Italian Open finals preview: Djokovic v Schwartzman and Halep v Pliskova
Main draw action in Rome began less than twelve hours after the conclusion of the men’s singles final at the US Open. There were questions…
Roland Garros Archives: 09/2020
Roland Garros hit with early coronavirus controversy as five players ejected from qualifying
Five players have been ejected from Roland Garros qualifying due to positive coronavirus tests, the FFT have confirmed. Denis Istomin, Ernesto Escobedo, Pedka Kristin and…
Bianca Andreescu joins list of withdrawals as Roland Garros women’s draw suffers another major blow
The WTA draw is taking a hit in a second successive Grand Slam with Bianca Andreescu adding her name to the list of players to…
‘We only have two guys who can beat Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros,’ says Patrick Mouratoglu
Top coach Patrick Mouratoglou believes that there are only two players who can beat Rafael Nadal to claim the 2020 French Open title. With less…
Roland Garros strips back plans to allow fans into French Open due to surge in coronavirus cases
The French Open have abandoned plans to allow 11,500 fans into Roland Garros every day due to surging coronavirus figures. Organisers had hoped to allow…
‘I won’t be able to play Roland Garros,’ says US Open champion Naomi Osaka as hamstring injury persists
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open, claiming that the hamstring injury he carried at the US Open is still bothering her. Osaka sustained…
Dominic Thiem: ‘I will be 100% ready for Roland Garros and more dangerous than ever before’
Dominic Thiem says he will be ‘100% fine,’ physically, to play Roland Garros despite injury and fatigue picked up at the US Open. The Austrian…
‘Nadal is one of our best champions, but Thiem emergence makes things French Open interesting…’
Dominic Thiem’s emergence as a Grand Slam winner at the US Open is not enough to displace Rafael Nadal as the favourite for the French…
Nick Kyrgios accuses French Open of ‘not taking safety seriously enough’ and confirms he’s unlikely to play
Nick Kyrgios has accused the French Open of not taking coronavirus safety serious enough after they confirmed plans they are going to allow fans into…
The 10 best French Open men’s matches of the century: Nadal-Djokovic, semi-final, 2013
The seven-time champion versus the World No. 1. It didn’t get much bigger or better than Nadal-Djokovic in the last four of the 2013 French…
