During an appearance on the Served Podcast with Andy Roddick, Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim reported that Serena Williams plans to return to tennis during the grass-court season and has requested a wildcard to partner with Canada's Vicky Mboko at Queen's. The 19-year-old Canadian was asked about her relationship with the 44-year-old legend following her second-round win at Roland Garros.
Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round at Roland-Garros for the first time in seven years Thursday with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 win over Croatia’s Donna Vekic.
Just hours after No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner fell in a stunning upset, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the third round of Roland-Garros as the path to the final looks a lot more reasonable. Auger-Aliassime bounced back from a shaky opening set to dominate the 68th-ranked Roman Andres Burruchaga in the second set. He then overcame a break to win the third and dominated the fourth to clinch his spot in the third round.
Canadian Victoria Mboko came back from a set down to beat Czech veteran Katerina Siniakova 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, and will face 19th seed Madison Keys of the U.S. in the third round at Roland-Garros.
Roland-Garros favourite Jannik Sinner had his tournament cut short after being upset by 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1. Sinner was up 5-1 in the third set before being overcome by the heat, which derailed his match.
Jannik Sinner describes what happened after getting upset by 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round at Roland-Garros.
Serena Williams is said to have asked for a wildcard entry at Queen’s to play alongside 19-year-old Canadian Vicky Mboko in London in two weeks' time. Andy Roddick and Jon Wertheim spoke about the rumours of an expanded comeback for Williams on the latest Served podcast.
Jakub Mensik collapsed on court after his second-round win over Mariano Navone which took nearly five hours in intense heat at Roland-Garros on Wednesday. The 26th seed laid on the floor for several minutes before he was able to walk off the court. The heat continued to play a factor Wednesday as American Hailey Baptiste saw her campaign come to a heartbreaking end after suffering a serious injury during her second-round match in Paris.
The 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic is finding his feet on the red clay in Paris, as he advanced to the third round of Roland-Garros on Wednesday beating Valentin Royer 6-3, 6-2, 6(7)-7, 6-3.
Second-ranked Elena Rybakina was stunned by 55th-ranked Ukrainian opponent Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the second round of Roland-Garros on Wednesday. Rybakina committed 71 unforced errors while falling to her earliest Grand Slam exit since a second-round loss at the 2024 US Open.
World number three Iga Swiatek reached the third round with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Sara Bejlek in a match that she finished with 38 unforced errors.
Adam Walton battled World No. 8 Daniil Medvedev over three hours to earn the first major upset of Roland-Garros on Tuesday. Walton prevailed 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 after rallying from 2-4 in the decider to earn his first win against a Top-10 opponent.
Defending Roland-Garros champion Coco Gauff is through to the second round following a routine 6-4, 6-0 win over fellow American Taylor Townsend.
Jannik Sinner steamrolled Clement Tabur 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 without facing a break point, extending his winning streak to 30 matches en route to advancing to the second round.
Naomi Osaka breezed past Laura Siegemund in her opening match at Roland-Garros on Tuesday all while captivating attention with her bold fashion selection. The tennis star walked on court in a ceremonial black skirt and sleeveless beaded bodice, which she removed to reveal a sequined gold playing dress for her opening match.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is out of the Roland-Garros after a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria in first-round action Tuesday. Shapovalov, who entered the second Grand Slam of the year ranked 39th in the world, saw his season record fall to 8-11.
Canada's Victoria Mboko cruised through her first-round encounter at Roland-Garros 2026, dismissing Czechia's Nikola Bartunkova 6-1, 6-2. The 19-year-old will face another Czech in the second round when she faces off against Katerina Siniakova.
Felix Auger-Aliassime earned a thrilling first-round win at Roland-Garros, rallying from the brink to outlast Daniel Altmaier 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(7) in a topsy-turvy opening-round clash.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka looked light on her feet in a 6-4, 6-2 win against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro as the heat took over at Roland-Garros on Tuesday.
Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez lost to American Alycia Parks in straight sets of 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at Roland-Garros.
Four-time champion Iga Swiatek eliminated 136th-ranked Roland-Garros debutante Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-2 in the first round on Monday. With the temperature due to rise to 32 degrees Celsius, Swiatek did well to make short work of her 17-year-old Australian opponent, beating her in exactly an hour.
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