French Open 2022

The 2022 French Open men's singles draw and results. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are the Roland Garros favorites.

He would be the first teenage man to win a major since Nadal’s first conquest in Paris in 2005. Then there’s Alcaraz, who is the same age as Nadal was when Nadal won his first French Open. Alcaraz won his last two tournaments, including beating Nadal and Djokovic on back-to-back days on May 6-7. The 35-year-old Spaniard is bidding to break 1972 French Open champion Andres Gimeno‘s record as the oldest singles champion in Paris. But he most overcome persistent foot pain that impacted his lead-up, which for the first time since 2015 included no titles in the early spring clay-court season.

The sliding and gliding on the French Open's premier red clay courts always lead to impressive tennis. Intentional or not, each year there are numerous jaw- ...

While Jabeur was in charge of points most of the time with precise placement, Linette used her speed to run everything down. Day one of 2022 French Open action had a shocking twist as Poland’s Linette dispatched No. 6 seed Jabeur from the draw 3-6, 7-6, 7-5. Whether it’s a shot between the legs or a massive upset, these iconic moments will have you rushing to your local tennis courts.

'I wasn't happy': Opening day French Open photo is just sad.

He finished runner-up to Nadal in 2018 and 2019. His last victory came in Rome just over a year ago. Sunday’s victory was her 10th top 10 win at a Slam. “So maybe it was a good thing to lose today. “Well, honestly, I wasn’t happy to play on a Sunday at 11am,” she added. Alcaraz then raced away with the tie courtesy of a double break in the second set and triple break in the third to set up a second round clash with compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Novak Djokovic and 13-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal start their French Open campaigns on a star-studded Monday.

Djokovic has been responsible for two of those defeats. "I'm not going to lie. French Open 2022: Favourites Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are in the same half of the draw leaving door ajar for the rest. That's why I'm here." Nadal began the year with a 20-match winning run, capturing a second Australian Open title to claim a record 21st Grand Slam and move ahead of Djokovic and Roger Federer. "I feel I am always in that contention to fight for any Grand Slam trophy," said Djokovic, who is seeded to meet Nadal in the quarter-finals and Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz in the last four.

On the opening day of French Open, sixth seed Ons Jabeur and Dominic Thiem became the most high profile names to exit the clay court major.

His last victory came in Rome just over a year ago. Sunday's victory was her 10th top ten win at a Slam. Jabeur came into the event with a season-leading 17 wins on clay, the prestigious Madrid title and a runners-up spot to world number one Iga Swiatek in Rome. German third seed Zverev, a semi-finalist last year and who is scheduled to face Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, also eased into the second round with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 win over Austria's Sebastian Ofner, the world number 218. Alcaraz then raced away with the tie courtesy of a double break in the second set and triple break in the third to set up a second round clash with compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas. It's a unique place to play and I have been dreaming of playing here," said Alcaraz who made the third round in 2021 having come through qualifying.

The 25-year-old Zverev came to Paris with strong clay-court form behind him, having reached the final in Madrid and making semi-final runs at Monte-Carlo ...

Zverev did not face a single breakpoint on his own serve while breaking Ofner twice in the opening set and once in each of the next two, and he closed out the contest in an hour and 49 minutes with his 13th ace. On a balmy evening he dominated proceedings from the start on Court Suzanne Lenglen against his opponent, ranked 218th in the world. German third seed Alexander Zverev produced a clinical performance to kick off his French Open campaign with a 6-2 6-4 6-4 win against Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner on Sunday.

Carlos Alcaraz steamrolled past Juan Ignacio Londero to kick off his French Open campaign, while Alexander Zverev produced a clinical performance to win ...

"Semis in Monte Carlo, final in Madrid, semis in Rome. But I didn't win any tournaments. Hopefully I can play my best tennis here." "I had a very stable clay-court season," Zverev said on court. I would say I have to improve everything a little bit. Not in my case," he told a news conference. I have to improve everything."

Dominic Thiem, a 28-year-old Austrian once ranked No. 3 but now No. 194, was 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 by Bolivian Hugo Dellien.

