Tennis

Talks of a Frenchman with the ability to claim a major crown resurfaced on Saturday when 18-year-old Arthur Fils took the Lyon title on clay, becoming

World number two Sabalenka came through 6-3, 6-2 in a match for which the build-up had been overshadowed by the continuing sporting fallout from Russi

Karolina Muchova credited the extra motivation she has at the Grand Slam level for her fifth win over a top-10 player at the majors after toppling wor

Catch the major updates and results from Indian sports on May 28.

The world number two arrives in Paris after securing his fifth title of 2023, the 20th of his career but the first ever on the sport’s most demanding

Alcaraz has yet to feature at the Olympics, while Nadal won a gold medal in singles in Beijing in 2008 and doubles gold in Rio eight years later.

The Ukrainian, who returned to action last month after more than a year away, swept past Russian Anna Blinkova, 6-2, 6-3.

Djokovic shares the all-time men’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles with Nadal but can break that tie by winning the French Open for a third time.

French Open 2023, May 28 schedule: Second seed Aryna Sabalenka, reigning Australian Open champion, faces Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk on the opening day.

World number four Casper Ruud admitted his preparation going into the French Open has not been ideal but is counting on his experience from his final