Rafael Nadal's quest for a tenth French Open title is over as the Spaniard has pulled out of the Grand Slam with a wrist injury.

in recent years, only lost nine games when progressing through the opening two rounds at this year's Roland

Garros."

Nadal breezed into the third round of the French Open after recording straight sets victories today at Roland

Garros.

Global hospitality group AccorHotels have been announced as the 11th sponsor of Paris’ bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

“AccorHotel’s expertise and experience in working in synergy with international sports events like Roland

Garros and the Tour de France is also a huge asset for our bid.”The company sponsor one of the city's

five sets to overcome French wildcard Mathias Bourgue to reach the third round of the French Open at Roland

Garros.

shock early exit at the French Open as he overcame veteran Czech player Radek Štěpánek in five sets at Roland

Garros.

picked up comprehensive wins.Djokovic, a beaten finalist in three of the past four tournaments at Roland

Garros, dispatched Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4, 6-1,  6-1, while fourth seed Nadal made light

application has been launched by leading broadcaster Eurosport during this year’s ongoing French Open at Roland

Garros in Paris.

laboured to a five-set victory over Czech Republic's Lukas Rosol in the first round of the French Open at Roland

Garros today.

An action plan designed to leverage the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as a catalyst for the transformation of Paris has today been approved by the City Council.

west of the city serving proposed Olympic and Paralympic venues.These include the Parc des Princes, Roland

Garros, Jean-Bouin Stadium, The Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais, Esplanade des Invalides and Bercy Arena.The

Britain’s Andy Murray marked his 29th birthday in style by claiming his first Italian Open title with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over top seed Novak Djokovic in Rome.

one in five attempts.Murray will return to the world number two ranking ahead of the French Open at Roland

Garros, which is due to begin in a week's time. 

A major new rapid transit line and the clean-up of the River Seine are among plans unveiled today by the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo - who hopes the city's 2024 Olympic bid will be the catalyst for the "re-invention" of the French capital.

to west across Paris, serving proposed Olympic and Paralympic venues including the Parc des Princes, Roland

Garros, Jean-Bouin Stadium, The Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais, Esplanade des Invalides and Bercy Arena.Cleaning

The headquarters of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) and the home of its President Jean Gachassin have been raided as part of an investigation into allegations of ticket trafficking.

for the French Open and into the "conditions of awarding of the contract for the extension of the Roland

Garros stadium", where the Grand Slam is held annually.

Jérémy Botton has been appointed as the new director general of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) following his predecessor's sacking.

director general duties on a caretaker basis.One of his main tasks is thought to be the redevelopment of Roland

Garros, the home of the clay court Grand Slam the French Open in Paris.The venue will be used for tennis

Paris 2024 have vowed to place sport "at the service of society" after submitting the first part of its Candidature File for their Olympic and Paralympics bid to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Closing Ceremonies would be staged at the Stade de France, which would also stage athletics, while Roland-Garros

“Imagine athletes competing in the gaze of the Eiffel Tower, world-famous venues such as Roland Garros

Belgian star Joachim Gerard has won the final International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athlete of the Month prize of 2015 after scooping the December award following his victory at the season-ending NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.

per cent of the vote ©Getty ImagesGerard has enjoyed a successful career to date having claimed the Roland

Garros doubles title with Frenchman Stephane Houdet.He is still waiting, however, for his maiden Grand

Great Britain have ended The Netherlands' complete domination of the European Tennis Trophy wheelchair tennis category after the two nations shared the annual award for overall performances in a calendar year.

©ITF TennisLeading the way was world number five Gordon Reid, who also won men's doubles titles at Roland

Garros and the US Open.On the women's side, Jordanne Whiley won her first Grand Slam singles title at