26 h. ago Coco Gauff stunned in first match since winning French Open title

Gauff stunned by qualifier Wang at Berlin OpenFrench Open champ makes seven double faultsWang to face Badosa after career-best grass winNewly crowned French Open champion Coco Gauff was stunned on her return to action Thursday, losing to Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-3 at the Berlin Open.The second-ranked Gauff, who won at Roland-Garros less than two weeks ago for her second Grand Slam title, amassed 25 unforced errors and seven double faults in her loss to Wang. Gauff had a bye to the second round at the grass-court tournament, a warmup for Wimbledon. Continue reading...

Politics

34 h. ago Aryna Sabalenka in furious outburst as tennis match suspended – 'she's just losing'

The current world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka has slammed Berlin Tennis Open officials for their decision to suspend her match after losing her rag at Roland Garros

Politics

58 h. ago Emma Raducanu snub earns brilliantly honest response from Jack Draper

The current British No.1 and world No.6 saw Emma Raducanu pick world No.2 Carlos Alcaraz to be her mixed doubles partner at a US Open event this summer - and Draper doesn't blame her one bit

Events

3 d. ago Jack Draper shows true colours with response to Emma Raducanu doubles snub

US Open organisers have decided to shift the mixed doubles to a week before the singles get underway in New York leaving the game's best players free to pair up and play

Events

3 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz ‘super excited’ for Emma Raducanu dream team – as Spaniard progresses at Queen’s

World No 2 Alcaraz, who was made to work for his first-round victory at Queen’s on Tuesday, will partner Raducanu in the radical new-look US Open mixed-doubles event in August

Politics

3 d. ago Jack Draper laughs off snub as Emma Raducanu picks Carlos Alcaraz for US Open

Draper will instead partner Qinwen Zheng in the mixed doubles.

Events

3 d. ago Sabalenka writes apology to Gauff for ‘unprofessional’ comments after French Open final loss

World No 1 downplayed American’s victorySabalenka says she did not intend to attack opponentAryna Sabalenka says she has written to Coco Gauff to apologize for the “unprofessional” comments she made after her loss to the American in the final of the French Open.Speaking to Eurosport Germany, Sabalenka said her remarks after her defeat to Gauff at Roland-Garros this month were a mistake. In her post-match press conference in Paris, Sabalenka had suggested that the result was more due to her own errors than to Gauff’s performance. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Emma Raducanu feeling the love as she sends 'incredible' Jack Draper public message

Emma Raducanu is back in action this afternoon in the last eight at Queen's

Events

1 week ago Coco Gauff shows off ‘miniature’ French Open trophy awarded thanks to Roland Garros rule

Gauff secured her second grand slam title in a dramatic three-set final against Aryna Sabalenka

Events

1 week ago By the numbers: Carlos Alcaraz and his performance for the ages in French Open final

Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his French Open title with a performance for the ages, winning the longest final at Roland-Garros in the Open era

Politics

1 week ago Sinner’s mechanical excellence malfunctions against human ingenuity of relentless rival

World No 1’s spellbinding effort dismantled by Alcaraz in the fifth set to conjure theatre in Paris and a rivalry for the agesBy the end, it felt cruel to want more. Look at the state of these men: bedraggled and dishevelled, dragged into a place of wildness and madness, of mental atrophy and physical dismay. You, on the other hand, have spent the last five and a half hours sitting on your couch, eating snacks and gorging on the finest sporting theatre. You want this prolonged for your entertainment? You want more of this? And of course the only real answer is: yes. Yes, please.Twilight zone at Roland Garros. Two sets each, six games each: the shadows ravenous, the noise bestial, every thrill laced with a kind of sickness. By the end, admiration began to meld with pity. Pity for their teams and families, trapped in the convulsions, feeling a spiralling hypertension with every passing moment. Pity for the tennis balls, being smacked and beaten mercilessly across the Paris n...

Politics

1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz crowned Roland Garros champion for second time after downing Jannik Sinner in five

The pair’s rivalry gained a new chapter on the Paris clay

Politics

1 week ago Paris triumph is proof of Coco Gauff’s maturity on the biggest stages

Comments by Sabalenka ignore the American’s ability to perform at her peak under the most difficult circumstancesAryna Sabalenka was understandably devastated by how her first French Open final unfolded. Having established herself as the No 1 player in the world and made such significant improvements to her game and mentality, she played some of the best tennis of her career in Paris en route to the final. Sabalenka felt she was ready to tackle all obstacles. With her crushing defeat against Coco Gauff in the French Open final after three difficult sets, she found out she was not.Her expression of that disappointment, however, was one of her least impressive performances of the year. During the trophy ceremony, with Gauff sitting metres away, Sabalenka’s insistence on repeatedly lamenting her “terrible match” was awkward enough. But in her press conference, after having a short amount of time to cool off, Sabalenka tripled down. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Jannik Sinner's split with tennis star and kiss with Hollywood actor's ex

Jannik Sinner is in the final at Roland Garros where he is facing Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz

Culture

1 week ago Jannik Sinner's ban, split with tennis star girlfriend and kiss with Hollywood actor's ex

Jannik Sinner is in the final at Roland Garros where he is facing Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz

Culture

1 week ago Amelie Mauresmo vows to find answer and address massive French Open problem

The French Open has showcased some thrilling action during this season's tournament at Roland Garros, but there has been a standout problem that tournament director Amelie Mauresmo needs to address: Empty seats

Politics

1 week ago French Open 2025 men’s final: Jannik Sinner v Carlos Alcaraz – tennis live

Follow live final updates from Roland GarrosHave any thoughts to share? Send Daniel an emailSalut et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2025 – 15e jour!We’re all friends here so we can be honest with one another: our lives are predictable, the days passing slowly and the years zipping by in a sapping imposition of the almost-same. The world, so full of fantasy and wonder, so much of it inaccessible to us other than on special occasions. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Sinner vs Alcaraz start time and how to watch French Open final today

World No1 defending champion meet in showdown at Roland Garros

Politics

1 week ago Coco Gauff crowned French Open's new queen of clay as Aryna Sabalenka makes bitter admission

Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka to win her first French Open singles title, with the American forced to come from behind to be at the world number one at Roland Garros

Politics

1 week ago Coco Gauff claims maiden French Open crown in dramatic final victory over Aryna Sabalenka

American claims just second Grand Slam title to move ahead in head-to-head with world No1

Events