French Open

Twice French Open finalist Dominic Thiem has crashed out of the tournament in the first round at Roland Garros, losing 6-3 6-2 6-4 to Bolivian world No 87 ...

This is toxic to my forehand because I am still missing the fine feeling there," he said. I am definitely thinking to go back to Challenger level for one or two tournaments," he said. "I knew it would take time and the level is extremely high.

Two-time French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem, whose ranking has slipped to 194 after a lengthy battle with a wrist injury, crashed out in the first round ...

"It's not the greatest feeling to go in a Grand Slam knowing that all is not perfect in practice. Alcaraz was ranked 97 this time last year. I was happy to fight for every single point," said Linette who needed treatment on a leg injury after dropping the first set. His last victory came in Rome just over a year ago. Three of his titles have come on clay in Rio, Barcelona and Madrid where he defeated Nadal, Djokovic and world number three Alexander Zverev to take the title. I don't play like I would like to in practice," said the Austrian.

He was unbeatable at the start of the year, then could hardly finish a match in the run-up to the French Open because of an injury. Which version of the ...

And after just a few weeks of preparation and a single tournament, Nadal won the Australian Open in January, showing the world once more that counting him out is a terrible idea. Also, he said that the results from the last two months mattered more than titles won a long time ago. “Things can change quick,” Nadal said, though neither he nor anyone else can say with any certainty that they will. “It’s something that we haven’t seen for sure in a long time.” Mueller-Weiss Syndrome, the degenerative foot condition that Nadal has had since childhood, prevented him from playing for most of the rest of the year. It has been a long time since Nadal showed up in Paris and this tournament was not his to lose. Nadal is 105-3 at Roland Garros. He has won 13 singles titles, the first coming half a lifetime ago, in 2005. He embarrassed Djokovic, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5, in the final. Nine months later, though, Djokovic got revenge, breaking Nadal’s spirit and his body during an epic four-set semifinal on his way to the championship. He is the only player in the field with a 9-foot silver statue on these grounds. His knees are often on the edge of balky. Which version of the 13-time champion of this tournament will show up?

The 35-year-old is aiming to win a record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title and reclaim the crown at his beloved Roland Garros. However, a chronic foot injury has ...

“I feel I am always in that contention to fight for any grand slam trophy,” he said. Alcaraz became the first man to beat Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in consecutive matches on clay before becoming the youngest player to lift the title in the Spanish capital. Despite his fitness concerns, Nadal is focused on playing his best tennis to give himself the best chance to win another title in the French capital.

Dominic Thiem was easily beaten by Bolivia's Hugo Dellien in the French Open first round, while in the women's event Ons Jabeur became the first major ...

“The key is just to continue being patient, work on the stuff which is not working and then it will come back, but it will take time,” he said. At times he snapped forehands well long early in the point and other times he set up short balls only to miss the easiest shot of the rally. As he fell meekly to Dellien, the 87th-ranked Bolivian clay courter put an arm around Thiem and gave him some supportive words at the net. Since returning from a nine-month injury layoff due to a right wrist injury and various complications, Thiem has now lost all of his seven matches back, winning just two sets between them. Just two hours into the tournament on Sunday afternoon, Thiem suffered a disappointing and at times hard to watch first-round defeat to Hugo Dellien of Bolivia, who easily beat him 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. There was once a time, not very long ago at all, when Dominic Thiem was better placed than anyone else to emerge as the next new champion on these grounds.

DOMINIC THIEM has given his opinion on the ATP decision to strip ranking points from Wimbledon.

In the meantime he appreciates that it will just require patience and alot more work. "It's not the greatest feeling to go into a Grand Slam or an ATP event knowing behind the head that all is not perfect in practice. Sometimes I make stupid decisions in the rallies, like dropshots. “The forehand is OK, but in competition I'm missing the nice feeling, there's more tension. However Rafael Nadal has been more supportive of the Russian players. Announcing the decision the ATP said they had taken the option ‘with great regret and reluctance’ but added they saw ‘no other option’.

The 2022 French Open men's singles draw and results. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are the Roland Garros favorites.

