Roland Garros

Aryna Sabalenka said she had plunged into a "deep dark hole" during her three-sets defeat to Russian Diana Shnaider in the quarter-final of the French Open on Wednesday where opportunities slipped away from world number one. He took the first set in windy conditions, made a strong start to gain control of the second and led by 5-3 before Shnaider began her fightback and won ten games on final score 3-6 7-5 6–0. The four-times Grand Slam champion aimed to regain her mental

Naomi Osaka, perhaps has lost a match at a Grand Slam that would have left her too devastated to take on the world. But the former world number one has a different view of setbacks after conquering her mental health problems, stepping back from tennis and embracing motherhood. Even after her 7-5, 6-3 fourth-round loss to top seed Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open, Osaka departed Roland Garros feeling encouraged — not disheartened. Key Takeaways from Osaka's French Open Campaign Motherhood and Mental

While Carlos Alcaraz continues to dominate as the “Prince of Clay” with back-to-back French Open titles in the post-Rafael Nadal era, another young Spanish star has started turning heads at French Open. Away from Court Philippe Chatrier, where Nadal built his legendary legacy, 19-year-old Rafael Jodar made an impressive Roland Garros main draw debut with a dominant 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 victory over Aleksandar Kovacevic. Key Highlights from Jodar’s French Open Debut Jodar looked confident and aggressive throughout the match, showing the same fearless

Tennis champs to protest "low pay" with media duties limit ahead of French Open, a source said on Wednesday. Players, who remain unnamed, will only talk to the press for 15 minutes on media day at Roland Garros before pulling out of interviews with Grand Slam tournament's TV rights holders (according to a source) During a row over prize money, Jannik Sinner earlier this month demanded that the Slam events show "respect" to players. Players have strongly stated that they are presently only

The world number six became the first American to take home a clay title higher than ATP 250 level in more than two decades, igniting excitement for the French Open. For tennis fans, it was one of those moments that seemed totally lost on the whole world but for years they will quietly look back and say — anyway. Sunday in Munich felt like that moment, even if it wasn’t yet time to say it out loud. Ben Shelton, an impressive 23 years

Carlos Alcaraz said he would welcome the chance to soil his socks on clay again as the world number one re-acquainted himself with his favoured surface in Monaco this week to try and generate some momentum for his French Open title defence. Alcaraz secured his fifth Grand Slam title by defeating Jannik Sinner in an epic final at Roland Garros last June, with victories on the clay courts of Monte Carlo and Rome and a second-place finish in Barcelona to bring his 2025