Jessica Bouzas Maneiro upsets Emma Navarro at French Open - ESPN
PARIS — US Open semifinalist Emma Navarro only lasted 57 minutes at the French Open, losing 6-0, 6-1 in the first round Monday to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain.
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Ruud launches French Open campaign with easy win over Ramos Vinolas
PARIS :Twice runner-up Casper Ruud started his latest bid to reach another French Open final with a crushing 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory over seasoned Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos Vinolas in the first round on Monday.
French Open 'Merci Rafa' T-shirts resurface online at sky-high prices
PARIS :French Open organisers handed out 10,000 brick-red T-shirts for Sunday's tribute to 14-times Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal on Monday and while most people took the souvenir home, several tried to sell them online for up to 500 euros.
Rafael Nadal 'Doesn't Miss Tennis' After Retirement
Rafael Nadal said on Sunday he "doesn't miss tennis much" after retiring from the sport last year as a 22-time Grand Slam champion. Roland Garros held an emotional tribute to the 14-time French Open winner's career on the opening day of the tournament, six months after Nadal played his final match. "I don't miss tennis much, because I feel that I gave it all that I had," Nadal told reporters. "I arrived today with the peace that I can't be on court. My body don't allow me to be on court. So that's all. I am in peace.
Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner Launch French Open Bids As Iga Swiatek Seeks Lift
Title rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner start their French Open campaigns on Monday as three-time reigning champion Iga Swiatek hopes a return to Roland Garros can shake her out of a slump. Alcaraz beat Sinner in straight sets in the Italian Open final just over a week ago as the Italian world number one returned from a three-month doping ban. The Spaniard edged Sinner in five sets in the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year and believes the two-time reigning Australian Open champion will pose an even greater threat to his crown in Paris after brushing off the cobwebs in Rome.
‘Fab four’ reunited at Roland Garros as Rafael Nadal is honoured
Rafael Nadal was joined by old rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray as he returned to the French Open for a ceremony in his honour.
Fans, rivals celebrate Rafael Nadal with French Open ceremony - ESPN
PARIS — Rafael Nadal said he's at peace with his decision to retire and hasn't touched a tennis racket in seven months as he bid farewell to Roland Garros during an emotional ceremony at the French Open on Sunday.
Nadal touched by presence of great rivals during French Open tribute
PARIS :Rafa Nadal said the presence of his friends and rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray during a celebration of his glorious career at the French Open made an emotional Sunday evening all the more special.