Rafael Nadal fought off Argentina's Pedro Cachin in the Spanish Open and his hopes of competing in the upcoming Paris tournament are still intact, while Coco Gauff lost to fellow American Madison Keys in the last 16 and bowed out.

Rafael Nadal avenged his loss to Alex de Minaur in Barcelona with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 victory over the Australian on Saturday.

hinted that he still has a long way to go to reach the physical condition he wants for a return to Roland

Garros, his favourite tournament.

He wants to return to Roland Garros with the energy he had before, but will not make a decision about

It’s been a rough couple of seasons for Rafael Nadal, and this Wednesday was no different. The all-time tennis great, now 37 years old and marred by injuries, announced that he will only play at the upcoming French Open, his signature tournament, if he feels "capable enough to compete well".

The undisputed Paris crowd favourite and 14-time Roland Garros champion conceded that if the action in

The ramp-up attempt to Roland Garros, however, was less than stellar, as Nadal was eliminated in the

That's the way that I need to proceed today, and to give me a chance to be ready at least to compete at Roland-Garros

@RafaelNadal #RolandGarros— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) April 18, 2024Nadal, a Laureus two-time SOY

Garros.

Spain's women's football team and Aitana Bonmati were the big winners at the Laureus Gala held this Monday in Madrid, which honoured the best of 2023, while sports stars such as Novak Djokovic, Jude Bellingham and Simone Biles also received awards.

He has now won 24 Grand Slam titles with victories at the Australian Open, Roland Garros and the US Open

World number one Novak Djokovic misses the Masters 1000 tournament for the third time in four years. His old rival Rafael Nadal will begin his campaign against 16-year-old American Darwin Blanch.

potential contender at the Italian Open in Rome before he begins the defence of his French Open crown at Roland

Garros in late May.

Spain's two-time Grand Slam tennis champion and former world number one Garbiñe Muguruza has announced her retirement from the sport, bringing the curtain down on an illustrious career.

had told me that I would become a professional tennis player, that I would fulfil my dream of winning Roland

Garros and Wimbledon, that I would become the world number one and win the WTA Finals...

The 22-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 7-5, 6-1 by Australia's Alex de Miñaur on Wednesday. The Spaniard had beaten Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3 in Brisbane last Tuesday on his return to competition three months after suffering an injury.

Nadal will continue his preparations for Roland Garros at the Madrid Masters 1000 next week.

Returning to competition after almost four months out with injury, the 22-time Grand Slam winner was keen to play down expectations. He returned to action with a win over Italy's Cobolli at the Conde de Godó, a tournament the Spaniard has won 12 times. Nadal explained: "It was a good start."

He has repeatedly said that he's fighting his body, but the problems continue.His wish is to be at Roland

Garros next month, but he doesn't want to get ahead of himself at the moment.

French authorities have urged citizens to walk, work from home and "take the bike" to avoid traffic chaos during the Olympic Games, which begin in Paris and other French regions at the end of July.

train lines, however, the frequency of convoys will soar.Line 9, which serves the Parc des Princes and Roland

Garros stadiums, will see a 61% increase in the number of trains, and the RER C, which is often disrupted

Rafael Nadal has expressed his excitement at returning to the court after an absence since January, pointing out he will play in next week's Barcelona Open, a tournament he has won 12 times.

missing the Monte-Carlo Masters with a right arm injury.Alcaraz, who prefers Olympic gold to winning Roland

Garros, is currently ranked third in the world and and has a first-round bye as the top seed.

More than 250,000 new tickets for the Olympic Games have will go on sale on Wednesday 17 April at 10am CEST. This is one of the last opportunities to see the stars of the Games in action, including Léon Marchand, Teddy Riner, Simone Biles, Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson and Lebron James.

 -12,000 for tennis at Roland Garros, from €24 to €420.

begins his clay court season at the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 with France as his main target, first Roland

Garros and then the Olympic Games, both in the same scenario.

sensation makes his debut on clay in Monte Carlo this week with a clear goal in mind: "To be ready for Roland

Garros and the Olympics".

The goal is to be ready for Roland Garros and the Olympics.

The Italian won the ATP Miami Open Masters 1000 title over the Bulgarian Dimitrov and climbed to the second place in the ATP World Ranking, just behind the great Novak Djokovic. His rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz could be the new chapter in tennis.

world-class tennis on the hardcourt tournements, a run that has come to an end on the clay en route to Roland

Garros.

Several countries will send military personnel to France to bolster security for the Olympic Games in Paris from 26 July, the French defence ministry has announced.

considerable," the French ministry said.Security guards wearing vests with the words "explosive detection" at Roland

Garros in 2023.

A saturated public transport system, such as is expected during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, will affect the habits of Parisians. They will have to change their routines and travel in different ways. Telecommuting will be an alternative for those who can afford it.

GETTY IMAGESLike line 9, it is not designed to take the public to the Parc des Princes and Roland Garros