Rafa Nadal will skip Wimbledon in July in order to prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris which will be played on the clay courts at Roland Garros, the Spaniard said on Thursday.

Spain’s Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will team up to play doubles at this year’s Olympics in Paris, the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) said on Wednesday, but former world number two Paula Badosa will skip the Games.

Naomi Osaka upset No. 4 seed Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-4 in the first round at the Libema Open, notching her first win on grass since 2019 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

Carlos Alcaraz made a grand entrance into the tennis history books as he claimed his maiden French Open title to become the youngest man to capture Grand Slams on all three surfaces with a see-saw five-set victory over German Alexander Zverev on Sunday.

Iga Swiatek produced a ruthless performance to crush 12th seed Jasmine Paolini and win a third straight French Open crown and fifth Grand Slam title of her career.

Carlos Alcaraz reached his maiden French Open final with a 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 win over Jannik Sinner before Alexander Zverev also recovered from a slow start to beat Casper Ruud 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 and set up a blockbuster clash for the trophy.

Bruna Alexandre was on edge when she got a late Sunday night phone call from the Brazilian national table tennis coach.

World number four Alexander Zverev has agreed a settlement after the mother of his child accused him of physical abuse and a German court closed the case, the French Open semi-finalist’s lawyers said.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will face off in a blockbuster French Open semi-final on Friday, as they resume a budding rivalry that could dominate the men’s tour for years to come.

Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defence ended with a whimper following the top seed’s withdrawal due to a right knee problem while Jannik Sinner celebrated his imminent takeover as world number one with a crushing win over Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic produced a superhuman effort to subdue Argentine Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 on Monday and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open, as the top seed shrugged off a knee issue for a milestone win.

National rep Tarani Kamoe says it was great to be part of yet another successful Extra Fiji Tennis Open tournament that concluded over the weekend.