Persistent drizzle and a chill wind sweeping the almost-empty Roland Garros grounds.
Verdasco questions French Open COVID-19 testing protocols after withdrawal
The cool days of late September, with damp courts expected, will level the playing field and for the first time, other than when Rafael Nadal has been injured, he looks vulnerable on his beloved clay.
List of US Open men's singles champions since the Open Era began in 1968:
Australia's new Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has backed the country's bad boy of tennis Nick Kyrgios to "control" the image he projects and break through for a grand slam trophy in the next year or two.
'007, Why not? Maybe this is the year. Seven in 17. I'm not a numerologist but it sounds good'
World number one Novak Djokovic continued his dominant form in Tokyo to storm past Frenchman Lucas Pouille 6-1, 6-2 and into the semi-finals of the Japan Open.
Factbox on Rafael Nadal's French Open final wins
Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest
Two-time champion Novak Djokovic thumped Spain's David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2 to march into the last four of the Shanghai Masters on Friday and set up a semi-final showdown with third seed Roger Federer.
Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto
Britain's Andy Murray overcame a blistering start from Tomas Berdych to advance to his fourth Australian Open final with a 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 victory on Thursday.
A break-out 2014 season and a career-high ranking of five has added extra weight to Kei Nishikori's shoulders, with the US Open finalist already bearing the burden of huge expectations in his home country Japan.
Sixth seed Andy Murray may feel the most aggrieved of the top contenders in the men's draw.
Serbian former world number one Novak Djokovic will be in action at his home club, working under old coach Marian Vajda -- desperately searching for some spark after tumbling down to 13th in the rankings.
Australian Nick Kyrgios did his best to enliven a damp and dismal Parisian day with some eye-catching play and colourful language as the French Open began without part of the usual furniture on Sunday.
The tough part starts now for Andy Murray, the 22-year-old Scot who is four victories away from giving Britain its first men's singles champion at Wimbledon since the days when they played in long trousers.
Images from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships.
Under the lights on the stadium court, Williams smashed 39 winners to defeat Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in a rematch of the 2016 final, which the Belarusian won.
The 35-year-old Swiss, showing no sign of losing his edge, improved to 19-1 this year, winning the Australian Open in five sets over Nadal, and BNP Paribas Open in straight sets over fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships played on Monday.
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic had made it near impossible for their peers to live, and thrive, amongst them. But the coming generation, which hasn't been as scarred by defeat at the hands of the Big 3, may make tennis unpredictable again.
Images from Day 3 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic has admitted that Andy Murray's attempt to surge to the top of the rankings has rejuvenated an otherwise mediocre season for the World No. 1.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday.
Here is a timeline of Djokovic's decline since the last of his 12 Grand Slam titles.
Former world number four and Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova announced her retirement on Tuesday.
A struggling and edgy Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Miami Open.
Earlier on Wednesday, Czech Karolina Pliskova was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a viral illness.
The match ended in 52 minutes as Williams played her forehand into the net.
'Just six months ago, you would've been labelled mad for even suggesting the possibility of Djokovic relinquishing the top spot in men's tennis.'
List of French Open men's singles champions:
The latest tennis rankings have been announced by the ATP and WTA
Nadal surpassed the haul of Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
Top seed Serena Williams made short work of Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open.
Tennis great Roger Federer has issued a tacit apology for inadvertently provoking a war of words with temperamental local Bernard Tomic ahead of the Australian Open.
Factbox on Switzerland's Roger Federer, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open men's singles final on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic recovered from a slow start as he continued the bid to retain his world number one ranking with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over 14th-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the Paris Masters third round.
Rafael Nadal is hunting a record-extending and almost unbelievable 12th Roland Garros title is remarkable in itself.
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are top seeds at the major starting Monday
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