After a hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, the spring European clay-court season is back. It kicked off with Roland Garros announcing it would start one week later. Might there be more surprises?

Clay court season starts in late March before hitting its stride in April with the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000. From there, it is clay tournaments until the French Open in late May. Stay locked into ...

The court teemed with onlookers from start to finish to produce one of the biggest crowds at this year’s Rendez-vous à Roland-Garros, in partnership with Longines. The four permanent red-clay ...

Nadal had a statue erected outside Roland Garros. Dominic Thiem, who was formidable on clay in 2017, best described the challenge of beating Nadal there. Rafael Nadal announces retirement | Roger ...

Nadal was the first member of the Big 3 to win multiple Grand Slam titles on all surfaces. This feat was later matched by Novak Djokovic in 2021 when he secured his second Roland Garros title ...

The Spaniard played 116 matches at the French Open on Roland Garros' clay and won 112 of them. His win percentage (96.6 per cent) is the best of any player in a single Grand Slam event.

Built in 1928, Roland-Garros hosts one of the four tennis Grand Slams each year. The stadium has been modernized and expanded over the years and now has 18 clay courts. The main court, ...

Also, the grip of tennis rackets now inspires the e-pop shifter, has a Roland-Garros logo at the end, and the clay-colored wireless smartphone charger plus clay-colored contoured floor mats add ...