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Svensson takes a 1-stroke lead over Olesen and Bairstow at French Open

Swedish golfer Jesper Svensson shoots a third-round 67 to take a one-stroke lead at the Open de France from Denmark’s Thorbjørn Olesen and England’s Sam Bairstow. Svensson had four birdies in the first six holes and five overall.

Trio share the midway lead at French Open and 16-year-old Ukrainian makes the cut

Rafael Nadal’s career timeline is filled with titles, rivalries and injuries

Veteran French tennis player Richard Gasquet to retire after French Open

US Open 2024: Even the players aren’t sure who will be at their best on New York’s hard courts

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US Open 2024: Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are among the women to watch

Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are some of the top women entered in the U.S. Open. The last Grand Slam tournament of 2024 begins on the hard courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Monday.

Rafael Nadal isn’t sure whether he will play in Paris again after his Olympics end in a doubles loss

Rafael Nadal’s Paris Games are over. Whether he will be back to play at Roland Garros is not known right now. Even to him.

Swiatek, Alcaraz and Djokovic start the Olympics with wins at the French Open’s site. Osaka loses

Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz got the Paris Olympics tennis competition started with first-round victories Saturday under closed roofs at Roland Garros, the site of their French Open titles less than two months ago.

Rafael Nadal could meet Novak Djokovic in the second round of 2024 Olympic tennis

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament.

Nadal falls to Nuno Borges in Nordea Open final, his first since 2022 French Open

Rafael Nadal’s winning run at the clay-court Nordea Open has ended. The Spaniard was beaten by Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-2 Sunday in the final. Nadal was playing in his first final since the 2022 French Open.

Nadal reaches first final since 2022 French Open by beating Ajdukovic in Sweden

Rafael Nadal has reached his first final since the 2022 French Open by rallying to beat Duje Ajdukovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Nordea Open.

Rafael Nadal advances in Bastad after 4-hour quarterfinal

Rafael Nadal has advanced to his first semifinal in two years after a four-hour quarterfinal at the Nordea Open in Sweden. Nadal fought past 36th-ranked Mariano Navone of Argentina 6-7, 7-5, 7-5 on Friday. Nadal led 5-2 in the deciding set.

Olympic tennis players return to the red clay of Paris’ Roland Garros after Wimbledon’s grass

For the first time in more than 30 years, the tennis competition at an Olympics will be held on red clay.

Elena Rybakina beats Svitolina to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and will next face Krejcikova

Elena Rybakina understands why people see her as the favorite to win her second Wimbledon title. The 2022 champion beat No. 21 Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals Wednesday. Rybakina says “I have a huge serve, so it’s a big advantage.”

Novak Djokovic wins his first match at Wimbledon with a sleeve on his surgically repaired knee

Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon 2024: Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are among the men to watch

Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are some of the top men entered at Wimbledon. The third Grand Slam tournament of 2024 begins on the grass courts of the All England Club on Monday. The field is led by the top-ranked Sinner.

2-time French doubles champ Caroline Garcia leads France tennis team at Olympics

Two-time French Open doubles champion Caroline Garcia has been selected in the France tennis team for the Paris Olympics but not her frequent partner Kristina Mladenovic.

Record number of fans attend French Open and local TV viewers peak at over 7 million for men’s final

The French Tennis Federation says a tournament record 675,080 spectators attended the French Open and more than seven million people saw the men’s final on television. The number of fans attending was up 6.6% from last year.

TNT Sports reaches 10-year deal to carry the French Open beginning next year

“Once it became clear that the rights were available we jumped quickly and then went to Paris and explained the vision for what we wanted to do with the tournament,” TNT Sports chairman and CEO Luis Silberwasser said. “We painted a vision where we’re not only talking to the tennis fan, but we want t

Jannik Sinner is No. 1 in the rankings for the first time and already is looking ahead to Wimbledon

Jannik Sinner has moved up to No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time. He moves up one spot to replace the injured Novak Djokovic at the top.