"Today, he wasn't at his top level of the past, but I still needed to beat him," Dellien said. That initial set ended with Thiem putting a forehand into the net, followed by a backhand into the net. On the very first point, which lasted 24 strokes, Thiem landed a backhand passing shot in the net and shook his head. But from the get-go, he was able to hold his own in lengthy baseline exchanges. On the sixth point, a forehand return sailed well long. On the next, he tried a drop shot that floated wide. After lamenting his forehand, his backhand and a too-low first-serve percentage, Thiem got to the bigger issue: "Sometimes, I do really stupid decisions during the rally, drop shots or down-the-line (groundstrokes) at the wrong moment. ... Then, for example, there was one game today where I did four or five forehand return mistakes in a row, where I'm thinking, What the heck is happening?'" Avoiding that sort of result was the men's No. 9 seed, Felix Auger-Aliassime, who took care of two missing items on his resume in one afternoon: He picked up a French Open victory for the first time in three tries and he won a match after dropping the opening two sets. Jabeur, a Tunisian who is the first Arab woman to win a WTA title and first to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal, acknowledged: “I was expecting myself to go far in this tournament." Given Thiem's troubles — sure, he was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal in Paris in 2018 and 2019, and to Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in 2020, but his last victory came in May 2021 — there were other results that probably were more surprising. It all used to come so easily for Dominic Thiem on a tennis court — his powerful forehand, his elegant backhand, his hit-which-shot-when calculations, all fine-tuned to the point of a title at the U.S. Open and three other Grand Slam final appearances, including two at Roland Garros. ( More Tennis News)

Gavin Mair, who called long shot winners of three grand slam women's titles, released his 2022 French Open picks for the women's draw.

One of Mair's surprising 2022 French Open picks is that he likes the value of Bianca Andreescu at 20-1. So who wins the French Open 2022? From there, Andreescu has pedigree as the 2019 U.S. Open champion, and she won that event in her first appearance, toppling Serena Williams in the final. He also correctly backed Barbora Krejcikova in the 2021 French Open final. Before making any 2022 French Open picks, be sure to check out the latest tennis predictions from SportsLine's Gavin Mair. Roland Garros is the center of the tennis world in late May and early June, with the action beginning early on Sunday morning.

The 2022 French Open will get underway from the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on Sunday. The first women's singles match will begin at 5 a.m. ET and ...

Coco Gauff vs. Clara Burel vs. Kaia Kanepi vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Carole Monnet vs. Katerina Siniakova vs. Camila Osorio vs. Ons Jabeur vs. Sorana Cirstea vs. Sloane Stephens vs. 31-year-old Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino will be on the other side of the net from Gauff, who is the tournament’s No. 18 seed. She was a French Open finalist in 2018 and made the fourth round last year.

French Open 2022 has begun and veterans are aiming to create history and the young players are aiming to write their names in the record books.

Tennis News: Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz steamrolled past Argentine lucky loser Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4 6-2 6-0 to kick off his French Open campaign ...

I would say I have to improve everything a little bit. I have to improve everything." Not in my case," he told a news conference.

British No. 1 Cameron Norrie also starting his campaign at Roland Garros.

Lesia Tsurenko is fighting hard to earn her first game of the second set but Swiatek has a break point for the match. 118 world ranking places separate Swiatek and Tsurenko and it’s taking a toll on the qualifier. Osaka can’t respond to the heavy hits and Anisimova gives herself three match points to win. She cruises through the first and is living up to her top seed ranking. Anisimova serves to Osaka’s back hand and she returns it acros court. I have done that in the past few weeks and I will continue doing that here.” Focus on my game and be in a bubble that will help me be consistence. Women’s defending champion Barbora Krejcikova and - number two seed - follows that opening match and kicks off her campaign against France’s unseeded Diane Parry. I know my streak may stop one day so every day I want to be focused on my tennis and not on stats or numbers. When I played two years ago we basically played indoors so I’m pretty used to it. “Amazing. I love playing here, even though the last couple of days have been rainy. Raducanu and Norrie are among five Brits in action at Roland Garros, with Dan Evans, Heather Watson and Harriet Dart also starting their campaigns today.

