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After a mixed clay-court swing, all eyes will be on how Emma Raducanu fares on the grass courts this summer.

Up to world No 37 in the WTA Rankings, the Brit is in the hunt to be seeded at Wimbledon, and a strong start to her grass swing at the Queen’s Club Championships could be crucial.

Raducanu has already taken to court at the WTA 500 event, winning an opening-round doubles match alongside Katie Boulter on Monday.

However, her singles campaign gets underway on Tuesday, with the Brit up against Spanish star Cristina Bucsa.

Bucsa’s career highlights

Born in Moldova in 1998, Bucsa began representing Spain in 2015, after moving to the country as a young child.

Her career highlight came when representing her country at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, winning a women’s doubles bronze medal alongside Sara Sorribes Tormo.

Alongside Sorribes Tormo, she also won the Madrid Open doubles title in 2024, and has won six WTA Tour doubles titles in total.

In singles, the 27-year-old is yet to reach a WTA Tour final, with the biggest title of her career coming at the WTA 125 Open de Limoges in 2023, defeating Elsa Jacquemot in the final.

The Spaniard has also won a further four ITF titles and has a career-high ranking of world No 56, set in January 2024.

Bucsa has reached the second round of all four majors, though her best Grand Slam run came at the 2023 Australian Open.

She came through qualifying and then beat both Eva Lys and Bianca Andreescu, before falling to top seed and world No 1 Iga Swiatek.

2025 season

Recent months have been difficult for Bucsa, who is down at 112th in the WTA Rankings, and has a rather middling 15-16 record for the season.

Including qualifying matches, the Spaniard has not won more than three matches in a row at any point this season, and has failed to make it past the round of 16 at any tournament.

Before Queen’s, Bucsa had not won a match since her opening-round qualifying win at the Madrid Open, going on to lose five straight matches.

After a defeat to Mirra Andreeva at the French Open, she bounced back with a successful qualifying campaign at the new WTA 500 event in south west London.

Seeded seventh, Bucsa beat British players Alice Gillan and Lily Miyazaki to reach the main draw, and will now take on Raducanu.

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Head-to-head

Bucsa may have struggled at points in 2025, but she does have a win over Raducanu to her name.

The Spaniard beat Raducanu 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 in a match that lasted over three hours at the Singapore Open back in February, a match that was seen as a disappointing loss for the Brit at the time.

However, the world No 37 has more experience than Bucsa on grass courts and will enter this contest as the pre-match favourite.

The winner will face seventh seed Barbora Krejcikova or Rebecca Sramkova in the second round.

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Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Coco Gauff have reacted to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s epic championship match at the 2025 French Open.

Alcaraz prevailed 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) after five hours and 29 minutes in the longest French Open final in history.

The Spanish superstar saved three championship points at 3-5, 0-40 in the fourth set and also survived when Sinner served for the title in the following game.

The world No 2 now holds a remarkable 5-0 record in Grand Slam finals after securing his second successive crown at Roland Garros.

In a post on Instagram after his incredible triumph, Alcaraz wrote: “How was your Sunday?”

Sinner wrote: “Au revoir, Paris Congrats to @carlitosalcarazz and the team. I gave all I had, didn’t pay off this time. Until next year.”

Alcaraz’s idol Rafael Nadal — a winner of a record 14 French Open titles — paid tribute to both Alcaraz and Sinner on Instagram.

“What a great Roland Garros final! Enhorabuena (congratulations) @carlitosalcarazz! Congrats also @janniksin for the great battle,” wrote the 22-time major champion.

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Roger Federer completed the Career Grand Slam by securing his only French Open title in 2009.

The Swiss icon, who both Alcaraz and Sinner have cited as a major inspiration, said: “Three winners in Paris today: @carlitosalcarazz @janniksin and the beautiful game of tennis. What a match!”

Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the women’s singles final at Roland Garros to claim her maiden title at the event and second Grand Slam overall.

The 21-year-old American hailed Alcaraz and referenced last year’s China Open — where both she and the Spaniard won the titles.

Gauff wrote on X: “We had to run Beijing back for the one time! Congratulations @carlitosalcarazz on an incredible win! You are amazing!”

Italian ATP star Lorenzo Musetti, who was forced to retire in the fourth set of his French Open semi-final with Alcaraz, gave his reaction on Instagram.

“True CHAMPIONS of out sport,” Musetti wrote.

Robin Soderling, a former world No 4 and French Open runner-up in 2009 and 2010, said: “When you thought tennis had reached its highest potential with the Big Three. These guys (Alcaraz and Sinner) just took it to the next level.

“The pace and intensity was just unreal.”

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Chris Evert admits she was surprised by Aryna Sabalenka’s post-match comments following her French Open final defeat to Coco Gauff.

