The comments made by Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova against Russian Diana Shnaider raised the tension at a Roland Garros that has already been quite turbulent. The two players faced each other in the third round in Paris, but the match began
PARIS – He thought he would never be an elite tennis player again; he thought his story was over. And that is why Matteo Berrettini was overcome with joy on Saturday after securing an epic victory over Argentina’s Francisco Comesaña
PARIS — João Fonseca delivered a stunning upset on Friday, eliminating Novak Djokovic and confirming that the 2026 edition of Roland Garros is the most open and unpredictable in 20 years. The Brazilian recovered from a two-set deficit to claim
Zeynep Sonmez and Alexander Blockx have withdrawn from this year’s Roland Garros due to injuries. Nothing unusual — until the cause of those injuries became known: both players suffered accidents involving objects placed on court by the tournament organisers, further
PARIS – Paraguayan Daniel Vallejo is set to face a ‘significant sanction’ from the Roland Garros tournament after claiming in comments to CLAY that certain matches should not be officiated by women. “The French Tennis Federation (FFT) and the organisers
PARIS – Two female umpires came under fire on Thursday at Roland Garros, criticised by Jim Courier in his role as a television pundit and by Paraguayan Daniel Vallejo following his five-set, five-hour defeat to French prodigy Moise Kouame. ‘This
PARIS – Jannik Sinner leaves ‘fried’ and cramping from the only Grand Slam he has yet to win, Casper Ruud turns into a ‘zombie’, and Novak Djokovic seeks unorthodox solutions that are difficult to implement. Paris is no party; Roland
PARIS — His family speaks, his team speaks, his greatest rivals speak. The portrait of Rafael Nadal in RAFA, the new Netflix docuseries, is an intimate journey through the voices that shaped the career of the 22-time Grand Slam champion.
PARIS – Joao Fonseca’s season had been so barren and gruelling that the Brazilian will likely remember for a long time what he achieved on this sweltering Wednesday in Paris: coming back from two sets down with a performance that
PARIS – Tennis throws up surprises from time to time, but one could say it has just reached a whole new level with Roland Garros delivering the story of a player whose coach abandoned him without warning in the middle
At Roland Garros, Jannik Sinner’s greatest rival will be the weight of history, not the opponents standing across the net. After opening up a vast gap in level over the past few months, the Italian is beginning to show the
PARIS – Rafael Nadal’s success and legendary mindset cannot be understood without the influence of his uncle Toni—the man who molded one of the most resilient and privileged minds in sports history. Yet, the prolific relationship between nephew and uncle,
