Observations on a Paris day as 'greatest show' looms
The sound of the sirens from the Gendarmerie vans reverberate around the Parisian streets.
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The sound of the sirens from the Gendarmerie vans reverberate around the Parisian streets.
PARIS : Italian Jasmine Paolini's breakout year could be about to get even better as she prepares for the Paris Olympics with strong medal prospects in singles and doubles and the chance to grab a selfie with French Open king Rafa Nadal.
PARIS : Rafa Nadal practised alongside doubles partner Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros on Friday as doubts continued about the Spaniard's fitness ahead of the Olympic tennis competition.
Rohan Bopanna, the oldest player in the Indian contingent at 44, might not have a strong partner he had in previous Olympics, but in N Sriram Balaji, the veteran tennis player has a comrade, who can punch above his weight in Paris when they compete in men's doubles event. India's first and only tennis medal in Olympics came back in 1996, when Leander Paes created history with a singles bronze at the Atlanta Games. India did not win an Olympic medal even when the legendary Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi competed together in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008). Not even when Bopanna had Bhupathi as his partner in 2012 in London.
PARIS : The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women's third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday.
PARIS : Paris is a city that holds plenty of good memories for Casper Ruud and the Norwegian is hoping his form will peak at the right time to give him a shot at the medals in the Olympics.
PARIS : Serbia's Novak Djokovic is adamant he will be the last man standing from tennis's 'Big Four' with twice-Olympic champion Andy Murray bidding farewell to the sport after the Paris Games.
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner pulled out of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday because of tonsillitis.