Factbox on Rafael Nadal, who beat Dominic Thiem to win his 12th French Open title:
Jamie Murray criticises French Open doubles prize money cut, hotel conditions.
It wasn't just the tennis that amazed audiences at Roland Garros.
Claycourt master Rafael Nadal quickly adapted to his new surroundings at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 demolition of German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in the first round of the French Open on Monday.
Images from Day 9 of the Wimbledon 2022 Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Tuesday.
Sunday's final was an intense contest as nerves played their part, with 10 of the 22 games going against serve.
Novak Djokovic has suffered more than his fair share of heartache against Rafael Nadal at the French Open but Sunday's final offers him a chance to dethrone the claycourt king.
Images from the 2022 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on Sunday.
Factbox on Romanian Simona Halep, who beat Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 to win the Wimbledon title on Saturday:
The 20-year-old Korda, son of 1992 runner-up Petr, had enjoyed a dream run in his first Tour-level event on clay and was up against his idol -- the man he named his cat after.
Rafael Nadal left German qualifier Yannick Maden no hope as he booked his ticket for the third round of the French Open in ruthless fashion with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory.
Serena said she felt 'pretty fresh' ahead of the claycourt swing as she prepares for the French Open
Images from Day 1 of the 2020 French Open, in Paris, on Sunday.
Djokovic will need to win in Tokyo and then the US Open later this year to achieve the feat that has so far only been accomplished by Steffi Graf in 1988.
The section affected was situated just below Court Philippe Chatrier, the main arena of the Paris stadium where defending champion Garbine Muguruza was playing Estonian Anett Kontaveit.
Yet the warrior-like instincts kicked in and we were all reminded that Nadal, as long as he is standing, remains a physical and psychological force of nature on a tennis court.
The 2011 US Open champion could not wait to join her friend for the 'Barty Party'.
'And for me to just be hitting a tennis ball in the United States right now and have people come and watch me play ... I would want to be myself in this situation rather than anyone else in the world.'
Nadal plays Berrettini in one semifinal, knowing he's potentially two match wins from a 21st major title.
Osaka had pulled out of the French Open citing mental health and revealed that she suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018.
'I'm writing this to say I'm not going to do any press during Roland Garros,' Osaka tweeted
Presenting the celebs who turned heads at the American Music Awards red carpet.
Novak Djokovic was unexpectedly beaten by fifth-ranked Alexander Zverev, quashing his hopes of winning an Olympic singles gold medal, the only major honour missing from his long list of accolades.
What are you looking at? Terry the grumpy giant turtle summed up the general feeling towards a year that has been particularly cruel to both travel and wildlife. A photo of him "flipping the bird" was recently named funniest animal photo in the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020. As the winner of the 2020 contest, Fitzpatrick won a safari in Masai Mara, Kenya, a Think Tank photography bag, and a Nikon camera. Scroll down to see some more hilarious images.
'I think it's (pressure) maybe because I haven't played in an Olympics before and for the first one to be here was a bit much.'
"I think she will win a Grand Slam. Which one and when I don't know, but definitely clay is a good surface for her."
Japan's Osaka ended the stand-off with the French tennis federation (FFT) by withdrawing from the claycourt major
Federer had his first hit on Thursday at the ATP 500 event at the German city of Halle, where he has won 10 titles.
World number one Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title for 41 years on Saturday when she defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova in the final.
Stuart Broad hogged the limelight in the dark as England routed a hopelessly outclassed West Indies in the landmark day-night Test match at Edgbaston, wrapping up victory by an innings and 209 runs on Saturday.
Images from Day 6 of the 2021 US Open in New York on Saturday.
Former world number one Serena Williams will not be seeded at this year's French Open, according to the organisers of the May 27-June 10 claycourt Grand Slam.
The French Open tennis tournament has been postponed until September 20-October 4 amid the coronavirus outbreak, organisers of the season's second Grand Slam said on Tuesday. It was initially scheduled to be played from May 24-June 7.
Tendulkar embodies the passion of an entire country, says Sevilla.
From Slam No 1 to Slam No 21 -- a summary of Nadal's 21 majors.
'After two knee operations and more than a year of rehabilitation, it's important that I listen to my body and not rush back into competition.'
Dominic Thiem has reached a Grand Slam final three times - only to lose on each occasion
Roger Federer saw his men's record haul of 20 Grand Slam singles titles matched by Rafael Nadal on Sunday and the Swiss great was quick to offer his congratulations to the Spaniard.
Osaka was fined $15,000 for skipping her news conference after her first round win and was warned of possible expulsion from Roland Garros
Venus Williams, Coco Gauff pair up to play doubles at French Open.