The French Open is back with the second Grand Slam of the season. The men's singles is wide open with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and the Spanish sensation ...

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The post-Ash Barty era would have started on a bleak note had it not been for the injury-prone baseliner's maiden win in Paris.

The shock was not that he won the tournament but more that his knee withstood the rigours of playing on what is effectively trumped-up concrete. The Brisbane resident was the world’s top-ranked junior at the age of 16. Kubler could not say afterwards how many times he has attempted to return to the court. It is a good thing he did, for the post-Ash Barty era in grand slams would have started on a very bleak note otherwise given the other four Australians in action on day one exited early. When it comes to the Special Ks of Australian tennis, Kubler has been very much the third billing behind Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis throughout a testing senior career. Well over a decade after matching the junior deeds of 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal, Jason Kubler finally broke through for his first ever win at Roland Garros.

Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the French Open in the first round on Monday, 12 months after controversially quitting the tournament.

The error-plagued Japanese star was defeated 7-5, 6-4 by Amanda Anisimova of the United States, serving up eight double faults and committing 29 unforced errors. Osaka, with her left ankle taped to protect an injury which forced her to sit out of the Italian Open, was broken again in the seventh game of the second set. Osaka, who has never made it past the third round in Paris, led briefly for 5-4 but was broken for the third time in the 11th game on the back of her fourth double fault.

Tennis great John McEnroe has questioned whether Emma Raducanu has what it takes to go on a run at the French Open, following a series of injuries and ...

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Follow the progress of each of the top 32 women in the draw at Roland Garros where Iga Swiatek is world No 1 and heavy favourite.

- 1. “I’m here, and it’s amazing to start at the place where I won my first slam last year. I didn’t expect it, to be honest. “I was off for quite a long time. my body told me that I have to rest. There is already little doubting her place as the world’s No 1 player – unbeaten since February and winner of five titles in a row.

Djokovic, Nadal and Alcaraz clash on clay: how to watch the 2022 French Open free from wherever you are in the world. Draw, latest news, 4K stream, ...

5 a.m.-6 p.m. Tennis Channel First Round 5 a.m.-6 p.m. Tennis Channel First Round Want to see every round? For the 2022 French Open on 9Gem, you should choose 'Australia'. You can use it to watch on your mobile, tablet, laptop, TV, games console and more. As a rule, we’d suggest a paid-for service such as ExpressVPN which offers a 100 percent risk-free money back guarantee. Even if you have subscribed to the relevant 2022 French Open tennis rights holders, you won't be able to access them when outside your own country. All the information passing back and forth is entirely encrypted. We recommend ExpressVPN as it comes with a risk-free 30-day money-back guarantee. Aussies can use a VPN to access the free 9Gem live stream when abroad. Reigning champion Barbora Krejcikova is set to defend her title and Britain's Emma Raducanu makes her first-ever Roland-Garros appearance today, when she plays Linda Nosková. How will share fare after axing head coach Torben Beltz after just six months? The 20-year-old is currently on a 28-match winning streak.

Naomi Osaka lost in the first round on Monday, 12 months after controversially quitting the tournament, while women's title favourite Iga Swiatek stretched ...

Djokovic has been responsible for two of those defeats. That's why I'm here." Paris: Former world number one Naomi Osaka and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova lost in the first round of the French Open on Monday, while women's title favourite Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 29 matches. "I feel I am always in that contention to fight for any Grand Slam trophy," said Djokovic, who is seeded to meet Nadal in the quarter-finals and Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz in the last four. "It's tough to see Naomi Osaka in the first round so I knew it wouldn't be easy," said the American. Naomi Osaka and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova lost in the first round on Monday, while women's title favourite Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 29 matches.

As rain fell on the outside courts, Swiatek required just 54 minutes to dispatch Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0 under the roof on Court ...

It is the world number one's first Grand Slam match since his high-profile deportation from Australia. He won his first title of the year at the Italian Open earlier this month. Djokovic has been responsible for two of those defeats. What happened in Rome is something that happened very often in my practices. "It's tough to see Naomi Osaka in the first round so I knew it wouldn't be easy. "I'm pretty sure that it can end, but I just want to keep going. "Today was a pretty good match.