Novak Djokovic staged another trademark comeback as he claimed his second French Open title and 19th Grand Slam overall with a five-set victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas. The world No 1 once again showed his exceptional powers of recovery to defeat Greek star Tsitsipas 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 to close to within one single […]

Barbora Krejcikova became the first woman for 21 years to win singles and doubles titles at the same French Open. A day after lifting her first Grand Slam singles trophy with victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Krejcikova joined fellow Czech Katerina Siniakova to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-2. Krejcikova emulates France’s Mary Pierce, […]

There are few certainties in life and indeed sport, although there is always a sense of inevitability when Rafael Nadal sets foot on the red dirt at Roland Garros. Yet, for the first time since 2016, the indomitable ‘King of Clay’ will not feature in Sunday’s French Open showpiece. Novak Djokovic produced one of the […]

Barbora Krejcikova’s dream French Open run ended in a stunning victory as she claimed her maiden Grand Slam title after overcoming Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Saturday’s women’s singles final. The Czech, ranked No 33 in the world, claimed the Suzanne Lenglen trophy after battling past Russian Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 2-6 6-4. As it happened between Krejcikova and […]

World No 1 Novak Djokovic inflicted just the third defeat of Rafael Nadal’s French Open dominance on a night of sporting drama to reach his sixth final at Roland Garros. Djokovic, who also defeated Nadal in the quarter-finals in 2015, sealed a remarkable 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 victory against the 13-time champion in front […]

After the French Open welcomed four first-time women’s semi-finalists to the court, there remains a familiar feel to the men’s proceedings as a rampant Rafael Nadal continues his march towards a 14th career singles title at Roland Garros.  It was a mindset of ‘the further, the better’ for world No 2 Daniil Medvedev in regards […]

Before Britain’s Andy Lapthorne had even struck his first ball at this years Roland Garros, you knew he had a score to settle. Already a multiple doubles title winner at the other three majors, there was just one missing from his collection with the clay courts of Paris being the only thing that had stopped […]

Alfie Hewett successfully defended his French Open wheelchair singles title with victory over top seed Shingo Kunieda. The 6-3 6-4 win earned Hewett a fifth Grand Slam singles title and third in Paris, and means he has done the double of singles and doubles crowns at Roland Garros in successive years after collecting the doubles […]

Sloane Stephens feels the subject of mental health has been neglected far too long on the tennis circuit, saying “a lot of players on our tour suffer in silence”. The American, who is on the WTA players’ council, has previously spoken about Naomi Osaka’s decision to withdraw from the French Open, saying the four-time Grand […]