Paris crowd made themselves heard on day one of the French Open as they booed and jeered when Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands
Watching the clash at the Court Philippe Chatrier were movie stars Hugh Grant, Sienna Miller, Michael Douglas and Demi Moore and royalty, including Spain's King Felipe VI, Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
The second seeds cruised through the second set after a tense opener
IMAGES from Day 4 of the French Open played at Roland Garros on Wednesday
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Playing in the same arena where the German had suffered torn ligaments in his ankle a year ago
Djokovic raced into a 3-0 lead before his opponent found his rhythm to set up three break points at 4-2.
It was sweet victory for Japan's Miyu Kato as she bagged the mixed doubles crown with Tim Puetz after being disqualied from the women's doubles.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
He said on Friday he was concerned the injury, which caused him to scream in pain on court Philippe Chatrier, was "very serious".
Alexander Zverev fough back to enter his third consecutive French Open semifinals on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic produced a superhuman effort to subdue Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.
Marta Kostyuk said Aryna Sabalenka should take a stronger, more personal stand against the war.
Jabeur upset with fans reselling tickets due to women's match in night session
Austrian Thiem was 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 4-1 up when the men's match, which had already been halted on Friday because of bad weather, was stopped.
The embarrassing sight of empty seats - particularly in the corporate boxes - will linger in the mind after this year's French Open.
Seven months after the last French Open ended the tournament is back, boosted by the prospect of more spectators despite ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and forecasts of good weather.
Images from Day 3 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
It was a freak accident that set the claycourt major abuzz.
Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz steamrolled past Argentine lucky loser Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 to kick off his French Open campaign in solid
Novak Djokovic claimed a record-breaking 23rd men's singles Grand Slam title when he beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 in the French Open final.
Ons Jabeur's hopes of becoming the first African woman to win a singles Grand Slam lay in ruins after her defeat by Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Alcaraz was impressive in his first Grand Slam match since his US Open triumph last year
Also in action on the first day at Roland Garros is men's second seed Alexander Zverev who meets Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
Images from Day 8 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
Swiatek, who is on a 35-match winning run, had addressed the situation in Ukraine following her title win in Doha on February 26, two days after Russian troops had launched the invasion.
Images from the French Open quarter-final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros on Tuesday.
Casper Ruud returned to the French Open final for a second year running by dismantling German 22nd seed Alexander Zverev to set up a showdown with 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
Nadal arrived in Paris with his own doctor to get through the tournament despite the injury.
German Alexander Zverev thought his time had finally come to win a Grand Slam title but his French Open campaign ended in pain and agony after he was forced to retire during his semi-final against Spaniard Rafael Nadal with an ankle injury.
World number one Rafael Nadal begins his French Open title defence, on Monday, with a clash against Italy's Simone Bolelli on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
10 Interesting Glimpses from the French Open.
Eighth seed Casper Ruud rallied from a set down to beat an error-prone Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to become the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final and set up a French Open title clash against 13-time champion Rafael Nadal.
IMAGES from Day 11 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the Women's Singles Final of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Named after France's second-most decorated female player, the brand new 5,000 seat Court Simonne Mathieu nestles amongst the area's graceful 19-century greenhouses.
Kasatkina will take confidence from her run on the Parisian clay.
Cornet had an extended discussion with the chair umpire at the changeover at 3-0 in the second set on Saturday, and decided to call it quits
'When you are playing defensive against Rafa on clay, he will eat you alive'
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