French Open

Big 3 Jointly Through To Third Round At Roland Garros

PARIS, June 3, 2021 (by Alessandro Boroch) The Big 3 headlined Thursday’s action on Day Five of this year’s Roland Garros tournament. On Court Suzanne-Lenglen, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic eased past Pablo Cuevas from Uruguay 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in […]

Zverev, Tsitsipas Advance At Roland Garros

PARIS, June 2, 2021 (by Alessandro Boroch) No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev opened Wednesday’s second-round action at Roland Garros on Court Suzanne-Lenglen with a 7-6(4), 6-3, 7-6(1) victory over 23-year-old Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin. Zverev and Safiullin share a long […]

Nadal Starts Roland Garros Title Quest

PARIS/STARNBERG, June 1, 2021 Rafael Nadal began his campaign for a record-extending 14th Roland Garros title on Tuesday, with the No. 3 seed from Spain winning 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(3) over World No. 63 Alexei Popyrin on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Nadal had […]

Osaka Pulls Out Of Roland Garros

STARNBERG/PARIS, May 31, 2021 Naomi Osaka withdrew from Roland Garros on Monday evening. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion from Japan was fined $15,000 after she did not conduct a post-match press conference following her first-round win against Romanian Patricia […]

TV Coverage Of Roland-Garros Moves To The Next Level

PARIS, May 21, 2021 (Roland Garros Press Release) Roland-Garros 2021 will receive extensive TV coverage in France thanks to France Télévisions and Amazon Prime Video. Around the world, more than 170 broadcasters will cover the tournament in some 222 countries […]

Jean Claracq Creates The Poster For Roland-Garros 2021

PARIS, February 5, 2021 (FFT Press Release) Every year since 1980, the French Tennis Federation has connected modern art with the Roland-Garros tournament by commissioning an artist to create the official tournament poster. At the end of a process embarked […]

Nadal To Face Djokovic In Roland Garros Final

PARIS/STARNBERG, September 9, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) In the first semifinal match on Friday, No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated 12th seed Diego Schwartzman from Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(0) in three hours and 10 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier. […]