'I'm happy to be part of this Italian movement. People, they start to play tennis now more and more, which is great to see. I think that's the most important.'
Algeria's Imane Khelif, a silver medallist at the 2022 World Championships, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight at the Paris Games amid a gender dispute that has dominated headlines.
Zheng Qinwen became the first Chinese player to win an Olympic tennis singles gold medal when she held off Croatia's Donna Vekic for a 6-2, 6-3 win in a tense final on Saturday.
Rafael Nadal said he was still in two minds about whether he will play in the French Open.
Nadal had previously said this year could be his final one on the tour.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic beat Italy's Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 6-2 to reach his first Olympic final on Friday and will bid for gold in a blockbuster clash with Carlos Alcaraz.
World number one Novak Djokovic is considering going without a coach after 20 years in professional tennis, the Serb said after receiving the top men's honour at the Laureus awards.
Rafael Nadal has decided not to participate in the US Open due to concerns about his fitness
Novak Djokovic's triumphant Olympic campaign in Paris could motivate the 37-year-old
Carlos Alcaraz said he will be "at 100%" for the US Open despite stopping his training in New York on Saturday as a precaution after twisting his ankle.
Italy's Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini beat Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-1, (10-7) to win Olympic gold in the women's doubles tennis on Sunday.
The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women's third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday
Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Games due to tonsillitis.
Images from Day 3 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Rafa Nadal suffered a setback in his Paris 2024 Olympics preparations on Sunday as he was beaten 6-3 6-2 in the Swedish Open final by Portuguese seventh seed Nuno Borges.
Djokovic dismissed suggestions he was under intense pressure to overhaul Nadal and Federer in their three-way race to become the greatest male player of all time.
Alcaraz has been seen as fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal's successor on the Paris clay.
Spain's Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will team up to play doubles at this year's Olympic Games in Paris, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) said on Wednesday.
Spain's Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday that he is not sure if he will be able to play at next month's French Open.
India's top-ranked singles player Sumit Nagal made a first round exit from the Geneva Open after going down fighting against Argentina's Sebastian Baez.
The Indian jumped six places following his runner-up finish at the Perugia ATP Challenger tournament on Sunday.
India's first and only tennis medal in the history of Olympic Games came way back in 1996, when Leander Paes claimed the singles bronze in Atlanta.
F1 fans remember Formula One legend Ayrton Senna da Silva on his 30th death anniversary, May 1 2024.
Images from Day 7 of the 2024 French Open.
Rafael Nadal teamed up with Norwegian Casper Ruud to register a 6-1, 6-4 win over second seeds Guido Andreozzi and Miguel Reyes-Varela on the Swedish clay.
Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stressed the need to start matches earlier at Grand Slams
Rafael Nadal says he will decide when to retire following the Paris Olympics after losing in straight sets to 24-times Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in the second round of the singles.
China delivered their best performance at a Summer Olympics since the 2008 Games on home soil
Gauff cruises past Zidansek to reach French Open third round
Sabalenka, who was set to face American Emina Bektas, was replaced in the draw by Russian Erika Andreeva, while fellow Belarusian Azarenka's spot was taken up by another lucky loser in Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot.
IMAGES from the French Open quarter-finals played in Paris on Tuesday.
A summary of the day's tennis action at Roland Garros.
Iga Swiatek on Thursday called for the sport's governing bodies to provide players with more tools to combat online abuse
The tournament marks the 50th anniversary of the first 'Open' Grand Slam event
Carlos Alcaraz will be backed to extend his winning run at the Grand Slams to 16 matches following triumphant French Open and Wimbledon campaigns.
Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday.
'The romanticism of late night tennis in New York, it's time to move past that'
Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start in his bid to claim a first French Open title
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Briton Andy Murray will make his comeback from injury at this month's Geneva Open after the former world number one was handed a wildcard by the organisers of the French Open tune-up event on Wednesday.
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