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Menšík collapses on court after surviving Navone in a fifth-set tie-break that ran to 13-11, the 26th seed unable to stand at the moment of victory

Jakub Menšík (No 26), 20, beat Mariano Navone 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(11) in 4h 41min – and collapsed to the clay at the moment of victory, unable to stand.

Tennis Majors

May 27, 2026

May 27, 2016: The day Rafael Nadal stunned the tennis world by pulling out of Roland-Garros

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 27, 2016, Rafael Nadal unexpectedly called for a press conference to make an announcement that caused a seismic shock in the tennis world

Alexandre Sokolowski

May 27, 2026

Félix Auger-Aliassime, Roland-Garros 2026

Auger-Aliassime survives 1-4 down in the fifth against Altmaier, the last first-round match of Roland-Garros and the first to be decided in a fifth-set tie-break

Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Daniel Altmaier 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7) on Tuesday evening and will play Roman Andres Burruchaga in the next round

Tennis Majors

May 26, 2026

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.

Cédric Rouquette

May 26, 2026

Walton ends Medvedev’s Roland-Garros early again, the biggest upset of the men’s draw

Adam Walton defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 on Tuesday. He'll play American Zachary Svajda in the next round

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Menšík collapses on court after surviving Navone in a fifth-set tie-break that ran to 13-11, the 26th seed unable to stand at the moment of victory

May 27, 2016: The day Rafael Nadal stunned the tennis world by pulling out of Roland-Garros

Auger-Aliassime survives 1-4 down in the fifth against Altmaier, the last first-round match of Roland-Garros and the first to be decided in a fifth-set tie-break

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)

Walton ends Medvedev’s Roland-Garros early again, the biggest upset of the men’s draw

May 26, 1956: The day Althea Gibson became the first black player to win a Grand Slam

“Roland-Garros, I love you, I owe you everything, goodbye until we meet again” : Gaël Monfils’ last words to Paris

Monfils ends his Roland-Garros career in a five-set loss to Gaston, retiring at home where it all began

Rather lose 6-0, 6-0 than retire: Casper Ruud’s proud Roland-Garros comeback

“A dead person’s Achilles in my arm”: The Kokkinakis comeback no one in tennis had done before

Monfils: “Roland-Garros gave me 99.9% of my dreams, except the trophy”

De Jong ends Wawrinka’s emotional Roland-Garros farewell on Court Simonne-Mathieu

May 25, 1983: The day Steffi Graf became the youngest player to win a Grand Slam match

Djokovic sets men’s Slam appearance record and survives Mpetshi Perricard in four

Basavareddy beats Fritz in four on his Roland-Garros debut – the biggest surprise of Day 1

Fonseca beats French qualifier Pavlovic, lines up Prizmic in a second-round meeting of bright young talents

Tommy Paul, more seriously than Coco Gauff a week ago, would cancel the loser’s speech after a final if he could

Andreeva returns to Chatrier without trouble, opens Roland-Garros with a routine win

Etcheverry becomes the first seed out at Roland-Garros, losing in straight sets to Borges

Hailey Baptiste saves two match points, beats 2021 champion Barbora Krejčíková at Roland-Garros