The women’s quarter-finals are upon us at the 2024 French Open. In a rare show of consistency from the WTA Tour, the top five in the world are all still alive at Roland-Garros. Six of the world’s top eight have made the quarter-finals this year, setting up a fascinating two days of action in Paris. Will the big four of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff continue …
Just 12 men remain at the French Open, soon to be eight once the last round of 16 matches conclude on Monday. Who will come out on top? Coming into the tournament, many were billing this as the most wide-open Grand Slam of the past two decades. Novak Djokovic was looking vulnerable. Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev all had injury clouds over them. Rafael Nadal’s body was falling …
Four of the eight quarter-finalists have been found at this year’s Roland-Garros, and one of the pairs is a familiar match up. Carlos Alcaraz will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas for the sixth time on Tuesday. It’s a head-to-head that the young Spaniard has dominated, with Alcaraz currently leading Tsitsipas 5-0. Last time they met it was at this exact stage of the French Open in 2023, and it ended in …
It’s the second week of the French Open, and you know what that means. It’s business time. Seeds will collide over the coming days as we whittle our way down from the 16 remaining players to just one champion. Two of those clashing on Monday are fourth seed Alexander Zverev and 13th seed Holger Rune. Can Rune gain just his second top 10 win at Grand Slams and send Zverev …
Another Grand Slam, another record broken for Novak Djokovic. This time, it was the latest-ever finish at Roland-Garros, as the top seed came from behind to defeat Lorenzo Musetti 7-5, 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the early hours of Sunday morning. For the first three hours on Court Philippe-Chatrier, it seemed as though Djokovic’s record for his worst start to a season this decade would be the one getting extended …
We’re approaching the business end of Roland-Garros now, with the round of 16 beginning this weekend in Paris. One of this year’s French Open title hopes, Stefanos Tsitsipas, takes on the up-and-coming Matteo Arnaldi, in what promises to be an intriguing match up on Sunday. Tsitsipas is playing a high level of tennis, but Arnaldi has nothing to lose and is on the rise. Who prevails in this fourth round …
It’s taken some time, but Carlos Alcaraz’s forehand is well and truly back in 2024. Over the last three years, Alcaraz has climbed to the top of the men’s rankings behind one key weapon: his forehand. The 21-year-old rips the shot like nobody else, and while his athleticism, touch and competitive spirit are brilliant, it’s his forehand that truly sets him apart. That’s why when the world No 3 suffered …
Round three of the French Open is here, and this is where the match ups start to get a little more spicy. Squaring off in the bottom half of the draw are Alex de Minaur and Jan-Lennard Struff, in what promises to be a fascinating contest on Saturday. Can Struff make another deep run on clay? Will De Minaur rekindle his form from earlier this year? Read on for our …
Day five at Roland-Garros brought some edge-of-the-seat second-round action, including No 13 seed Holger Rune getting out of jail against Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli. Check out a full summary of the second round here. The Dane raced away to a 2-0 set lead on Thursday, before he was pegged back by Cobolli and forced into a fifth set. With the match headed to a deciding tiebreak, it seemed as though …
After five days of play, two rounds have been completed in the men’s draw at Roland-Garros 2024. There have been upsets, drama and plenty of epic five-setters. Who lost? Who’s still in? We break down Roland-Garros round two, looking at how all the action unfolded over the last two days in Paris. Seeds still on track in Djokovic’s quarter Novak Djokovic’s quarter has been perhaps the most sedate of all …
