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“There is no one more selfish than a tennis player”: former Roland-Garros head shrugs off the Grand Slam boycott threat

Cédric Rouquette

May 10, 2026

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Tennis Majors

May 10, 2026

“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.

Cédric Rouquette

May 10, 2026

Martina Hingis and Steffi Graf, On this day

May 10, 1996: The day 15-year-old Martina Hingis defeated world No 1 Steffi Graf

Every day, Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On May 10, 1996, 15 year-old Martina Hingis shocked the tennis world by handing long-time world No 1 Steffi Graf her first loss of the year in Rome

Alexandre Sokolowski

May 10, 2026

Sinner opens Rome with clinical Ofner win as Masters streak stretches to 29

While Aryna Sabalenka, Jasmine Paolini, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Ben Shelton all fell out of Rome on the same afternoon, Jannik Sinner was the pole of stability. The Italian (No 1) eased past Sebastian Ofner 6-3, 6-4 on Campo Centrale to extend his run at Masters 1000 level to 29 matches – and to put one more match between him and the only Masters trophy still missing from his collection.

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“There is no one more selfish than a tennis player”: former Roland-Garros head shrugs off the Grand Slam boycott threat

Who will win Roland-Garros 2026? Men’s predictions and contenders

“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

May 10, 1996: The day 15-year-old Martina Hingis defeated world No 1 Steffi Graf

Sinner opens Rome with clinical Ofner win as Masters streak stretches to 29

Navone and the cramps upset Auger-Aliassime in a double tie-break, Felix third Top 10 out in Rome

Mertens saves three match points to dethrone Paolini and end Italian’s two-year top-10 run

May 9 2000: The day Jim Courier announced his retirement from professional tennis

“I felt his level dropped”: Dino Prizmic, 20, on reading the moment against his idol Novak Djokovic

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Prizmic ends Djokovic’s perfect Rome opener as Croatian qualifier lands second top-10 win

“We haven’t spoken about boycotting”: Alexander Zverev cools the rhetoric, but sharpens the numbers

May 8, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal beat Coria in five-hour thriller for first Rome title

Boycott a Slam? “Tough to say, but somewhere we need to start”: Sinner and Djokovic say the word but the threat lacks substance at this stage

First men’s second-round match, first upset: De Minaur defeated by Arnaldi, Jodar next

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May 7 2008: The day Juan Carlos Ferrero became the first man to beat Rafael Nadal in Rome

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