Roland Garros

Roland Garros: Motivated Medvedev Earns First Clay Win Of 2022

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 24, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev earned his first victory on clay this season with a clean and efficient 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over 103rd-ranked Facundo Bagnis at the French Open Tuesday afternoon as […]

Parry Stuns Defending Roland Garros Champ Krejcikova

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 […]

Roland Garros Qualifying Draw Yields Familiar Names And Rising Stars

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 21, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) What began on Monday with a pair of 128-draw men’s and women’s fields competing for precious few qualifying spots each in the 2022 French Open, the year’s second major championship, wrapped up Friday at […]

French Open Draws Filled With Mystery, Intrigue And Misery, Too

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. […]

Daria Saville, Chris O’Connell Awarded Roland Garros Wildcards

Tennis Australia Press Release, May 12, 2022 Daria Saville (Vic) and Chris O’Connell (NSW) have been awarded main draw wildcards into Roland Garros, beginning in Paris on Sunday 22 May. Saville, the former world No. 20, is on the comeback trail from plantar fasciitis […]

Katie Volynets Earns Roland-Garros Wild Card

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 […]