2021 French Open
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French Open 2021: Sloane Stephens calls for increased conversation around mental health
•“I feel like a lot of players on our tour suffer in silence. I think that is not cool and not fair and we should definitely approach it differently,” Sloane Stephens said.
French Open 2021: Roger Federer loses cool after feud with chair umpire in win over Marin Cilic
•Federer, the oldest man in the draw at 39, lost his cool and the set before recovering to defeat former world number three Cilic.
Sponsors hail Naomi Osaka's 'courage' on mental health after star's French Open pullout
•Osaka received criticism by some who say the media events are just “ part of the job." But Nike, Sweetgreen and other sponsors put out statements in support of the 23-year-old star after she revealed her struggles.
French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic sees off Tennys Sandgren in straight sets; Venus Williams crashes out
•Top seed Djokovic, the champion in Paris in 2016, is attempting to become the first man in more than 50 years to win all four Slams multiple times.
French Open 2021: Ashleigh Barty advances while Petra Kvitova pulls out due to injury; Andrey Rublevousted
•Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova pulled out of the tournament because of an ankle injury. Kvitova said she fell and hurt her ankle during “post-match press requirements” after her first-round victory on Sunday
French Open 2021: Naomi Osaka withdraws after media boycott row; reveals battle with depression since 2018
•23-year-old Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 on Sunday and threatened with disqualification by French Open organisers after she refused to carry out a mandatory news conference following her first round win.
French Open 2021: Naomi Osaka withdraws as Roger Federer, Serena Williams make winning starts
•On Court Philippe Chatrier, Federer kicked off only his second French Open campaign in six years with an impressive dismissal of Denis Istomin.
French Open 2021: With more fans and May weather, Roland Garros is closer to normal
•Still not quite its packed, pre-pandemic self, Roland Garros bubbled with tennis, cheers and sun-kissed pleasures again on Sunday as this year's tournament began with some colour back in its cheeks compared to the bland edition held in the autumnal chill last year.
Sebastian Korda, son of Australian Open winner Petr Korda, breaks through on Parma clay
•Saturday's victory made Korda the first American player to win a clay court tournament since Sam Querrey in Belgrade 11 years ago.
French Open 2021 men's singles preview: 'Big 3' in one half, next gen in the other
Tanujl •Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are in the same half of the men's singles draw at French Open. The top half features 59 major titles and the bottom just one.