It took about two years for Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin to come out of retirement. Kimiko Date Krumm waited 12 years before letting the fire inside her burn again and Dinara Safina felt the full heat in Paris.
Dinara Safina beat Maria Sharapova 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 in the fourth round of the French Open
IMAGES from the French Open played at Roland Garros, in Paris, France, on Monday.
Iga Swiatek continued her bid for a fifth French Open title when the Polish fifth seed overcame Romania's Jaqueline Cristian to reach the Roland Garros fourth round.
Factbox on Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, who beat Romania's Simona Halep 4-6 6-4 6-3 to win the French Open on Saturday and claim her first grand slam title:
They were beaten by the Bryan twins, Bob and Mike, in the men's doubles at the French Open.
The Russian former world No 1 was beaten in the second round by Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Rafael Nadal smoothly negotiated the potential stumbling block presented by Frenchman Benoit Paire on Monday, launching his bid for a 10th French Open trophy with a largely routine 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 win.
The 20-year-old is on the longest unbeaten run in the women's tour since Serena Williams bagged 34 victories in succession in 2013.
Iga Swiatek, who beat American teenager Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in Saturday's final at Roland Garros, went from being a largely unknown 19-year-old, ranked 54th in the world, to instant celebrity status after lifting her first Suzanne Lenglen Cup 18 months ago.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the French Open played at Roland Garros on Wednesday
Iga Swiatek will be looking to join a select band of players who have lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup four times
The French Open, traditionally held in May-June, was postponed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will now be held at Roland Garros from Sept. 27-Oct. 11.
Defending champions Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz powered into the second round of the French Open on Monday.
Iga Swiatek cemented her position as the undisputed queen of clay
Gaston keeps French flag flying at Roland Garros.
Former champion Ana Ivanovic was at her brilliant, aggressive best on Tuesday. The seventh seed swept aside Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 to storm into the French Open semi-finals.
Iga Swiatek clinched her second French Open title after defeating American teenager Coco Gauff
Tennis sensation Maria Sharapova yet again rules the Forbes' list of highest-paid female athletes.
Novak Djokovic began his French Open campaign with a comfortable win.
Timea Bacsinszky wants a lasting souvenir at the French Open.
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima 6-2 6-2 under the roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Thursday to move into the French Open third round.
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray was locked in a fifth-set fight to the finish against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in the third round of the French Open on Saturday when play was suspended because of bad light.
Billie Jean King helped the United States win the inaugural Fed Cup, the team event is being re-named in honour of the greatest trailblazer in women's tennis.
The 20-year-old, looking to become the first unseeded woman to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since 1933, blazed her way to the final, hitting winners and errors with reckless abandon.
Unseeded Czech Marketa Vondrousova beat Britain's Johanna Konta 7-5, 7-6(2) to reach the French Open final.
The French Open crowds must be educated in order to avoid a repeat of the boos directed at Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka.
The Pole said she wanted to do better this time and felt the pressure.
French hope Kristina Mladenovic fought through the pain with a 3-6, 6-3, 8-6 win over American Jennifer Brady in the French Open first round on Monday.
Novak Djokovic produced a superhuman effort to subdue Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.
Virginie Razzano astonished the French Open crowd on Monday when she served underarm on match point, and missed.
A summary of the day's tennis action at Roland Garros.
Former world number one Serena Williams returns to Grand Slam action for the first time in over 15 months, when she goes up against Czech Kristyna Pliskova in the French Open first round.
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.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made it to her third final in four years at Roland Garros.
Stefanos Tsitsipas enjoyed an incident-free path into the third round of the French Open with a win over Roberto Carballes Baena.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
