Roland-Garros

Madrid, 2021

The eight questions we’re all asking after Madrid

After the Madrid Masters 1000 and WTA 1000, the clay-court season has already yielded some valuable pointers for the French Open, without giving away all its secrets. Here are the eight questions that we are all (more or less) mainly asking ourselves before this week’s next stage, in Rome

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Rémi Bourrières
Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic, Roland-Garros, 2015

Nadal to be No 3 seed at Roland-Garros, could be in Djokovic’s half

The 13-time Roland-Garros champion will find himself seeded outside the top two, which means he could face Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals

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Simon Cambers
Roland-Garros 2020, public

French minister of sports calls for up to 1,000 fans per court at Roland-Garros

While explaining that discussions are ongoing between health authorities and the French Tennis Federation, French minister of sport Jean-Michel Blanquer has confirmed Roland-Garros' initial plans for public attendance at the 2021 tournament: 1,000 spectators per court when play begins on May 30

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Ricky Dimon
Ash Barty Stuttgart 2021

Another turn on the road to RG: What we learned at Barcelona, Stuttgart, Belgrade and Istanbul

We close the books on events at Barcelona, Belgrade, Istanbul and Stuttgart, and mark the key accomplishments of a busy week of WTA and ATP action.

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Chris Oddo

Barty survives in Stuttgart, already dreaming of Roland-Garros return

The Australian says she is already thinking about what it will be like to return to Roland-Garros, where she won in 2019

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Simon Cambers
Daniil Medvedev, 2021
4 years ago

Daniil Medvedev criticises ‘ridiculous’ French Open delay

The world No 2 has made his feelings known about the one-week delay...
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Carrie Dunn
Roland Garros
4 years ago

Ticketing, prize money, schedule: 10 questions about 2021 Roland-Garros

Here is everything you need to know about the plans so far for...
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Carrie Dunn
4 years ago

French Open pushed back by a week amid rise in COVID-19 cases

With France in a nationwide lockdown, the decision has been taken to shift...
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Tennis Majors
Roland Garros
4 years ago

L’Equipe Reports Roland-Garros will be postponed

According to L'equipe the FFT will announce a one-week postponement of Roland-Garros on...
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Chris Oddo
Roland-Garros Court Philippe-Chatrier
4 years ago

What we know and don’t know about the potential postponement of Roland-Garros in 2021

This Tuesday, the Ministry of Sports told AFP that they were in contact...
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Mathieu Canac
Roland-Garros Court Philippe-Chatrier
4 years ago

French Open could be postponed, accepts France’s sports minister

France's minister of sports Roxana Maracineanu says the French Open could be put...
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Tennis Majors
Rafael Nadal
4 years ago

Nadal commits to Barcelona in packed clay-court schedule

The Spaniard will return to Barcelona for the 16th time in his career...
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Simon Cambers
Roland-Garros, court Philippe-Chatrier
4 years ago

FFT aiming for Roland-Garros on normal dates with as many spectators as possible

Recently appointed general manager of the French Tennis Federation, Amélie Oudéa Castéra has...
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Cédric Rouquette
Iga Swiatek celebrates her Adelaide International win
4 years ago

Iga Swiatek: From ‘clay court specialist’ to finding hard court consistency in Australia

The 2020 French Open champion enjoyed a successful time in Australia, reaching round...
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Angus Wright
Novak Djokovic, Australian Open, 2021
4 years ago

Djokovic stands guard as Big Three shut the door again

Though the Next Gen have shown signs of breaking through, the Big Three...
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Jérémy Baudu
Naomi Osaka - Open d'Australie 2021
4 years ago

The 11 Women who saved match point before winning a Grand Slam (Open era)

Naomi Osaka saved a match point earlier in the tournament and went on...
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Lucas Morlier
Naomi Osaka, Melbourne Summer Series 2021
4 years ago

Naomi Osaka: “I want to win French Open and Wimbledon”

The 2019 Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka says she wants to win the...
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Angus Wright
Damir Dzumhur, Roland-Garros, 2018
4 years ago

Dzumhur and Verdasco versus the French Open – a match that shows the fragility of the rules around coronavirus

From tennis in 2020 to tennis in 2021, part 2: Sasa Ozmo reports...
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Sasa Ozmo
Milos Raonic, ATP Delray Beach 2020
4 years ago

Nishikori, Raonic and Isner set to open the 2021 season at Delray Beach

The ATP 250 tournament in Delray Beach, one of the first tournaments of...
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Angus Wright
Swiatek - Halep - Roland-Garros
4 years ago

In pictures: Our top 10 upsets of 2020

Swiatek - Halep, Gaston - Wawrinka, Sonego Djokovic ... Tennis Majors has drawn...
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Mathieu Canac