Rafa Nadal leaves his mark on Roland Garros with 'Big Four'
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The 38-year-old will hope to claim a record 25th major title at the same venue where he won Olympic gold less than a year ago.
The second of tennis' Grand Slam events gets underway on May 25 with the start of the French Open. The clay-court tournament is one where a slower surface speed puts an emphasis on the ability to win extended rallies and play off the baseline rather than relying on a dominant serve.
Roland Garros will pay tribute to its greatest champion with a ceremony for the retired Rafael Nadal on Sunday, while Aryna Sabalenka got her French Open campaign up and running with an emphatic victory.
Former World No. 1 Mats Wilander believes Novak Djokovic will face a unique challenge at Roland Garros this year—one he hasn’t encountered in previous campaigns.
Djokovic has produced his best tennis in adversity time and again. Will it be enough to do what looks impossible at the French Open?
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Sporting News on MSNNovak Djokovic reaches historic career achievement as key French Open announcementNovak Djokovic has a message for all his competitors at the upcoming French Open at Roland Garros: He's ready. Djokovic had been mired in a bad slump until this past week, and so he made the choice to enter the Geneva Open as a wildcard.