Tennis Can’t Quit Its Covid Bubble

The world is opening, but tennis players are still dealing with serious restrictions on their movement, and they are not happy about it.

Young Italian Men Are Taking Over the French Open. They Have No Idea Why.

Italy has 10 players in the top 100, the most ever, and two 19-year-olds who look like major stars in the making. Just don’t ask them what’s going on.

Hip Injury Forces Ashleigh Barty Out of French Open

Barty, the world’s No. 1 player, had to leave the court for medical treatment during her second-round match.

After Her Brutal Year, Mental Health Is on Sloane Stephens’s Mind, Too

“I should have asked to go to my grandparents’ funeral,” she said. “It’s something that I’ll probably regret for the rest of my life.”

Naomi Osaka’s Uneasy Rush Into the Spotlight

Since emerging as an elite tennis player and Grand Slam tournament champion in 2018, Osaka has experienced success and anguish, both of which played out in public. It is “a lot to put on anyone’s plate.”

2021 French Open: What to Watch on Wednesday

Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Serena Williams feature on the first day of second-round matches.

Opinion | Naomi Osaka and the Power of ‘Nope’

The power balance has changed among public figures, the journalists and publications that cover them and the companies that they do business with.

Naomi Osaka and the Changing Power Dynamics in Sports

With relatively few words, she said a lot as she bowed out of the French Open on her terms, reflecting the growing empowerment of athletes.

Why the Grand Slam Tournaments Risked Playing Hardball With Naomi Osaka

Leaders in the game noted that Osaka’s decision to bypass news conferences came as major media organizations had been cutting back on tennis coverage for years, a troubling dynamic for a sport that battles for exposure.

With Her Candor, Osaka Adds to Conversation About Mental Health

In making herself vulnerable, Naomi Osaka joined other noteworthy athletes in pushing a once-taboo subject into the open.

Serena Williams Wins in the First Round at the French Open

Playing in a night session in Paris, Williams defeated Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets in a brisk match that moved her along to the second round, again.

A Shocking Exit and a Sad Day for Tennis

Naomi Osaka, a superstar in the sport, pulled out of the French Open after she was fined for skipping a news conference. Did it have to end this way?

Naomi Osaka Quits the French Open After News Conference Dispute

The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner wrote on Instagram that she had suffered from bouts of depression since 2018 and that she would “take some time” away from the tennis court.

Naomi Osaka Quits the French Open After News Conference Dispute

The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner wrote on Instagram that she had suffered from bouts of depression since 2018 and that she would “take some time” away from the tennis court.

Naomi Osaka Quits the French Open After News Conference Dispute

The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner wrote on Instagram that she had suffered from bouts of depression since 2018 and that she would “take some time” away from the tennis court.

The First of Nadal’s 100 French Open Victims Has His Say

And what he says, having played the Big Three in men’s tennis, is that it’s too hard to declare one the best. Now about that first match …

Naomi Osaka Skips News Conference, Drawing Tennis Officials’ Ire

The heads of the Grand Slam events warned Osaka of escalating penalties, including default, if she continued to not “do press,” as she vowed she would not last week.

The Big Three Vie at the French Open, Each With His Own Motivation

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are all playing for history, and are almost guaranteed to meet on the way to the men’s final at Roland Garros.

At the French Open, Naomi Osaka Seeks Comfort on Clay and No Interviews

The world No. 2 has said she won’t talk to journalists at the tournament, which begins on Sunday, but she faces a bigger obstacle: her record on clay.

Naomi Osaka Says She Won’t Talk to Journalists at the French Open

Citing mental health concerns, the world No. 2 wrote on Instagram Wednesday that she will accept any fines levied for not making herself available to reporters.