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It came after she unravelled as increasing winds on Court Philippe Chatrier caused havoc for her - also a factor when she lost to American Coco Gauff last year.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

It was an interesting choice to describe a player who’d unravelled a few nights before, but it felt like the correct read.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The nonpartisan specialists from CISA, backed by their FBI counterparts, explained they’d unravelled what had happened in Antrim County.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Mercedes engine boss Hywel Thomas is just one of the senior engineers who believes some of this complexity will need to be unravelled to fix qualifying.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Things that I had done but forgot came to life as she unravelled my past; some of these things nobody but myself knew.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane