Britain's Toby Samuel is one win away from a first Grand Slam singles appearance after beating David Goffin in French Open qualifying.

Walkouts to take place at Friday’s press conferences Dispute with grand slams gone on for more than a year The world’s top players are planning to protest over prize money by reducing their media appearances at the French Open as their public battle with the grand slams intensifies.Players selected to take part in Friday’s opening press conference at Roland Garros will walk out after 15 minutes, symbolising that the slams allocate an average of 15% of their revenues to prize money. The rest of the draw will refuse to conduct additional interviews with the tournament’s main media rights partners, TNT Sports and Eurosport. Continue reading...

She thought the 1976 Roland Garros women’s singles title was the first of many; half a century later no British man or woman has repeated the featAs one of Britain’s leading TV sports presenters for the best part of three decades, Sue Barker has always been more comfortable asking questions than answering them. Many who watched her relaxed, confident style as she presented coverage of Wimbledon from 1993 to 2022 probably did not know she was once a tennis player herself. Fewer still would have known that Barker is a grand slam champion.Her finest hour came at Roland Garros in 1976, when she won her first and only slam title, beating the Czech Renata Tomanova in three sets. This year’s event, which begins on Sunday, marks the 50th anniversary of Barker’s win. Following in the footsteps of Christine Truman, who won in 1959, and Ann Jones, who did it twice, in 1961 and 1966, Barker is the last British player, man or woman, to triumph in Paris. Continue reading...

King distinguished herself as a tennis champ at Cal State Los Angeles, winning Wimbledon doubles while enrolledSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email When Billie Jean King left college in 1964, she had a purpose. Within a few years, she had become the top-ranked tennis professional in the world. Over a trailblazing career, she won 39 championships, a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Congressional Gold Medal – all while pushing publicly for gender and pay equality.Last year, she finally returned to finish the degree in history she started more than six decades ago. On Monday, she graduated at 82 years old. Continue reading...

Two-time winner Carlos Alcaraz will miss this year's Wimbledon because of an ongoing wrist injury.

‘Unfortunately I’m still not ready to compete’Spaniard had already pulled out of the French OpenCarlos Alcaraz has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon as he continues his recovery from the wrist injury that will force him out of action for at least three months during the most significant part of the tennis season.Alcaraz has not competed since withdrawing from his second-round match at the Barcelona Open last month after feeling pain in his right wrist in his opening match of the tournament. The 23-year-old had already been forced to withdraw from the rest of the clay court season, including the French Open, which begins on Sunday.More details soon … Continue reading...

France’s Diane Parry wins 6-4, 7-6 (4) in first roundRaducanu competes for first time since Indian WellsEmma Raducanu’s return to competition for the first time in more than two months ended in a frustrating defeat as she fought hard but failed to convert a string of early opportunities, eventually falling 6-4, 7-6 (4) to France’s Diane Parry in the first round of the Strasbourg Open.This was an unsurprising result for Raducanu, who now faces the challenge of regaining her rhythm, form and confidence after not competing since her straight-sets loss by Amanda Anisimova at Indian Wells in early March. She was outplayed here by a talented and accomplished clay-courter in Parry, the world No 94, who dominated with her forehand while effectively using her variation to keep Raducanu uncomfortable. Continue reading...

Emma Raducanu suffers a narrow first-round defeat in Strasbourg as she returns to action after more than two months away from the WTA Tour.

At 19, Bianca Andreescu stunned Serena Williams to win the US Open. It was unthinkable that it would be more than 2,300 days before her next triumph.

The young Frenchman has fought his way back from serious injury into the world’s top 20 and raised expectations for his home slam at Roland GarrosTowards the end of a miserable summer last year, Arthur Fils received a message from a friend imploring him to listen to a song. Fils was soon confronted with the sound of his own name. “My friend sent me the song saying: ‘Look, they are talking about you.’ I listened and I was like ‘Oh yeah’,” he says, theatrically mimicking his excitement. “That’s cool.”There was a depressing irony to the lyric. The popular French rapper La Rvfleuze repeatedly referenced Fils in the chorus of Serrure #5, likening the noise Fils generates through his performances on the court to the rapper’s impact in his own arena: “Arthur Fils, j’fais du grah sur le court,” he rapped. In reality, Fils’s career was worryingly soundtracked by complete silence. Continue reading...

Britain's Harriet Dart fights back to beat China's Yue Yuan in the opening round of French Open qualifying, but Dan Evans falls at the first hurdle.

Sally Bolton will step down as the All England Lawn Tennis Club's (AELTC) chief executive after Wimbledon following six years in the role.

Watch highlights as world number one Jannik Sinner beats Norway's Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 to win the Italian Open and complete the full set of nine ATP Masters 1000 titles - known as the 'career Golden Masters'.

Jannik Sinner wins the Italian Open in Rome to become only the second man in history - and easily the youngest - to claim all nine ATP Masters titles.