WASHINGTON, May 30, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Men’s No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev did not have his best day as a pro against unseeded and 60th-ranked Dusan Lajovic of Serbia on Wednesday during his second-round match at the French Open. Although the […]
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) After being down 0-5 in the first set, World No. 1 Simona Halep turned her French Open fortunes around and won 14 of the last 17 games en route to a 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 first-round […]
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) It didn’t matter whether unseeded Serena Williams won or lost in her first Grand Slam appearance since the Australian Open in 2017 – although, it seemed, most of the fans packed into Court Philippe Chatrier […]
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Rain halted play for the second straight day in the 2018 French Open. Throughout Stade Roland Garros, for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon, play was suspended on all courts. It further delayed the resumption […]
PARIS, March 22, 2018 (Press Release) A total of €39,197,000 in prize money will be awarded at the 2018 French Open, an increase on 2017. In seeking to support the development of the game, the President of the French Tennis Federation, […]
WASHINGTON, November 5, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Who could have predicted that in a week full of surprises and upsets, Jack Sock would be the last American man standing in Paris? By winning the Paris Rolex Masters with an impressive come-from-behind […]
WASHINGTON, November 3, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Rafael Nadal pulled out of his Paris Rolex Masters quarterfinal Friday, just hours before he was scheduled to face qualifier Filip Krajinovic. In doing so, he forfeited an opportunity to go […]
PARIS, June 19, 2017 (FFT Press Release) An official partner and timekeeper of the Paris-based Masters 1000 since 2007, Rolex, the prestigious watch manufacturer, has Monday become the event’s naming partner. The tournament, run by the French Tennis Federation, will […]
PARIS, June 11, 2017 Rafael Nadal wins a 10th Roland Garros title having lost just 35 games and didn’t even drop a set all tournament. The 31-year-old Spaniard defeated Stan Wawrinka in Sunday’s final 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Nadal was in […]
PARIS, June 10, 2017 (USTA Press Release) 15-year old Whitney Osuigwe, of Bradenton, Florida, defeated fellow US-American Claire Liu, 17, of Thousand Oaks, California, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, in an all-US-American girls’ singles final at the French Open in Paris on […]
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