to the orbiting lab in March to replace NASA’s

, which were contested at Roland-Garros, and she went home with a bronze medal.Her recent showings on the clay-court circuit included ceding sets by scores of 6-0 and 6-1 — the sort of lopsided outcomes Swiatek is usually on the right side of — and losses in her second matches at both Stuttgart and Rome.

Add it all up, and she arrived in Paris ranked only No. 5, her first time outside the top two in about three years.“In recent weeks, every time I stepped out, I felt differently,” Swiatek said. “Like sometimes, I felt super confident and everything, and sometimes I just lacked energy. So it was hard to navigate that. Honestly, sometimes it happens. Not every day is going to be the same.”Howard Fendrich has been the AP’s tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here:

PARIS (AP) — Arthur Fils pulled out of thebecause of a stress fracture in his lower back and could miss

while sidelined for at least a month, he explained at a news conference Saturday.

The 14th-seeded Fils, who had been the last man from France in the bracket, announced his withdrawal on Friday without offering details then about the extent of his injury.POSEN: This amazing opportunity that came about with like ‘do we do a Met Gala outfit,’ right? ‘Do we do a Met Gala outfit?’ And we said, “yes, let’s do it.” And I had this amazing opportunity with Da’Vine Joy (Randolph) and the ability to kind of bring in different art artisans in the process. And I think they saw a different facet ... of my creativity and what Gap could mean culturally.

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