Rafael Nadal confirmed he will miss this year's French Open as he is yet to recover from injury.
Images from Day 2 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Novak Djokovic beat defending champion Rafael Nadal 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 to move into the semi-finals of the French Open, in the process spoiling the Spaniard's 29th birthday celebrations.
When contacted, AITA Secretary General Anil Dhupar said he does not have any objection to Bopanna playing with Balaji, ranked 84, at the Paris Olympics.
Both Balaji and Bhambri have got some decent results on clay in lead up to the Roland Garros, where the action will unfold during the Summer Olympics from July 27.
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2, on Sunday, July 28, 2024:
India's tennis campaign at the Paris Olympics lasted just a day as Sumit Nagal and the men's doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji bowed out after losing their respective opening matches to French challengers in Paris Sunday.
Can Iga Swiatek challenge Rafael Nadal's French Open record?
The Swedish former world number one is in the French capital soaking up all the action as a presenter for broadcaster Eurosport's daily flagship show 'Game, Set and Mats'.
Djokovic is the first man to reach 10 successive quarter-finals at the French Open
Justine Henin was supposed to ride into Roland Garros, scene of four stunning triumphs before her retirement, and gallop away with another Grand Slam crown. The problem was she did not quite believe it would happen herself.
Jana Novotna, who lifted the Wimbledon title 26 years ago in 1988, tragically died in 2017 following a battle with ovarian cancer aged 49.
Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday.
Twice finalist Ruud overcomes Davidovich Fokina test
Following Serena Williams's shock exit from the French Open, Bikash Mohapatra looks at some of the biggest upsets at Roland Garros in the last decade.
The big names who will be bidding for a podium finish before bidding farewell...
Casper Ruud returned to the French Open final for a second year running by dismantling German 22nd seed Alexander Zverev to set up a showdown with 22-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic backs schedule change at expanded Australian Open
Rafael Nadal withdrew from Indian Wells on Wednesday on the eve of his first-round match.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Friday.
The ICC on Wednesday announced the line-up of match officials for the upcoming U-19 men's World Cup with umpire KNA Padmanabhan and match referee Narayanan Kutty being the two Indian representatives.
Novak Djokovic began his French Open campaign with a comfortable win.
Rafael Nadal's absence from Indian Wells saw the 22-times Grand Slam champion slip out of the top 10 for the first time since 2005.
Wimbledon champion and world number three Elena Rybakina pulled out of a warm-up event in Eastbourne.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Wednesday.
Three-times Roland Garros champion Mats Wilander reflects on Day Two of the French Open.
Nadal said he needs to stop playing for the foreseeable future to make a full recovery and return for what he anticipates will be his farewell season.
Big-serving Elena Rybakina will aim to retain her title but other players have emerged as serious contenders:
It was sweet victory for Japan's Miyu Kato as she bagged the mixed doubles crown with Tim Puetz after being disqualied from the women's doubles.
Nadal aims to play at French Open, Olympics
Three-times Roland Garros champion Mats Wilander reflects on Day 3 of the French Open for Reuters.
Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens picked up the Doubles Team of the Year award, China's Zheng Qinwen was named Most Improved Player while Russian Mirra Andreeva won Newcomer of the Year.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made it to her third final in four years at Roland Garros.
The French Open has not produced a lot of happy memories for Venus Williams in recent times, but now that she's reached the third round for the first time in six years, the American hopes her 2016 adventure won't come to an abrupt end.
Alcaraz was impressive in his first Grand Slam match since his US Open triumph last year
Coco Gauff said she will never again make the mistake of doubting Rafael Nadal's chances at French Open
As the holder since Sunday of all four grand slam titles, Novak Djokovic has no equal in tennis, but as an artist he isn't quite up to scratch -- or so said perennial Roland Garros favourite Gustavo Kuerten.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the French Open played at Roland Garros on Wednesday
Novak Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final to win a 24th Grand Slam singles title and equal Margaret Court's record haul.
'Just two people who love #Wimbledon bumping into each other on the streets of London.'
