The second of tennis' Grand Slam events gets underway on May 25 with the start of the French Open. The clay-court tournament is one where a slower surface speed puts an emphasis on the ability to win extended rallies and play off the baseline rather than relying on a dominant serve.

The French Open is played on the clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. Saturday, June 7 is the women's final. Sunday, June 8, is the men's final.

The French Open returns to Roland Garros for 2025, with a tough draw for Iga Świątek and a kinder one for Carlos Alcaraz.

And his utterly ruthless 6-0, 6-1 win over Casper Ruud in the Rome quarterfinals was as dominant a victory as you'll see against a top-10 player. Ruud has made two French Open finals, but Sinner finished the match having won 76% of his own service points and 68% of Ruud's.

Talk going into the Grand Slam tournament in Paris has been focused on off the court matters as much as what will happen on the infamous clay court.

Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has overcome her phobia of needles in a bid to relieve a back injury ahead of her first round match against China's Wang Xinyu at the French Open on Monday. The 22-year-old suffered a back spasm at the Strasbourg Grand Prix earlier this week,

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