Tennis

ESPN News Services May 29, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Iga Swiatek played like the current No. 1 and the two-time defending champion at the French Open. No surprise there. That Naomi Osaka looked like the former No. 1 that she is — and on clay, no less — amounted to

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 29, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sloane Stephens still remembers what it was like walking into the locker room at some of her first tournaments on the WTA Tour. She was 16 when she made her main draw debut, and it was intimidating to be surrounded by so many

Associated Press May 28, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Ignore the straight-set score: Novak Djokovic was not quite at his impervious best in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday night, and his 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert might not have been enough to alter the

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 28, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Dan Evans lost in straight sets to No.13 seed Holger Rune on Tuesday. Getty PARIS —

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 28, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Iga Swiatek was just hours removed from becoming a Grand Slam champion when she was first asked about Naomi Osaka. It was three questions into her news conference after defeating Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 for the pandemic-delayed 2020 French Open title,

May 27, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Australia’s tale of Roland Garros woe has plumbed new depths with Max Purcell missing out on six match points before finally losing his first-round match in bewildering fashion following a stirring comeback. But the shattered Purcell, who defended how he delivered an underarm serve on one

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 27, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — THE CHEERS and shouts of “Vamos Rafa!” started even before the first glimpse

ESPN News Services May 27, 2024, 09:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Iga Swiatek began her bid for a third consecutive French Open title with a straightforward 6-1, 6-2 victory over Leolia Jeanjean on Monday, stretching her winning streak to 13 matches. Swiatek, who has been ranked No. 1 for nearly every week

Associated Press May 26, 2024, 08:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — A French player at the French Open was allowed to continue his first-round match without being penalized after hitting a ball angrily and accidentally striking a spectator in the stands at one of the event’s smaller courts Sunday. Terence Atmane, a 22-year-old

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 26, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Andy Murray suffered a first-round exit at the French Open as he fell

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 26, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal broke math. That is the best compliment I can possibly think to give to an athlete in any sport. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Numbers are how I make sense of the

Associated Press May 25, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LYON, France — Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard completed a dream week when the French wild card won his maiden ATP title in just his fourth tour event Saturday — in his birth city to boot. Mpetshi Perricard, 20, saved a match point in the tiebreaker

May 25, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Madison Keys strolled to a 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow American Danielle Collins to win the Strasbourg International on Saturday, continuing her good form on clay going into the French Open. Keys, the fourth seed who won her first title this year, had little trouble seeing

May 25, 2024, 10:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a very challenging year due to injuries, how will 14-time French Open champ Rafael Nadal play in what may be his final tournament at Roland Garros? And after a tough season so far, can Novak Djokovic come back to win a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam

May 24, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Alexander Zverev thought his brother was joking when he was told he would be facing 14-time champion Rafael Nadal in the opening round of the French Open. Nadal, who has barely played this year, will be making his last appearance at the Grand Slam

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions From 2002 to 2004, the French Open men’s draw was an absolute free-for-all. The No. 1 seed lost in the third round twice and the fourth round once. Only three of 12 semifinalists

Associated Press May 24, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — No less an authority on clay-court tennis than Chris Evert thinks her record of seven French Open championships could be surpassed by Iga Swiatek. “Absolutely,” Evert, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and ESPN analyst, said in a phone

ESPN News Services May 23, 2024, 09:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field after all, and the 14-time champion was set up for a challenging first-round matchup against Alexander Zverev from Thursday’s draw. Nadal had been coy about whether he would compete at Roland Garros after two seasons