
At 17, Kouamé beats former US Open champion Cilic on Grand Slam debut, the youngest man through to round two at Roland-Garros since 2009
Moise Kouame won against Marin Cilic 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday and will face the winner of the match between Englishman Cameron Norrie, the No 20 seed, and Paraguayan Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in the next round

Boisson’ Roland-Garros story ends in the first round one year on, dismantled in straight sets by Kalinskaya
The 2025 Roland-Garros Cinderella story is over. Loïs Boisson, the wild card who reached the semi-finals at world No. 361 a year ago, lost 6-2, 6-2 in the first round to Russian 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya in a one-sided contest the stats confirmed (74 per cent first serves to 48; 73 per cent second-serve points won to 19; six breaks to two). Boisson saved four match points in the final game before the fifth. She will fall from world No. 50 to around No. 148.

Four reasons Daniil Medvedev’s first-round Roland-Garros loss was not a surprise – if you listen to his open analysis (plus a mysterious one)
A seventh first-round Slam loss in his last ten majors. Daniil Medvedev knows why – and gave four reasons in his press conference. The fifth, he says, would be an excuse. So he won't share it.
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Boisson’ Roland-Garros story ends in the first round one year on, dismantled in straight sets by Kalinskaya
The 2025 Roland-Garros Cinderella story is over. Loïs Boisson, the wild card who reached the semi-finals at world No. 361 a year ago, lost 6-2, 6-2 in the first round to Russian 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya in a one-sided contest the stats confirmed (74 per cent first serves to 48; 73 per cent second-serve points won to 19; six breaks to two). Boisson saved four match points in the final game before the fifth. She will fall from world No. 50 to around No. 148.
Four reasons Daniil Medvedev’s first-round Roland-Garros loss was not a surprise – if you listen to his open analysis (plus a mysterious one)
A seventh first-round Slam loss in his last ten majors. Daniil Medvedev knows why – and gave four reasons in his press conference. The fifth, he says, would be an excuse. So he won’t share it.
At 17, Kouamé beats former US Open champion Cilic on Grand Slam debut, the youngest man through to round two at Roland-Garros since 2009
Moise Kouame won against Marin Cilic 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday and will face the winner of the match between Englishman Cameron Norrie, the No 20 seed, and Paraguayan Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in the next round
Monfils plans summer push to play until 40 after Roland-Garros farewell – the tournaments he hopes to play
At 39, after his final Roland-Garros match against Hugo Gaston, Gaël Monfils reveals a schedule focused on the American hard-court swing. His personal goal is clear: to play until his 40th birthday on September 1st, pushing his career to a round figure.
Vekić opens Day 3 at Roland-Garros with a routine win over Tubello to reach the second round
Donna Vekic won against Alice Tubello 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday. She’ll face the winner of the match between German Laura Siegemund and Japanese Naomi Osaka, the No 16 seed, in the next round
A perfect moment, just the body and this emotions made the fifth set messy: Monfils’s farewell in his own words
For Gaël Monfils, his final Roland-Garros match against Hugo Gaston was almost perfect, save for the fifth set. Lost 6-0, it was a moment where body and emotions gave way, an experience Monfils now cherishes as part of his unique farewell.
May 26, 1956: The day Althea Gibson became the first black player to win a Grand Slam
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 26, 1956 Althea Gibson became the first black athlete to ever win a Grand Slam title in tennis history, paving the way for champions such as Arthur Ashe and the Williams Sisters
“Roland-Garros, I love you, I owe you everything, goodbye until we meet again” : Gaël Monfils’ last words to Paris
Tennis Majors publishes in full Gaël Monfils’ speech following his final appearance at Roland-Garros on Monday, 25 May.
Monfils ends his Roland-Garros career in a five-set loss to Gaston, retiring at home where it all began
Gaël Monfils, 39, played his last match at Roland-Garros on Monday night, losing 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-0 to fellow Frenchman Hugo Gaston on Chatrier after coming back from two sets down, then needing the physio for his left foot in the fifth. 21 years on tour, 13 ATP titles, two Grand Slam semi-finals, one career-defining bond with the Paris crowd.
Rather lose 6-0, 6-0 than retire: Casper Ruud’s proud Roland-Garros comeback
Casper Ruud faced extreme heat and cramps, losing a set 6-0 against Roman Safiullin at Roland-Garros. Despite feeling like a “zombie,” he refused to retire, drawing inspiration from other champions to stage a remarkable five-set comeback. A truly proud victory.
