Tennis

Irina-Camelia Begu received a $10,000 fine from the French Tennis Federation on Friday for an incident that occurred during her second-round matchup in the French Open. In a moment of frustration, Begu walked toward her bench and threw her racket. The Romanian player had just dropped her serve in the third set against Ekaterina Alexandrova. […]

Novak Djokovic heard a chorus of boos during his first round match at the 2022 French Open. It marked the Serbian tennis star’s first Grand Slam appearance of 2022 after missing the Australian Open due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic ended up defeating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0, during their opening round match […]

The 2022 French Open begins on Sunday at Roland Garros. On the women’s side, all eyes are on 2020 champion Iga Swiatek, who enters as the top seed. Swiatek is on a 28-match winning streak as she arrives in Paris, and that includes five tournament wins. She is also the betting favorite by a wide […]

Everything you need to know about the Roland Garros 2022 in Paris, France May 19, 2022 at 9:39 pm ET • 1 min read Getty Images The men’s and women’s singles draws for the French Open were announced on Thursday. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are all on the same side of the […]

Getty Images With France lifting protocols around COVID-19 vaccine passports, tennis star Novak Djokovic, who is not vaccinated, will now likely be able to compete in the French Open. Starting on March 14, vaccine passports will not be required in France. The French Open, a tournament that Djokovic won in 2021, is scheduled to begin […]

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina defeated Russia’s Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday in the opening round of the Monterrey Open. The victory came just hours after Svitolina refused to face any Russians and called for Russian-born players to be barred from competing under the country’s name. Svitolina, 27, stated that she would withdraw from the […]

Getty Images Tennis star Novak Djokovic says he is not anti-vaccine, but he will not get the COVID-19 vaccine, even if that means not being able to participate in Grand Slam tournaments. Djokovic says he would sacrifice trophies before getting the vaccine. The 34-year-old told BBC that despite his stance, he does not believe he […]

Rafael Nadal is one step away from his record 21st Grand Slam title, but standing in his way in the 2022 Australian Open men’s singles final is world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev. Nadal can break the three-way tie with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the all-time men’s singles Grand Slam winner if he wins […]

Danielle Collins faces Poland’s Iga Swiatek on Thursday in the 2022 Australian Open women’s semifinals, as the American tries to advance to her first Grand Slam final. The 27th-seeded Collins cruised past Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-1 in Tuesday’s first quarterfinal. Swiatek had a bit more trouble in her 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 victory over Estonia’s Kaia […]

When Novak Djokovic had his visa canceled, that opened the door at the 2022 Australian Open for No. 6 seed Rafael Nadal as he chases an unprecedented 21st men’s grand slam singles title. The 35-year-old Spaniard looks to take another step toward that achievement when he faces the 14th-seeded Denis Shapovalov in the quarterfinals of […]