The 2021 women’s French Open final will be contested between Pavlyuchenkova (31) and Krejcikova (33). Absolutely nobody would have predicted these two meeting in the final two weeks ago. Throughout the clay-court tune-ups leading to the French Open, the usual suspects...
The women’s draw has opened up for one player. That player’s name is Iga Swiatek, the 2020 French Open defending champion. She’s cruising through the draw with the same tenacity as last year, and it will be difficult to see how anyone can stop her. With no top players...
The big surprise in the first couple of days was Naomi Osaka pulling out of the French Open after a standoff with event organizers over her reluctance to participate in press conferences. The whole affair can’t be good for the sport. I hope both organizers and Osaka...
