PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The French Open, the year’s second major and the only one played on clay, began in Paris Sunday under mostly cloudy skies and 22-degree Celsius temperatures. While light rain interrupted play for an […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been nineteen years since Rafael Nadal won his first Roland-Garros title in 2005, in his tournament debut. As he returns to Paris in 2024 following an injury absence last year, with 14 […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 25, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) By any metric, Iga Swiatek is peaking at the right time for this year’s French Open. After all, as the 22-year-old Polish superstar arrives for this year’s clay-court major, she’s the winner of […]
PARIS, May 25, 2024 Brazilian Laura Pigossi achieved a historic milestone on Friday by securing her first-ever spot in the main draw of Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam tournament of the season. Previously, Pigossi participated at 2022 Wimbledon and […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday’s 2024 Roland-Garros men’s and women’s singles draw ceremony at L’Oragerie d’Auteuil on the Stade Roland-Garros grounds, was filled with plenty of mystery, history and intrigue – and, for some players, misery, too. […]
MONTREAL, May 23, 2024 (Tennis Canada Press Release) The official draw for the 2024 French Open was held today in Paris, France with five Canadians set to take the courts at the second Grand Slam of the season. Félix AugerAliassime […]
Tennis Australia Press Release, May 15, 2024 Ajla Tomljanovic and Adam Walton have been awarded main-draw singles wildcards into Roland Garros. Tomljanovic, a former World No. 32 and three-time Grand Slam singles quarterfinalist, made a winning return at a WTA 125 tournament in […]
USTA Press Release, April 16, 2024 Nineteen-year-old Katina Scott, 18-year-old Liv Hovde and 17-year-old Akasha Urhobo are chasing leader Katie Volynets as the women’s side of the Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge approaches its halfway point, while Nicolas Moreno de Alboran retains his lead […]
PARIS/STARNBERG, June 11, 2023 Novak Djokovic defeated fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 in Sunday’s French Open singles final to claim a record 23rd Grand Slam title, his third crown at Roland Garros. At 36 years and 20 […]
MONTREAL, May 25, 2023 (Tennis Canada Press Release) The official draw for the 2023 French Open took place today on-site at Roland Garros. A total of six Canadian players will be competing in the main draw, as Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, […]
