RAFAEL NADAL shed tears as he returned to Roland Garros as a retired tennis star – but he misplaced one of the sheets of his on-court speech.
Lorenzo Musetti and Aryna Sabalenka eased into the second round of the French Open without dropping a set on Sunday’s opening day.
Rafael Nadal stepped out into Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday to the sort of unending adulation, thunderous applause and chants of his nickname, “Rafa,” that greeted him for years as he accumulated a record 14 French Open championships...
Tommy Paul was pleased to come back to win his first-round match at the French Open on Sunday, of course, but perhaps not as thrilled as he was to discuss regaining the truck that was repossessed back home in Florida when he accidentally missed some payments.
Canada’s Victoria Mboko was victorious in her Grand Slam debut at the French Open.
Watch as Novak Djokovic fires an ace down the middle to beat Hubert Hurkacz 5-7, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) and become just the third player to win 100 singles titles, joining tennis legends Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer in the exclusive club.
Novak Djokovic made more tennis history by winning a 100th career singles title on Saturday and his first in a city that is special to his family.
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JODIE BURRAGE admits that painful Lions rejection for rugby boyfriend Ben White ruined her clay-court preparations.
The world No.169 went through an emotional wringer...
Flavio Cobolli defeated Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Hamburg Open on Saturday for his second title of the season.
With Rafael Nadal out of the French Open picture, there’s now space for the rest of the field to make its mark. From parity in the men’s draw to intrigue in the women’s, here’s what you should know before tennis’s stars hit the clay courts of Roland-Garros.