Carlos Alcaraz owns 3 Grand Slam titles at age 21 and his Wimbledon title defense starts July 1

Carlos Alcaraz plans to continue his tradition of celebrating Grand Slam titles with tattoos by getting ink of the date he won his first French Open championship and a drawing of the Eiffel Tower.

French Open director Amélie Mauresmo says she has some ideas to help avoid so many empty seats

French Open tournament director Amélie Mauresmo says the sight of empty seats in the main stadium, particularly for the singles semifinals, was disappointing.

Coco Gauff is a Grand Slam champion in singles and doubles, exceeding her own expectations

Coco Gauff is a Grand Slam champion in singles and doubles. She did not expect it to happen so soon. The 20-year-old American won her first major doubles title on Sunday by teaming with Katerina Siniakova for the French Open trophy.

Iga Swiatek reigns at the French Open again with ‘The One Where She Wins Her Fifth Grand Slam’

Iga Swiatek has made clear that she is a big fan of the TV series “Friends.” She even got a chance to hit some tennis balls with actress Courteney Cox — who played Monica Geller on the show — shortly before the start of the French Open.

Carlos Alcaraz wins the French Open for a third Grand Slam title at 21 by beating Alexander Zverev

Carlos Alcaraz has come back to defeat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 to win the French Open for his third Grand Slam title. Alcaraz is a 21-year-old from Spain who becomes the youngest man to collect major championships on three surfaces.

Arevalo and Pavic beat Bolelli and Vavassori to win men’s French Open doubles title

Marcelo Arevalo of El Salvador and Mate Pavic of Croatia have won the French Open men’s doubles after beating Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori of Italy 7-5, 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros.

American Kaylan Bigun wins French Open junior boys’ title. Czech Tereza Valentova wins girls’ final

American Kaylan Bigun and Czech Tereza Valentova have won the French Open junior boys’ and girls’ titles.

Record-breaking Diede de Groot and teenager Tokito Oda win wheelchair titles at French Open

Top-ranked Diede de Groot has won a record 22nd Grand Slam wheelchair singles title when she rallied to beat unseeded Zhu Zhenzhen 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the French Open women’s final.

French Open men’s final: Carlos Alcaraz seeks a third Grand Slam title and Alexander Zverev a first

When Carlos Alcaraz was a kid growing up in Spain, he used to run home from school and flip on the TV to check out the French Open.

Iga Swiatek wins a third consecutive French Open women’s title by overwhelming Jasmine Paolini

Iga Swiatek has won her third consecutive French Open championship and fourth in five years by defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1. The top-seeded Swiatek trailed 2-1 early in Court Philippe Chatrier on Saturday before taking the next 10 games.

Alexander Zverev reaches the French Open final on the day his court case is resolved in Germany

Alexander Zverev has moved a win away from his first Grand Slam title with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open semifinals.

Jasmine Paolini reaches both the singles and doubles finals at the French Open

Jasmine Paolini has secured her spot in the French Open women’s doubles final with partner Sara Errani after defeating Marta Kostyuk and Elena-Gabriela Ruse.

Carlos Alcaraz will play Alexander Zverev in the first French Open final for each

Carlos Alcaraz has reached his first French Open final by beating Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Alcaraz’s victory on Friday makes the 21-year-old from Spain the youngest man to reach a Grand Slam title match on three surfaces.

Iga Swiatek will face Jasmine Paolini in the French Open women’s final

The contrasts between the French Open women’s finalists are obvious. Iga Swiatek already owns four Grand Slam titles, including three in Paris. Jasmine Paolini had never been past the second round at any major tournament until this season.

Can tennis, pickleball and padel co-exist? The folks in charge of the French Open think so

Let other folks fret about whether tennis might lose athletes and audiences to pickleball or padel. The people in charge of tennis in France are embracing those other racket-adjacent sports, figuring, essentially: The more, the merrier.