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Spain's Rafael Nadal waves as he leaves the court after losing against Germany's Alexander Zverev during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

14-time champion Rafael Nadal loses in the French Open’s first round to Alexander Zverev

Rafael Nadal lost in the first round of the French Open to Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 in what might turn out to be the 14-time Roland Garros champion’s last match at his favorite tournament.
 
Fans of Spain's Rafael Nadal pose for pictures with his statue ahead of his first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Rafael Nadal’s possible French Open farewell draws fans from all over the world

 
FILE - Terence Atmane, of France, plays a forehand return to Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during a first-round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 15, 2024. Atmane was allowed to continue his first-round match at the French Open, Sunday, May 26, 2024, without being penalized after hitting a ball angrily and accidentally striking a spectator in the stands at one of the event's smaller courts. His opponent, Sebastian Ofner, won the match in five sets. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

A French player at the French Open gets only a warning when his ball strikes a fan

 
Serbia's Novak Djokovic ponders a question during a press conference ahead his first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Novak Djokovic enters the French Open with ‘low expectations and high hopes’

 
Spain's Rafael Nadal looks up during a training session at the Roland Garros stadium, Saturday, May 25, 2024 in Paris. The French Open tennis tournament starts Sunday May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Why did the French Open cancel a farewell ceremony for Rafael Nadal? And why is he unseeded?

 

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Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka reacts during his first round match against Britain's Andy Murray of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Stan Wawrinka, who is 39, beats Andy Murray, who is 37, at the French Open. Alcaraz and Osaka win

Stan Wawrinka repeatedly used his trademark one-handed backhand to get the better of Andy Murray at the French Open once again.
 
Japan's Naomi Osaka returns the ball to China's Zheng Qinwen during her match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Monday, May 13, 2024. Qinwen won 6-2, 6-4. (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via AP)

Naomi Osaka has more going on than tennis at the French Open: Her daughter is learning to walk

The big news in Naomi Osaka’s life has nothing to do with the French Open or clay-court tennis: Her 10-month-old daughter, Shai, is taking her first steps.
 
Spain's Rafael Nadal uses his towel as he trains at the Roland Garros stadium, Saturday, May 25, 2024 in Paris. The French Open tennis tournament starts Sunday May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Rafael Nadal says he is feeling better and this might not be his last French Open

This might not turn out to be Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, after all. The 14-time champion at Roland Garros said Saturday that he is not 100% sure that he will not play again at the Grand Slam tournament.
 
FILE - An emotional Roger Federer, left, of Team Europe sits alongside his playing partner Rafael Nadal after their Laver Cup doubles match against Team World's Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe at the O2 arena in London, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. That was the last match of Federer's career. It’s not just Nadal who has folks wondering how many more tennis matches remain in his career.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

It’s not just Rafael Nadal: Retirement is in the tennis air as the French Open starts

It’s not just Rafael Nadal who has folks wondering how many more tennis matches remain in his career.
 
Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, returns the ball to Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Carlos Alcaraz is ‘scared’ to hit his forehand with full force as the French Open approaches

Even Carlos Alcaraz couldn’t tell you exactly what’s been wrong with his right forearm, the part of his body that is responsible for his thunderous forehands.
 
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, reacts after losing a point as he plays Tomas Machac, of the Czech Republic, during their semi-final match, at the ATP 250 Geneva Open tennis tournament in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, May 24, 2024. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Djokovic loses Geneva semi and goes to French Open with no titles in 2024

Novak Djokovic will defend his French Open title in Paris still without a trophy this season after losing in the Geneva Open semifinals.
 
FILE - At left, Iga Swiatek, of Poland, celebrates after defeating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. At right, Chris Evert-Lloyd bursts with joy after defeating fellow American Martina Navratilova in the final match of the women's singles of the French tennis championships at Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 9, 1985. No less an authority on clay-court tennis than Chris Evert thinks her record of seven French Open championships could be surpassed by Iga Swiatek. (AP Photo/File)

Chris Evert thinks Iga Swiatek could surpass her record of 7 French Open titles

Hall of Famer Chris Evert tells the AP she thinks Iga Swiatek could surpass her record of seven French Open titles.
 
Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts as he plays against Germany's Alexander Zverev during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

French Open 2024: Here’s how to watch on TV, betting odds and more you should know

A day after sitting in the stands at Court Philippe Chatrier to watch rival Rafael Nadal’s first-round exit, Novak Djokovic will get his French Open started.
 
FILE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy as he celebrates winning the men's singles final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Norway's Casper Ruud at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Djokovic won three of his men’s-record 24 Grand Slam titles at the French Open, which starts Sunday at Roland Garros in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

French Open: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are among the men to watch in 2024

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are some of the top men entered in the 2024 French Open.
 
FILE - Poland's Iga Swiatek holds the trophy as she celebrates winning the women's final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Swiatek has won two titles in a row, and three overall, at the French Open, which starts Sunday at Roland Garros in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)

French Open: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among the women to watch in 2024

Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are some of the top women entered in the 2024 French Open.
 
FILE - Germany's Alexander Zverev is carried off the court after twisting his ankle during the semifinal match against Spain's Rafael Nadal, left, at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Friday, June 3, 2022. Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field, after all, and the 14-time champion was set up for a challenging first-round matchup in Thursday’s draw against Alexander Zverev. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field and will face Alexander Zverev in the first round

Rafael Nadal will begin what is expected to be his last French Open appearance against No. 4-seeded Alexander Zverev.
 

World No. 5 Jessica Pegula withdraws from French Open to focus on recovery

World No. 5 Jessica Pegula has withdrawn from the French Open because she is not fully fit to compete at the clay-court Grand Slam.
 
Andy Murray, of Great Britain, returns the ball to Yannick Hanfmann, of Germany, during the men's singles first round of the ATP 250 Geneva Open tournament in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Andy Murray receives wild card to play doubles at French Open with Daniel Evans

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray and Daniel Evans have been granted a wild card to play together in doubles at the French Open.
 
FILE - Austria's Dominic Thiem serves against Argentina's Pedro Cachin during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, on May 29, 2023. Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem, a two-time runner-up at Roland Garros, lost in the second round of qualifying on his final match at the French Open. Thiem, who reached the final at Roland Garros in 2018 and 2019, announced earlier this month that he will retire at the end of the year after struggling to return to his top form following a wrist injury. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

2-time French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem loses in qualifying in final Roland Garros appearance

Two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem has lost in the second round of qualifying in his final match at the French Open.
 
FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates his record 12th French Open tennis tournament title after winning his men's final match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, June 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

How well do you know Rafael Nadal’s French Open career? Try the AP’s quiz

How well do you know Rafael Nadal’s career and his record at the French Open? The AP has put together a quiz to test your knowledge ahead of the clay-court tournament that begins Sunday at Roland Garros in Paris.
 
FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts as he defeats Argentina's Mariano Puerta during their final match of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium, Sunday June 5, 2005, in Paris. Nadal beat Puerta 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to win. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Rafael Nadal has won 14 French Open titles. Here is a look at each one

Rafael Nadal calls the French Open his favorite event, and that certainly makes sense. His 22 Grand Slam singles titles include a record 14 at Roland Garros, more than anyone in tennis history has won at any major tournament.
 
FILE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic hugs Spain's Rafael Nadal, left, after winning the quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament in three sets, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1, at Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. There have been 59 installments of Nadal vs. Djokovic, more than between any two other men in the Open era of tennis, which dates to 1968. Djokovic leads 30-29 overall. (AP Photo/David Vincent, File)

Rafael Nadal’s excellence at the French Open, as seen through the eyes of other tennis players

At this point in Rafael Nadal’s career, he is most eager for one particular spectator to get to watch him play: His 1-year-old son.
 
FILE - A ball rests on the court of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

FRENCH OPEN 2024: Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are the defending champions at Roland Garros

Play begins at the French Open in Paris on Sunday. It is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held on red clay. The competition lasts 15 days.
 
