PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 4, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Reigning Roland-Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz continued defense of his French Open title against Tommy Paul in Tuesday’s featured night session match on Court Philippe-Chatrier. While it was a rematch of their Paris Olympics […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 3, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the quarterfinal round began at Roland-Garros on Tuesday, Lorenzo Musetti‘s red-clay run of good form – and fortune – continued to garner attention. The World No. 7 from Italy improved to 27-5 […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 3, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) In the 100 years since Roland-Garros was opened to players from abroad in 1925, just two men have captured 100 singles wins in the history of the French championships in Paris. The first […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Until Monday afternoon, host country France had very little to cheer about during this year’s Parisian tennis fortnight at Roland-Garros. Among the disappointments, both Caroline Garcia and Richard Gasquet bowed in their final […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the second week of Roland-Garros unfolded Sunday, No. 13 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine saved three match points in the second set against last year’s finalist, No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini of […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the first week at this year’s Roland-Garros drew to a close on an overcast Saturday in Paris, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner booked his ticket for the second week after he marched past […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 30, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) There are five Americans who reached the third round at Roland-Garros this Parisian fortnight – most since 1996 – including four who played on Friday. A trio of them – Tommy Paul, Ben […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 29, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) By the end of their one-hour, 57-minute second-round match at Roland-Garros, before a capacity crowd of 15,000 adoring fans that filled Court Philippe-Chatrier on a gorgeous, sunny Thursday afternoon, Jannik Sinner shared a […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 28, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Lorenzo Musetti has been nearly unbeatable on clay since last July, highlighted by his winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games. More recently, the 23-year-old reached the semifinals at all three […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 27, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) During Novak Djokovic‘s most recent visit to Roland-Garros – Sunday’s Rafael Nadal tribute notwithstanding – he completed his career Golden Slam by winning his first Olympic gold medal last July. It was a […]
