September 28, 2020 French Open weather leaves Victoria Azarenka frustrated during first-round match The French Open isn’t normally played in late September and early October and the competitors at the last major tennis event of the season have had some difficulty navigating the cooler temperatures.
September 28, 2020 'A runaway train': Serena Williams wins opener in Paris Serena Williams went from a 72-minute struggle of a first set that required a tiebreaker to resolve in her first-round match at the French Open to a lopsided second set in which she did not drop a game.
September 27, 2020 No chill for Coco: Gauff ousts 9th seed in French Open debut Prepping in the relative warmth of a gym before heading out with leggings and long sleeves to make her French Open debut against the tournament’s No. 9 seed, Coco Gauff got a pep talk from Dad.
September 27, 2020 Wawrinka routs Murray in Slam champ matchup at French Open That Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka were back together on Court Philippe Chatrier, all these years and operations later, was something of an accomplishment — not to mention a rare first-round matchup between past Grand Slam champions.
September 27, 2020 Former champ Halep reaches French Open 2nd round, Goffin out Top-seeded Simona Halep won 10 straight games in beating Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 6-0 to reach the second round of the French Open on Sunday and extend her winning streak to 15 matches.
September 26, 2020 2020 French Open: What to know about women's singles tournament Unlike the U.S. Open, the French Open will see several of the sport’s top female athletes compete.
September 26, 2020 2020 French Open: What to know about men's singles tournament The French Open will be the final major tennis tournament of the season as the coronavirus pandemic forced the sport to alter its schedule and push it back to the end of September through the beginning of October.
September 26, 2020 Perfect prep: Halep takes 14-match win streak to French Open Two months of physical training. Then three months of practice on clay courts. Followed by two straight titles on the red dirt.
September 25, 2020 Virus again slashes French Open crowd sizes; now only 1,000 Already repeatedly trimmed, crowd sizes for the French Open have been reduced again ahead of play starting this weekend — to only 1,000 spectators per day — because of the worsening coronavirus epidemic in Paris.
September 25, 2020 Nadal can tie Federer's 20 Slams with lucky No. 13 in Paris For all of the many qualities contributing to Rafael Nadal’s unprecedented superiority at the French Open — the bullwhip of a high-bouncing lefty forehand, the reflex returns, the cover-every-corner athleticism, the endless energy and grit — there’s one element that stands above all the rest.
