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The American survived a tough opening round clash against Lorenzo Sonego By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday May 26, 2025 Ben Shelton has always prided himself on his physicality. On Sunday night he used said physicality to win his first ever five-setter on clay at Roland-Garros. Playing in the first night session of this…
PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 25: Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic during a ceremony held in his honour on Day One of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on May 25, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Ultimate warrior Rafael Nadal cast giant steps across Court…
Sporting the turquoise version of the Nike Summer Slam Dress from the brand’s Paris collection, top seed Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the second round of Roland Garros with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Arriving in Paris as the in-form player on tour, Sabalenka began her campaign for a maiden Roland…
Down a set, Tommy Paul accelerated into Roland Garros round two. By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, May 25, 2025 Photo credit: Internazionali BNL d’Italia Spinning his wheels in the opening set, Tommy Paul found his feet, accelerated his swing and charged into the Roland Garros second round for the fifth time. Amid an unruly…
Inactive WTA player Kristyna Plískova is expecting her second child with husband David Hancko. The 33-year-old Czech tennis star made the announcement by sharing an intimate family photo on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kristyna Pliskova (@kristynapliskova) The former world No. 35 Pliskova, who hasn’t competed on the WTA Tour…
Photo credit: ROLEX Roland Garros Paris, FranceRed ClayMay 25-June 8, 2025Prize Money: €56.352 million 2025 Roland Garros: Alcaraz and Swiatek Aim to Defend World No. 1 champion Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka each play for their maiden Roland Garros titles. Novak Djokovic, who split with coach Andy Murray this month, plays for a 100th career…
Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic has been living a peaceful, private life since stepping away from the tennis spotlight. Rarely making public appearances or sharing personal moments online, the beloved Serbian tennis star was a pleasant surprise to see out and about in Belgrade on Saturday. And yes, we have photos! Jelena Jankovic having…
Learner Tien photo by Pete Staples/USTA The USTA Southern California Section’s popular SoCal Pro Series is returning for the fourth consecutive year, beginning May 26 at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. The SoCal Pro Series consists of seven consecutive weeks of men’s and women’s $15,000-purse pro tennis tournaments which are affiliated with the USTA…
Wawrinka knows a thing or two about tough tennis challenges. By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday May 23, 2025 Paris – Stan Wawrinka has faced the greatest players that his incredible generation has ever produced. He has battled Novak Djokovic in Slam finals, and Roger Federer at Wimbledon. But one challenge stands tall, above…
Is the Russian becoming a dirtballer? By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday May 23, 2025 Paris – Daniil Medvedev may be outside of the Top-10 as he enters Roland-Garros – which marks the first time he’ll play a major with a ranking outside of the Top-10 since Wimbledon 2019, but that doesn’t mean that…