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Novak Djokovic sealed his sixth Italian Open title with a 6-0 7-5 victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion is eager to draw a line under the whole saga ahead of this month's French Open. The defending champion at Roland Garros has insisted that the win in Rome comes as a 'relief'. Djokovic also skipped several tournaments due to entry restrictions imposed by various countries.

ROME—World number one Novak Djokovic claimed his first title in over six months after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5) to win the Italian Open on ...

The match could easily have gone to a third set but I managed to find the right shots at the right time to come back into the match. “I surprised myself I can say,” Djokovic said. After Tsitsipas held to make it 4-1, Djokovic then upped it a gear, winning five of the next seven games to take it to a tiebreak before sealing his sixth Italian Open title, and first since winning the Paris Masters in November.

The main draw for the French Open, the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay courts, begins in a week. But Iga Swiatek's and Novak Djokovic's decisive ...

Jabeur, a tactic-shuffling Tunisian, won the title in Madrid on clay this month in Swiatek’s absence. Against Tsitsipas, a hirsute Greek star who pushed Djokovic to five sets before losing last year’s French Open final, Djokovic controlled most of the baseline rallies with as much patience as panache. She was soon sobbing on the clay behind the baseline after securing her fifth consecutive title. But with the health protocols now relaxed in Europe, Djokovic returned to regular action on clay last month. I used to do that when I was a kid. There was not much genuine danger, but when it surfaced, Swiatek was prepared. Neither dropped a set on the way to their Italian Open titles, and both polished off their runs convincingly against Top 10 players in Sunday’s finals. I feel great on the court. Djokovic, who will turn 35 on the opening day of Roland Garros, established himself years ago as one of the game’s greatest players. Last night, when I spoke to him, he was up till late. But Iga Swiatek’s and Novak Djokovic’s decisive victories in Rome certainly solidified two key themes heading into Paris. Both are ranked No. 1 in singles and playing like it.

ROME (AP) — That loss to Carlos Alcaraz seems to have motivated Novak Djokovic to step up his game.

Novak Djokovic is right where he wants to be in terms of form and fitness ahead of Roland-Garros after his win in Rome (ATP Masters 1000).

“I knew that it wasn’t something related to my fitness, it was more related to the health issue, the illness I had just before the Monte-Carlo tournament. I put in a lot of fitness hours between Serbia and Madrid. I had a week of training. After struggling to find his stamina in Monte-Carlo and Belgrade, Djokovic says he has turned the page on those worries. I knew I’m kind of player, particularly on clay, that needs more time, at least three, four weeks to get to the desired level. Anything that I was really looking for here in Rome I got. I knew that even though I did not have tournaments prior to Monte-Carlo, I still felt rusty on the court.

The claycourt season will reach its pinnacle this month as the 2022 French Open commences with the qualifiers on May 16.

The likes of Linda Fruhvirtova and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will be involved, among others. There will be a total of 15 categories in the upcoming edition. Iga Swiatek will be the heaviest favorite to win the women's singles title. So there will be some doubts regarding his fitness ahead of the Paris Major. However, if he is fully fit, he has a chance of winning his 22nd Grand Slam title. World No. 6 Carlos Alcaraz has been in sensational form this season, winning the Miami Open and the Madrid Open among others. This year, the men's singles tournament has a number of contenders.

French Open Tournament Director Amelie Mauresmo is hopeful that Rafael Nadal will be able to compete at Roland Garros this year despite his latest setback.

- French Open - French Open We’re just obviously all crossing our fingers to get the best players in the draw.

Players and spectators alike will be descending on Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France to watch world number ones Iga Swiatek (2020 winner) and Novak Djokovic ...

However, it’s not free on these platforms. Qualifying men’s and women’s singles matches have begun, and will continue for the next few days. In the UK, you can only watch the 2022 French Open on Eurosport.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic will have spring in his step with win Rome while Iga Swiatek will try to continue her dominance in women's department. Follow ...

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After securing his first title of 2022 at the Italian Open where he didn't drop a single set, reigning champion Novak Djokovic has put himself in a strong ...

