2-time French doubles champ Caroline Garcia leads France tennis team at Olympics
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PARIS (AP) — Two-time French Open doubles champion Caroline Garcia was selected for the France tennis team for the Paris Olympics on Friday, but her frequent partner Kristina Mladenovic was not.
Garcia and Mladenovic won at Roland Garros — the Olympic venue next month — in 2016 and 2022. Their most recent Grand Slam appearance was at the Australian Open, where they reached the quarterfinals. They haven’t played together on the tour since February.
Mladenovic, a former doubles No. 1, has slipped to No. 55. She has nine Grand Slam doubles titles, including four French.
Garcia played only singles at Roland Garros this month and bowed out in the second round.
She will play the Olympic doubles with Diane Parry. Also in the women’s team are Clara Burel and .
Edouard Roger-Vaselin, who won the French Open this month, will join Fabien Reboul in the men’s doubles.
Gael Monfils was picked for his fourth Olympics. The 37-year-old Monfils previously reached the quarterfinals at Beijing in 2008 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Also on the men’s team are Ugo Humbert, Arthur Fils, and Corentin Moutet.
The Olympic tennis starts on July 27.
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PARIS (AP) — Two-time French Open doubles champion Caroline Garcia was selected for the France tennis team for the Paris Olympics on Friday, but her frequent partner Kristina Mladenovic was not.
Garcia and Mladenovic won at Roland Garros — the Olympic venue next month — in 2016 and 2022. Their most recent Grand Slam appearance was at the Australian Open, where they reached the quarterfinals. They haven’t played together on the tour since February.
Mladenovic, a former doubles No. 1, has slipped to No. 55. She has nine Grand Slam doubles titles, including four French.
Garcia played only singles at Roland Garros this month and bowed out in the second round.
She will play the Olympic doubles with Diane Parry. Also in the women’s team are Clara Burel and .
Edouard Roger-Vaselin, who won the French Open this month, will join Fabien Reboul in the men’s doubles.
Gael Monfils was picked for his fourth Olympics. The 37-year-old Monfils previously reached the quarterfinals at Beijing in 2008 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Also on the men’s team are Ugo Humbert, Arthur Fils, and Corentin Moutet.
The Olympic tennis starts on July 27.
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Wings’ Maddy Siegrist Likely to Miss 8 Weeks After Undergoing Surgery on Broken Finger
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Wings forward Maddy Siegrist is expected to miss about eight weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken left index finger Thursday.
The Wings announced Friday that Siegrist is likely to be ready when the WNBA returns from its Olympic break.
Siegrist broke her finger in the first quarter of a game against the Minnesota Lynx on Monday. Siegrist had 17 points and seven rebounds in the game.
The former Villanova star is averaging 14.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in her second WNBA season after scoring 3.7 points per game as a rookie.
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