Sabalenka was quick out of the blocks in the women’s showpiece match at Roland Garros as she went a double break up in the first set, but her American opponent pulled it back and took it to a tie-breaker before the world No 1 eventually claimed the set.

The conditions started playing havoc with the wind having a big impact and Gauff upped her game even further as she started to dominate.

The world No 2 eventually claimed a 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4 victory to secure her second Grand Slam title following her success at the 2023 US Open where she also beat the Belarusian.

Sabalenka was very emotional during the post-match presentation interview as she described it as her “worst final”.

Later in the press conference, she again lamented her performance, saying: “It was really honestly the worst tennis I’ve played in the last, I don’t know, in the last I don’t know how many months.

“Conditions were terrible, and she simply was better in these conditions than me. I think it was the worst final I ever played.”

Sabalenka ended Iga Swiatek’s title defence in the semi-final with a three-set win and she also stated that the Pole “would have won the final”.

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She added: “I don’t know, I think Iga – if Iga would win me another day, I think she would go out today and she would get the win.

“Yeah, it just hurts. Honestly hurts. I’ve been playing really well, and then in the last match, go out there and perform like I did, that’s hurt.”

Former world No 1 Evert was unimpressed by the three-time Grand Slam winner’s comments as she felt Sabalenka should have come up with a gameplan to counter the conditions.

“When you heard Aryna say it was the worst [final], I was like wow! You have to adjust,” the 18-time Grand Slam winner is quoted as saying by The Tennis Gazette.

“It’s the same on both sides. You have to make that adjustment. If you are number one in the world or number two in the world, you should know how to play on windy days by now.

“It was swirling. Well, you know what, then you really have to get ready and prepared for the shot quicker and you have to be aware of that and make the court smaller and not go for the lines all the time if it’s that windy.

“It was the same for both of them and I think Coco really adapted to it much better.”

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A pulsating French Open came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday, with Carlos Alcaraz battling back in a legendary final to stun Jannik Sinner and defend his title.

Here, we look at the big winners and losers from a fascinating fortnight of men’s singles action at Roland Garros.

The winners

Carlos Alcaraz: An astonishing comeback and an astonishing triumph for Alcaraz, who is now one of just four men in the Open Era to win five majors before turning 23. It is hard to see the Spaniard slowing down anytime soon.

Alexander Bublik: The Kazakh picked up two hugely impressive top-10 wins to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final, reminding everyone just how talented he is. Let’s hope we see more of this tennis from him in the future.

Frances Tiafoe & Tommy Paul: Best-ever Roland Garros runs for Tiafoe and Paul saw both men reach the last eight, as part of a strong US campaign in Paris. Both will be eyeing up a strong grass-court season.

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The losers

Alexander Zverev: Another Grand Slam chance goes begging for Zverev, who fell into his passive patterns of play in his quarter-final exit to Novak Djokovic. It looks less and less likely that the German will win a major title.

Taylor Fritz: Expectations were low for fourth seed Fritz heading into Roland Garros, but an opening-round exit to Daniel Altmaier was underwhelming. The American now has to defend a heap of ranking points this summer.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: After a stunning second-round loss to Matteo Gigante, Tsitsipas now finds himself outside the top 20 for the first time since 2018. The Greek will hope his partnership with Goran Ivanisevic can revitalise his career.

Casper Ruud: Injury contributed to the end of Ruud’s Roland Garros, with his second-round loss to Nuno Borges his earliest exit at the event since 2018. The Norwegian is another whose Grand Slam hopes may be fading.

Winner…and loser?

Jannik Sinner: The world No 1 proved he was as sharp as ever throughout a dominant run to the final, but is now just the third man in the Open Era to miss championship points in a Grand Slam final. How will he process such a loss?

Novak Djokovic: Djokovic’s motivation and hunger should not be questioned, and his tennis in Paris was arguably his best of the year. But, despite a strong display, he couldn’t take a set off Sinner in the semi-final. It is understandable why he may be contemplating his long-term future in the sport.

Lorenzo Musetti: Musetti’s strong clay-court season ended in heartbreaking fashion, pushing Alcaraz early on before injury forced him to retire in his first French Open final. Hopefully, it is not a long-term issue for the Italian.

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The French Open men’s singles event is done and dusted for 2025, with Carlos Alcaraz taking home the title.

Here, we look at what prize money Alcaraz, tournament runner-up Jannik Sinner, and their main ATP rivals earned in 2025, alongside what ranking points they take home from the past fortnight of action.

Prize money

For lifting the title, Alcaraz will be awarded a staggering €2,550,000 in prize money, which equates to around $2,908,137 in earnings.

