PARIS – What’s at stake for Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday? “A tennis match.” The 22-year-old Spaniard answers with ease and simplicity a question that could invite complex analysis. Because this Sunday, 8 June 2025, in Paris, Alcaraz will walk onto
PARIS – Facing a local player at Roland Garros is far tougher today than it used to be. The key difference, according to Argentine José Luis ‘Batata’ Clerc, is the behaviour of the French crowd. “Playing against a Frenchman here
PARIS – Iga Swiatek is playing for something huge at this Roland Garros: becoming the only woman in tennis history to win the title four years in a row. Even if she insists on treating it like any other tournament
PARIS – The one keeping the celebrations alive in the French capital is named Lois Boisson. The 22-year-old French wildcard is the big surprise of Roland Garros and the reason Parisians have yet another excuse to celebrate, just days after
PARIS — Green and yellow shirts all over Roland Garros. Chants in Portuguese echoing like in a football stadium. Long queues just to catch a glimpse of Joao Fonseca at the cathedral of clay-court tennis. Brazilians are once again bringing
PARIS – The French capital holds deep meaning for Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur: three years ago in Paris, he came close to death. He thought his career was over, recovered, and in 2025 he’s playing the best tennis of his life.
PARIS – A perfect morning in Alexander Bublik ’s routine goes like this: his alarm rings at 10 a.m., he gets up slowly, enjoys a coffee, talks with his family, and plays with his son. With some luck, by noon
PARIS – Once again, tennis punishes Stefanos Tsitsipas with the precision of a Greek tragedy. Like the heroes of Aeschylus or Sophocles, Tsitsipas does not shy away from suffering. He promises to embrace it if necessary, to go through whatever
PARIS – Everything indicates that there will be tennis after tennis for Rafael Nadal. That is what one of the people who knows him best, his uncle and former coach, believes. Toni Nadal sees the 14-time Roland Garros champion playing
PARIS – Novak Djokovic’s words carry special meaning for Federico Gómez at the sweetest moment of his tennis career. “As Djokovic said: ‘There’s always light at the end of the tunnel,’” he recalled during a press conference in Paris that
PARIS – Emotional blows and a family dispute are the main reasons why Alejandro Tabilo ‘s wins this season can be counted on one hand. On May 11, the Chilean publicly called his father a “coward” and a liar on
PARIS – Leaving the defending champion off the centre court on his return to the tournament is unusual, but Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz played down the decisions made by Roland Garros: he is confident of lifting the trophy again and, in
