French Open Day Three
PARIS : Highlights of the third day at the French Open on Tuesday (times GMT):
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Zverev faces Tien test in Roland Garros opener, Gauff takes on Gadecki
PARIS : The French Open first round continues on Tuesday with American Coco Gauff and Germany's Alexander Zverev in action, while Novak Djokovic launch his bid to claim a 25th Grand Slam title.
Roland Garros Pays Tribute To Retired 'King Of Clay' Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal was given a rousing reception as the 'King of Clay' stepped onto Court Philippe Chatrier for the final time on Sunday in a ceremony to celebrate his career at the French Open. The 38-year-old, who retired from tennis last November, was serenaded by the Roland Garros crowd, with spectators wearing different coloured t-shirts to create the message "14 RG, Rafa". Nadal dominated the French Open after winning on debut as a teenager in 2005, lifting the trophy a record-breaking 14 times. The Spaniard finished with a remarkable 112-4 win-loss record at the clay-court Grand Slam.
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.