Jessica Pegula says she feels like she is “hitting her head against the wall” over the annual discussion around the lack of women’s night matches at the French Open. None of the night sessions during the first eight days of this year’s Roland Garros have featured a women’s singles match.Continue Reading
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame a battle “in the mind” to reach the French Open quarter-finals after an entertaining four-set win over American Ben Shelton. The 22-year-old Spaniard produced his best performance of the tournament so far to claim a 7-6 (10-8) 6-3 4-6 6-4 victory on Court Philippe Chatrier.Continue Reading
French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo has rejected accusations that not scheduling women’s matches in the tournament’s night session implies female players are not “worthy” of the slot. The first six night sessions at Roland Garros have all been men’s singles matches. In a news conference earlier this week, two-timeContinue Reading
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz was forced to fight for his place in the French Open fourth round with a testing victory over a dogged Damir Dzumhur. The second seed had looked to be making light work of his opponent with a two-set lead, before a revival from the Bosnian pushedContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu says she is not feeling “demotivated” despite her miserable record against five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek continuing in a one-sided French Open defeat. The British number two was outclassed in a 6-1, 6-2 second-round exit, which means she has lost all five of her matches against theContinue Reading
On the red dirt of Roland Garros, a young man making his debut at the French Open is making an increasingly big noise amid the quiet revolution in Scottish tennis. Edinburgh’s Jacob Fearnley is poised to break into the world’s top 50 – he is projected to slot in atContinue Reading
Carlos Alcaraz said he “expected a worse level” from himself after beginning his French Open title defence with a straight-set victory. Spain’s four-time major winner recorded an efficient 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory over Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri in just one hour and 56 minutes. The 22-year-old is aiming to becomeContinue Reading
Former champion Stan Wawrinka has been awarded a wildcard entry into the 2025 French Open men’s singles draw. In 2015, Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets to win the trophy, the second of his three Grand Slam titles. Now aged 40, the Swiss player has dropped to 132nd inContinue Reading