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Stefanos Tsitsipas is not good at predictions, but he did reveal who he wanted to come out on top between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz. Tsitsipas was simply outclassed by Alcaraz in their French Open quarterfinal matchup as he lost in straight sets in a 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) defeat. Speaking after the match, Tsitsipas […]

Novak Djokovic is well on his way to breaking Rafael Nadal’s Grand Slam record in the French Open. Before that, however, he made a different kind of history after beating Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinal. While squaring off against Khachanov, Djokovic cemented his place in history yet again as he broke Andre Agassi’s record. The […]

American tennis star Jessica Pegula has come to the defense of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka after she recently skipped a presser at the French Open due to questions about the Russia and Ukraine war. After Sabalenka won her third-round match, she decided to not show up and speak to the media, instead just speaking to a […]

A lot of pressure can come from being the number one-ranked ATP player. Carlos Alcaraz remains unfazed by it and still dons a smile despite being 20 years old. His dominance throughout the French Open begged a lot of questions. The most prominent one is: Will he be the heir-apparent of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal […]

Day 7 at the French Open has now wrapped up and American Coco Gauff continued to impress. For the third year in a row, Gauff is in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros and will actually face Pole Iga Swiatek for the second straight time in Paris. The two previously clashed in the final in 2022 […]

No. 9 ranked Russian star Daria Kasatkina, who lost in the fourth round on Sunday to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, is leaving the French Open with a “bitter” feeling after fans at Roland Garros booed her. Prior to the tournament, Svitolina made it clear she will not shake hands with any Russian or Belarusian players due […]

Novak Djokovic is hoping Rafael Nadal is fit and firing again soon. Nadal successfully underwent surgery on his hip Saturday — the same day as his 37th birthday — with the recovery process expected to be five months. If things go well, the Spaniard should be fit for the Australian Open next year in what […]

The French Open is set to get more legendary as the tournament moves forward, thanks to Novak Djokovic who is pursuing history after dominating Juan Pablo Varillas to advance to the quarterfinals. With his win over Varillas, Djokovic made history with his record-breaking 17th quarterfinal appearance in the French Open. He broke his tie with […]

The French Open is well underway at this point, and so far, Iga Swiatek has reinforced the notion that she is the deserving favorite to walk away as the winner of the tournament. Swiatek has cruised her way into the fourth round of the competition, easily dispatching each opponent she has come across to this […]

Andy Murray has come to the defense of Novak Djokovic. Djokovic is under fire after writing “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia! Stop violence” on a camera following his first-round win over Aleksandar Kovacevic at the French Open earlier this week. The incident came following recent violence in Kosovo after ethnic Albanian mayors were installed […]

The highest women’s seed yet to fall in the French Open tumbled on Friday, as three-seeded Jessica Pegula lost in straight sets to Elise Mertens. Mertens, the 28th seed in the women’s draw, cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Pegula, her third win in as many tries against the American. It took Mertens just […]

Thanasi Kokkinakis can’t help but admire the likes of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Kokkinakis is through to the third round of the French Open after defeating three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka in a five-set thriller on Wednesday. The Australian will be back at it again when he faces Karen Khachanov on Friday, and […]

Rafael Nadal’s announcement that he could potentially retire came as a shock to everyone — Novak Djokovic included. In addition to withdrawing from the French Open last month, Nadal also dropped a bombshell that given his injury problems, his intention was to retire in 2024. And given his rivalry with the Spaniard over the course […]

The Serbian king of tennis continued to plow over the competition as the French Open resumed. After his victory against Aleksandar Kovacevic in the first round, Novak Djokovic aimed to retain his 100% win rate against Marton Fucsovics. The Hungarian tennis player entered the first set with high hopes for a close match. He delivered […]

Day 2 of the French Open went as expected for most stars in the world of tennis. There have been no shockers as Carlos Alcaraz, Frances Tiafoe, Cam Norrie, and others advanced past their competition. No matchup has been more intriguing than that of Novak Djokovic and Aleksandar Kovacevic. The 24-year-old Kovacevic had to face […]

Novak Djokovic is under fire after supposedly sparking tension between Kosovo and Serbia. Following his first-round win at the 2023 French Open Monday, Nole wrote “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia, stop the violence” on the camera lens, which drew a response from the Kosovo Tennis Federation. For background, 30 peacemaking soldiers were injured in […]

Carlos Alcaraz, the 20-year-old Tennis phenom, enters the French Open with a head full of steam. He has dominated the competition unlike any other, the most recent of which is his victory against Flavio Cobolli. Alcaraz aims to continue proving why he is worth the special hype in a way not seen since Boris Becker. […]

Sloane Stephens discussed racism toward athletes after her first-round win at the French Open on Monday. Despite the tournament being the first of the four Grand Slams to implement software designed to block racist comments toward players online, Stephens said the abuse has “only gotten worse.” “Obviously it’s been something that I have dealt with […]

The French Open draw has taken place and we now have a good idea of what the potential semifinals and final could be. The most likely scenario is one of Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic facing Daniil Medvedev in the final at Roland Garros. It should be noted that if either man wins the French […]

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz won’t be facing each other in a potential French Open final this year. The draw for the 2023 French Open took place Thursday and unfortunately, Djokovic and Alcaraz are in the same half with the pair projected to face each other in the semifinal. Alcaraz — the top seed — […]

