Rafael Nadal's quarter-final win over compatriot Nicolas Almagro made him only the sixth player ever to win 50 matches at the French Open. Roger Federer, his arch rival, had achieved the feat earlier in the tournament.
Nadal no longer 'immovable' object in Paris.
Images from Day 8 of Wimbledon 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Monday.
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 aims to play at French Open, Olympics
IMAGES from Day 4 of the French Open played at Roland Garros on Wednesday
If there is a new member of the grand slam champions' club this weekend, nobody should be surprised -- the conditions at this year's sodden, chilly French Open suit the underdog.
Novak Djokovic began his French Open campaign with a comfortable win.
Wimbledon champion and world number three Elena Rybakina pulled out of a warm-up event in Eastbourne.
Italy's Matteo Arnaldi produced a sensational performance to take out sixth seed Andrey Rublev and reach the last 16 of the French Open on Friday.
Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens picked up the Doubles Team of the Year award, China's Zheng Qinwen was named Most Improved Player while Russian Mirra Andreeva won Newcomer of the Year.
Big-serving Elena Rybakina will aim to retain her title but other players have emerged as serious contenders:
Rafael Nadal's absence from Indian Wells saw the 22-times Grand Slam champion slip out of the top 10 for the first time since 2005.
Nadal said he needs to stop playing for the foreseeable future to make a full recovery and return for what he anticipates will be his farewell season.
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.
Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 to move into the semi-finals of the French Open, in the process spoiling the Spaniard's 29th birthday celebrations.
Three contenders for the men's singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday.
Djokovic is the first man to reach 10 successive quarter-finals at the French Open
Simona Halep is unsure if she will play again if the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) does not uphold her appeal against a four-year doping suspension, the Romanian former world number one has said.
The Swedish former world number one is in the French capital soaking up all the action as a presenter for broadcaster Eurosport's daily flagship show 'Game, Set and Mats'.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made it to her third final in four years at Roland Garros.
Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final to win a 24th Grand Slam singles title and equal Margaret Court's record haul.
Justine Henin was supposed to ride into Roland Garros, scene of four stunning triumphs before her retirement, and gallop away with another Grand Slam crown. The problem was she did not quite believe it would happen herself.
Alcaraz was impressive in his first Grand Slam match since his US Open triumph last year
Coco Gauff said she will never again make the mistake of doubting Rafael Nadal's chances at French Open
Following Serena Williams's shock exit from the French Open, Bikash Mohapatra looks at some of the biggest upsets at Roland Garros in the last decade.
'Just two people who love #Wimbledon bumping into each other on the streets of London.'
Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina have received wild cards for the Classic Birmingham, a WTA 250 event on grass which begins on June 19.
In the biggest surprise of the night, Emma Stone grabbed the Best Actress trophy for the complex portrayal of a Frankenstein-like character Bella, in Yargos Lanthimos' electrifying and most original film Poor Things. Aseem Chhabra recaps the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
A trio of tennis moms-Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki-are poised for comebacks at the Australian Open.
Images from the US Open women's singles final at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Saturday.
Three-times Roland Garros champion Mats Wilander reflects on Day Two of the French Open.
Following a first round exit at the Italian Open, Andy Murray is undecided on what's next.
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.
Three-times Roland Garros champion Mats Wilander reflects on Day 3 of the French Open for Reuters.
IMAGRS from the soccer matches played across European leagues on Friday
Chasing his 23rd Grand Slam, a frustrated Novak Djokovic was seen complaining to the umpire.
Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday.
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
The 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal addressed the prospect that 2024 could be his final year as an ATP professional, confessing that it is indeed a reality that he might hang up his racquets at the end of next season.
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