French Open

Mark Woodforde has revealed how seeing John Peers and Matt Ebden become the new Olympic golden boys of Australian tennis left him tearful at Roland Garros.

Matt Ebden and John Peers have won a delightfully unexpected gold medal, becoming only the second Australian tennis champions at the Olympics.

Novak Djokovic was left outraged during his Olympics semi-final win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Friday evening as he was booed by the crowd while clashing with the umpire.

Andy Murray has opened up on his retirement from tennis as the British sports legend bowed out following Team GB's Olympics men's doubles defeat against USA on Thursday.

IAN HERBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: As the man who had so raged against the dying of the light stood to discuss the curtain falling, the heavens opened.

Centre court at Queen's will be renamed in honour of Sir Andy Murray from next year, after his competitive tennis career came to a close with defeat in the Olympic doubles.

Dan Evans was left in floods of tears as his and Andy Murray's Olympic journey was ended by Team USA, with the latter making his final professional appearance in tennis.

The Spanish pairing had been a duo of the past and present of tennis, with the once-clay King Nadal partnering with the two-time Wimbledon winner 17 years his junior in a bid to make history.

Strong thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail and lightning are expected from 6:00pm local time over the French capital, the weather service announced in a bulletin this morning

It was just a fifth defeat at Roland Garros in 118 matches for Nadal but he could contemplate quitting the sport.

Ed Sheeran was the latest celebrity to be spotted bring some star power at the Paris Olympics in the French capital on Monday afternoon.

The Aussie pair were dispatched of in brutal fashion by Team USA rivals Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, who won the contest 6-2, 6-4 at Roland Garros.

Some of the biggest stars on the planet have flocked to Paris for the Olympics this summer, with Serena Williams and Bill Gates the latest to grab a piece of the action on Monday.

Djokovic is in search of the only piece of silverware missing from his trophy cabinet and he made short work of Nadal in the opening set at Roland Garros.

Andy Murray admitted he felt a sense of shock after he and Dan Evans saved five match points to progress to the second round of the doubles at the Paris Olympics. 

Rafael Nadal will play Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster second-round Olympic clash at Roland Garros after battling past Marton Fucsovics.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN PARIS: There were moments in their match against the Argentinian sixth seeds, that had the Paris crowd inhaling and exhaling on the journey to a 7-6, 6-4 win.

Morgan, 26, flew into rainy Paris from sunny Spain where she had been updating her 344,000 Instagram followers about her bikini party lifestyle. But it was Fritz who was the main attraction.

The Scot announced on Tuesday that he was calling time on a heavily successful career as he arrived in Paris ahead of his fifth Olympic Games.

The 38-year-old was playing his first title match since his 2022 French Open triumph, but saw his serve broken five times in the one-hour and 27-minute contest as Borges won his maiden tour final.

Victory at Wimbledon's Centre Court on Sunday made Alcaraz at just 21 years old the youngest-ever male tennis player to win four Grand Slam titles - five weeks after claiming this year's French Open.

MATTHEW LAMBERT ON CENTRE COURT: Krejcikova has two Grand Slam singles titles and her transition from doubles specialist to all-surface, all format threat is complete.

Now 30, Bouchard emerged on the scene in 2014 when she reached the final of Wimbledon - the first Canadian-born Canadian to do so - where she would eventually lose to Petra Kvitova.

A star-studded crowd arrived to watch the women's semi-finals of the Wimbledon Championships in SW19 on Thursday afternoon.

World No 1 Iga Swiatek and Wimbledon's back-to-back finalist Ons Jabeur were big-name casualties, with both suffering third round losses within half hour of each other.

It wasn't Taylor Fritz's second-round win over Arthur Rinderknech that dominated the talk at Wimbledon on Thursday, but rather the American's overwhelming victory in the post-match war of words.

Aussie tennis star Aleksandar Vukic has turned heads after declaring he can beat defending champion and third seed Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon in their second round match.

Neither man has previously won the men's doubles at SW19, with Jamie coming closest when he and John Peers were defeated in straight sets in 2015.

MATTHEW LAMBERT IN EASTBOURNE: The 21-year-old took a long break from competition after a defeat in Madrid which left her 'mentally and emotionally exhausted'.

There have been some calls for a clampdown on letting spectators knock back booze while sitting in the stands at major tennis events after complaints of bad behaviour.

As Andy Murray plays his 1,000th match and Jack Draper plays his first tournament as British No1, it feels like an appropriate time for the torch to be passed.

Aussie tennis great Jelena Dokic has once again flaunted her impressive weight loss.

Raducanu declined her invite as she wants to prioritise getting back to her best, with the 21-year-old explaining: 'I think I'm very single-minded and I do things my own way and at my own time.'

The two-time former champion strongly hinted after his first-round French Open defeat that he would stay on clay rather than risk the physical demands of changing to grass and back again.

The expected news was confirmed by Spain's Olympic team captain, David Ferrer, on Wednesday, with Nadal having said last month that it would not be good for his body to switch surfaces.

The 37-year-old Scot is eligible to compete in the singles at the Games with two places reserved for players who have previously won a Grand Slam or Olympics tournament.

The two men shared the opening four sets, before Alcaraz opened up an early lead in the decider, but Zverev fashioned two opportunities to break back and square things up at 2-2.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Even as she celebrated a third French Open title in a row and fourth overall, Iga Swiatek's thoughts were turning across the Channel.

