Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani advanced to the French Open women’s doubles quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri and Quinn Gleason of the United States on Monday.
Paris Saint-Germain took its Champions League success to the French Open on Monday when Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele and three teammates raised the trophy for tennis fans.
Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at age 44 after nearly four years away from the sport.
Anna Kalinskaya of Russia made it to the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time by defeating Anastasia Potapova of Austria 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (10-7) on Monday.
French Open director Amelie Mauresmo said on Monday that electronic line-calling is not 100% reliable on clay courts and has no immediate plans to introduce the technology at Roland Garros despite a controversial call during Casper Ruud’s loss against Joao Fonseca.
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo was fined $65,000 at the French Open after he said his second-round match should not have been umpired by a woman, organizers announced on Monday.
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is the last Canadian singles player remaining at Roland-Garros and has an opportunity to make even more noise in Paris.
The high-profile fourth-round matchup between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Monday will be the first women’s night match at the French Open in three years.
There will be a first-time women’s champion at Roland-Garros this year, and the odds are stacked in Marta Kostyuk’s favor. Undefeated this season on clay, the 15th-seeded Ukrainian player reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the first time on Sunday by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 and ruining her birthday.
Frances Tiafoe had some strong words for his opponent during another grueling five-set victory at the French Open on Saturday.
Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the fourth round of men’s singles at the French Open, while Victoria Mboko was eliminated in a third-round women’s match Saturday.
Teenager Moïse Kouamé’s French Open run ended when he lost to Alejandro Tabilo 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (9) in the third round on Saturday.
Unsung American tennis player Zachary Svajda is just as surprised as anyone that he’s into the second week at the French Open. After all, he had won only one tour-level match on clay before competing in the main draw at Roland Garros for the first time.
Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova vowed to keep speaking out about the war in Ukraine after losing to Russian player Diana Shnaider in the third round of the French Open on Saturday.
Coco Gauff finally met a player in Paris who could match her court coverage in long baseline rallies. Anastasia Potapova ended Gauff’s French Open title defense in the third round with a 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 victory over the American on Saturday.
Two days after Jannik Sinner’s shocking meltdown at the French Open, it’s still unclear what exactly the issue was that led to him wasting a seemingly insurmountable advantage in his second-round match.
Novak Djokovic’s quest for a 25th Grand Slam singles title was ended at Roland-Garros by 19-year-old Joao Fonseca in five sets in their third-round match on Friday.
Spanish player Rafael Jodar said he did not push a ball girl out of his way during his third-round win against American Alex Michelsen at the French Open on Friday.
Félix Auger-Aliassime and Victoria Mboko are the last Canadians standing in the singles draws at Roland-Garros and will play their third-round matches on Saturday in Paris.
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani advanced to the third round of the Roland-Garros women’s doubles tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 win over China’s Qianhui Tang and Russia’s Elena Pridankina on Friday.
Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay said his second-round match at the French Open against Moise Kouame should not have been umpired by a woman.
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