He would be the first teenage man to win a major since Nadal’s first conquest in Paris in 2005. Then there’s Alcaraz, who is the same age as Nadal was when Nadal won his first French Open. Alcaraz won his last two tournaments, including beating Nadal and Djokovic on back-to-back days on May 6-7. The 35-year-old Spaniard is bidding to break 1972 French Open champion Andres Gimeno‘s record as the oldest singles champion in Paris. But he most overcome persistent foot pain that impacted his lead-up, which for the first time since 2015 included no titles in the early spring clay-court season.

PARIS (Reuters) - Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz steamrolled past Argentine lucky loser Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4 6-2 6-0 to kick off his French Open...

“This tournament is very special, I’ve been watching it since I was a kid,” Alcaraz, who is in the same half of the draw as 13-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal and defending champion Novak Djokovic, told a courtside interviewer. The third set was a one-sided affair that lasted only half an hour as the sun set on the French capital. The 19-year-old sixth seed, who won the Barcelona Open and the Madrid Masters in the run-up to Roland Garros, needed just one set to adjust to the immense Court Philippe Chatrier to set up a meeting with fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Gavin Mair, who called long shot winners of three grand slam women's titles, released his 2022 French Open picks for the women's draw.

One of Mair's surprising 2022 French Open picks is that he likes the value of Bianca Andreescu at 20-1. So who wins the French Open 2022? From there, Andreescu has pedigree as the 2019 U.S. Open champion, and she won that event in her first appearance, toppling Serena Williams in the final. He also correctly backed Barbora Krejcikova in the 2021 French Open final. Before making any 2022 French Open picks, be sure to check out the latest tennis predictions from SportsLine's Gavin Mair. Roland Garros is the center of the tennis world in late May and early June, with the action beginning early on Sunday morning.

Tunisian Ons Jabeur became the first major casualty on the opening day of the French Open when the in-form sixth seed crashed out with a 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 ...

Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android I knew I have to be focused and play every single point and try to make her uncomfortable. In-form sixth seed Ons Jabeur crashed out of the French Open with a 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 defeat to Poland's Magda Linette in the first round at Roland Garros; Tunisian was seen as one of the big threats to world No 1 Iga Swiatek at the clay-court Grand Slam

The 2022 French Open has officially begun and the first day of action wasn't without its share of surprises.

Women's singles - First round Women's singles - First round Women's singles - First round 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 Ons Jabeur (6) vs. Women's singles - First round

Carlos Alcaraz lived up to the mounting hype with a winning start at the French Open on Sunday but Arab trailblazer Ons Jabeur fell at the first hurdle as ...

His last victory came in Rome just over a year ago. Sunday's victory was her 10th top ten win at a Slam. "It's not the greatest feeling to go in a Grand Slam knowing that all is not perfect in practice," said the Austrian. German third seed Zverev, a semi-finalist last year and who is scheduled to face Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, also eased into the second round with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 win over Austria's Sebastian Ofner, the world number 218. Alcaraz then raced away with the tie courtesy of a double break in the second set and triple break in the third to set up a second round clash with compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas. It's a unique place to play and I have been dreaming of playing here," said Alcaraz who made the third round in 2021 having come through qualifying.

However, Paire is hoping to turn the page at Roland Garros and make a good run. Paire plays Ilya Ivashka in the French Open first round. "I'm having a ...

"It's a pity, because I feel physically good and my tennis is good. "I'm having a disastrous start to the season, I'm not playing my best tennis, I'm not at my best mentally but it's Roland Garros and it's my favorite tournament where something magical can happen... Recently, Paire admitted he gets extremely anxious when the time comes for him to close out a set or a match.

Teenage Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz said the best part about being touted as the future of Grand Slam tennis was that he is realising a 'dream that is not ...

And I would say everything. "You can improve everything every day, you know. "(With) everyone talking about you, just focus on what I have to improve, what I have to do on the matches, what I have to do in the every day to be ready in the tournament." "I always say that you have to improve every day if you are the best player in the world, which I'm not in my case," said Alcaraz. "I am trying to be focused just on the tournaments, on the matches," he said. "I'm really happy with playing tennis, playing these kind of tournaments, these kind of stadium, is not for everyone, so I would say that is the best thing."

