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Badosa avoids following Osaka and Krejčíková's early French Open exits

  • Tennis

French Open third seed Paula Badosa avoided the fate of defending champion Barbora Krejčíková and Japan’s four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka as she earned a confident first-round win today.

Poland in the second round after a 6-2, 6-0 victory over France’s Fiona Ferro.The women’s tournament at Roland

Garros has already produced two major shocks in the form of Monday’s defeats for Osaka, who was


Nadal, Djokovic post convincing wins in first round of French Open

  • Tennis

Rafael Nadal dismissed injury concerns by cruising to a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over Australian Jordan Thompson in the first round of the French Open.

#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/Hj1ICGLNQR— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 23, 2022However, the Spaniard

#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/aAEd9HHgc7— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 23, 2022American Taylor



Thiem suffers "painful" first-round loss to Dellien at French Open

  • Tennis

Two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem of Austria insists it will "take time" for him to return to the top of his game after suffering a "painful" first-round defeat to Bolivian Hugo Dellien.

@Emirates | #EmiratesFlyBetterMoments | #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/xbe4isqRvM— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros


Lebrón and Galán top seeds for second Premier Padel major in Rome

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The main draw of the second Premier Padel major of the year is set to get underway tomorrow, with Spain's Juan Lebrón Chincoa and Alejandro Galán Romo entering the event in Rome as the top seeds.

concludes today in Rome.Paris is scheduled to host the third major of the Premier Padel season at the Stade Roland

Garros - the main French Open tennis venue - from July 11 to 17, with the fourth and final top-tier


Nadal "feels better" after injury-hit build-up as red-hot Świątek eyes French Open crown

  • Tennis

Spain's Rafael Nadal is facing injury concerns as he seeks to reclaim the French Open men's singles crown, while Poland's Iga Świątek arrives in Paris as the overwhelming favourite for the women's singles title due to a sensational run of form.

I am here just to play tennis and to try to make the best result possible here in Roland Garros."

aims to tie his great rival on 21 Grand Slams.Greece’s worlds number four Stefanos Tsitsipas heads to Roland

Garros in good form but faces a tricky first-round clash against talented Italian Lorenzo Musetti.A



Svitolina to miss French Open with no decision yet on return date due to war in Ukraine

  • Tennis

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina will miss this year’s French Open as she prolongs an indefinite break from the sport, insisting it is "impossible to perform" while her country remains under attack from Russian forces.

I will not be playing Roland Garros unfortunately," Svitolina told insidethegames."

I will be at the Roland Garros with Gaël [Monfils, her husband]."


Paris 2024 aiming to pick new basketball venue by July

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has revealed that the Olympic Organising Committee is continuing to review its options where to stage basketball matches for the Games and that he hopes a new venue can be confirmed by July.

confirmed during his visit to the Olympic cycling venue that boxing bouts will not be moved from the Roland

Garros' Suzanne-Lenglen court following reports that the matches could be scheduled for the Porte de


French Open refuses to follow Wimbledon in banning Russian and Belarusian players

  • Tennis

Russian and Belarusian players are expected to be allowed to compete at this year's French Open with organisers refusing to follow the lead of Wimbledon in issuing a ban.

had "no viable alternative".But Moretton has told French newspaper L'Équipe that the organisers of Roland

Garros, scheduled to run from May 22 to June 5, will not be taking the same approach as they look to


World number one Świątek withdraws from Madrid Open citing injury

  • Tennis

World number Iga Świątek of Poland has withdrawn from the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Madrid Open because of a shoulder injury, with the main draw set to begin tomorrow.

I feel like this is the best decision for us to get ready for Rome and have the peak of my form in Roland

Garros."


Premier Padel strikes agreements to stage majors in France and Italy

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Premier Padel, the global padel tour organised by the International Padel Federation (FIP) and launched earlier this year, has signed multi-year agreements with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) and the Italy Tennis Federation (FIT) to stage majors in Rome and Paris.

history by teaming up with FIP and Premier Padel to organise the Paris Premier Padel Major at Stade Roland-Garros


Britain’s Hewett becomes new wheelchair tennis world number one

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Britain’s Alfie Hewett has overtaken Shingo Kunieda’s position as the world number one men’s singles wheelchair tennis player following the release of the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) latest rankings.

Grand Slam singles winner, including the 2021 French Open title which he is set to defend in May at Roland

Garros in Paris.It’s been 4 years to the month since I last reached these highs and so much has happened


Djokovic cleared to defend French Open title as France lifts restrictions

  • Tennis

tournament director Amelie Mauresmo has said that Novak Djokovic will be permitted to defend his title at Roland

Garros this May if COVID-19 regulations in France remain unchanged.

#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/l1joltF7jb— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) March 16, 2022"There’s still


Djokovic victorious in first match since Australian Open deportation saga

  • Tennis

Novak Djokovic beat Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets on what was the world number one's first competitive appearance since being deported from Australia over his COVID-19 vaccination status.

politicians have indicated Djokovic will be unable to play at the second Grand Slam of the year, at Roland

Garros, if he remains unvaccinated.