Australia’s Alexei Popyrin hits a backhand against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.Credit: AP Nishioka did not make it to the finish line, retiring with a lower back injury while trailing 7-5 ...

Alexei Popyrin (25), Australia, def. Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, 7-5, 6-4, 1-2, ret. Casper Ruud (7), Norway, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 ...

Taylor Fritz and Francisco Cerundolo are leaving France earlier than planned. A year after reaching the fourth round of the French Open—a career-best personal mark—Fritz was stunned by Daniel ...

Both Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner begin their 2025 French Open campaigns tomorrow. And neither could have asked for an easier first-round match. In Sinner's case, Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech ...

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. Taku Eto resigned on ...

The 2025 French Open begins May 25 in Paris, and the draws for the men’s and women’s singles are intriguing, while also throwing up some blockbuster first-round matches. The Athletic’s ...

Alexei Popyrin has a good opportunity to progress against World No.75 Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round. Sinner and Alcaraz will head into the French Open as heavy favourites having both ...

Alexei Popyrin, Austrralia’s 25th seed, will fancy his chances against Japanese world No.75 Yoshihito Nishioka first up but there are forbidding first hurdles for Chris O’Connell, facing ...