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.
Images from Day 6 at the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Friday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
The French Open crowds must be educated in order to avoid a repeat of the boos directed at Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka.
Sharapova's quarter-final defeat by Williams at the 2016 Australian Open was the last competitive match the Russian played for 15 months after she received a doping ban while American Williams was on a maternity break for most of 2017.
Virginie Razzano astonished the French Open crowd on Monday when she served underarm on match point, and missed.
Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova stands on the threshold of finally delivering the title long predicted
IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
Rafael Nadal returned to Roland Garros after his birthday celebrations and showed no signs of slowing up, railroading compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round on Sunday.
Images from Day 7 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday.
Barbora Krejcikova claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Caroline Garcia was knocked out of the French Open fourth round by Angelique Kerber on Monday, but the local favourite is confident that she has what it takes to become the first French Grand Slam champion since 2013.
Garbine Muguruza's defence of her French Open title ended in tears on Sunday when the Spaniard had to be escorted from the Roland Garros interview room after breaking down following her fourth-round loss to Kristina Mladenovic.
Serena Williams overcame a gritty challenge from unseeded Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens, winning 7-6(7), 6-4, to reach the French Open final, in Paris, on Friday. She will meet Garbine Muguruza, who reached her second Grand Slam final when she beat Australia's Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 in the first semi-final at Roland Garros.
Round-up of the Rolland Garros tournament being played in Paris.
Following Iga Swiatek's victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here's a list of French Open women's singles champions:
Rafael Nadal is generally a slow starter but should not have any problem getting past his first-round opponent, Germany's Yannick Hanfmann.
Thousands of mask-free spectators flocked into the stadium
India is steadily moving forward in the highly competitive world of tennis and people need to be patient to see more results, especially in singles, says former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli. The 31-year-old was in the capital to launch the second edition of Rendez-vous, a tournament for Indian boys and girls to earn a wild card for the junior French Open. "It is a tremendous effort to promote Roland Garros, our Grand Slam. It's good to have these courts to understand the surface and technique. India is on the right path, you need to have patience. Everything has to be in place and AITA is doing a good job," Bartoli, who retired in 2013 and is now busy with her designing work, said.
Persistent drizzle and a chill wind sweeping the almost-empty Roland Garros grounds.
Eighth seed Barty joins 1969, 1970 and 1973 champion Margaret Court and 1971 winner Evonne Goolagong-Cawley on the list of Australian women who have lifted the trophy here in the professional era.
Five things to watch out for at the French Open on Tuesday.
Keys will next face 10th seed Sloane Stephens, nine months after her compatriot beat her in the US Open final
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Rediff.com presents matches that shook up US Open.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Images from Day 3 of the French Open in Paris on Tuesday
Five things to watch out for at the French Open on Wednesday.
Spain's Garbine Muguruza insists she is enjoying herself at the French Open even if she doesn't look it, but don't expect her to smile too much until she gets her hands on the Suzanne Lenglen trophy for the second time in three years.
Images from Day 11 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2021 French Open, in Paris, on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Images from Day 1 of the 2020 French Open in Paris on Sunday.
Former men's champion Mats Wilander believes third seed Muguruza now looks like the most likely champion, having not dropped a set and thrashing Maria Sharapova on Wednesday.
At the French Open on Wednesday, however, Djokovic's shots often failed to hit the bullseye.
Kristina Mladenovic took her love affair with Roland Garros to a new level on Friday.
Serena Williams recovered from a set down to beat Australian Ashleigh Barty 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and book a place in the third round.
Garbine Muguruza's chances of winning her maiden grand slam title -- and achieving the rare feat of beating Serena Williams twice in three years at Roland Garros -- may well depend on which version of the world number one turns up on Sunday.
List of French Open women's singles champions
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