The draw will take place on Thursday 19 May. The draw for the men’s and women’s singles will comprise 104 direct entries, 16 qualifiers and eight wildcards. Players and supporters from around the world will descend on Roland Garros for the highlight of the clay court season. He is now ranked as sixth in the world and nobody would be surprised if this was where he claimed his first Grand Slam title.

Last year at Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic claimed his second French Open title and his 19th Grand Slam men's singles title, as he overcame a two-set deficit to ...

And he will carry some solid form into Roland Garros this year as he tries to go one step further than he did last year. That is definitely something to keep in mind and look out for when he takes the court next week. Will Alcaraz do the same? Prior to the clay season, Djokovic had played in only one tournament, and he still might be shaking off some rust. Where only 20 men have odds of +10000 or shorter, 43 women have odds of +10000. Only one of the top 16 seeds reached the quarterfinals, and it was at that stage that #8 seed and 2020 champion Iga Swiatek would exit the tournament.

Andy Murray has decided to withdraw his participation from the Roland Garros 2022. He will be missing the remaining clay season.

The two-time Wimbledon champion will be eager to regain his old prowess on the grass surface since he has been most successful in it. Unfortunately, he was ill before the third-round match against Novak Djokovic, and pulled out of the game. This year, the 35-year-old returned to court after recovering from his groin injury, but his game has looked off-color.

With the Italian Open coming to a conclusion, the second Grand Slam of the year is now on the horizon.

There will be 32 players seeded in each of the draws. The 23-Grand Slam winner has suggested she may return at Wimbledon. When is the French Open?

That loss to Carlos Alcaraz seems to have motivated Novak Djokovic to step up his game Just in time, too.

I was satisfied with the level that I was playing.'' ``She's really the leader here on tour. I personally have a lot to learn from her.'' ``He deserved to win, but it was really one point that decided the winner. ``For sure the expectations around are higher, but I never had a problem to cut it off and not to think about it. Now the 20-year-old Polish player goes to Paris on a completely new level.

Will Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray play the French Open? And when will Roger Federer, Serena Williams return to Paris?

“I will be supporting him every step of the way but performing is a very different thing. “I look forward to getting back on the court. “I will not be playing Roland-Garros unfortunately,” she told insidethegames. “It’s an Achilles injury so I need to be careful especially in advance of Roland-Garros.” So I will definitely surprise you.” despite everything, these weeks have been positive and I just have to continue on this path." He was set for a first meeting since 2017 with Novak Djokovic but pulled out due to illness. “I can’t wait. I think that everything is just taking a toll. It’s probably just my body crying out — it needs a little break.” “I had my foot again with a lot of pain,” Nadal said afterwards. What's the schedule?

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic said he could not have asked for a better lead-up to Roland Garros after sealing his sixth Italian Open title with a 6-0, 7-5...

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It is that time of the year where players get their clothes dirty at the clay-court Grand Slam, Roland Garros. Here is all you need to know about the 2022 ...

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Leading up to the 2022 French Open, which begins on May 22, this series takes you through Rafael Nadal's 13 French Open titles, which is also the most ...

FILE PHOTO: Serbia's Novak Djokovic appeals to chair umpire Pascal Maria after losing a point in the fifth set of the semifinal against Spain's Rafael Nadal as Djokovic ended up running into the net after striking the ball for a high volley. He failed to convert that opportunity and paid for it dearly as Nadal won it in the tiebreak before closing out the match in straight sets. The summit clash was an all-Spanish affair as Nadal faced his great friend and first-time Grand Slam finalist David Ferrer. The 31-year-old Ferrer had not dropped a set en route to the final. Moments later, with Nadal leading 5-1 in the second set, things became clear as a bare-chested masked man emerged from the crowd near the umpire’s chair, carrying a flare. Maria gave Nadal the point because the ball had not yet bounced a second time when Djokovic touched the net. The loss against Djokovic was perhaps a wake up call for Nadal as after that, he went into the French Open without a single defeat. For the first time since 2005, the Spaniard started his clay season in South America. He began with a loss to Argentine Horacio Zeballos, current World No. 6 in doubles, in the final in Chile before winning the titles in Sao Paulo and Acapulco. Both players split the first two sets before Nadal blazed through the third. World No. 4 Nadal won the second set in the tie-break before taking the next two 6-4, 6-3 to progress to the second round. Before 2013 and ever since, Nadal has never been taken to four sets in the opening two rounds. Back on clay, eight-time champion Nadal suffered only his second-ever loss in Monte Carlo as Serbian World No. 1 Novak Djokovic thrashed him 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the summit clash. His 2013 semifinal was the first and last time he had to battle through five sets to book his place in the final at Roland Garros.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC will equal Rafael Nadal's record total of 21 Grand Slam wins if he triumphs at the French Open this month.

