Ion Tiriac, a former Romanian tennis star, gave a scathing assessment of the match between Ash Barty and Markéta Vondroušová.

The Australian won the French Open a week and a half ago but is much more at home on grass than clay and came through a tricky opener against Donna Vekic in Birmingham 6-3, 6-4.

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She produced one of the great final performances at the All England Club, committing three unforced errors in a 6-2, 6-2 win over Serena Williams that she described as the best match of her life.

Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone has been given the all clear following a 'tough battle' with cancer, the 39-year-old Italian has said.

The 53-year-old announced the news on his official Twitter account, writing: 'We've been on full quarantine, our entire house now, for well over two weeks.'

Roger Federer is to miss the next three months of the season after undergoing surgery on his right knee, a reminder that even the greats are not immortal.

World tennis has united to take a pointed swipe at the French Open, as the whole spring clay-court season was formally abandoned.

Roland Garros, where the workforce on its new building projects downed tools earlier today, will shift from its expected start of May 24 and begin instead on September 20,

The Laver Cup has been postponed until 2021 after the French Open was rescheduled to clash with the September tournament which was co-created by tennis icon Rodger Federer.

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French tennis federation's decision to postpone the French Open to late September amid the Covid-19 crisis was widely criticised because the new dates clashed with the hardcourt season.

French Tennis Federation announced that all ticket holders for the French Open will be refunded.

Organisers in talks with governing bodies amid rescheduling reports.

The French Tennis Federation says it will refund tickets purchased for the French Open because of uncertainty related to the coronavirus pandemic.

The French Tennis Federation says it will refund tickets purchased for the French Open because of uncertainty related to the coronavirus pandemic.