French Tennis Federation

French Open 2021: Naomi Osaka's press conference boycott a 'phenomenal error', says FFT president

World number two Osaka said she will not take part in any media duties at the French Open which starts on Sunday.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: French Tennis Federation bans Benoit Paire from Games due to 'deeply ill-judged behaviour'

The decision to exclude France's 'enfant terrible' was proposed by the federation's new technical director Nicolas Escude in tandem with French Davis Cup captain Sebastien Grosjean.

French Open 2021 postponed by one week, confirm tournament organisers

The French Tennis Federation said it hoped the delay could enable more fans to attend if COVID-19 restrictions are eased by then.

French Open 2021 postponed by one week, set to begin on 30 May, says report

Last year's French Open was delayed by four months and held in September and October instead of its longstanding May-June slot.

French Open 2021: Sports ministry says Roland Garros faces delay of 'a few days'

Discussions between the ministry and Roland Garros officials also included how the tournament might be able to accommodate fans who were largely locked out of the delayed 2020 edition. This year's event is due to take place between 23 May and 6 June.

French Open 2020: Spain's Fernando Verdasco 'outraged' at tournament organisers over COVID-19 ban

Fernando Verdasco said he underwent "multiple" tests including in Rome and Hamburg, all of which were negative until he tested positive in Paris on Tuesday.

French Open 2020: 'Millions of euros up in smoke' at Roland Garros, fewer fans, plenty of rain...and 'dangerous' balls

Reduced fan limits is just one of a number of headaches facing the French Open organisers, two days out from the start of the season's final Grand Slam event.

French Open 2020: Postponed Parisian Grand Slam struggles to escape shadow of coronavirus

Rafael Nadal's bid for a 13th Paris title, and a record-equalling 20th Slam, and Novak Djokovic's pursuit of a second triumph in the French capital, to take him to 18 majors, are vying with health concerns in the battle for public attention.

French Open 2020: Grand Slam to allow just 1,000 fans a day due to rising coronavirus cases in Paris

The limit of 1,000 fans a day at Roland Garros represents less than 3% of last year's total attendance of almost 520,000.

Rescheduled French Open to begin one week later than initially proposed date, say organisers

An FFT statement said it had consulted with the ATP, WTA and International Tennis Federation (ITF) to allow the French Open showpiece the benefit of an extra week.