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Roland Garros To Pay Tribute To 14-Time Champion Rafael Nadal

Roland Garros will pay tribute to its greatest champion with a ceremony for the retired Rafael Nadal on Sunday, while Aryna Sabalenka gets her French Open campaign up and running on the opening day of the tournament. Nadal, the record 14-time champion on the Paris clay, retired from tennis last November after an illustrious career. He returns to Court Philippe Chatrier a year after suffering a first-round exit at the hands of Alexander Zverev in what proved to be his final French Open.

Sinner drawn in packed top half at French Open

PARIS : World number one Jannik Sinner, making his return to Grand Slam action following a doping suspension, was placed in a loaded top half of the French Open draw on Thursday alongside Novak Djokovic and last year's runner-up Alexander Zverev.

Sabalenka, Gauff, Sinner, Alcaraz garner top seeds at French Open - ESPN

PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz will open his defense of the French Open title against veteran Kei Nishikori and said he's excited to be back in Paris on the back of an excellent clay-court season.

Sinner handed tough French Open draw

PARIS :World number one Jannik Sinner's Grand Slam return after a doping suspension could be a tough one after the Italian was handed a difficult draw at the French Open on Thursday.

Time ticking for Zverev in search for elusive Grand Slam

Alexander Zverev will be third seed for the French Open but the 28-year-old German's prospects of winning his first Grand Slam title in Paris are not looking especially bright.

Choke or comeback? Pacers rally late, stun Knicks in OT

Tyrese Haliburton was a bit premature after he mimicked Hall of Famer Reggie Miller’s infamous “choke” sign at Madison Square Garden. Nevertheless, Haliburton and his Indiana Pacers teammates made certain the gesture didn’t come back to haunt them in a 138-135 victory in overtime over the New York Knicks on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Haliburton scored 31 points and Aaron Nesmith added 30, highlighting an 8-for-9 performance from 3-point range by making five treys during the final 3 1/2 minutes of regulation. That surge allowed the fourth-seeded Pacers to overcome a 14-point deficit in the final 2:39 of the fourth quarter. “It’s unreal,” Nesmith said of his sizzling shooting.

Dustin Poirier to close UFC career with Max Holloway trilogy title fight

Louisiana native Dustin Poirier is locked for a UFC BMF title fight in his home state to conclude his career, as New Orleans will host Poirier’s battle with title-holder Max Holloway to highlight the July 19 card at the Smoothie King Center. This will be the third battle between the lightweight combatants, the 36-year-old Poirier, who hails from Lafayette, Louisiana, taking the first two contests. Both fighters are coming off losses in title fights, however. Poirier (30-9) submitted to Islam Makhachev last June, while the 33-year-old Holloway (26-8) lost in knockout fashion to Ilia Topuria in October. “For Dustin Poirier to be able to finish his remarkable UFC career in New Orleans is special,” UFC executive vice president Peter Dropick said in a news release.

Ernie Els, Retief Goosen join South African president in White House meeting with Trump

WASHINGTON: Ernie Els went to Washington to try to win another senior major and wound up in the White House on Wednesday at the invitation of South Africa’s president, who is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of systematic killing of white farmers in the country.

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Roland Garros To Pay Tribute To 14-Time Champion Rafael Nadal

Sinner drawn in packed top half at French Open

Sabalenka, Gauff, Sinner, Alcaraz garner top seeds at French Open - ESPN

Sinner handed tough French Open draw

Time ticking for Zverev in search for elusive Grand Slam

Choke or comeback? Pacers rally late, stun Knicks in OT

Dustin Poirier to close UFC career with Max Holloway trilogy title fight

Ernie Els, Retief Goosen join South African president in White House meeting with Trump