He will head to Paris as the defending champion, beating Tsitsipas in the final in 2021 to claim a 19th Grand Slam title. In contrast Nadal, who took full advantage of his rival's absence in Australia to beat Daniil Medvedev and claim an unprecedented 21st Slam crown, is having his preparations disrupted. Novak Djokovic has bullishly talked up his French Open chances after his first tournament win of 2022.

Here, we breakdown the total prize money on offer at the 2022 French Open in Paris, as well as the winner's purse for both men and women.

- Round 3 = €125,800 - Round 4 = €220,000 Last year, Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the men’s singles final while in the women’s final Barbora Krejcikova beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to win her first Grand Slam title.

Eurosport French Open: Barbara Schett and Mats Wilander form Eurosport's coverage of French Grand Slam 2022 · Eurosport secured the rights for the 2022 Roland- ...

Schett made it to the quarter final of the 1999 US Open and has 10 WTA titles. The former Austrian tennis player Barbara Schett will be leading the coverage in the French Open. Schett, 46, reached the fourth round of the Australian Open on four occasions, as well as reaching the fourth round of the French Open and Wimbledon. The Serbian world number one was deported from Melbourne, Victoria, after failing to provide sufficient reasoning for being unvaccinated.

Murray won't be making his 12th French Open appearance this year.

Murray is expected to return to action at the start of the grass season in Stuttgart. Djokovic was sad he didn't get a chance to play Murray in Madrid as he called him one of his greatest rivals. In 2016, Murray reached his first and lone French Open final.

Emma Raducanu thrilled the sporting world with her incredible US Open triumph last September. Her debut season on the WTA Tour has proved to be a steep ...

"He has a huge heart and I have enjoyed our strong chemistry during the time together,” she said. A star had been born in New York. In the afterglow of her US Open success, Raducanu parted company with Andrew Richardson, citing the need to link up with a coach who had high-level WTA Tour experience. Her run in Stuttgart meant a career-high ranking of 11, although expect that high figure to level out later in the year when she defends the bulk of her ranking points at Wimbledon and the US Open. The Andreescu match was her second retirement loss of the season, having pulled out of a deciding set against Daria Saville at the Guadalajara Open with a hip injury. At that point, Raducanu had not won a match at a WTA event.

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“I look forward to getting back on the court. “I will not be playing Roland-Garros unfortunately,” Svitolina told insidethegames. “It’s an Achilles injury so I need to be careful especially in advance of Roland-Garros.” I will keep you updated about my progress when I have more news.” So I will definitely surprise you.” despite everything, these weeks have been positive and I just have to continue on this path." He was set for a first meeting since 2017 with Novak Djokovic but pulled out due to illness. “I can’t wait. It’s probably just my body crying out — it needs a little break.” I think that everything is just taking a toll. “I had my foot again with a lot of pain,” Nadal said afterwards. What's the schedule?

ROME (AP) — If there's been one point during Iga Swiatek's three-month unbeaten run that encapsulates why the top-ranked player has become nearly impossible ...

