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Marta Kostyuk, the 15th seed, defeated Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 on Swiatek’s birthday to reach her first French Open quarterfinal, extending her clay-court winning streak to 16 and signaling a potential shift at Roland Garros.
No. 1 UCLA, after a historic regular season, was eliminated from the NCAA Baseball Tournament in its own regional, losing 6-5 in 10 innings to Saint Mary’s and ending a season that had looked unbeatable. The Bruins’ late-season offensive slump, injuries, and the regional heartbreak capped a dramatic fall for a team that had begun and ended the year at No. 1 in the Baseball America rankings.
Sunday’s NCAA Division I baseball regionals produced drama and bracket-shaping results, including No. 4 Saint Mary’s walking off No. 1 UCLA 6-5 to force a regional final, West Virginia’s 10-5 win over Wake Forest, Jacksonville State’s 7-6 upset of Virginia, and Troy sweeping Miami 9-6 before beating Florida 16-11. East Carolina beat VCU 10-0 but was eliminated by North Carolina (9-3), while USC defeated Texas State 15-4; Ole Miss topped Nebraska 6-3 and Arizona State defeated Nebraska 11-8, moving several teams toward Monday’s play and the path to super regionals.
Saint Mary’s stunned No. 1 overall seed UCLA 3-2, marking the first opening-day loss for a national No. 1 seed in the current regional format; the day also featured four No. 4 seeds beating top seeds and two 14-inning marathons (East Carolina vs Tennessee and Ole Miss vs Arizona State) plus Florida’s walk-off win over Rider as the regionals delivered chaos and drama.
Anastasia Potapova toppled defending champion Coco Gauff in three sets, 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4, at Roland-Garros to advance to the round of 16 and set up a match with Anna Kalinskaya, fueled by a barrage of winners and relentless fighting on clay.
Brazilian teenager João Fonseca came back from two sets down to beat Novak Djokovic in five sets at Roland Garros, denying Djokovic a potential 25th Grand Slam and signaling Fonseca’s rise. Djokovic battled fatigue and cramps in the hot Paris conditions as Fonseca closed out the match with sharp play and clutch serving, advancing to face Casper Ruud next.
19-year-old Joao Fonseca rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Novak Djokovic in five sets at Roland Garros, sending Djokovic packing and ensuring a maiden French Open men’s champion this year as the tournament's top names falter.
Brazilian 19-year-old Joao Fonseca rallied from two sets down to defeat Novak Djokovic in five at Roland Garros, becoming the first teenager to beat Djokovic at a Grand Slam and advancing to the fourth round in a four-hour, 53-minute thriller.
In blistering heat at Roland Garros, top-seeded Jannik Sinner collapses in the second round and loses to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in a five-set epic after leading 2–0 in the third, dramatically reshaping the men's draw as Cerúndolo advances and the path to a first-time major winner or Djokovic looms.
Top seed Jannik Sinner led Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-2, 5-1 at the 2026 French Open before cramping and a dramatic late slide, losing 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 in one of the tournament's wildest comebacks. Sinner, who woke up feeling off and battled heat, dropped 18 of the last 20 games to end a 30-match win streak and become the first Open Era No. 1 to exit before the third round at Roland Garros after taking a 2-0 lead, setting up a Wimbledon push.
Georges St-Pierre praised Sean Strickland's split-decision upset of Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328, saying the performance proved Chimaev is beatable even if he's the better overall fighter; the piece notes Strickland's composure under pressure and hints at a potential rematch, while Chimaev's camp remains focused on avenging the loss rather than moving up a weight class.
Sorana Cirstea staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of the Italian Open, erasing Sabalenka’s two-set lead and a late break in the decider before converting her first match point. The defending champion and home favourite Jasmine Paolini also fell, losing to Elise Mertens in three sets.
Springfield Thunderbirds pulled off the Calder Cup Playoffs’ biggest upset by standings gap, beating the Providence Bruins 1-0 in overtime to sweep the series in four games. Dillon Dube scored the OT winner and Georgi Romanov made 37 saves for the shutout as Springfield, a 72-point team, upset the 110-point Bruins and advance to the Atlantic Division Finals against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton starting May 12.
Montreal defeated Tampa Bay 2-1 in a controversial Game 7, overcoming being outshot for much of the series as rookie Jakub Dobes outplayed Andrei Vasilevskiy and a late, swinging goal by Alex Newhook decided the outcome, sending the Canadiens to the next round in a series defined by one-goal margins.
American Hailey Baptiste defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) at the Madrid Open to reach the semifinals, where she’ll face Mirra Andreeva ahead of Roland Garros.