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“A dead person’s Achilles in my arm”: The Kokkinakis comeback no one in tennis had done before
Thanasi Kokkinakis, after an unprecedented surgery involving a deceased donor’s Achilles tendon, fought back from 2-5 down in the fifth set to win in Paris. Still learning to read his body daily, he has set a deadline of the Australian Open to decide if his challenging comeback is sustainable.
Well, it didn’t escalate quickly – On Roland-Garros media day, players were united, each in their own way
Twenty-three players spoke on Friday, there was no boycott, no real challenge to the FFT’s refusal to move on this year’s prize money, and, underneath it, the sense that this was not the moment to act, only to make sure a conversation would open.
Retiring Wawrinka embracing the ever-difficult farewell tour
The 41-year-old Swiss says he’s too professional just to turn up and not give his best, but it’s not easy when everyone knows you are retiring
“That he struggles is not a problem for him to win”: Medvedev’s view on Sinner from across the net
Sinner struggles physically. Sinner wins anyway. Daniil Medvedev, the player who just took him to five hours across two days, explains the pattern, and traces it back to Djokovic and Nadal.
“Just couldn’t dream about a better year”: Svitolina’s post-maternity comeback reaches a Rome final
When Elina Svitolina took 12 months away from the WTA tour in late 2022, she was 28 years old, ranked No. 24, and considered post-peak by most of the tennis world. She returned at Charleston in April 2023, ranked outside the world’s top 800. Within four months of returning, she had reached the Roland-Garros quarter-finals … Continued
“In a way it freed me up”: Sorana Cirstea on the late-career breakthrough she didn’t expect
Sorana Cirstea announced this would be her last year on tour. It is shaping up as one of her best. The 36-year-old explains, with unusual clarity, why deciding to leave unlocked the tennis.
“More like a clay-court player”: Swiatek is rediscovering the version of her game that won three Roland-Garros titles
Iga Swiatek is into the Rome semi-finals, hasn’t faced a break point in two days, and on Wednesday told reporters she is back to “playing more like a clay-court player.” Roig is delivering.
Can a brave decision stop Tsitsipas’ freefall?
Now ranked outside the top 70, the Greek is struggling for confidence and while his father remains in his coaching camp, things are unlikely to change
Sleep, adrenaline and the long march to Roland-Garros: Inside Jannik Sinner’s fatigue management
Jannik Sinner has spent the Madrid Open quietly admitting he is tired. With Rome and Roland-Garros looming, the world number one is navigating a familiar dilemma, and a familiar illusion.
“It means I’m back”: How Fils turned a Miami diagnosis into a Barcelona title
The 21-year-old Frenchman spent a semi-final defeat identifying the precise cost of his greatest strength. What he did with that knowledge was something else entirely.
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HEADLINES & HEAT
Djokovic explains the Troicki hire, says Kecmanović’s words aren’t his business
Novak Djokovic has addressed the recent hiring of Viktor Troicki to his coaching team, clarifying his decision. He also responded to Miomir Kecmanović’s public disappointment, stating that the details between Kecmanović and Troicki “doesn’t interest” him.
Tommy Paul, more seriously than Coco Gauff a week ago, would cancel the loser’s speech after a final if he could
Twenty-four hours after losing the Hamburg final in three sets to the Peruvian qualifier Ignacio Buse, Tommy Paul arrived at his Roland-Garros media day with a recommendation. Asked, in a serious question about the uniqueness of tennis scoring, what one rule he would change, the American chose the runner-up ceremony. “I don’t think finalists should … Continued
Alcaraz withdraws from Queen’s and Wimbledon as wrist injury extends layoff
Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the grass season, extending his layoff to a second consecutive Grand Slam as the wrist injury picked up in Barcelona keeps the two-time defending champion off Tour into the summer.
“Impossible to stay the way I’m playing right now for the entire season”: Sinner, in his own words, after winning Rome
The first Italian Rome champion since Panatta in 1976. The second man ever to complete the Career Golden Masters. Sinner answers twelve questions on the week – and on what’s still to come.
“Not many that can reach this level, if anyone at all”: Casper Ruud on Sinner, Alcaraz, and the Big Three at their peak
The player who has reached three Grand Slam finals and the ATP Finals places Sinner and Alcaraz at the level the Big Three reached at 25, 26. If not above.
