French Open 2023: Ranking the tournament’s top players

Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Clay courts can be unpredictable. From 1995 to 2004, before Rafael Nadal claimed Roland Garros as his own personal domain, the French Open gave five men — Thomas Muster, Carlos Moya, Albert Costa, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Gaston Gaudio — their first and only Slam titles. It also gave Gustavo Kuerten all […]

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Brit Jack Draper hopes his injury struggles are behind him

British starlet Jack Draper hopes his injury struggles are behind him as 21-year-old prepares to make French Open debut after convincing displays in New York and Melbourne   Jack Draper took a set off Rafael Nadal at Australian Open in Melbourne But the 21-year-old has endured a frustrating year due to illness and injury  After three matches last week, he starts Roland Garros with […]

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French Open order of play and schedule

French Open order of play – Sunday 28 May Court Philippe-Chatrier From 10am (all times BST) Marta Kostyuk vs Aryna Sabalenka Jiri Vesely vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Alize Cornet vs Camila Giorgi Not before 7pm Adrian Mannarino vs Ugo Humbert Court Suzanne-Lenglen From 10am Karen Khachanov vs Constant Lestienne Maria Sakkari vs Karolina Muchova Laslo Djere vs Andrey Rublev Danielle Collins […]

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Kokkinakis putting in the hard yards to change fortunes

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Thanasi Kokkinakis muses thoughtfully over the catalogue of misery that’s being relayed to him about his near-misses in 2023. Like when he held set point in both stanzas of his Madrid Open clash against Jaume Munar – and got beaten. And the day […]

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