After finishing as the runner-up, Sinner earns €1,275,000, around $1,454,068.

Beaten in the semi-final by Sinner, three-time French Open champion Novak Djokovic earns €690,000 for his run, the equivalent of approximately $786.907.

Eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti also wins the same amount of prize money, having reached the last four before retiring injured against Alcaraz.

After his quarter-final loss to Djokovic, world No 3 and third seed Alexander Zverev earned €440,000 in prize money, the approximate equivalent of $501,796.

Fellow beaten quarter-finalists Alexander Bublik, Frances Tiafoe, and Tommy Paul also take home  €440,000 for their respective runs.

Fifth seed Jack Draper was beaten in the fourth round by Bublik and earns €265,000, the approximate equivalent of $302,218.

Meanwhile, after his surprise opening-round exit a fortnight ago, fourth seed Taylor Fritz earns €78,000, around $88,954.

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Ranking points

For lifting the title, Alcaraz takes home a staggering 2,000 ranking points.

That matches the exact total of points that he won for also winning the title in 2024, when he beat Zverev in a five-set final.

For finishing as the runner-up, Sinner earns 1,300 points, an improvement on the 800 semi-final points he earned in 2024.

However, had he converted one of the three championship points he held, he would have earned the 2,000 titleist points – and grown his world No 1 lead significantly.

Strong runs to the semi-final earn both Djokovic and Musetti 800 ranking points, and both men will rise in the ATP Rankings as a result.

Djokovic will jump up one place to world No 5, while Musetti moves up one spot to a new career-high of world No 6.

Despite his fourth-round defeat, Draper is also guaranteed a boost.

The Brit earned 200 ranking points for his run and will move up to world No 4 on Monday, with Fritz set to fall down to world No 7.

The American was defending 200 points after reaching the fourth round in 2024, though he earned just 10 points in 2025 for his opening-round exit.

World No 3 Zverev failed to defend his 1300 finalist points from 2024, though the 400 points he earned in 2025 were more than enough to maintain his place in the ATP Rankings.

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The French Open has attracted plenty of attention on court – but not just because of the tennis.

As always in tennis, fashion has been a hot topic of discussion, with the outfits of several leading stars having been scrutinised over the past fortnight.

The tournament culminates this Sunday with Jannik Sinner facing Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s singles final, and their outfits have attracted plenty of attention.

Here, we look at what inspired both Sinner and Alcaraz’s outfits, what the reaction has been – and how much they would cost.

Inspiration

Both Sinner and Alcaraz are sponsored by Nike, one of the biggest – if not the biggest – clothes sponsors in tennis.

However, both the Italian and the Spaniard have sported different looks during their respective Roland Garros campaigns.

World No 1 Sinner has opted for what has been titled the Nike Men’s Summer Advantage Slam Polo, a green polo-style shirt with a white collar.

Meanwhile, world No 2 Alcaraz has opted for the Nike Men’s Summer Advantage Slam Top, a classic-style tennis shirt without a collar, with black and white stripes.

Alternate colours and variations on both outfits were designed by Nike, though Sinner and Alcaraz have both kept to the same colour outfit throughout.

Nike’s theme is rugby-inspired, and both outfits are accompanied by a rugby-style top, the same colour as their respective outfits.

Sinner and Alcaraz have been wearing the sweater-style jerseys for their post-match interviews and will likely wear them during Sunday’s trophy presentation.

How much do they cost?

If you want to buy the ‘real deal’ version of both Sinner and Alcaraz’s kits, be prepared to spend a pretty penny on them.

On Tennis Warehouse, Sinner’s polo top costs $105, while Alcaraz’s shirt costs $90.

It is a further $120 to buy either of the pair’s respective rugby-style tops, while the outfit shorts also cost $90.

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What have the reactions been?

It is fair to say that there has been a rather mixed reaction to both Sinner and Alcaraz’s outfits.

Normally known for wearing more simple colours, world No 1 Sinner’s look has drawn comparisons to Super Mario Bros character Luigi, with even coach Darren Cahill sharing a meme on social media.

Asked about the outfit during the tournament, the 23-year-old admitted he was unbothered by the conversation around it.

“It’s nice, you know? I feel like sometimes we need to see the funny part also at times. It’s something different, the outfit,” said the Italian.

“It’s also nice sometimes to change up. If not, it’s always too boring. It’s good to have something on at least.”

Meanwhile, Alcaraz’s black and white striped kit has drawn comparisons to the Hamburglar, a McDonald’s character from the 1980s.

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Aryna Sabalenka has come under fire after her post-match comments appeared to suggest Coco Gauff won her first French Open title primarily due to her poor performance in Saturday’s final.

