Poland's world number one Iga Świątek became the first player to defend her women's singles title at the French Open in 16 years, with a hard-fought three-set victory against the unseeded Karolína Muchová of the Czech Republic.

Vliegen.The French Open is due to conclude in Paris tomorrow with the men's singles final, in which Serbia's Novak

Djokovic could win a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title against Norway's Casper Ruud.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic is one match away from a record-breaking 23rd men's singles Grand Slam title

second.Alcaraz held serve in the first game of the third set, but encountered difficulty at 40-30 to Djokovic

expressed its disappointment, but it proved a turning point in the match, with Alcaraz' mobility limited as Djokovic

retire and his movement improved slightly, but it could not prevent a 6-1 defeat in the fourth set and Djokovic

tension of the match" for his cramps, insisting "I have never felt tension like I did in that match".Djokovic

3 and 6-4 before underlining his supremacy with a 6-0 victory in the third to reach the final.While Djokovic

Unseeded Karolína Muchová stunned world number two Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set thriller to reach her first Grand Slam final against the defending champion Iga Świątek at the French Open in Paris.

feature a hotly-anticipated tie between Spain's 20-year-old world number one Carlos Alcaraz and Serbia's Novak

Djokovic, who is seeking a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam at the age of 36.Olympic champion Alexander

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz and third seed Novak Djokovic are set to go head-to-head in an eagerly-anticipated

All eyes were on a potential meeting between US Open champion Alcaraz of Spain and Djokovic of Serbia

2, 6-1 in just over an hour but fought hard in the third which Alcaraz took 7-6.Earlier in the day, Djokovic

win over Karen Khachanov, playing as a neutral.Khachanov took the first set 6-4, and gave third seed Djokovic

something to think about when he took him into a second set tie-break, which Djokovic raced through

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina continued her remarkable run in the French Open women's singles as she defeated ninth seeded neutral Daria Kasatkina to advance to the quarter-finals.

place in the next round after cruising past neutral Elina Avanesyan 6-4, 6-3.In the men's singles, Novak

Djokovic dominated Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach a record 17th Roland Garros quarter-final.The

The chorus of boos that broke out on Court Philippe Chatrier after the first-round match between Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka left both players bemused.

occurrence at the French Open and unsurprisingly continues to frustrate players, including Serbia's Novak

Djokovic, a man who usually embraces playing the pantomime villain character in matches."

Defending champion and top seed Iga Świątek charged into the French Open round of 16 as she dominated China's Wang Xinyu in straight sets on Court Philippe Chatrier.

country's first male Grand Slam singles champion but faces an outside chance with the likes of Serbian Novak

Djokovic and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz still in the mix."

shocks in the men’s singles draw at the French Open as Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian great Novak

Djokovic powered into the third round.

yesterday following his five-set defeat to Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild, but Alcaraz and Djokovic

it again after he saw off Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in straight sets.Fucsovics went toe-to-toe with Djokovic

Djokovic is now set to take on Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who overcame Frenchman Luca Van Assche

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has criticised Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic for issuing

Oudéa-Castéra said the words displayed by Djokovic on a courtside camera lens following his first-round

not appropriate" and insisted that there needed to a "principle of neutrality for the field of play".Djokovic

has withheld recognition from Kosovo since it was declared independent in 2008.Serbian tennis star Novak

Speaking in Serbian at a press conference following the win over Kovacevic, Djokovic insisted that he

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has urged Novak Djokovic to refrain from posting further

The Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOK) has called for disciplinary action to be taken against Novak Djokovic

Djokovic wrote the words "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia, stop violence" on a courtside camera lens after

Yesterday, we and the world witnessed another incident, this time composed by a Serbian tennis player, Novak

Novak Djokovic has yet again promoted the Serbian nationalists propaganda and used the sport platform

Regardless of the fact that Novak Djokovic is one of the best tennis players in the world, such reiterated

It’s not the first time that Djokovic is doing this," Hadergjonaj told the Press Association.

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) have said that they will take no action against Novak Djokovic for

Djokovic wrote the words "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia, stop the violence" on a camera lens as he left

Djokovic later spoke in Serbian at a media conference."

Kosovo is the heart of Serbia - stop the violence", Novak Djokovic wrote on camera after winning the

 "Kosovo is our hearth, stronghold, centre of the most important events for our country," Djokovic

later defended his father and went on to win the men's singles.Violence in Kosovo this week prompted Novak

Novak Djokovic began his quest for a record 23rd men's Grand Slam singles title with a commanding victory

I played well in the first two sets but then I missed opportunities and lost a little focus," said Djokovic

dispatching Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-0, 6-2, 7-5.The 20-year-old is in the same half of the draw as Djokovic

Defending men’s singles champion Rafael Nadal will be a notable absentee when tennis’s second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open, begins at Roland Garros in Paris tomorrow.

Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli.Alcaraz could meet record 22-time Grand Slam men’s singles title-holder Novak

Djokovic of Serbia, the third seed, in the semi-finals, if the draws go according to plan.Third seed

Djokovic opens his campaign against Aleksandar Kovacevic of the United States, while second seed Daniil

a repeat of some of the late finishes seen previously, such as the quarter-final between Nadal and Djokovic

Russian neutral Daniil Medvedev and Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina warmed up for the French Open with victories at the clay-court Italian Open in Rome.

at last year's French Open.Rune had beaten Serbia's 22-time Grand Slam winner and world number one Novak

Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the quarter-finals, and won his semi-final clash against last year's French

Record 14-time winner Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this month's French Open because of a hip injury, and suggested next year would be his last on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour.

when he ended his career aged 41 last year.Nadal is set to turn 37 on June 3 this year, with Serbia's Novak

Djokovic becoming 36 on Monday (May 22).Rafael Nadal, left, has won two Olympic gold medals with Spain