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FRENCH OPEN 2021: From Gauff to Alcaraz, tennis' teen set

(AP) – Just before heading teen in recent years. Age: 18
to the French Open, Coco Here is a look at a quartet of Country: Spain
Gauff won the singles and the teen set in tennis who Ranked: 94
doubles titles at a clay- eventually could end up in Tour Singles Titles: 0
court event in Parma, Ita- the spotlight during the in- Grand Slam Appearances: 1
ly, pushing her ranking to evitable shift as the sport's Best Grand Slam Result: Sec-
a career-best No. 25. standard-bearers — Serena ond Round (2021 Australian
Williams, Roger Federer, Ra- Open)
Still just 17, Gauff is the fael Nadal, Novak Djokovic Facts: Qualified for French
youngest American woman — move from their mid-30s Open. ... Has jumped 41
in the WTA's Top 25 since to their late 30s and, soon spots in the rankings since the
none other than Serena Wil- enough, their 40s. end of last season. ... In May,
liams way back in 1998. And became the youngest man to
Gauff will be seeded at a COCO GAUFF make his ATP Top 100 debut
Grand Slam tournament for Age: 17 since Borna Coric in 2014; in
the first time when action be- Country: U.S. April became the youngest ing through qualifying and was the first man to reach the
gins Sunday in Paris. Ranked: 25 man to reach an ATP semi- then beating the No. 1 seed quarterfinals on his debut in
Tour Singles Titles: 2 final since that same year. ... in the main draw. She did Paris since Nadal in 2005 and
"It's cool to have a high rank- Grand Slam Appearances: 6 Big groundstrokes; needs to not drop a set along the way. the youngest male quarterfi-
ing, but that's not my goal. To Best Grand Slam Result: improve his serve. ... Won the 2019 Australian nalist there since Djokovic in
be No. 1 would be cool, don't Fourth Round (2019 Wim- Words: "When you make a Open junior title. 2006. ... Was a top ski racer in
get me wrong. But my goal is bledon, 2020 Australian salad and you are putting in- Words: "When I play like this, his younger days. ... Part of
to win Grand Slams," Gauff Open) gredients inside the salad, he I think I can beat some really a crop of young Italian men
said during a video confer- Facts: Youngest woman to has ... plenty of ingredients to good players." — Tauson, af- rising in the rankings, in-
ence from Roland Garros sweep singles and doubles become a great player." — 20- ter the final in Lyon. cluding another teen, No. 76
on Friday. "I'm sure with the titles at one WTA tourna- time Grand Slam champion —- Lorenzo Musetti.
Grand Slams, a No. 1 rank- ment since Maria Sharapova Rafael Nadal, after beating JANNIK SINNER
ing would come, but it's not in 2004. ... Youngest qualifier Alcaraz on clay at the Madrid Age: 19 Words: "For a young player
something that I focus on. in Wimbledon history (16 in Open in May. Country: Italy like this, what we normally
My goal is just to win Grand 2019). ... Coached by father, —- Ranked: 19 would see and expect is ... a
Slams — and all the numbers Cori; also works with Patrick CLARA TAUSON Tour Singles Titles: 2 couple of good weeks here
and all that will come with Mouratoglou, Serena Wil- Age: 18 Grand Slam Appearances: 5 and there, but the consis-
that." liams' coach. ... Backhand is Country: Denmark Best Grand Slam Result: tency is not there until the
best shot; forehand is becom- Ranked: 90 Quarterfinals (2020 French young player matures. With
She is part of a group of ten- ing more dangerous. Tour Singles Titles: 1 Open) him, it's different. He re-
nis players fans and oppo- Words: "I like the dirt now. Grand Slam Appearances: 1 Facts: He was the first teenag- ally has a good mind-set. He
nents should be paying atten- I always talk about ... how I Best Grand Slam Result: er to reach the Miami men's seems more mature for his
tion to as they try to rise to don't like it. But I like it now." Second Round (2020 French final since Novak Djokovic age than the rest of the guys
the top and join youngsters — Gauff, after her success on Open) in 2007 and the youngest with the way he's playing and
such as Iga Swiatek and Bian- clay in Parma. Facts: Won her first tour- semifinalist at Barcelona training." — Djokovic, af-
ca Andreescu, both of whom level title on a hard court at since Rafael Nadal in 2005. ... ter beating Sinner in Monte
already won a major title as a —- CARLOS ALCARAZ Lyon, France, in March, go- Last year at Roland Garros, he Carlo.

Davis, James lead Lakers past erratic Suns for 2-1 lead

(AP) — Anthony Davis had sent to the locker room early.
34 points and 11 rebounds, Booker scored 19 points on
LeBron James added 21 6-of-19 shooting, but the star
points and nine assist and guard was ejected with 35.4 sec-
the Los Angeles Lakers cele- onds to play after committing a
brated their first home play- flagrant foul against Schröder.
off game in more than eight Moments later, Crowder got a
years with a 109-95 victory technical foul, following Book-
over the Phoenix Suns on er off the court after apparently
Thursday night in Game 3. trying to confront Schröder.

Dennis Schröder added 20 Phoenix also got another quiet
points and the seventh-seeded game from Chris Paul, who
defending NBA champs took played just 2 1/2 minutes in
a 2-1 lead with their second the fourth quarter even though
straight victory in the first- coach Monty Williams said the
round series. Los Angeles pulled star point guard's shoulder had
away from erratic Phoenix in healed. Paul had seven points
the second half for the second and six assists in 27 minutes.
straight game, and a fierce late
rally by the Suns came up short. Roughly 7,000 masked fans
Game 4 is Sunday in Los Ange- watched inside Staples Center
les. as the Lakers hosted their first
playoff game in their downtown
Deandre Ayton had 22 points arena since April 28, 2013. Los
and 11 rebounds for the sec- Angeles won its 17th title in the
ond-seeded Suns, who are in an Florida bubble last October and
early hole in their first postsea- the legions of fans confined to
son series in 11 years. Phoenix watching their beloved team's
also came unglued in the final rebirth on television turned up
minute when Devin Booker in force for this streak-breaking
and Jae Crowder both were win.