The French Open begins on Sunday with Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek bidding to defend their titles. Here, we pick out five players to watch at Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal has dominated the French Open over the years (Richard Sellers/PA) The 14-time champion’s participation remains in doubt even though he is, by his […]
Six-time champion Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Italian Open after suffering a comprehensive defeat to world number 32 Alejandro Tabilo in Rome. Chile’s Tabilo took full advantage of an error-strewn performance from world number one Djokovic to storm to a one-sided 6-2 6-3 victory in just 67 minutes. Seeking the 1,100th win of his […]
Rafael Nadal’s bid to win the Italian Open for a record-extending 11th time ended with a second-round defeat to Hubert Hurkacz in Rome. On Thursday, Nadal fought back from a set down against Zizou Bergs to qualify for the next stage of a tournament he last won in 2021. But the 37-year-old Spaniard was outclassed […]
World number one Novak Djokovic collapsed to the ground after he was struck on the head by a bottle at the Italian Open. Djokovic, still to win a title this year, recovered from a slow start to see off lucky loser Corentin Moutet and move into the third round in Rome. But just moments after […]