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The French Open is one of tennis' four major championships, held over three weeks between late May and mid-June at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is the top clay court event in the world.
Tennis officials were aware of the anxiety that news conferences caused star player Naomi Osaka before her decision to withdraw from the French Open. The sport must decide whether players are more than just commodities to bid up television rights and increase advertising revenue
- These world-class champions all raked in millions by winning tournaments – but how much of their wealth came via brand deals from Nike, Adidas, Mercedes-Benz and Kia?
- Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi achieved a Golden Slam – winning all four Grand Slams plus an Olympic gold – while Serena Williams is the only player to have achieved that feat in both singles and doubles
Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, 7-5 at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday to snap the tie of 22 grand slams he shared with career-long rival Rafael Nadal.
In Paris on Saturday, Poland’s Iga Swiatek, 22, defeated Czech Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, putting her level with modern day three-time champions Serena Williams, Monica Seles and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario.
Zhang Zhizhen loses in four sets to world No 4 Casper Ruud in third round at Roland Garros, while Iga Swiatek takes just 51 minutes to hammer Wang Xinyu 6-0, 6-0.
World No 4 Casper Ruud moves into last 16 at Roland Garros, while Elena Rybakina withdraws from women’s competition because of illness.
Zhang Zhizhen downs Thiago Agustin Tirante in straight sets to become first Chinese player to reach third round of men’s singles since 1937.
Novak Djokovic says he knows a lot of people disagree with his belief that Kosovo is heart of Serbia but ‘it’s something I stand for’.
Zhang is first man from China to reach second round of French grand slam tournament for 77 years, after he, Shang Juncheng, and Wu Yibing make country’s first appearance in men’s singles main draw since 1937.
Error-strewn performance sees 34-year-old double fault 7 times in 6-1, 6-1 thumping at hands of Poland’s Magdalena Frech.
‘We’ll get through this together somehow … It’s been a perfect journey,’ Roger Federer tells emotional crowd in London after doubles loss with Rafael Nadal.
The sport will miss Federer – the player, statesman, and instantly recognisable global ambassador known as much for the way he carried himself as the hardware he accumulated.
Laver Cup in London set to be Roger Federer’s swansong, with an outpouring of sadness as current and former players celebrate one of sport’s greatest athletes.
The 21-year-old defeated Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) in an hour and 50 minutes at Flushing Meadows to add her first hard-court major trophy to her two French Open successes.
As the legend announced she’ll retire after the 2022 US Open, we look back at her 30 years of sports success – from achieving a ‘Golden Slam’ to competing while pregnant
He sits with Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer as tennis’ greats, but how does Djokovic stand out with his quirky habits?
Rafael Nadal powered to his 14th French Open title but a long-standing foot injury has raised questions about his future in the sport, while women’s champion Iga Swiatek is unbeaten in 35 matches. Could she dominate game like Williams sisters?
The 36-year-old Spaniard did not resemble a man who has been struggling with a foot injury as he outclassed Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the Norwegian’s first major final.
World No 1 confirms her dominance of women’s tennis by extending unbeaten streak to 35 matches.
Alexander Zverev suffers sickening ankle injury in semi-final against Nadal with match tightly poised at 7-6, 6-6. The Spaniard becomes the second oldest man to make the final in Paris after 37-year-old Bill Tilden who was runner-up in 1930.
Rafael Nadal heads into his French Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev on Friday aiming to keep alive his bid for a record-extending 22nd grand slam title.
Hong Kong-American duo Coleman Wong Chak-lam and Bruno Kuzuhara have been denied the chance of a third junior major title, after crashing out of the French Open.
Spaniard comes through thrilling four-hour encounter and stays on track to claim record-extending 22nd grand slam.
Chinese 19-year-old takes first set off world No 1 Iga Swiatek before losing 6-7, 6-0, 6-2, and says first day of ‘girl things is always so tough’.
Rafael Nadal set up a mouthwatering French Open quarter-final against Novak Djokovic after a dramatic victory over Canadian youngster Felix Auger-Aliassime.
On an action-packed Sunday night in Paris, Fernandez advances to quarter finals while Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong gets his Roland Garros campaign under way.
Zheng Qinwen has become the fourth Chinese woman to reach the fourth round at the French Open, doing so in her tournament debut.
Novak Djokovic remains on course for a potential quarter-final meeting with Spain’s 13-time champion Rafael Nadal.
After losing to China’s Zheng Qinwen, two-time grand slam champion Simona Halep suffers a panic attack.
Polish star, who is unbeaten since February, is the overwhelming favourite to win a second Roland Garros title to add to her 2020 victory.
US Open champion surprised by the world No 47’s attacking power in their second-round clash as she goes down in three sets.
