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Ksenia Efremova, Paris 2026

Efremova at Roland-Garros: “I want to go far”

At 17, the Australian Open juniors champion opens her first senior Grand Slam at Roland-Garros against Sorana Cîrstea and is targeting a Loïs Boisson-style run.

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Cédric Rouquette
Martina Navratilova, On this day

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

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Aryna Sabalenka, Roland-Garros 2026

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.

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Cédric Rouquette
Daniil Medvedev, Roland-Garros 2026

Medvedev says the players are ready to play less, even if it means earning less

The Russian, speaking on Roland-Garros media day, said the locker-room consensus is that the tennis season should be shortened – and that most players would accept a pay cut to make it happen.

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Cédric Rouquette
Novak Djokovic, Roland-Garros 2026

“I didn’t know if I would be able to play or not”: Djokovic, 39, arrives at Roland-Garros on barely a season

Since his Australian Open final loss in January, the 24-time Grand Slam champion has played exactly two competitions – Indian Wells and Rome – separated by nine weeks of rehabilitation. On his 39th birthday in Paris, he conceded he wasn't sure he'd be here at all.

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Cédric Rouquette
Amélie Mauresmo, Roland-Garros 2026
May 21, 2026

Roland-Garros is not “going to move” for 2026 prize money but swears that “everything is taken seriously” from the players’ messages

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Cédric Rouquette
Gilles Moretton, Coco Gauff, Amélie Mauresmo, Tony Estanguet, draw 2026
May 21, 2026

Sabalenka-Gauff and Swiatek-Rybakina projected as semi-finals in stacked Roland-Garros women’s draw

With Sabalenka against Gauff in the top half and Swiatek against Rybakina in...
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Cédric Rouquette
Novak Djokovic, Roland-Garros 2026
May 21, 2026

Sinner and Djokovic cannot meet before the Roland-Garros final as Chatrier readies for Fils-Wawrinka and Monfils-Gaston

With Alcaraz absent, the world No. 1 starts as the clear favourite against...
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Cédric Rouquette
On this day - USTA
May 21, 2026

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...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Roger Federer
May 20, 2026

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...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
The 19th, May, 2002, Serena finally won a title on clay
May 19, 2026

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...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Stan Wawrinka, portrait, 2026
May 18, 2026

Retiring Wawrinka embracing the ever-difficult farewell tour

The 41-year-old Swiss says he's too professional just to turn up and not...
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Simon Cambers
Jannik Sinner, 2026
May 18, 2026

“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...
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Cédric Rouquette
On this day - Fred Perry 18/5
May 18, 2026

May 18, 1909: The day tennis legend Fred Perry was born

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive an important...
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Alexandre Sokolowski
Jannik Sinner and Casper Ruud, Rome final 2026
May 17, 2026

“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...
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Cédric Rouquette
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner, Rome 2023
May 17, 2026

Career Golden Masters: Djokovic and Sinner’s complete Masters 1000 title records – every event, every year

Only two men in tennis history have won all nine ATP Masters 1000...
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Jannik Sinner, Rome 2026
May 17, 2026

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...
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Cédric Rouquette