PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 23, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Ninety minutes before French teenager Diane Parry sent shockwaves through Stade Roland Garros Monday afternoon by stunning defending French Open champion and current World No. 2 Barbora Krejcikova with a three-set, first-round upset […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 22, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The French Open, the year’s second major and the only one that starts on Sunday, began in Paris today. Plenty of fans flocked to Stade Roland Garros with none of the COVID-19 restrictions […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 22, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) As the French Open begins anew at Stade Roland Garros in Paris Sunday, there’s plenty of star power to be found up and down both the men’s and women’s 128-player singles draws. How […]
USTA Press Release, May 21, 2022 Thirty-one Americans are set to compete in the singles main draws at the French Open beginning next week – 16 women and 15 men – leading all nations in total players and seeded players […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 20, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday evening’s 2022 French Open men’s and women’s singles draw ceremony at Musee de l’Orangerie in the 1st arrondissement of Paris was filled with plenty of mystery and intrigue – and misery, too. […]
USTA Press Release, May 9, 2022 Katie Volynets joined Michael Mmoh in earning guaranteed entry into the French Open main draw later this month by finishing first in the USTA’s Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge. The 20-year old Volynets reached […]
PARIS, January 8, 2022 (FFT Press Release) The French Tennis Federation (FFT) is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with beIN Media Group for coverage of Roland-Garros over the next five years (2022 to 2026) in South East […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) There’s plenty of shared history between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Enough to fill an encyclopedia. The two future Hall of Famers have combined to create the most prolific rivalry in men’s tennis […]
PARIS, June 10, 2021 (by Alessandro Boroch) In her 52nd major main draw appearance, 29-year-old Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova came through her Roland Garros semi-final against Tamara Zidansek in straight sets to move into her career-first Grand Slam final. The No. 31 seed […]
PARIS/STARNBERG, June 8, 2021 World No. 85 Tamara Zidansek became the first player representing Slovenia to reach a Grand Slam semi-final. The 23-year-old fought past Paula Badosa of Spain 7-5, 4-6, 8-6 on Tuesday afternoon at Roland Garros. In sunny […]
