Nadal stretched his record of men's singles Grand Slam titles to 22
'I'm not 24 anymore so things have to change in a big way and I probably won't play any clay court events except the French. I need a rest, my body needs healing. I need time to prepare'
The WTA Tour has criticised French Open organisers for awarding more prize money to the men competitors
Ivanisevic joined Djokovic's team in 2019 and helped the 36-year-old win nine Grand Slam titles.
India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal played her heart out but went down to Xuerui Li of China 18-21, 29-30 at the French Open Super Series in Paris on Thursday.
By losing, Ostapenko joins a ignominious group including, as well as Myskina, Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Angelique Kerber who all lost as Grand Slam champions on the first run of their defences.
World number one Andy Murray shrugged off a sluggish start to reach his fifth French Open semi-final with a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(0), 6-1 defeat of Japan's Kei Nishikori.
Zverev was left wondering why he has been struggling to get into his matches
Fresh off winning the Stuttgart Open by beating former world number six Matteo Berrettini, Draper put on a near flawless display
The Swiss has never been beyond the semi-finals at Roland Garros.
A summary of the day's tennis action at Roland Garros.
Spaniard Garbine Muguruza withdraw from the Italian Open semi-finals with a neck injury on Saturday, eight days before she is due to start the defence of her French Open title at Roland Garros.
Images from Day 3 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday
Iga Swiatek on Thursday called for the sport's governing bodies to provide players with more tools to combat online abuse
The 21-year-old is looking to become just the 11th woman to claim a third consecutive Grand Slam title.
Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis went through several anxious moments before getting past Russian girls Daria Kasatkina and Alexandra Panova in their opening doubles match at the French Open on Wednesday. The reigning Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champions prevailed 7-6(4), 6-2.
India's Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza have been handed tough draws in their respective singles at the French Open, starting Sunday. Somdev will face Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia, while Sania has been drawn against Kristina Barrois of Germany.
Carlos Alcaraz will be backed to extend his winning run at the Grand Slams to 16 matches following triumphant French Open and Wimbledon campaigns.
Up against higher-ranked Miomir Kecmanovic (No. 53) of Serbia in the first round, the world No. 72, who has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, lost 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6.
Sania Mirza beat Germany's Kristina Barrois 6-3, 6-3 in her first round match at the French Open 2011.
The 20-year-old Ostapenko was the first unseeded woman to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since Britain's Margaret Scriven in 1933.
Venus Williams has joined her sister Serena in withdrawing from the French Open because of injury, the WTA said on Saturday.
World number two Novak Djokovic expects Stanislas Wawrinka and Andy Murray to lift their game at the French Open despite failing to make an impact so far in the clay court season.
Rafael Nadal beat unseeded Argentine Mariano Puerta 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 in a rousing French Open final on Sunday.
The world number two remains hopeful he will play at the French Open despite fracturing a rib in a fall this month.\n
Alicia Molik has pulled out of the Grand Slam due to an inner-ear infection.
World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz will pair up with 22-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the doubles at the Paris Olympics.
'I think I started listening to them more when I watched 'Thor'. I listened to them even a few years ago, and I watched 'Thor' in Australia.'
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi's French Open campaign was cut short in the second round following a straight-set defeat against local pair of Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra in Paris on Sunday.
Serena Williams extended her winning streak to 29 matches when she beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the quarter-finals to continue her run towards a second French Open title on Tuesday.
IMAGES from matches on Day 9 at the French Open at Roland Garros
IMAGES from Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday.
Cecchinato in 'dreamland' after stunning David Goffin on Sunday
Lakshya had struggled through much of 2023 and early part of 2024. He fell behind in the qualification race but turned things around in time with two semi-final finishes at the All England Championship and the French Open to seal his place in the Olympics.
India's top-ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal officially qualified for the Paris Olympics and advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP 125 Perugia Challenger
The 13th seeded Czech proved too strong for Serb, who lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 2008, winning 7-5, 6-4.
Contenders lurk around every corner in New York, as a gruelling year has left the title vulnerable for those hoping to capture a maiden major title.
Images from Day 2 of the French Open in Paris on Monday.
Srikanth fought hard for 55 minutes against second seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei
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