There were some more final-set thrillers on both the men’s and women’s sides at Roland-Garros on Tuesday. And there was controversy, too, as Kristina Mladenovic was undone by a terrible call in her match against Laura Siegemund.
Moved from May-June to September-October because of the pandemic and with Covid-19, rain, cold and heavy balls to deal with, this year’s Roland-Garros, which begins on Sunday, is like no other.
On September 23, 1970, nine women — including Billie Jean King — signed a symbolic $1 contract that changed the course of history. On Wednesday, 50 years on, the leading women players paid tribute to the efforts of those who paved the way for them.
After withdrawing from the French Open, Bianca Andreescu has confirmed she will not feature on the WTA Tour in 2020.
Serena Williams is likely to go into this month’s Roland-Garros with no clay-court preparation after she pulled out of this week’s Rome event because of an Achilles strain.
Together with Novak Djokovic, Canadian Vasek Pospisil is one of the men behind the creation of the Professional Tennis Players Association, which was formed on the eve of the US Open. In an exclusive interview, Pospisil tells Tennis Majors how and why it all came about, what leverage it gives the players, the impending addition of the women and how he would love Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to come on board.
Wim Fissette is hoping his inside track on what makes Victoria Azarenka tick will be of use when his new pupil, Naomi Osaka, takes on the Belarussian in the US Open final on Saturday.
Coach Patrick Mouratoglou believes Naomi Osaka’s growing maturity off the court is making her a better player on it.
Naomi Osaka was able to stay calm and prevail in a match of the tightest margin against one of the surprises in the tournament in American Jennifer Brady.
Dominic Thiem continued his run to a possible first Grand Slam title in an open draw by knocking off Alex de Minaur in straight sets.
Two-time champion Philipp Kohlschreiber was no match for Jannik Sinner at the Generali Open.
The 21-year-old might just take some beating at this year’s US Open after he put together another superb performance to end the run of Pospisil in straight sets.
American Jennifer Brady will take on Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in the quarter-finals of the US Open after she beat former world No 1 Angelique Kerber in straight sets.
New Australian great hope Alex de Minaur perhaps signalled a changing of the guard after the 21st seed came through a highly entertaining match, defeating Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5.
It’s nine years since Andy Murray saw Carolina Garcia and said she could be a future world No 1. At the US Open on Wednesday, the Frenchwoman played like one as she upended top seed Karolina Pliskova in straight sets in the second round.
What does Milos Raonic like to do for fun and what’s his best Grand Slam result? Here are 10 things you should know about the Canadian star.
A week after winning the first title of her career, American Jennifer Brady came back to earth with a bang on Sunday as she was ousted in the first round of the Western and Southern Open.
Ahead of Simona Halep’s return to action on Tuesday, the Prague Open was hit by adverse weather conditions at the start of the week.
Johanna Konta says she and her team are travelling by car in the United States this summer to avoid risks related to Coronavirus.
Since the middle of May, tennis exhibitions have been popping up around the globe as a means to keep the players employed and the fans satiated. Now that the tours are restarting, Tennis Majors takes a look back at the top 20 matches of quarantine.
Big cats. Big power. Get ready for big-game hunting. The Panther Felix Auger-Aliassime, at just 19 years old, and The Lion Alexander Zverev, age 23, are eager to get their paws on the UTS2 prize.