FILE - Spain's Rafael Nadal poses with the cup after defeating Switzerland's Roger Federer during the men's final match of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 10, 2007. Nadal won 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)

If this is Rafael Nadal’s last French Open, it should be similar to Serena Williams’ last US Open

This French Open is expected to be the last one for Rafael Nadal. He has won the clay-court Grand Slam tournament a record 14 times but he is nearly 38 and hip and abdominal injuries have limited him to 20 matches over the past 20 months.
 
A French fan poses with a life-sized cardboard cutout of Rafael Nadal next to Roland Garros main stadium, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Paris. The French Open tennis tournament start Sunday May 26th. (AP Photo/Tom Nouvian)

Thousands of fans come to see Nadal practice ahead of the French Open

Even before the French Open has started, thousands of tennis fans are lining up to see 14-time champion Rafael Nadal practice.
 
FILE - Coco Gauff, of the United States, poses for photographs after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, at the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

US Open champ Coco Gauff calls on young Americans to get out and vote. ‘Use the power that we have’

She’s the U.S. Open champion. The highest paid female athlete in the world. And a frustrated Floridian.
 
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, returns the ball to Hubert Hurkacz, of Poland, during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 11, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Rafael Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over his fitness and form

Rafael Nadal is back at Roland Garros for the first time since 2022. He practiced at Court Philippe Chatier for more than an hour in front of about 6,000 fans on Monday.
 
Alexanders Zverev, of Germany, left, serves to Nicolas Jarry, of Chile, during the Italian Open tennis tournament final match at Rome's Foro Italico, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Zverev’s stock is rising for the French Open amid questions over Djokovic, Nadal, Sinner and Alcaraz

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic hasn’t won a tournament all year. Record 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal has been far from his best.
 

Emma Raducanu withdraws from French Open qualifying to focus on grass season

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from French Open qualifying and will instead focus on training for the grass and hard-court seasons.
 
Alexander Zverev, of Germany, reacts after defeating Nicolas Jarry, of Chile, in the Italian Open tennis tournament final match at Rome's Foro Italico, Sunday, May 19, 2024. Zverev won 6-4/7-5. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

The Italian Open was where Zverev’s career took off. Another title in Rome signals a career revival

Alexander Zverev put on a serving clinic in a 6-4, 7-5 win over 24th-ranked Nicolas Jarry to claim his second Italian Open title and earn his biggest trophy since tearing his ankle apart two years ago.
 
Iga Swiatek, of Poland, celebrates after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, in the Italian Open tennis tournament final match at Rome's Foro Italico, Saturday, May 18, 2024. Swiatek won 6-2/6-3. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Swiatek dominates to earn her 3rd Italian Open title and heads to French Open as the big favorite

The latest matchup between top-ranked Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka was hardly a contest. Swiatek was in control from the start as she won the Italian Open final 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday.
 
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Chile's Alejandro Tabilo at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Djokovic gets late wild card to Geneva Open in bid for more clay action before Roland Garros

Novak Djokovic is a surprise entry for the Geneva Open, the last men’s warmup for the French Open. Geneva organizers say the top-ranked Djokovic got the last wild card on Friday to their event that starts on Sunday.
 
Jannik Sinner listens to reporters' questions during a press conference in Rome, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Second-ranked Sinner announced that he is withdrawing from the Italian Open because of an injured hip — denying the tournament of its most anticipated home player in decades. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Sinner can become No. 1 even if he misses the French Open. He’s already at the top for his behavior

Jannik Sinner is still winning even when he’s out injured. The Italian tennis player has a chance to become No. 1 in the rankings even if he misses the upcoming French Open because of a hip injury that has kept him out recently.
 

French veterans Cornet and Gasquet receive French Open wild-card invitations

French veterans Alizé Cornet and Richard Gasquet have received wild-card invitations to play in the French Open.
 
Rafael Nadal, of Spain, leaves after loosing his match against Hubert Hurkacz, of Poland, at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 11, 2024.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Rafael Nadal reconsidering his status for the French Open after a lopsided loss in Rome

Fifteen days before he is scheduled to play in what will likely be his final French Open, Rafael Nadal is so unsatisfied with his level of tennis that he’s still debating whether or not to go to Roland Garros.
 
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