‘I won’t go to court’: Medvedev moves on after Wimbledon’s ban on Russians

Paris: Star Russian player Daniil Medvedev has officially ruled out any legal action against Wimbledon over the contentious decision by tournament organisers to ban Russian and Belarussian players. The All-England Club has taken a hard-line stance by targeting individual ATP and WTA players, worried that any success by Russian athletes in London would be “used to support the propaganda machine […]

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Osaka talks before French Open: ‘I think I’m OK’

PARIS — Naomi Osaka cracked jokes at Roland Garros on Friday — and, yes, laughed at those jokes. She smiled after some reporters’ questions. She paused to contemplate, as is her wont, before offering answers. All of which seemed to confirm this assessment that she offered during an 18-minute pre-tournament French Open news conference, one year after she declared she […]

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When is the 2022 French Open and what is the draw?

Rafael Nadal is once again on the comeback trail The French Open kicks off in Roland Garros this week as the second major of the year takes place on the Paris clay. All eyes will be on Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek to see if they can reclaim their French Open titles, but there are other significant storylines to watch, […]

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