Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz ready to show the future is here at Roland Garros
Tennis has been ambushed by the future in 2022 and two names are on everyone’s lips at Roland Garros.
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Osaka returns to French Open with questions over form, fitness
Naomi Osaka (Steven Paston/PA) (PA Archive)
Naomi Osaka returns to French Open with questions over form, fitness
Naomi Osaka returns to Roland Garros looking to banish the memories of her withdrawal 12 months ago, but hampered by concerns over her clay-court form and fitness. The former world number one pulled out of last year's French Open ahead of the second round, citing mental health issues. She had been threatened with expulsion and fined by organisers over her refusal to attend press conferences.
Teen machines: Alcaraz looks to join elite Grand Slam club at French Open
PARIS: At just 19, Carlos Alcaraz is bidding to become only the eighth teenager to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title at the French Open which gets underway at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Carlos Alcaraz: 'It hurts me to see Rafael Nadal suffer while playing the sport he loves'
"I am not injured," Nadal claimed. "I am living with an injury. My day by day is difficult.
Red-hot Swiatek primed to claim second French Open title
PARIS : The women's tournament at the French Open has often sprung surprise winners but it is hard to see anyone other than Iga Swiatek lifting the Suzanne Lenglen Cup on the Parisian clay this year.
Nadal aterriza y entrena en París
De la ilusión al miedo y, de nuevo, a la casilla de salida. Cerca de las 18:00 de la tarde de hoy, Rafa Nadal dejaba. El balear, en medio de una gran ovación, salía a la Philippe-Chatrier, la pista central de Roland Garros, para preparar su debut en Francia. Pese a caer en el Masters 1.000 de Roma con mucho dolor en el pie izquierdo, debido a su lesión crónica (síndrome de Müller-Weiss), el tenista español tenía clara su presencia en el Grand Slam que ha ganado 13 veces. "¿Si voy a ir a Roland Garros? No estoy lesionado. Soy un jugador que vive con una lesión constante", remarcaba tras caer frente a Denis Shapovalov en Italia.