Roger Federer PULLS OUT of the French Open due to fitness concerns and tells fans ‘it’s important that I listen to my body’ less than 24 hours after defeating Dominik Koepfer Roger Federer, 39, has withdrawn from the French Open in the fourth round  On Saturday night the Swiss pulled off victory over German Dominik Koepfer He then hinted that it […]

Roger Federer has dropped a bombshell at the French Open, revealing he may have already played his final match at Roland Garros. The 39-year-old put his body through four hours of torment on Sunday morning (AEST) to move through to the fourth round with a 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-5 win over Dominik Koepfer that didn’t end until 12.45am local time. […]

Swiss great Roger Federer reached the last 16 of a Grand Slam for a record-extending 68th time after defeating Germany’s world No 59 Dominik Koepfer 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 in a late-night slugfest at the French Open. The 2009 champion was solid in his opening two matches, with victories over qualifier Denis Istomin and former US Open […]

Roger Federer is being treated with disrespect rarely seen in his career and the tennis world is filthy about the French Open’s “bonkers” blunder. The Swiss legend on Sunday morning (AEST) is locked in an epic slug fest with Germany’s Nikalas Koepfer and the finish line was nowhere in sight as the clock ticked over midnight Paris time. The biggest […]

Naomi Osaka has expressed her gratitude for the “love” she has received since withdrawing from the French Open.  The world number two headed home to Los Angeles after opening up about her battles with depression and social anxiety on Monday amid the reaction over her decision not to fulfil her media commitments at Roland Garros. Osaka was fined $15,000 (£10,570) […]

PARIS (REUTERS) – Teenager Coco Gauff reached the last 16 of the French Open for the first time after fellow American Jennifer Brady quit with a foot injury having lost the first set 6-1 on Saturday (June 5). The 17-year-old was in complete command as she won the first set in 23 minutes, with only one unforced error to her […]

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PARIS — Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens wants more discussions about mental health to help people both inside and outside of tennis talk freely about what is troubling them. “Absolutely. I feel like it’s not spoken about enough,” she said Saturday after winning her third-round match at the French Open. “I think it’s definitely [a] top priority for everyone, […]

Cameron Norrie in action in Paris Rafael Nadal put an end to British singles hopes at the French Open for another year with a straightforward victory over Cameron Norrie in the third round. It was a third meeting between the pair in 2021, with Nadal having won at the same stage of the Australian Open and on clay in Barcelona, […]

Top seed Novak Djokovic created another slice of history by reaching the last 16 at the French Open for a 12th consecutive year – a record in the open era. The world No 1 maintained his bid for a second Roland Garros title with a dominant straight-sets victory over Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis on Saturday afternoon in Paris. The Serbian was […]