Tim Henman is backing Carlos Alcaraz over Novak Djokovic at the French Open. Alcaraz is the World No. 1 again and is 20-2 on clay this year with wins in the Argentina, Barcelona and Madrid Open. Djokovic, meanwhile, is 5-3 on clay as he has suffered a dip in form recently. Despite that, Djokovic remains […]

As far as Holger Rune is concerned, Novak Djokovic is still the main favorite for the French Open. Djokovic has suffered a dip in form as he is yet to win any clay title this season. He dealt with injury problems during the Monte Carlo Masters where he exited in the round of 16. He […]

Andy Murray will not be featuring in the French Open once again. The three-time Grand Slam winner has not played at Roland Garros since 2020 and this year will be no different as he will instead be focusing on the grass-court season. Murray has struggled in the clay-court season so far with first-round losses at […]

World No. 26 and 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios will miss the 2023 French Open after sustaining a foot injury during the theft of his car. Kyrgios’ agent, Daniel Horsfall, broke the news on Wednesday. Police said Kyrgios’ mother was held at gunpoint outside his home on May 1. The suspect, who has since been […]

It looks increasingly likely that 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal will miss the French Open this year. According to Spanish publication Marca, Nadal will not make it in time for Roland Garros due to a left hip flexor injury he picked up during his Australian Open exit back in January. The Spaniard is expected […]

Iga Swiatek wants to see Rafael Nadal compete at the French Open — but not at the expense of his health. Nadal has missed every tournament since a hip injury contributed to his early exit at the Australian Open back in January. He was initially expected to be out for eight weeks at the most, […]

Rafael Nadal has turned down a wild-card offer for the upcoming Challenger tournament in Bordeaux, raising more concerns about his potential participation at the French Open later this month. Nadal has been dealing with an ongoing hip injury that has sidelined him since his early elimination from the Australian Open in January. Having missed every […]

Roger Federer is hopeful that both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will be fit for the French Open. Nadal has been dealing with a hip injury since the Australian Open in January and has missed the entire clay season as a result despite initially being expected back in action in March. Most recently, he pulled […]

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Rome Open on Thursday, meaning that if the Spanish superstar is indeed able to play at Roland Garros, the French Open will be the first tennis tournament he’s competed in since the Australian Open in January. “I am very sorry to announce that I will not be able to be […]

Carlos Alcaraz still expects Rafael Nadal to perform at a spectacular level at the French Open. Nadal continues to deal with ongoing injury issues that have kept him on the sidelines ever since the Australian Open in January. The 22-time Grand Slam winner has already missed the start of the clay season and the Italian […]

Rafael Nadal will still be a favorite at the French Open according to his uncle Toni — but on one condition. Nadal is dealing with ongoing injury issues that saw him most recently withdraw from the Madrid Open. There is hope that he can still compete at the Italian Open leading up to Roland Garros […]

Rafael Nadal will drop outside the top 100 of the ATP rankings should he not compete at the French Open next month. The Spaniard is dealing with ongoing injury problems that have seen him withdraw from a number of tournaments, most recently, the upcoming Madrid Open. That’s despite the fact that he was initially expected […]

Novak Djokovic hopes to be at 100 percent when the French Open commences. Djokovic recently suffered a shock 6-4, 7-6 defeat to Dusan Lajovic in the Banja Luka Challenger quarterfinals earlier this week. Leading up to the event, the 22-time Grand Slam winner spoke of a niggling elbow problem that may have contributed to his […]

Rafael Nadal will only play at the French Open next month if he is fully healthy. Nadal has endured an injury-ravaged 2023 campaign so far, having only played four matches the whole calendar year. His last match was a second-round exit at the Australian Open in January where a hip injury contributed to his exit. […]

Despite his injury woes, Rafael Nadal will still be the favorite going into this year’s French Open. That’s according to Daniil Medvedev who was commenting on the 14-time Roland Garros winner’s ongoing injury woes. Nadal hasn’t competed since a hip injury contributed to his early exit at the Australian Open in January. He was expected […]

Alexander Zverev’s bold claim that he could have defeated Rafael Nadal at the French Open isn’t going down so well. Zverev recently stated his belief that if not for injury, given how he was playing on clay at the time, he could have defeated Nadal in their French Open semifinal last year. Nadal was notably […]

Alexander Zverev believes if not for injury, he could have possibly defeated Rafael Nadal in the French Open last year. Nadal defeated Zverev in the 2022 French Open semifinal after the latter was forced to retire in the second set due to an ankle injury. The Spaniard — who went on to win the Grand […]

Rafael Nadal provided a hopeful injury update ahead of the French Open. Nadal hasn’t competed since the Australian Open in January where a hip issue contributed to his second-round exit. The Spaniard has missed every tournament since and recently poured cold water on his chances of 100 percent returning for the Monte Carlo Masters later […]

World no. 4 Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinal at Wimbledon on Monday, defeating Botic van de Zandschulp of The Netherlands in straight sets. The win earned Nadal his eighth career trip to a Wimbledon quarterfinal, where he’ll face off with American Taylor Fritz. After a three-year layoff at the storied tourney, the 2022 French […]