Roland Garros

Gauff Brings Big Picture Mindset Into Roland Garros Final

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Coco Gauff may only be 18, but don’t be fooled by her youthful nature. Watch her play, listen to her during interviews, and you’ll see and learn that she’s wise beyond her teenage […]

Nadal Reaches Roland Garros Final, Zverev Suffers Injury

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal is 13-0 in French Open singles finals. On Sunday, the 36-year-old Spaniard will go for a record-extending 14th Roland Garros title in Paris. He’ll likely be the favorite to win. That’s […]

Swiatek Wins 34th Straight, Reaches Second Roland Garros Final

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) At the conclusion of her 64-minute 6-2, 6-1 French Open semifinal victory Thursday afternoon in Paris, Iga Swiatek thoughtfully signed the camera lens “Grateful to be in the final again ❤️.” It was heartfelt and […]

Kasatkina Reaches An Important Milestone With Roland Garros Victory

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Daria Kasatkina won an all-Russian quarterfinal to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at the French Open Wednesday afternoon in Paris. She may have been nervous inside, but on the outside, she broke […]

Nadal Wins Roland Garros Thriller Over Djokovic

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The blockbuster quarterfinal clash between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the French Open Tuesday evening is one that every tennis fan around the world had looked forward to with great anticipation since […]

Zverev Wins Epic Roland Garros Quarterfinal Battle Over Alcaraz

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Alexander Zverev has reached his second straight French Open semifinal. As a sunny Tuesday afternoon morphed into evening, the No. 3 seed from Germany scored an epic 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, […]

Roland Garros: King Of Clay Nadal Lives To Fight Another Day

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 29, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal isn’t the King of Clay for nothing. On Sunday, inside an electric atmosphere of Court Philippe-Chatrier at Stade Roland Garros, Nadal, a 13-time winner of the French Open, put on a […]

Roland Garros: Can Anyone Stop Swiatek?

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 28, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) About the only thing that No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek struggled with during her third-round match at the French Open happened after she had secured a 6-3, 7-5 win over No. 95 Danka […]

Schwartzman Loves Paris And It Loves Him Back

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 27, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Diego Schwartzman has often played at his best in the French capital city of Paris. He was a semifinalist at Roland Garros two years ago and a quarterfinalist last year. He arrived at […]