Warner Bros. Discovery strikes French Open U.S. broadcast deal

Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts as he plays against Germany’s Alexander Zverev during their men’s singles match on Court Philippe-Chatrier on day two of The French Open tennis tournament at The Roland Garros Complex in Paris on May 27, 2024.  Anne-christine Poujoulat | AFP | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports will be the new … Read more

Zverev wins the third set against Alcaraz to move ahead in the French Open men’s final

PARIS — Alexander Zverev won the third set 7-5 against Carlos Alcaraz to move ahead in the French Open final on Sunday. Alcaraz won the first set 6-3 and Zverev took the second 6-2 to level the match. Both players are looking to win the title for the first time on the red clay at … Read more

French Open men’s final: Carlos Alcaraz seeks a third Grand Slam title and Alexander Zverev a first

PARIS — When Carlos Alcaraz was a kid growing up in Spain — which, considering he’s only 21, was not all that long ago — he used to run home from school and flip on the TV to check out the French Open. Long before he was preparing to play in Sunday’s final in Paris … Read more

Jasmine Paolini will try to stop Iga Swiatek in the French Open women’s final

PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Jasmine Paolini will try to accomplish something no one has been able to do in quite some time: defeat Iga Swiatek at the French Open. The top-seeded Swiatek carries a 20-match Roland Garros winning streak into Saturday’s final against 12th-seeded Paolini. Play is scheduled to begin in Court Philippe Chatrier … Read more

Analysis: Novak Djokovic’s bad knee follows Rafael Nadal’s injuries and Roger Federer’s retirement

PARIS — It would be foolish to count Novak Djokovic out of any match, no matter how dire the circumstances or how steep the deficit. He’s shown that, over and over again, as recently as his last two wins at the French Open. Similarly, it would be a mistake to write off Djokovic right now, … Read more

Novak Djokovic withdraws from the French Open with an injured right knee

PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the the French Open with an injured knee on Tuesday, an abrupt end to his title defense and to his current stay at No. 1 in the rankings. “I am really sad to announce that I have to withdraw from #rolandgarros,” Djokovic posted on social … Read more

Coco Gauff returns to the French Open semifinals by defeating Ons Jabeur. Iga Swiatek could be next

PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff came back to defeat Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at the French Open on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at a third consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Gauff won her first major title at the U.S. Open in September, then made it to the final four at the Australian … Read more

No one at the French Open loves it when matches go past 3 a.m. And no one can agree on a solution

PARIS — Iga Swiatek provided a simple explanation for why she requested that the French Open not put her on the schedule during one of its night sessions, which often turn into way-past-midnight sessions. “I just like,” the No. 1-ranked player explained, “to sleep normally.” Catching the right amount of z’s is no easy task … Read more

Rain, rain, go away: French Open players deal with the stress of schedule-changing showers

PARIS — For 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez, the biggest question at this rainy-as-can-be French Open was: Should I eat a full lunch or just have a tiny snack? Her second-round match, like many others, was being delayed by heavy showers, and she couldn’t possibly know when it would resume. Turned out the 31st-seeded … Read more

Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner start French Open with straight-set victories

PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek began her bid for a third consecutive French Open title with a straightforward 6-1, 6-2 victory over Leolia Jeanjean on Monday, stretching her winning streak to 13 matches. Swiatek, who has been ranked No. 1 for nearly every week since April 2022, put together an overwhelming 26-2 edge … Read more