MATTHEW LAMBERT ON PHILIPPE CHATRIER: The brilliant 21-year-old beat Alexander Zverev in five undulating and pulsating sets, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.

Gauff, a 20-year-old American who won the U.S. Open singles title last year, and Siniakova, who is from the Czech Republic, defeated Italians Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani.

The top seeds dropped just five games as they beat Japanese duo Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda 6-1 6-4. The event provided a taster for the forthcoming Olympics for the 20-time grand slam winners.

Ahead of his French Open final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz, a visibly frustrated Zverev insisted he is innocent and urged journalists not to ask him about the case again.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Jasmine Paolini, from the Tuscan town of Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, faces Iga Swiatek in her first Grand Slam final at the age of 28.

Tennis' power couple (left) rekindled their popular relationship last month and were due to play mixed doubles together at the French Open, despite announcing their split just weeks prior.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Sinner is 22 and will be crowned Italy's first world No1 on Monday. Alcaraz is 21 and will move up to No2 in the rankings if he wins the title.

Zverev prevailed against his Australian opponent on Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros but the win was no without incident following a controversial opening.

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MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Coco Gauff said the umpire 'should be ashamed' during a tearful row as she lost 6-2, 6-4 to Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals of the French Open.

De Minaur can hold his head up high despite the loss to Alexander Zverev, as he became the first Aussie male to make the quarter finals at Roland Garros for 20 years.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: She is the youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist for 27 years, since Martina Hingis at the US Open, and will play Jasmine Paolini in her semi-final

The Hollywood couple, who starred in several movies together like Zoolander, were seen in the stands at the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: A gold medal is the only thing missing from his collection and the Paris Games have always been Djokovic's biggest goal this year.

An Australian tennis legend has called out international broadcaster Tennis Channel after Alex de Minaur stormed into the quarter-finals of the French Open.

The 37-year-old suffered the injury during his fourth-round match against Francisco Cerundolo but fought through pain to win in five sets, before pulling out of his quarter-final on Tuesday.

The Serbian great exploded in anger during his five-set thriller with Francisco Cerundulo in the fourth round of the French Open earlier today.

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The world No 1, who suffered the problem during his marathon five-hour victory over Francisco Cerundolo in the fourth round, had been due to play Norwegian Casper Ruud.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: The 37-year-old suffered the injury during his fourth-round match against Francisco Cerundolo but fought through pain to win in five sets.

The Serbian great was once again taken to five sets as his up-and-down French Open campaign continues, having gone the distance with Lorenzo Musetti in a clash that ended after 3am.

MATTHEW LAMBERT: Tsitsipashad made no secret of his excitement, saying: 'Paris holds a special place for me and Paula, that's where he had our first date right before Roland-Garros last year.

Coco Gauff recovered from a set down to beat Tunisian opponent Ons Jabeuer to reach the semi-finals of the French Open, where she might go on to face Iga Swiatek.

Alex de Minaur has made a heartfelt statement to his new No.1 fan after upsetting Daniil Medvedev to become the first Australian man to make the French Open quarter-finals in two decades.

MATTHEW LAMBERT ON PHILIPPE CHATRIER: At four hours and 39 minutes it was Djokovic's longest ever match at the French Open, and he dedicated his victory to the French crowd.

The slight Sydneysider with the big heart and electric speed came from a set down on Monday to defeat the former US Open champ Medvedev.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: That is an absurd hour at which to be playing tennis, so how did the French Open manage to get themselves into such a tangle?

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: When these two duelled on the junior circuits it was Potapova who was considered the outstanding prospect.

The near-flawless win earned Alcaraz a meeting with ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in what will be a blockbuster rematch of their 2023 encounter at this stage.

Novak Djokovic was the most high-profile victim of Saturday's scheduling shenanigans but spare a thought for British doubles player Luke Johnson.

The third round match went on for four and a half hours and ended at 3.07am local time, which is the latest finish in the history of the tournament.

World number one Iga Swiatek moved into the quarter-finals of the French Open with a 6-0 6-0 demolition of Russia's Anastasia Potapova in 40 minutes on Sunday.

The tennis power couple had announced their split on May 5, just under a year since their relationship went public, but rekindled their romance just weeks later ahead of the French Open.

Alex de Minaur had just one destination after his win at Roland Garros - to run and give a hug to the young fan at courtside he swore had given him life during his most trying of French Open battles.

Alcaraz produced a stellar show in a rematch of the duo's 2022 encounter to firmly put himself back in the conversation as the favourite to lift the title in Paris and a third major.

The world No 4 saw his trial for domestic abuse adjourned on Friday after a request from his lawyers to hold the rest of proceedings behind closed doors.

LEWIS STEELE AT ROLAND GARROS: The Scot was dumped out of the French Open doubles this afternoon/yesterday alongside Dan Evans to end a disappointing week

The No 6 seed was beaten 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 by Italian Matteo Arnaldi on Friday and - by no means for the first time in his career - Rublev was the author of his own downfall.

Arthur Rinderknech was 2-1 up in sets against Tomas Martin Etcheverry but 2-0 down in the fourth set when he kicked an advertising hoarding in frustration.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Zverev denies the allegations and has contested the penalty order, leading to the public trial which began on Friday but was swiftly adjourned.

De Minaur's girlfriend Katie Boulter was cheering him on as he continued his brilliant early run in Paris, while Kokkinakis had to come from two sets down to win a nail-biter for the second match in a row.