Roland Garros

Nadal Returns To Paris

May 24, 2019

PARIS, May 24, 2019 Friday. It’s Media Day in Paris, which means that over the course of the day, a selection of the star players at this year’s Roland Garros answered the questions of the journalists. More than 15 press […]

Winning On Clay, Again, Nadal Enters 2019 French Open As Definitive Favorite

May 23, 2019

PARIS, May 23, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Eleven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal will try to win his 12th Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy, symbolizing the victories of four famous French tennis players (Jacques Brugnon, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and René […]

No. 1 Seed Pera Still In Hunt For French Open Women’s Main Draw Spot

May 23, 2019

PARIS, May 23, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) No. 1 seed Bernarda Pera of the United States moved into the final round of French Open qualifying with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Zhang Kai-Lin of China Thursday morning on Court 6, […]

From Classic To Unconventional, New French Open Collections Are Definitely Turning Heads

May 23, 2019

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) With the arrival of next week’s French Open, the second Grand Slam of 2019, a variety of new tennis collections from Nike and Adidas – even Uniqlo – are taking center stage. Like […]

Final Of The “Roland-Garros Junior Wild-Card Series By OPPO” To Be Played On Saturday

May 23, 2019

PARIS, May 23, 2019 (Roland Garros Press Release) The final of the “Roland-Garros Junior Wild-Card Series by OPPO” competition will be played at Roland Garros stadium, Saturday 25 May, on “Roland Garros Kids’ Day”. Proceedings will start at 9 am on […]

Swan Pulls Off Upset Of No. 2 Seed Teichmann At Roland Garros Qualifying

May 22, 2019

PARIS, May 22, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) No. 2 women’s seed Jil Teichmann of Switzerland, who three weeks ago lifted her first WTA tour-level trophy when she won the Prague Open, was upset in the first round of French Open […]

Switzerland’s Bacsinszky Aiming To Recapture French Open Main Draw Excitement

May 21, 2019

PARIS, May 21, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Twice a semifinalist at Roland Garros (2015, 2017), Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland has been making the slow climb up the rankings as she recovers from a series of injuries to her thigh, hand […]

Molleker Advances In French Open Qualifying

May 20, 2019

PARIS, May 20, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) With the beginning of the French Open less than a week away, qualifying for 16 open spots in the men’s 128-player singles draw began at Roland Garros on Monday. Those who earned positions […]

Roland Garros Qualifying Starts On Monday

May 17, 2019

PARIS, May 17, 2019 (Press Release) There will be 128 male contenders in the starting blocks, all competing to clinch one of sixteen places in the main draw. Twelve Frenchmen are hoping to play their way into one of these […]

Roland Garros Wild Cards Announced

May 14, 2019

PARIS, May 14, 2019 (Roland Garros Press Release) National Coaching Director Pierre Cherret, FFT President Bernard Giudicelli and Tournament Director Guy Forget have announced the Men’s and Women’s Wild Cards for the Qualifiers and the Main Draw (20 May – […]