Djokovic plays Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan in the first of 10 night sessions - introduced at Roland Garros last year when a pandemic curfew saw most late ...

"I'm not going to lie. Djokovic has been responsible for two of those defeats. That's why I'm here." Djokovic plays Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan in the first of 10 night sessions - introduced at Roland Garros last year when a pandemic curfew saw most late matches played in front of empty stands. Djokovic plays Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan in the first of 10 night sessions - introduced at Roland Garros last year when a pandemic curfew saw most late matches played in front of empty stands. Nadal began the year with a 20-match winning run, capturing a second Australian Open title to claim a record 21st Grand Slam and move ahead of Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz steamrolled past Argentine Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4 6-2 6-0 to kick off his French Open campaign in solid, ...

His devastating forehand continued its demolition job on a sorry Londero, who misfired again on set point to give Alcaraz a definitive edge. And I would say everything. He admitted, however, that his game needed some polishing after a tricky start to the match.

"Usually I start a Grand Slam tournament with a five-set match and a few hours on court, but Sergi (Zverev's coach Sergi Bruguera) told me today not to do that ...

Zverev missed out on three match points in the ninth game but served out for the match in the following game. After taking a two-set lead, Zverev earned the first break of the third set in the seventh game. Zverev made a convincing start to the match as he broke Ofner twice and didn't face a single break point to easily win the first set.

Novak Djokovic's coach has insisted Rafa Nadal is favourite to win the French Open. But Goran Ivanisevic has claimed it will be better to face the Spanish ...

It will surely be the biggest quarter-final in the history of Roland Garros. I said that to you last year, here, it is always better to face Rafa other than in the final and I still think that. Last year in the semis, now in the quarters. He has to get to the quarter-finals and then they will think about this match. He knows all the good bounces, all the bad bounces, every nook and cranny. Whether he plays well or badly, under the sun or not, it changes nothing.” The Spaniard and the Serb have met a record 58 times, with Djokovic leading 30-28.

Because of Covid19 restrictions in a country that went through three severe lockdowns, attendance at the French Open was capped at 1000 spectators daily in ...

“Happy to have the fans back. “Fans are very passionate here, and the players appreciate that.” … I have realized, ever since everything kind of is getting back to normal, just, ‘Wow, this makes a huge difference,’” said Grigor Dimitrov, a three-time Grand Slam semifinalist from Bulgaria who is seeded 18th in Paris. “That’s partly why we enjoy the sport itself. A year ago, the maximum was 5,388 for each of the first 10 days, before being eased somewhat to allow 8,500 in when the men’s final was held. A lot of energy,” Cardiff said. They took etiquette-breaching strolls through the stadium aisles during play.

British No. 1 Cameron Norrie also starting his campaign at Roland Garros.

Lesia Tsurenko is fighting hard to earn her first game of the second set but Swiatek has a break point for the match. 118 world ranking places separate Swiatek and Tsurenko and it’s taking a toll on the qualifier. Osaka can’t respond to the heavy hits and Anisimova gives herself three match points to win. She cruises through the first and is living up to her top seed ranking. Anisimova serves to Osaka’s back hand and she returns it acros court. I have done that in the past few weeks and I will continue doing that here.” Focus on my game and be in a bubble that will help me be consistence. Women’s defending champion Barbora Krejcikova and - number two seed - follows that opening match and kicks off her campaign against France’s unseeded Diane Parry. I know my streak may stop one day so every day I want to be focused on my tennis and not on stats or numbers. When I played two years ago we basically played indoors so I’m pretty used to it. “Amazing. I love playing here, even though the last couple of days have been rainy. Raducanu and Norrie are among five Brits in action at Roland Garros, with Dan Evans, Heather Watson and Harriet Dart also starting their campaigns today.

Former top-ranked women's tennis star Naomi Osaka is out of the French Open, after losing in the first round to Amanda Anisimova, 7-5, 6-4.

She has also won a tour-leading 14 sets at 6-0 this season. Her winning streak is the longest by any woman since Serena Williams won 34 in a row in 2013. Anisimova is a 20-year-old American who reached the French Open semifinals in 2019.