More than half of the refugees, 3.3 million, have fled to Poland. She deserves to win matches like that.” That thought likely crept into Swiatek’s head during the point, but she was able to compartmentalize and maintain her unrelenting focus on the task at hand until raising the issue after the point was over. The thing is, I (hit) many more (different) shots in that point. “I know that Iga plays much better when you open the court, so maybe I should have stayed more in the middle and let her lose the point. After climbing back from a 0-40 deficit and facing a fourth break point late in the second set of a 6-2, 6-2 victory, Swiatek really found her rhythm.

That loss to Carlos Alcaraz seems to have motivated Novak Djokovic to step up his game. Just in time, too. A week after his defeat to the 19-year-old ...

"She's really the leader here on tour. Whenever my form was a bit down I've found energy in this city." "He deserved to win, but it was really one point that decided the winner. "Roland Garros is a marathon Grand Slam," Tsitsipas said. "For sure the expectations around are higher, but I never had a problem to cut it off and not to think about it. Now the 20-year-old Polish player goes to Paris on a completely new level.

Local hope Gael Monfils will not compete at the French Open later this month as he goes under the knife to fix a problem with his right heel, the Frenchman ...

"I have been bothered by a calcaneal spur since Monte-Carlo at my right heel which prevents me from moving properly on court. Monfils, 35, reached the last four at the 2008 French Open and repeated the feat eight years later at the 2016 U.S. Open but has never reached a Grand Slam final. "Hi all, I regret to inform you that I am forced to withdraw from Open Parc de Lyon and the French Open next week," Monfils, the highest-ranked French player, wrote https://twitter.com/Gael_Monfils/status/1526191755208626177 on Twitter.

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At the moment, it would appear as if they are free to play. He made a miraculous return to the court later that year but has been in and out of form. The Wimbledon winner has played just one French Open since 2017 and suffered a first-round exit in 2020.

France's highest-ranked tennis star, Gael Monfils, has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open because of a right heel injury that will require surgery.

Monfils's wife, Elina Svitolina, will also skip Roland Garros, where she has reached the quarterfinals three times. "With a heart full of love and happiness, we are delighted to announce that we are expecting a baby girl in October," they wrote. Monfils and Svitolina announced on social media Sunday that they are expecting their first child, a girl, in October.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek enters the French Open on a 28-match winning streak that has lasted three months.

More than half of the refugees, 3.3 million, have fled to Poland. She deserves to win matches like that.” The thing is, I (hit) many more (different) shots in that point. That thought likely crept into Swiatek’s head during the point, but she was able to compartmentalize and maintain her unrelenting focus on the task at hand until raising the issue after the point was over. “I know that Iga plays much better when you open the court, so maybe I should have stayed more in the middle and let her lose the point. After climbing back from a 0-40 deficit and facing a fourth break point late in the second set of a 6-2, 6-2 victory, Swiatek really found her rhythm.

(Reuters) - Local hope Gael Monfils will not compete at the French Open later this month as he goes under the knife to fix a problem with his right he...

“I have been bothered by a calcaneal spur since Monte-Carlo at my right heel which prevents me from moving properly on court. Monfils, 35, reached the last four at the 2008 French Open and repeated the feat eight years later at the 2016 U.S. Open but has never reached a Grand Slam final. “Hi all, I regret to inform you that I am forced to withdraw from Open Parc de Lyon and the French Open next week,” Monfils, the highest-ranked French player, wrote https://twitter.com/Gael_Monfils/status/1526191755208626177 on Twitter.

French hopes of a first men's singles title at Roland Garros since 1983 suffered a blow on Monday with Gael Monfils announcing he was pulling out of the ...

The last French winner of the women's singles was Mary Pierce who beat Conchita Martinez in 2000. The 35-year-old, a semi-finalist at the French Open in 2008 and currently ranked 22 in the world, is one of the great entertainers on court and a big favourite on the red clay of Roland Garros. He started the season well by winning in Adelaide and reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. But he struggled on the clay and, already bothered by his heel, pulled out in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.

Gael Monfils announced he was pulling out of the French Open draw to address an injury problem with his right heel.

- French Open The last French winner of the women’s singles was Mary Pierce who beat Conchita Martinez in 2000. - French Open