Rafael Nadal matches Roger Federer's record

On this day two decades ago, Roger Federer broke into the top-10 for the first time. Following a remarkable career in the junior category, Roger broke into the top-400 at age 17 in 1998. With reliable results on the Satellite Tour, Roger finished the season just outside the top-300, with much more to come in 1999.

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina says her husband Gael Monfils has been an outstanding support over the last three months. On February 24, Russia launched their invasion of Ukraine and the past few months haven't been easy for Svitolina or any other Ukrainian. Svitolina, who tied the knot with Monfils...

Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic thinks Carlos Alcaraz is a very confident individual but also a very humble guy and she admits she is looking forward to watching him at the French Open. Ivanovic captured her lone Grand Slam title at the French Open in 2008 and now Alcaraz is looking to do the same - become a Grand Slam champion as a teenager at Roland Garros.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has revealed there is a chance she decides to skip Wimbledon following the WTA decision to remove ranking points from this year's tournament. On Friday, the WTA announced the removal of ranking points from Wimbledon. Last month, Wimbledon imposed player bans on Russian and...

The long-awaited Roland Garros 2022 has finally begun, the second Slam season that is played on the Bois de Boulogne clay-courts. Victories have already come for Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, Cori Guff and Belinda Bencic. The surprises of the first day were the eliminations of Dominic Thiem and...

The PGA Championship loses the most anticipated protagonist: Tiger Woods. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, after a third round characterized by cold, rain and wind, the Californian retired from the second male Major who, at the end of the "moving day", sees, surprisingly, the Chilean Guillermo "Mito "Pereira, with a score of 201 (68 64 69, -9) hits.

The 23-time Major winner Serena Williams has not played since the last year's Wimbledon. Serena experienced an injury in the opening round against Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Serena has played only six tournaments since the start of 2021, and she is currently ranked 276th. One of the greatest female players in the...

Overwhelming victory on his debut at the Roland Garros 2022 for world number 1 Novak Djokovic, who yesterday walked on the rubble of Yoshito Nishioka (6-3 6-1 6-0) albeit with some initial difficulties. In the second round, he will find the Slovak Alex Molcan for what will be a sentimentally special match for Djokovic, who will find his historic coach and friend Marian Vajda but this time alongside his rival.

World No. 3 Maria Sakkari acknowledged a Grand Slam first round is never easy, especially when you face a local player. On Sunday, Sakkari handled the business on the court as she saw off French wildcard Clara Burel 6-2 6-3 to reach the second round at the French Open. "I...

Rafael Nadal starts his 18th Roland Garros campaign against Jordan Thompson on Monday. Rafa struggles with a foot injury but will try to rise above it and challenge the other favorites en route to his 14th crown in Paris. Nadal's previous Roland Garros title came in October 2020, battling against tough weather conditions, new Wilson balls and a roof above Court Philippe-Chatrier towards the 20th Major crown.

Christopher Clarey of the New York Times came back to talk about Roger Federer and how changed his tennis during the past seaso, during a long interview with RTBF. Clarey explained: "Roger Federer is an extremely intelligent and empathetic man. I have followed sport for almost 30 years and it...

World No. 6 Carlos Alcaraz admitted he felt the nerves at the start of his French Open first round match but was glad that he was able to kick off his campaign with a straight-set victory. Sixth-seeded Alcaraz made an easy work of Juan Ignacio Londero on Sunday as he saw off the Argentine 6-4 6-2 6-0.

After undergoing yet another surgery on his right knee, Roger Federer hopes to return to the pitch in late summer or early autumn. For the moment, his presence has been confirmed at the Laver Cup - scheduled at the O2 Arena in London at the end of September - and at the ATP in Basel.

American tennis star Amanda Anisimova admitted she felt the nerves and stress before facing Naomi Osaka but she was glad that she was able to control her nerves and pick up a victory over the four-time Grand Slam champion. After the French Open main draw was released, the match that...

Under the very gray and rainy Parisian sky, Rafael Nadal still moves well and hits well for at least two hours. The Spaniard beats Australian Jordan Thompson with a triple 6-2. The first sacrificial victim on Iga Swiatek's journey to the Roland Garros is Lesia Tsurenko. Fifty-six minutes to seal...

The 21-time Major champion Rafael Nadal will start his 18th Roland Garros on Monday. The 13-time winner in Paris has been dealing with a foot injury, and he is not the favorite for many, as they put Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz above him. Nadal had the shortest pre-Roland Garros...

A round of applause for his career, personality and what tennis has been like for all these years. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga ended his adventure as a professional tennis player on the Philippe-Chatrier center court in the 2022 edition of Roland Garros. The Frenchman also fought in his last match against a...

Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova can't hold back her tears after the defeat against the Frenchwoman Parry in the first round of the Roland Garros 2022. Two days after the start of Parisian Slam, the surprises begin with regard to the women's scoreboard. On Day 2, the Czech, winner last year...

Patrick Mouratoglou came back to talk about Novak Djokovic chances at the upcoming Roland Garros 2022, in a video posted on Instagram. The French coach analyzed: "The first player I want to focus on is Carlos Alcaraz. The very young Spaniard is playing on a cloud right now. He won...

Novak Djokovic is through to the Roland Garros third round for the 17th straight year. The defending champion took down an in-form Slovak Alex Molcan 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 in two hours and 16 minutes on Court Suzanne-Lenglen for the 83rd Roland Garros victory. Coached by Marian Vajda, a long-time Novak's...