Roland-Garros

2 days ago | rolandgarros.com | Alix Ramsay

× The No.1 seed meets the No.2 seed - and there is precious little to separate the two In a fortnight of startling success (Lois Boisson being the standout star on that front), remarkable upsets (Boisson being the cause of several of them) and the usual mayhem that is part and parcel of every Grand Slam, we have arrived at an oasis of tranquillity. For once, the form book has done us proud: the top two players in the world will do battle for the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen.

4 days ago | rolandgarros.com | Chris Oddo

In 2016, Evan King played and lost in the first round of the mixed doubles draw at the US Open. Little did he know, he wouldn’t get another chance until nearly nine years later. This week in Paris, the newly minted top 20 men's doubles player is making the most of that chance, alongside the WTA’s No.2-ranked doubles player, Taylor Townsend.

1 week ago | rolandgarros.com | Chris Oddo

× The 23-year-old talks inspiration and perspiration after cracking a Paris milestone Hailey Baptiste has had her share of dark days on tour. Lonely times where she had to talk herself through difficult losses. “Before this year, for two and a half years, I was a lot of the times travelling by myself. Just kind of thugging it, battling my way through matches,” the world No.70 said on Thursday after defeating Japan’s Nao Hibino to reach the third round at a major for the first time.

1 week ago | rolandgarros.com | Alex Sharp

× Czech qualifier Sara Bejlek, who made the second round at RG for the first time, also played a part in one of the photographs of the tournament so far Every day at Roland-Garros the talented French Tennis Federation (FFT) photographers are out snapping around the grounds, but not many manage to catch a player levitating. Andre Ferreira is part of the photographer pool and the man to praise for the astonishing picture above; Czech teenager Sara Bejlek is the athlete in the frame.

1 week ago | rolandgarros.com | Chris Oddo

× Chris Oddo squeezes into a jam-packed Court 7 for a taste of Fonseca mania Joao Fonseca bt Hubert Hurkacz (30), 6-2, 6-4, 6-2Brazilian flags were already flying on Court 7, the tournament’s fifth-biggest show court with capacity for 1,351 spectators, at 11am. As Beatriz Haddad Maia warmed up ahead of her first-round match with Hailey Baptiste, a palpable energy permeated the stands. Eight hours later, that enthusiasm was still pulsating.