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"It's Too Cold": French Open Start Hit By Bleak Weather

Victoria Azarenka led Danka Kovinic 2-1 before play was paused on Court Suzanne Lenglen after just 15 minutes amid gusting winds and temperatures of around 10 degrees (50F).

French Open: Cold Comfort As Roland Garros Starts In Shadow Of Coronavirus

Opening day will see 2018 champion Simona Halep start her bid for a third major while 40-year-old Venus Williams kicks off her 23rd French Open. Andy Murray takes on Stan Wawrinka in the day's marquee tie.

Kazakh Tennis Player Alexander Bublik Bamboozles Opponent With No-Look Underarm Ace. Watch

Alex Bublik stunned Chilean Cristian Garin with an underarm serve that caught him completely off guard.

French Open: Spain's Fernando Verdasco "Outraged" At Roland Garros Over COVID-19 Ban

Veteran Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco said he was "outraged and frustrated" after being disqualified from the French Open after one failed Covid-19 test which he claims fell between a steady stream of negative results.

Simona Halep Heads Into "Weird" French Open As Clear Favourite

Simona Halep holds a 20-2 record this season and is unbeaten since January -- her only losses came to Aryna Sabalenka in Adelaide and Muguruza in the Australian Open semi-finals.

French Open: Rafael Nadal Braced For "Most Difficult Ever Roland Garros"

Rafael Nadal admitted Friday that he faces his "most difficult ever Roland Garros" as he prepares for an assault on a 13th French Open title.

Simona Halep Thankful For French Open Chance After COVID-19 Upheaval

Simona Halep will be entering the French Open with a 20-2 record this season.

French Open To Allow Just 1,000 Fans A Day At Roland Garros

Organisers of the French Open, which gets underway four months later than planned in Paris on Sunday, had hoped for a maximum of 5,000.

Rafael Nadal Eyes Roger Federer Record, 15 Years After First French Open Title

Rafael Nadal will head into the French Open without a clay title under his belt for the first time, having lost in the quarter-finals at Rome -- his first tournament in six months.

French Open Qualifiers: Ankita Raina Reaches Second Round, Ramkumar Ramanathan Bows Out

Ankita Raina will next face Japan's Kurumi Nara in the second round of French Open qualifiers.

French Open: Rafael Nadal "Number One Favourite", Says Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal, a 12-time French Open winner, lost in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open to world number 15 Diego Schwartzman.

Italian Open: Novak Djokovic Wins Fifth Rome Title For Record 36th Masters Crown

Novak Djokovic beat Argentine Diego Schwartzman 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the Italian Open.

"Finally It's Mine": Simona Halep Warms Up For Roland Garros With First Italian Open Trophy

Simona Halep won her first Italian Open on Monday after defeating defending champion Karolina Pliskova, who retired injured in the final.

Ashleigh Barty, World No. 1 Women's Tennis Player, Wins Golf Tournament In Australia

Ashleigh Barty claimed the Brookwater Golf Club women's title near Brisbane with a commanding 7 and 5 triumph in the matchplay final.

Novak Djokovic Advances To Italian Open Final For The 10th Time

Novak Djokovic will face either Argentine eighth-seed Diego Schwartzman or Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the 12th seed, in the final of the Italian Open.

Italian Open: Simona Halep Battles Past Garbine Muguruza To Reach Her Third Final

Top seed Simona Halep ousted Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in three sets to advance to her third final at the Italian Open.

Rafael Nadal Crashes Out, Novak Djokovic Battles Into Italian Open Semi-Finals

Rafael Nadal was making his comeback after a six-month coronavirus-enforced break having skipped the US Open ahead of Roland Garros with its first round on September 27.

Rafael Nadal Sweeps Into Italian Open Quarter-Finals

Rafael Nadal has returned this week in Rome after a six-month coronavirus-enforced break before attempting to match Roger Federer's all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles in Paris.