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 […]

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 […]

Iga Swiatek defeated Coco Gauff in last year’s women’s singles final Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email There will be a new men’s champion at the French Open […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Dan Evans has criticised the state of British tennis and believes Emma Raducanu’s success has papered over the cracks. There will only […]

Emma Raducanu’s victory at the US Open papered over the cracks in British tennis, says Dan Evans… with the 33-year-old one of only three Brits in the French Open draw this week Lawn Tennis Association received nearly £50m from Wimbledon last year But the governing body cannot boast a single woman ranked in the top 100 Brits Dan Evans, Jack […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Cameron Norrie’s title defence in Lyon ended with a one-sided loss to Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo in the semi-finals of the ATP Tour […]

Dan Evans has claimed Emma Raducanu’s US Open triumph “papered over the cracks” in British tennis with only three singles players at this year’s French Open. And the British No.2 launched an extraordinary personal attack on former LTA stat man Simon Timson – who is now performance director at Manchester City. With Andy Murray getting ready for the grasscourt season, […]

Stefanos Tsitsipas refused to comment after trying to kick his mum out of his Italian Open match against Daniil Medvedev. After dropping the first set, the Greek star told his dad that his mum needed to leave the stadium. Instead, she moved to another seat outside of Tsitsipas’ box and he went on to lose in straight sets. Tsitsipas and […]