Petra Kvitová has withdrawn from the French Open due to an ankle injury she says she suffered Sunday during her post-match press requirements.  The 12th-ranked women's player in the world, seeded No. 11 in Paris, had rallied to beat Belgium's Greet Minnen in the first round 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 when "I fell and hurt my ankle," she wrote in […]

Petra Kvitova, a two-time major champion and the tournament’s No. 11 seed, has withdrawn from the French Open because of an ankle injury. In a statement posted to social media, Kvitova said she suffered the injury during her media obligations Sunday after her first-round victory over Greet Minnen. “It is with great disappointment that I announce my withdrawal from Roland […]

Serena Williams, an idol for Naomi Osaka in her tennis career, gave her support to the world No. 2 star after she decided to withdraw from the 2021 French Open.  Not long after Osaka announced that she would exit the French Open, Williams, coming off a first-round win at Rolland-Garros, said that she feels for Osaka and that she knows what it […]

Top-ranked Ash Barty overcame a strong challenge from American Bernarda Pera to win her first match at Roland Garros since she claimed the 2019 French Open title. Barty played with her left thigh bandaged and struggled before getting medical treatment at the start of the deciding set. Barty improved and eventually made the most of Pera’s lack of consistency to […]

Ash Barty’s unofficial French Open title defence has kicked off as she faces American World No. 70 Bernarda Pera in the first round. Barty won her first and as yet only grand slam title of her career at Roland Garros in 2019 before she skipped the 2020 edition due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on […]

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Novak Djokovic says he is planning to play at the Tokyo Olympics so long as fans are able to attend, while Roger Federer remains unsure he will take part. Foreign visitors have already been banned from this summer’s Games and organisers are expected to make a decision next month on whether local fans will be able to attend, which is […]

When Roland Garros added night sessions to its schedule for the first time this year, the French Open organizers knew they would need a star for the opening night. Step forward, Serena Williams. Though there were no fans allowed inside the Court Philippe Chatrier stadium Monday night, due to the 9 p.m. Paris curfew aimed at combating the spread of […]

The world was taken aback on Tuesday morning (AEST) when it learnt Naomi Osaka was pulling out of the French Open. The Japanese star released a lengthy statement saying she had “suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018” and was going to take some time out from the sport to focus on her wellbeing. Watch Tennis […]