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Casper Ruud wants to go one step further at the French Open this year than he did last term, when he was beaten by his idol Rafael Nadal in the final. Preparation has been far from ideal for Ruud in the run-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, with the world No. 4 enduring a tricky start to the campaign.
Iga Swiatek is set to begin her French Open defence next week despite retiring from her Italian Open quarter-final on Wednesday with a thigh injury. She became a doubt for the second Grand Slam of the year when she pulled out midway through the third set of her last-eight match against Elena Rybakina on Wednesday. Ad But despite fears, the world No.
The news of Rafael Nadal missing the 2023 French Open has got the whole tennis world talking and wondering what could be next for him. Someone who is as disappointed as anyone is fellow Spaniard Alex Corretja. The two-time French Open finalist has given Eurosport his immediate response to the announcement from his compatriot, and he has admitted that it is going to be «very strange» at Roland-Garros without the star, who has 14 crowns in Paris to his name.
Rafael Nadal is fighting against the clock to be fit to defend his French Open crown, and Boris Becker is “worried” about the Spaniard’s chances. Nadal is yet to return to the court following a hip injury he sustained at the Australian Open in January and he most recently pulled out of the Italian Open in as he had not fully recovered. Ad In an exclusive interview with Eurosport, Becker admitted something “really bad” must have happened for Nadal to miss tournaments on his favourite clay surface in preparation for Roland-Garros.
Iga Swiatek says she is unfazed by her favourite tag heading into the French Open as she targets a third Roland-Garros title. The world No.1 won in Paris without dropping a set in 2020 and followed up with another impressive victory last year. Ad She has highlighted the importance of cutting out external pressures heading into a Grand Slam and focusing on the enjoyment of playing at the tournament.
American tennis legend Chris Evert is predicting Iga Swiatek to win the French Open this year. Swiatek has a strong record on clay, boasting a 27-2 win-loss record on the surface since 2022. The 21-year-old lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open final last weekend , her first defeat on the surface since losing to Caroline Garcia in the 2022 Poland Open quarter-finals last July.
Andy Murray won his first title in almost four years with a 2-6 6-1 6-2 comeback win over Tommy Paul at Open Aix-en-Provence on Sunday in France. Murray had been struggling for form before arriving in Provence, as he prepares for the clay court Grand Slam event at Roland-Garros next month. Ad However his form and fortune appears to have changed for now, and he beat some notable names on his way to victory, including veteran Frenchman Gael Monfils, and Luca Van Assche in the quarter-finals.
Rafael Nadal said he hopes to battle back from injury in time to compete for yet another title at Roland-Garros after he was presented a replica statue by the French Tennis Federation (FFT). The 36-year-old is currently on the road to recovery after suffering an injury at the Australian Open in January, where he was eliminated in the second round by Mackenzie McDonald.