Tennis

Available for 29 days A memorable day’s play at Roland Garros as Novak Djokovic is beaten in a five-set epic by Brazilian wonderkid Joao Fonseca. Gigi Salmon and Russell Fuller are joined by Annabel Croft and Jamie Murray to discuss the fallout of the 24-time Grand Slam winner being knocked …

Toby Samuel believes that he is far from the “finished product” as he attempts to continue his rise up the ATP rankings following his Grand Slam main debut at the French Open. Winchester-born Samuel came through three rounds of qualifying at Roland Garros, before losing to world number eight Alex …

Sonmez is not the first player to be injured because of the tight space behind the Roland Garros baselines. The Paris heatwave has produced firmer, bouncier courts, meaning players want to stand further behind the baseline to receive serve. Belgium’s Alexander Blockx was forced to withdraw from the men’s singles …

The inquest into the lack of British singles success at the French Open is nothing new and is largely down to a lack of exposure to the clay. According to the Lawn Tennis Association, there are around 1,300 clay-courts in Great Britain. That is about 5% of the 23,000 total …

Rafael Nadal had one of the greatest tennis careers the game has ever seen. He also spent nearly all of it in pain. Between his first French Open win in 2005 and retirement in 2024, the Spaniard won 22 Grand Slam singles titles – the second-highest total of any man. …

As well as Djokovic and Fonseca, Zverev’s half of the draw still includes Norway’s Casper Ruud and Spanish teenage sensation Rafael Jodar. Two-time runner-up Ruud, 27, has the knowledge and ability to go far on the Paris clay. He is the canny choice to go all the way – although …

Katie Boulter lost in a deciding set to 28th seed Anastasia Potapova, ending British interest in the singles competitions at the French Open. Francesca Jones also lost in the second round while Emma Raducanu, Cameron Norrie, Jacob Fearnley and Toby Samuel went out in round one. Boulter, who was targeting …

Frances Tiafoe says the racquet that he lost when celebrating his French Open second-round win with the crowd has been returned to him. American 19th seed Tiafoe battled for four hours and 43 minutes in sweltering heat in Paris to beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-7 …

Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was left without a coach midway through the French Open after Mariano Puerta abruptly quit by text message. The split came hours after Davidovich Fokina’s five-set first round victory over Damir Dzumhur. READ MORE: Davidovich Fokina ‘abandoned’ by coach mid-French Open Available to UK users only. …

Available for 29 days Abigail Johnson, Russell Fuller and Annabel Croft look back on a shock exit for world number one Jannik Sinner in the heat of Paris and discuss the possible return of Serena Williams. TIMECODES 00:13 Sinner shock exit. 01:40 Sinner less able to deal with the heat. …

Jakub Mensik collapsed on court after his second-round win and Novak Djokovic sweltered for almost four hours as players were made to work hard on another hot Paris day at the French Open. Temperatures reached the mid-30s in Celsius as the heatwave in France continued. Mensik, 20, was overcome with …

Available for 29 days Katie Smith, Russell Fuller and Grand Slam finalist and former British number one Greg Rusedeski look back on a shock exit for Elena Rybakina, another early British defeat, and a wild story involving Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s coach. TIMECODES 00:38: Elena Rybakina’s defeat 07:05: Novak Djokovic progresses …

On Sunday, Jones celebrated her first victory in her seventh first-round appearance at the sport’s four Grand Slams – although this was her debut at Roland Garros. The British number four admitted she had come through “arguably the hardest moment of my career” to achieve victory over former top-10 player …

For most players, it is simple: more winnings means more support. Britain’s Toby Samuel earned £75,000 in Paris after coming through qualifying to reach a Grand Slam main draw for the first time. That is enough to fund the rest of his season. “These events are where you make real …

Available for 29 days Katie Smith, Abigail Johnson and Annabel Croft look back on the British men’s exit, Daniil Medvedev — a former world number one — being knocked out of Roland-Garros seven times, and 17‑year‑old Moise Kouame reaching the second round. TIMECODES 00:20: Cameron Norrie retires from opening round. …

Aryna Sabalenka’s world number one status is potentially on the line at the French Open – but the four-time Grand Slam singles champion says she is ignoring the pressure that comes with the top ranking. The 28-year-old has been world number one for the past 84 weeks, having replaced Iga …

Norrie’s fitness and stamina have been among his biggest assets during his career – as well as his desire to play as much tennis as possible. However, after playing in the back-to-back Masters 1000 events in Madrid and Rome across April and May, Norrie opted to go to the Geneva …

Available for 29 days Katie Smith, Russell Fuller and Leon Smith look back on former champion Stan Wawrinka’s final French Open campaign ending and British qualifier Toby Samuel beaten in straight sets by Alex de Minaur. But there was success for Britain’s Katie Boulter, who goes into the second round. …

Wawrinka will retire as a three-time Grand Slam champion, having won his first major at the 2014 Australian Open aged 28. He had ended Djokovic’s run of 14 consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals by winning the deciding set of their quarter-final 9-7, and then beat a hindered Rafael Nadal in the …

Available for 29 days Katie Smith, Russell Fuller and Annabel Croft look back on the opening day of the French Open. We hear from Emma Raducanu after her straight sets exit on Day One. But there was success for Britain’s Fran Jones, who came from behind to win at a …