Sinner ends 50-year Italian wait for Rome title, completing Career Golden Masters with Ruud win
Jannik Sinner (No 1) beat Casper Ruud (No 13) 6-4, 6-4 to become the second man after Novak Djokovic to complete the Career Golden Masters. Sixth straight Masters 1000 title, 34 in a row at the level. Roland-Garros next.
“Some of the best I’ve felt on court in a long time”: Ruud and the case for consistency over peaks
Casper Ruud will play his fifth final on the biggest clay stages, Roland-Garros and the three clay-court Masters 1000 events. He becomes only the 13th player since the ATP Tour began in 1990 to have qualified for the final at all four of those tournaments, a list that runs from Alex Corretja and Gustavo Kuerten … Continued
“Everybody’s there to beat you”: Rome champion Svitolina will arrive at Roland-Garros with new confidence but a focus on the first round
A third Italian Open. A 20th career title. Four Grand Slam semi-final losses. Eight days before Roland-Garros, Elina Svitolina has reset the conversation about her chances in Paris.
Svitolina back on top of Rome eight years on, beating world Nos. 2, 3 and 4 in four days
Elina Svitolina (No 7) won her third Rome title, beating Coco Gauff (No 3) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 to complete one of the most demanding paths to a WTA 1000 trophy in recent memory.
Sinner stretches Masters streak to 33, beating Medvedev in two days to reach Rome final
Jannik Sinner (No 1) saw off Daniil Medvedev (No 7) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to reach his sixth consecutive Masters 1000 final and a back-to-back Rome final. The Italian’s all-time Masters 1000 winning streak now stands at 33. Casper Ruud awaits on Sunday.
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Writing his “own story” rather than “chasing records”: dominant Sinner pulls back from the legacy machinery in Rome
Jannik Sinner has broken Djokovic’s Masters 1000 record. He doesn’t want to talk about it. In front of his home crowd, the world No. 1 asks for the conversation to be about something else. Something trivial, or something greater? He hasn’t let us know clearly enough yet.
“When they come at me, no problem. When they come at my family – that bothers me”: Jannik Sinner on the price of being Italy’s biggest sports star
In a sport built on tennis parents who became inseparable from the story, Jannik Sinner is asking for the opposite. In Rome, he drew the line at his family.
“It’s Sinner who feels the difference, not me”: Zverev says Alcaraz’s absence changes nothing for the rest of the field before the French Open
“Jannik is really, really the heavy favourite. Carlos on clay, when he’s healthy, is equal or above him.” Zverev sets the order after his Rome third round win.
Sinner deflects favourite tag and pays tribute to Alcaraz after Roland-Garros withdrawal
Jannik Sinner brushed aside questions about his Roland-Garros favouritism and paid a heartfelt tribute to an injured Carlos Alcaraz on Friday.
Alcaraz withdraws from Rome and Roland-Garros after his latest wrist exams
The reigning Roland Garros champion will forfeit 3,000 ranking points as rival Jannik Sinner stands to benefit most from his absence.
Incredible dominance of Alcaraz and Sinner may not be the best thing for tennis, or them
The top two are almost 8,000 points ahead of No 3 Alexander Zverev and are mopping up every tile, but is it becoming too boring?
How Jannik Sinner turned a gruelling winter training block into the most dominant spring in tennis
Indian Wells. Miami. Monte Carlo. The world No. 1 didn’t just return from a sluggish start to the season – he came back and demolished the competition. Here is how he did it. Once upon a time in California…
Sinner seizes the throne: world No. 1 after defeating Alcaraz in Monte-Carlo final
A 7-6, 6-3 victory over the reigning champion ends Alcaraz’s 22-week reign at the top of the rankings, hands Sinner his 67th week at No. 1 —–and delivers his first title on clay at the highest level.
Alcaraz defends his Monte-Carlo crown and clay master reputation – with the world No. 1 ranking on the line too
Alcaraz arrives on clay having lost just once in two years on the surface. Sinner arrives having spent exactly as many weeks at world No. 1 as his opponent: 66. Only one of them leaves with the right to add a 67th.
No one wanted this match more than they did – why Alcaraz and Sinner needed the Monte-Carlo final
Sunday’s Monte-Carlo Masters final brings the first Alcaraz–Sinner clash of the year, on clay, with the world number one ranking at stake. Everyone was waiting for it — the players most of all, for whom facing each other is the only way to know where they truly stand.
