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But for years, Paul said, he was not excited to participate in the French Open. And that’s coming from someone who won the event’s junior title as a teen in 2015.“Now I come over here and I look at it as an opportunity,” said Paul, 28, who grew up in North Carolina. “I think all the Americans do.”

Agassi, in 1999, was the last American man to win the trophy at the French Open — and the nation hasn’t had a male finalist since then. Before that, it was Courier in 1991 and 1992. Before that, it was Chang in 1989. And before that, you have to go all the way back to Tony Trabert in 1954 and 1955.American women have had much more success: 15 singles titles in the Open era, including seven for Chris Evert and three for Serena Williams, plus 13 runner-up showings, most recently by Coco Gauff in 2022.This is the first time since 1985 that a total of eight American women and men were still around for the fourth round.

“It’s super critical not to worry about what was and just worry about what is,” said Tiafoe, a 27-year-old from Maryland who twice made the semifinals at the hard-court U.S. Open but began his Roland-Garros career by going 0-6. “Currently we’re at the French Open, and just try to be elite. This is where it counts. So guys just believe it.”Unlike in New York, where Tiafoe is the center of attention and a fan favorite, a scene he loves — “There is so much anticipation; there’s so much energy” — Paris, he said, presents “a different vibe” and “more of a low-key kind of thing.”

There wasn’t likely to be anything low key about Shelton vs. Alcaraz in the main stadium, Court Philippe-Chatrier. They are among the flashiest, most entertaining athletes in men’s tennis at the moment.

Alcaraz is seeded No. 2. At 22, the same age as Shelton — who won an NCAA title for the University of Florida —Please don’t feed them hamburger meat — that’s not what they eat. And try not to trigger the leaves shut without something to digest. That takes a lot of energy the plant needs to replace.

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with little getting in its way.But now researchers are deploying a new weapon to slow it’s advance — specially trained dogs with the ability to sniff out the winged insect’s eggs before they hatch.