Great Britain's Jack Draper recovers from a sluggish start against Mattia Bellucci to secure the first French Open win of his career.

PARIS — Novak Djokovic experienced the lowest of lows — pulling out of the French Open after tearing the meniscus in his right knee — and the highest of highs — winning a long-sought Olympic gold medal for Serbia — at Roland-Garros last year. This trip to the site went smoothly, once he got going.

Novak Djokovic has returned to Roland-Garros with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Mackie McDonald in the first round.

The French Open's packed schedule led to some of the top players in the world playing on the smallest courts at Roland Garros.

Having already <a href=" her design profile for Roland-Garros this year, Naomi Osaka debuted her sakura-inspired outfit in the Grand Slam event Monday.

Roland-Garros is the last of the major tennis tournaments to trust human line judges over electronic calls, resisting technology in favor of the age-old method of pointing at some marks in the dirt.

Nadal, a 14-time Roland Garros champion whose record may never be surpassed, was honored by tennis rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Fonseca finished the 2024 calendar year by winning the Next Gen ATP Finals. Then, when 2025 began, he stunned Andrey Rublev in the opening round of the 2025 Australian Open—before later raising his maiden title at the Argentina Open in February.