For the second straight year, the popular festival will be celebrated under the long shadow of the pandemic.
'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'
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal won on Saturday to set up an Italian Open final meeting
Please send us photographs and videos of your Lord Ganesha idol and decorations at home this year.
The 22-feet tall eco-friendly idol is made entirely of clay.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a blog dedicated to his mother as she entered the 100th year of her life on Saturday, highlighting her sacrifices and various aspects of her life which 'shaped' his mind, personality, and self-confidence.
Thirteen years on and his record next to the Bois de Boulogne stands at an incredible 85 wins and two losses.
Yet the warrior-like instincts kicked in and we were all reminded that Nadal, as long as he is standing, remains a physical and psychological force of nature on a tennis court.
The 2011 US Open champion could not wait to join her friend for the 'Barty Party'.
Rafael Nadal has cast doubt on his participation at Wimbledon, saying he needs to see how his body recovers after a long clay court campaign culminated in an 11th French Open title.
Federer's preparations for the claycourt Grand Slam were cut short in Geneva
Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will clash for the Italian Open title after the top two seeds advanced to the final of the Masters tournament on Saturday.
'I don't really like running. I don't like that my shoes get dirty. I don't train too much on clay as it makes my car dirty'
'Obviously Rafa is in great position to finish World No. 1'
What can the Swiss great do to win three sets against the king of clay when in their previous French Open duels he has never won two?
"Regrettably, I've decided not to participate in the French Open," Federer said on his Facebook page on Monday.
After the match against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo, Benoit Paire posted a screenshot of his career winnings of $8.50 million and wrote: "In the end it's worth it to suck."
Austrian Dominic Thiem beat Kevin Anderson for the first time at the seventh attempt to reach the Madrid Open final for the second successive year on Saturday.
Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest
Here are eight men to watch on the Roland Garros clay.
A summary of Sunday's action at the US Open.
The two great rivals meet at Roland Garros for the first time in eight years in Friday's French Open semi-final.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, Day 9.
Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the French Open on Friday, according to tournament officials, robbing the Grand Slam event of some guaranteed fireworks.
A summary of Friday's action at the US Open.
Trump has spent a significant amount of time at Mar-a-Lago, dubbed the "Winter White House", throughout his four-year presidency.
Ruthless Ruud topples Shapovalov to win Geneva Open.
Opportunity knocks for Serena Williams on the grass courts of Wimbledon next week when she faces a diminished field on her best surface at the famous All England Club.
Ahead of the latest edition of the US Open, which starts in a few days, we take a look at a few innovations the tournament has introduced over the years, and also what makes it 'different'.
The 'Big Three' of men's tennis have found some "fresh energy" to thwart the charge of younger players on the tour, world number one Novak Djokovic said after setting up yet another title clash against his biggest rival against Rafael Nadal.
It was only 13-time champion Rafael Nadal's third defeat here since his debut in 2005 and the first time in 115 best-of-five-set matches on clay that he had lost after taking the opening set.
Nagal lost 6-4, 1-6, 2-6, 4-6 in a match that lasted two hours and 50 minutes in New York on Monday night to bow out after making his maiden Grand Slam main draw. The debut, at least in the opening set, was impressive as he stretched a "rusty" Federer, a five-time champion here with a career tally of 20 Slams.
India is gearing up for the Festival of Lights in the times of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, in the WTA event, third seeded-pair of Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova lost 3-6, 6-7(7) to second seeds Yung-Jan Chan and Martina Hingis in the semi-finals of the $3,076,495 red clay event.
Thousands of mask-free spectators flocked into the stadium
Rediff readers tell us how they welcomed Lord Ganesha.
It's French Open time! The tennis world's only clay court Grand Slam begins on Sunday and the best of the best will battle it out.
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