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Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, forever in the tennis news
“A new reality I have to deal with”: Novak Djokovic’s quiet admission after Rome exit
Beaten in three sets by Dino Prizmic in his Rome opener, Novak Djokovic spoke with unusual directness about the physical reality he is now playing inside – and the choices that come with it.
Rafael Nadal already labels Carlos Alcaraz as a “legend”
Rafael Nadal dismissed the “prospect” label for world number one Carlos Alcaraz and questioned how many major opportunities remain for Novak Djokovic.
“Legendary and historic: Djokovic salutes Alcaraz and Nadal in emotional final speech
Following a grueling Australian Open final against Carlos Alcaraz, the 10-time champion showed immense grace in defeat, reflecting on his two-decade journey in Melbourne and a surprising run to the championship match.
Novak Djokovic: “This win almost equals winning a Grand Slam”
Following a historic five-set victory over Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic reflects on defying the “experts” who tried to retire him, his strategic recovery for the final, and why this semifinal stands as his finest performance in years. This is most of the quotes Novak delivered at the flash quotes spot in Melbourne after 2:00 am.
Once blessed with computer-like recall, memories fading for Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and others
Now that the intensity and need is no longer there, it seems the likes of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are letting go much of their past.
Federer in Melbourne: What the Legend Really Thinks About Alcaraz, Serena, and the ‘Lies’ of Tour Life (in 9 key quotes)
Roger Federer spoke at the Australian Open on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Opening Ceremony and exhibition match. Here are the 9 key takeaways from his press conference.
Djokovic severs ties with PTPA in major blow to player union
Novak Djokovic has severed ties with the PTPA, the breakaway union he co-founded in 2020, citing deep-seated concerns over transparency and governance.
Federer to Take Rod Laver arena for maiden Australian Open opening ceremony
Roger Federer returns to Melbourne for AO opening night exhibition alongside Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt. He hasn’t played in Melbourne since 2020.
Nadal on his rivalry with the Big Three: ‘You end up appreciating your rivals’
Rafael Nadal reflected in an interview on his competitive yet respectful rivalry with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, stating that he has grown to appreciate his rivals and is proud of the shared history.
Roger Federer elected to International Tennis Hall of fame’s class of 2026
Swiss legend Roger Federer will join tennis immortals at August ceremony.
Novak Djokovic becomes oldest ATP Tour champion with Athens victory
Novak Djokovic secured his 101st career title on Saturday, defeating Lorenzo Musetti 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in a physically demanding 2-hour, 58-minute final at the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Hellenic Championship in Athens.
Djokovic not ready to retire yet
“Longevity is one of my biggest motivations,” Djokovic said in Riyadh, downplaying any impression that he might retire soon.
On this day
IN TENNIS HISTORY
May 26, 1956: The day Althea Gibson became the first black player to win a Grand Slam
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 26, 1956 Althea Gibson became the first black athlete to ever win a Grand Slam title in tennis history, paving the way for champions such as Arthur Ashe and the Williams Sisters
May 25, 1983: The day Steffi Graf became the youngest player to win a Grand Slam match
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 25, 1983, 13-year-old Steffi Graf created a record that stands to date and is unlikely to ever be broken
May 24, 2004: The day Andre Agassi lost to a French qualifier in the first round at Roland-Garros
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 24, 2004, Andre Agassi suffered the worst loss of his career in a Grand Slam tournament since his Roland-Garros debut in 1987
May 23, 1994: The day Martina Navratilova broke her racquet as she bid farewell to Roland-Garros
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 22, 1994, Martina Navratilova bid farewell to Roland-Garros for the first time, only to return years later
May 22, 1995: The day Thomas Muster conquered Rome
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 22, 1995, Thomas Muster won an epic clay-court battle at the Foro Italico over one of the best clay-courters of the time
May 21, 1881: The day the United States Tennis Association (USTA) was founded
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 21, 1881, the USTA was founded thanks to James Dwight. It remains one of the most important governing bodies in tennis to date
May 20, 2007: The day Roger Federer ended Rafael Nadal’s 81-match winning streak on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 20, 2007, Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal for the first time on clay
May 19, 2002: The day Serena Williams won Rome for her first title on clay
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 19, 2002, Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin to win the Italian Open in Rome for her first ever title on clay
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ATP Tour
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Jannik Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz
Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic
Ben Shelton
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Singles
Aryna Sabalenka
Elena Rybakina
Iga Swiatek
Coco Gauff