PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 2, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The older Iga Swiatek gets the better she plays – and, sometimes, quicker, too. On Sunday morning, under cool and blustery conditions at the French Open in Paris, the just-turned 23-year-old three-time Roland-Garros […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 2, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Defending champion Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti made Roland-Garros history in the middle of the night in Paris early Sunday. Competing for a spot in the fourth round, in a featured Saturday night […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 1, 2004 (by Michael Dickens) Felix Auger-Aliassime came ready to play when his Roland-Garros rain-suspended third-round match against Ben Shelton resumed under the closed roof of Court Suzanne-Lenglen on Saturday. What a difference a day made. By the […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Coco Gauff has been nothing if not consistent in Paris. On Friday at Roland-Garros with the roof open over Court Philippe-Chatrier, the World No. 3 and third seed from the United States advanced […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 30, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) With 55 singles matches (27 men’s and 28 women’s) on Thursday’s Roland-Garros order of play, thanks to a rain-soaked Wednesday, in which the only completed matches – nine in all – were ones […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 29, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) On the facade of Court Philippe-Chatrier are the words “Victory belongs to the most tenacious.” While the quote is originally attributed to Napoleon, it was also used by Roland Garros, the French World War […]
FLUSHING, N.Y., May 29, 2024 (USTA Press Release) The USTA announced that Grammy-nominated artist and New York City icon Fat Joe will voice the US Open’s 2024 marketing campaign, “Spectacular Awaits,” as the US Open continues to promote the generational […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 28, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 7 Casper Ruud arrived at this year’s Roland-Garros fresh off winning his second clay-court title of the season at Geneva on Saturday to go with his earlier triumph in Barcelona. Add […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 27, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) While Rafael Nadal found moments that brought back memories of his 14 Roland-Garros titles and earned him the monicker “King of Clay” – especially his trademark whip-like forehand passing shot winners that brought […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The French Open, the year’s second major and the only one played on clay, began in Paris Sunday under mostly cloudy skies and 22-degree Celsius temperatures. While light rain interrupted play for an […]
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