Even with 13 titles, 100 wins and a current 30-match win streak, no match is a given for Rafael Nadal at the French Open.

The 34-year-old opens his bid for a 14th trophy either Monday or Tuesday in Paris against Alexei Popyrin. Nadal just beat Popyrin in Madrid earlier this month with ease 6-3, 6-3, but knows the danger the Australian presents.

“He’s young, he has the power,” Nadal said. “He …

A big topic Friday during media day at the French Open was Naomi Osaka startling announcement that she will boycott press conferences at the upcoming Slam.

Players support Osaka’s decision but none of those asked today sound like they would do the same.

Ash Barty won’t be boycotting any pressers:
I think in my opinion press is kind of part of the job. We know what we sign up for as professional …

Novak Djokovic will seek his third Belgrade title Saturday against little-known qualifier Alex Molcan.

Djokovic, who lost in the semifinals last month to Aslan Karatsev at this very event, this time made the finals winning a 3-setter over qualifier Andrej Martin 6-1, 4-6, 6-0. It was the second straight match Djokovic finished off his opponent with a 6-0 set.

“I’m super excited to play in front of a Serbian crowd. This is …

Naomi Osaka has again caused a firestorm off court for her announcement that she will not attend mandatory press conferences at the upcoming French Open. The 4-time Grand Slam winner will instead accept the fine which could go as high as $20,000.

FFT President and former player Gilles Moretton was not pleased to hear that one of the top stars would shun the press.

“I think this is a phenomenal mistake. …

Only one active player has a statue already at a Grand Slam. No, not Roger Federer at Wimbledon or Novak Djokovic at the Australian, or even Serena Williams anywhere. It’s Rafael Nadal.

The Spaniard was honored with a nearly-10 foot tall statue today on the grounds at the French Open, a tournament he has won 13 times.

“It’s true that what I accomplished in Paris, even if I don’t like to say …

For the first time post-pandemic the Big 3 of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are back together in a draw. And maybe for the first time ever, all three are on the same side of a Slam draw!

Would you believe it? It happened because the rankings are all out of whack which then impacts the seedings.

Net result is there won’t be a Nadal-Djokovic rematch in the final like …

The times they sure are a changing. The emergence of social media has altered the way business is being done across all industries.

Celebrities can broadcast their message to millions with just a few taps on the phone. They no longer need the media to do that for them. Control has changed hands.

Naomi Osaka, who single-handidly shut down a full day of play, knows this.

Yesterday, the biggest star on the …

Bianca Andreescu won her second round match today over qualifier Maryna Zanevska 6-1, 6-4 in Strasbourg but then had to withdraw from the tournament due to an ab issue.

The good news is is doesn’t sound serious, but with the oft-injured Canadian, you never know.

“I’m super happy with the win today,” Andreescu said. “I will be pulling out of my next match, because I did feel a little bit of an …

Novak Djokovic set a milestone Tuesday at his own event in Belgrade. The 18-time Slam winner topped world No. 253 and lucky loser Mats Moraing 6-2, 7-6(4) for his 951st career win which matched him with Guillermo Vilas on the Open Era leaderboard.

“With this win I managed to put my name in another history record book,” Djokovic said. “Obviously being in the same conversation with Vilas and the legends and …

Serena Williams enjoyed a day off from the tennis courts to take part at the Monaco Grand Prix. The famed race was won by Max Verstappen, but there were some tennis tie-ins in Monte Carlo where many top players live.

Serena Williams played a big role waving the checkered flag. Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and the Zverev brothers, Alexander and Mischa, were also in attendance.

But Serena’s presence made international headlines.

The 39-year-old …

In surprising news today, Denis Shapovalov has withdrawn from the French Open, that according to a social media twitter account that tracks entries.

The 22-year-old Canadian just made the Geneva final yesterday losing to Casper Ruud in straight sets and had won five of his last seven matches on clay and he pushed Rafael Nadal to the brink in Rome.

While there’s been no official word from Shapovalov or the …

Following a disappointing first edition, Novak Djokovic is back to lead the Belgrade #2 field.

His home and own event saw him get stunned in the semifinals by Aslan Karatsev last month. Djokovic, who just turned 34 yesterday, hopes for a better outcome this time and to continue to improve his form.

“I’ve been setting up everything to peak in Paris and here it’s about matchplay and it’s about working on …

Stefanos Tsitsipas won his 7th career ATP title Sunday in Lyon brushing aside Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-3. The Greek, who leads the ATP Race, rolled the Brit without dropping serve.

“I felt in good shape from the beginning of the tournament. I am proud of today’s match, I knew it would be a difficult one against Cameron who has been showing great tennis this week,” Tsitsipas told the crowd. “He has …

Paula Badosa won her first career WTA title today in Belgrade when her opponent Ana Konjuh retired down 6-2, 2-0 with a right hip injury.

In her first WTA final, the 23-year-old Spaniard continued her dominant form which saw her not drop a set en route to the title match.

Both players had to win semifinal matches earlier in the day. Badosa breezed past lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova 6-1, 6-2 while …

Casper Ruud continues to show why he’s among the top clay courters in the world. Today, the Norwegian No. 1 finished off Geneva claiming his second career title beating Denis Shapovalov 7-6(6), 6-4 in this battle of 22-year-olds meeting for a first time.

“It feels as good to win today as it did in Buenos Aires,” Ruud said comparing his two titles. “I was more mature this week, knowing that I …