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Rafael Nadal Faces Alexander Zverev At Farewell French Open As Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka Eye Clash

Rafael Nadal will face world number four Alexander Zverev in a blockbuster first round match at his farewell French Open while women's champion Iga Swiatek and fellow four-time major winner Naomi Osaka are on a second round collision course. Defending men's champion and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will face French veteran Pierre Hugues-Herbert in his opener. Nadal, who has won Roland Garros on 14 occasions, is unseeded after injury saw his ranking plummet to 276. He and Zverev met in the semi-finals in 2022 when the German was forced to retire after suffering a serious ankle injury. Nadal, the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles, will turn 38 next week and this season will be his last on tour.

Rafael Nadal Ready For Emotional French Open Farewell

Rafael Nadal will bring down the curtain on his 19-year French Open career with the likelihood of adding to his 14 titles greatly diminished before he leaves behind a record and reputation unlikely ever to be matched. The great Spaniard, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, won his first title at Roland Garros as a teenager in 2005. A week on Monday, he will celebrate his 38th birthday. A former world number one, who is now at 276 in the world, Nadal has only played 15 matches since January last year as a hip injury and then a muscle tear were added to a depressing history of physical ailments which have forced him to miss 12 Grand Slam tournaments in his career.

Novak Djokovic handed Pierre-Hugues Herbert test to begin French Open defence

Defending champion Novak Djokovic will play wild card Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round of the men’s singles at next week’s French Open.

Lakshya Sen To Train In France Ahead Of Paris Olympics, PV Sindhu In Germany

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports' Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved Indian Badminton ace Lakshya Sen's proposal for financial assistance towards a 12-day training session in Marseille, France, in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Lakshya Sen, who will compete in the men's singles event in Paris, will train at The Halle des Sports Parsemain with his coach and support staff from July 8 to July 21 ahead of the Olympic Games.