Tennis

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 3, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 On Monday after his first-round win, Novak Djokovic was asked about a study done earlier in May evaluating

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 3, 2023, 10:13 AM ET Sloane Stephens was born in Florida and developed her tennis game in the heat and humidity on the hard courts of the Sunshine State. But she could have fooled anyone watching her in Paris this week. With her continued dominance on the red clay and latest

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 06:08 AM ET PARIS — Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the French Open before her third-round match on Saturday due to illness. The No. 4-seeded Rybakina was supposed to face 132nd-ranked Sara Sorribes Tormo in the day’s opening contest on Court Philippe Chatrier. Rybakina was considered among

Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 04:11 PM ET PARIS — Rafael Nadal had arthroscopic surgery Friday night for the injured left hip flexor that forced him to sit out the French Open for the first time since he won the first of his record 14 titles there in his 2005 tournament debut. Nadal’s spokesman, Benito

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jun 2, 2023, 09:44 AM ET A day after advancing through French Open qualifying and securing her spot in the first major main draw of her career, 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva was approached by a familiar face on the grounds at Roland Garros. “Hi, I’m Coco,” the woman said. “I don’t think we’ve

ESPN News Services Jun 2, 2023, 07:42 AM ET World No. 3 Jessica Pegula‘s hopes of hoisting a Grand Slam trophy ended in despair Friday after a 6-1, 6-3 loss to Belgian Elise Mertens in the third round of the French Open. Pegula, 29, had no answer to Mertens’ versatile game. Mertens, a former world

Associated Press Jun 1, 2023, 06:10 PM ET PARIS — The French Open crowd was not happy with American player Taylor Fritz after he beat one of their own — indeed, their last man in the bracket — so they booed and whistle relentlessly. Fritz’s response? He told them to shush. Over and over again.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 01:40 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 PARIS — Iga Swiatek revealed Taylor Swift helped her navigate the blank space of life when younger, and

Jun 1, 2023, 06:41 AM ET PARIS — Cameron Norrie says video replays should be used to help umpires make the right call on dubious points after he got away with a double bounce in Wednesday’s second-round victory over Lucas Pouille at the French Open. France’s Pouille thought he had won a point in the

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com May 31, 2023, 06:03 PM ET Elina Svitolina didn’t expect to be back in the third round at the French Open. Not yet anyway. When the 28-year-old first returned to the practice court in January, after giving birth to her daughter, Skai, in October, she knew it would take time to get