the inaugural Emilia-Romagna Open final - the 17-year-old's second WTA final and first on clay.

Simona Halep has announced her withdrawal from this year's edition 2021 of Roland Garros.

World No.3 Simona Halep has announced her withdrawal from this year's edition of Roland Garros, where she won her first Grand Slam title in 2018.

Siniakova wins over Serena in Parma Open 2021

Katerina Siniakova scored the sixth Top 10 victory of her career with a 7-6(4), 6-2 upset of No.1 seed Serena Williams at the Emilia-Romagna Open.

BELGRADE, Serbia May 16 - May 22, 2021. Main draw singles

Emilia-Romagna Open PARMA, ITALY 2021. Main draw singles

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Iga Swiatek poses whit the trophy in 2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Iga Swiatek was in ruthless form as she routed No.9 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 in just 46 minutes in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia final.

Pliskova advances to final in 2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Karolina Pliskova is once again romping through Rome: the Czech reached her third consecutive final at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, as she overcame Petra Martic 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, to prevail in another three-set tussle this week.

Barty retired by injury. Gauff advances to SF in 2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

On a day which saw a nearly two-hour rain delay in the first set, Barty was leading, 6-4, 2-1, with Gauff to serve, before retiring with a right arm injury during the changeover.

The World No.1 played the match, her 16th in singles so far in the clay season, with wrapping on her left thigh, and a compression sleeve on her serving arm, telling reporters after the match that the injury has been a recurring problem in her career. 

"It became worse while we were playing," Barty said of the pain in her arm. "So I think that's the challenging thing is to make the decision to stop. It's never nice. It's the thing that I hate the most is not being able to finish a tennis match.

Pliskova advances to SF in 2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

The 2019 champion and 2020 runner-up survived an epic encounter with former Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko before prevailing 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(1). Pliskova saved three match points at 5-4 in the final set before storming back to victory after two hours and 20 minutes of powerful play.

"Just proud, I think mostly, how I fought," Pliskova told the press, after her win. "I'm just happy that I stayed in there and fought till the end."