🎾 The French Open bans alcohol from the stands, No. 1 seeds advance to the third round

Tournament director and two-time Grand Slam champion Amélie Mauresmo announced the ban yesterday after a spectator spat gum at a player during a match. On the court, No. 1 Iga Świątek dug deep to defeat Naomi Osaka in three sets on Wednesday, while No. 11 American Danielle Collins was sadly eliminated in the second round following a three-set loss to Serbia’s Olga Danilović.

• Another shocking upset? After winning the first set in the second round, No. 25 American Frances Tiafoe fell in the next three and was eliminated by Canadian Denis Shapovalov yesterday.
• But there’s no such thing as stunners for defending champion No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who cruised to a comfortable straight sets second-round win against unranked Roberto Carballés Baena.

⛳ Nelly Korda shoots a career-worst 80 at the opening round of the US Women’s Open

The world No. 1 struggled on the 12th hole at Lancaster Country Club yesterday and now sits tied for 137th at the second major of the season, making way for world No. 30 (and 2021 US Women’s Open champion) Japan’s Yuka Saso, who leads the way with a two-under par heading into today’s second round. Just keep swingin’.

🎓🥎 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) tees off

Yesterday’s opening day from Oklahoma City was all chalk, with the better seeds (No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 4 Florida, and No. 6 UCLA) prevailing across the quadruple header of double-elimination play. That ushers in elimination Friday, where the first squads will see their natty dreams come to an end.

• First up, WCWS newcomers No. 10 Duke will face No. 14 Alabama at 7 p.m. ET followed by No. 5 Oklahoma State vs. No. 8 Stanford at 9:30 p.m. ET.
• And keep it locked on ESPN networks throughout the weekend — it’s non-stop softball before the best-of-three championship series is set by Monday night. Lights, camera, pitch, smile.

⚽ No. 4 USWNT kicks off head coach Emma Hayes era

The Americans host the No. 20 Korea Republic in Denver for the first of two June friendlies tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET. As always, prepare to see every USWNT player (literally) put their best foot forward, this time with the added pressure of impressing new head coach Hayes before she names the 18-person roster for the Paris Olympics.

• Something to watch? Hayes’ attacking choices. With a roster that includes forwards Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman, Catarina Macario, Sophia Smith, and Crystal Dunn, there are endless combinations to deploy on this front line.

🤸 Simone Biles seeks ninth all-around title at this weekend’s US Gymnastics Championships

It’s the last competition before the Olympic trials at the end of June, so the mats will be flippin’ fire as American hopefuls Biles, Suni Lee, and Jade Carey look to secure one of two automatic trials invites and, ultimately, a spot on the five-person team.

• Meanwhile, 2012 gold medallist Gabby Douglas’ bid for the Paris games has sadly come to an end due to injury, but she’s still aiming for a spot on the LA 2028 roster.