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.
Iga Swiatek will be looking to join a select band of players who have lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup four times
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured a tied third-place finish at the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour, bouncing back with a strong performance on the final day. France's Firouzja Alireza claimed the top honours after a tie-break, while Praggnanandhaa shared his position with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Compatriot D Gukesh finished sixth.
Frenchman Arthur Fils continued his run of good form since returning from an eight-month injury layoff as he overpowered Russia's higher-ranked Andrey Rublev 6-2, 7-6(2) to win the Barcelona Open, clinching his first title since 2024.
Iga Swiatek has hired Francisco Roig, formerly with Rafael Nadal, as her new coach to improve her performance on clay courts, starting at the Stuttgart Open.
Nadal says Olympics main goal after early Roland Garros defeat
With Rafael Nadal out with injury, can Novak Djokovic go past the Spaniard and pick up a record 23rd Grand Slam title.
Commonwealth Games champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who won a bronze medal at the World Championships in August, will play Chinese Taipei's Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han, who got the better of England's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy 21-15, 21-14 in the other semi-final.
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal stamped her authority to storm into the final of the French Super Series outclassing German Juliane Schenk in straight sets in the women's badminton singles in Paris.
Five top contenders for the women's title at the French Open, which starts on Sunday.
Last year's runner-up and seventh seed Ruud will now advance to the semi-finals, where he could face fourth seed Alexander Zverev or 11th seed Alex de Minaur.
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.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made it to her third final in four years at Roland Garros.
The popular Romanian, who had lost three major finals before Saturday, showed signs of nerves at first but recovered to outclass her 10th-seeded opponent.
Factbox on Australia's Ashleigh Barty, who beat Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-3 in the French Open final on Saturday:
Iga Swiatek cemented her position as the undisputed queen of clay
A look at the form and previous records of Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko and Romanian Simona Halep ahead of the French Open final on Saturday
Srikanth showed great determination to outwit Korea's World No 25 Lee Dong Keun 12-21, 21-16, 21-18 in a second-round clash that clocked an hour and 13 minutes. The Indian had lost twice to the 27-year-old Korean in the past two meetings.
Take a look at the five top contenders for the men's singles title at the French Open:
Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start in his bid to claim a first French Open title
Images from Day 8 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison won the Australian Open men's doubles crown, defeating Aussie wildcards Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans in straight sets in their first Grand Slam together.
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic will be favourite to reach his 27th Grand Slam final when he faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open semis on Friday but what had been a smooth path through the draw has suddenly got a little rocky.
Still wearing a compression sleeve after a recent forearm issue, Carlos Alcaraz produced a stellar show in a rematch of the duo's 2022 encounter to firmly put himself back in the conversation as the favourite to lift the title in Paris and a third major.
Images from the women's singles final at the French Open, in Paris, on Saturday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
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.
Victoria Mboko, a 19-year-old Canadian tennis player, defeated Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina in the Qatar Open quarter-finals, marking a significant step towards entering the WTA top 10 rankings.
The 13th seeded Czech proved too strong for Serb, who lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 2008, winning 7-5, 6-4.
Novak Djokovic said he has been experiencing slight discomfort in his right knee for a couple of weeks.
Novak Djokovic produced a superhuman effort to subdue Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the French Open played at Roland Garros on Wednesday
India's Thomas Cup title defence ended in the semifinals with a 3-0 loss to France, resulting in a bronze medal. The absence of Lakshya Sen impacted India's performance as H.S. Prannoy, Ayush Shetty, and Kidambi Srikanth all suffered defeats.
A look at the records of Austria's Dominic Thiem and Spain's Rafael Nadal before their title clash at the French Open on Sunday.
Carlos Alcaraz is aiming to reclaim the world number one ranking from Jannik Sinner at the Barcelona Open, focusing on improvement and using their rivalry as motivation.
Kylian Mbappe scored two goals, equalling Miroslav Klose's World Cup record, as France defeated Iraq 3-0 to advance to the last 32. The match was significantly delayed by thunderstorms, but France maintained control with Ousmane Dembele also scoring. Iraq's chances of progressing now depend on their final group match and other results.
Stanislas Wawrinka entered the men's singles final at the French Open, beating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-7(1-7), 7-6(7-3), 6-4 in the first semi-final on Friday.
Factbox on Rafael Nadal, who beat Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 on Sunday to win a record-extending 13th French Open title:
The French Open will be held from September 27-October 11 after being moved from its usual late May-June slot due to the coronavirus pandemic.
