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Rafael Nadal gets a farewell ceremony at a tournament he won a record 14 times

PARIS: Rafael Nadal’s first French Open match in the tournament’s main stadium came on May 25, 2005 — a straight-set victory in the second round against Xavier Malisse. That made Nadal’s career record in the tournament 2-0, and he was just getting started on the way to what would end up as a 112-4 mark and 14 championships at Paris.On Sunday, 20 years to the day after that win, Nadal was scheduled to be back at Court Philippe-Chatrier, only instead of competing, he was going to be feted by the French tennis federation for all that he accomplished on the red clay.“Celebrating the King,” was the way the event was described on social media by the official Roland-Garros feed.

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.

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.

Gauff seeks to eliminate service errors ahead of French Open tilt

BENGALURU : Coco Gauff managed to reach the finals in Madrid and Rome this month despite stumbling through a stream of double faults at both claycourt events, and the American knows she must get a grip on her service game to stand a chance at the French Open.

Contenders Lining Up, Eyeing Iga Swiatek's French Open Crown

The French Open women's tournament gets under way this weekend without a clear favourite for the first time in several years, with a clutch of players in strong form and Iga Swiatek enduring an unprecedented slump. Jasmine Paolini became the eighth different player to reach a WTA 1000 final this season at last week's Italian Open before defeating Coco Gauff to clinch the biggest title of her career. Aryna Sabalenka has solidified her position as world number one while Swiatek, winner of four Roland Garros titles in the last five years, has failed to reach any tour-level final since lifting her third successive French Open almost 12 months ago.

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Rafael Nadal gets a farewell ceremony at a tournament he won a record 14 times

Sinner drawn in packed top half at French Open

Sinner handed tough French Open draw

Gauff seeks to eliminate service errors ahead of French Open tilt

Contenders Lining Up, Eyeing Iga Swiatek's French Open Crown

Alcaraz beats Sinner in Italian Open to become the tennis king of Rome

No mercy for Sinner as Alcaraz storms to Italian Open title in Rome

Tennis: Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani triumph at Internazionali d'Italia women's doubles