Rafael Nadal begins his bid for a th Roland Garros crown and two time winner Novak Djokovic kicks off his title defence on Monday in Paris The first round action at the second Grand Slam of the season will also see Stan Wawrinka Reilly Opelka and Cameron Norrie take to the clay ATPTour com

   All eyes were on Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros where the year old Spaniard passed his first test on Sunday with flying colours The sixth seed eliminated lucky loser Juan Ignacio Londero after one hour and minutes to reach the second round at the clay court major Alcaraz

   One year ago after losing against Rafael Nadal in the Roland Garros quarter finals Diego Schwartzman joked with the media that he did not want to play Nadal in Paris again after losing to him at the clay court major for third time in four years I want to play maybe Nole Novak Djokovic next

   Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski will have to overcome a difficult path if they are to win their first Grand Slam title together at Roland Garros The sixth seeds who are the top team in the Pepperstone ATP Doubles Team Rankings could face fourth seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in

   There was a smooth start for Alexander Zverev s Roland Garros campaign on Sunday in Paris as the third seed eased to a first round victory over Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner The third seed s high powered serving and forceful groundstrokes proved too much for the World No

   Dominic Thiem stressed the need for patience once again on Sunday after he lost to Bolivian Hugo Dellien in the first round at Roland Garros The Austrian has yet to win a match since he returned to the ATP Tour in April having missed nine months due to a wrist injury I knew that it was going

   Felix Auger Aliassime survived a major scare Sunday at Roland Garros rallying from two sets to love down for the first time in his career to reach the second round in Paris for the first time The World No recovered from a slow start to overcome Peruvian qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas

   Daniil Medvedev may not be commonly associated with clay court prowess but the World No is fit and raring to go as he arrives at Roland Garros looking to back up his quarter final run from a year ago I love the French Open said the second seed in his pre tournament press conference I

   Reigning Roland Garros champion Novak Djokovic is feeling confident and raring to go as he gears up to defend his title over the next fortnight The World No who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final last year arrives in Paris in high spirits after winning a record extending th ATP

   On the hunt for major title No Rafael Nadal is not feeling the pressure as he prepares for his latest Grand Slam campaign in familiar surroundings at Roland Garros I just enjoy and I just enjoyed all my tennis career to be where I am said the time champion in his pre tournament

   Hugo Dellien notched the third Grand Slam match win of his career Sunday at Roland Garros as the World No secured a comfortable first round victory over two time finalist Dominic Thiem in Paris Dellien broke Thiem four times in an impressive two hour one minute victory on

   The Sunday start of Roland Garros includes opening round matches for Carlos Alcaraz Alexander Zverev and Felix Auger Aliassime in Paris The year s second Grand Slam begins exclusively with singles action with men s matches on the slate ATPTour com looks at some of the matches to watch on

   Roger Federer took a high octane break from the practice court in Barcelona on Saturday as the Swiss legend caught up with Formula great Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish Grand Prix Federer was at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya watching qualifying for Sunday s race the sixth round of the

   The tennis world has descended on Paris for the year s second Grand Slam with Roland Garros set to begin Sunday Several tournament favourites share the top half of the draw with World No Novak Djokovic and time champ Rafael Nadal in the first quarter and the fast rising Carlos Alcaraz in

   With his back against the wall Casper Ruud successfully retained his Gonet Geneva Open title Saturday overcoming Portugal s Joao Sousa to capture his eighth ATP Tour trophy The Norwegian rallied from a break down at in the third set as he demonstrated his fighting spirit

   Cameron Norrie clinched his second ATP Tour title of the season Saturday edging Slovakian Alex Molcan in the Open Parc Auvergne Rhone Alpes Lyon final The top seed lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the championship match at the ATP event last year but produced an intense and

   Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic earned their second ATP Tour trophy in as many weeks on Saturday at the Gonet Geneva Open rallying past Pablo Andujar and Matwe Middelkoop in the final The Croatians arrived in Geneva off the back of winning their maiden title of the season in Rome and

   Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek lifted their first ATP Tour title together on Saturday at the Open Parc Auvergne Rhone Alpes Lyon downing second seeds Maximo Gonzalez and Marcelo Melo The top seeds who saved two match points in their quarter final win over David Vega Hernandez and

   What are the main factors behind this decision Protecting the integrity of our sport was the primary factor Our sport is built upon merit based tournament entry and a level playing field for all players free from discrimination It was also important to avoid setting a precedent of unilateral

   The ability for players of any nationality to enter tournaments based on merit and without discrimination is fundamental to our Tour The decision by Wimbledon to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing in the UK this summer undermines this principle and the integrity of the ATP Ranking