A crestfallen Sabalenka lost her second Grand Slam final of 2025 after she was well beaten by an impressive Gauff, who held her nerve as she secured a 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 victory.

She took Gauff out of her comfort zone throughout, took a less risky approach in windy conditions and was by far the better player as she lifted the trophy in Paris and claimed her second Grand Slam title.

Sabalenka agreed that Gauff was a deserving champion, but she went to suggest the primary reason for the American winning was her poor performance. 

She also suggested Gauff was lucky to get balls into court when she wasn’t making a clean connection on her strings.

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“I mean, honestly, sometimes it felt like she was hitting the ball from the frame,” said Sabalenka.

“Somehow, magically, the ball lands in the court, and you’re kind of on the back foot.

“It felt like a joke, honestly, like somebody from above was just staying there laughing, like, ‘let’s see if you can handle this’.

“I was just making unforced errors. I think she won the match not because she played incredible. Just because I made all of those mistakes, kind of like from easy balls.

“It was really honestly the worst tennis I’ve played in the last, I don’t know, in the last I don’t know how many months.

“Conditions were terrible, and she simply was better in these conditions than me. I think it was the worst final I ever played.

“In these tough conditions, I couldn’t really mix it up. It was tricky. It was tricky in these conditions to do stuff that I was doing, for example, in Madrid that I know I have to do against her to get the win.

“Also, I think I was overemotional. I think today I didn’t really handle myself quite well mentally, I would say. So basically that’s it.”

Sabalenka’s frustrations were understandable and they are the mark of a champion who simply cannot comprehend a defeat when she expected to live up to her status as the world No 1 by wining a first Grand Slam title.

Yet the media who attended her press conference in Paris were surprised that the jovial, joking Sabalenka was replaced with a player who decided to belittle the success of the new French Open champion amid her own annoyance.

Social media users have been quick to criticise Sabalenka’s lack of grace, with the joy created by Gauff’s worthy victory acknowledged by tennis lovers around the world.

Former US President Barack Obama was among those who congratulated Gauff on his social media channels, with former British No 1 Tim Henman suggesting this win could give the young American the confidence she needs to kick on and achieve more Grand Slam successes.

“Sabalenka really did start off in top gear. She was hitting the ball so aggressively and not making unforced errors,” reflected Henman on TNT Sports.

“But you’ve got to find a way to get the job done. The resilience from Gauff was so impressive even though she lost the first set and started to turn things around in the second.

“Coco was more accepting of the conditions and therefore wasn’t trying to play perfect tennis, whereas Sabalenka was playing so aggressively all the time and needed to vary it a bit.

“It’s a journey and we’ve been following the journey of Coco Gauff. She was 15 when she played qualifying at Wimbledon and six years on, she’s got her second Grand Slam title. She’s able to deal with all the pressure and expectation away from the court and handles the adversity on the court.

“There is still so much room for her improvement, the second serve, the forehand. if she can make a few more technical changes, then she will be even tougher to beat.” 

Sabalenka may well reflect that her unfortunate comments were not befitting of a world No 1 after a compelling Grand Slam final, but this was Gauff’s moment and any suggestion that she was fortunate to get over the winning line should be banished.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are set for a maiden Grand Slam final meeting, and, for one, there will be disappointment for the first time.

Neither world No 1 Sinner nor world No 2 Alcaraz have been beaten in a major final before, and whoever wins will likely have their sights set on breaking an impressive Roger Federer record.

Most Grand Slam finals unbeaten

Winning a Grand Slam final is one of the toughest achievements in tennis, and it has taken several legends of the sport multiple finals to finally lift their first major.

Famously, ATP Tour legends Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl went 0-4 in their first Grand Slam finals before finally claiming a title, and the same can be said for Kim Clijsters in the women’s game.

However, it has been a different story for Alcaraz and Sinner, who have perfect 4-0 and 3-0 records, respectively, heading into Sunday’s showdown.

Alcaraz’s 4-0 record is already the joint-fourth best across both the men’s and women’s game, and outright second when it comes to male players in the Open Era.

Only Federer had a longer run unbeaten in Grand Slam finals, with the Swiss’ record of 7-0 in his first seven major finals an Open Era record for both men and women.

The Swiss won the 2003 Wimbledon final, the 2004 Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open finals, the 2005 Wimbledon and US Open finals, and the 2006 Australian Open final before his first loss – to Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in 2006.

In all-time second place is Monica Seles, who won her first six major finals, with Iga Swiatek in third, thanks to a 5-0 record in her Grand Slam finals to date.

Alcaraz is currently in joint-fourth alongside Naomi Osaka (4-0), though Sinner has the chance to also move to 4-0 on Sunday, and stop the Spaniard breaking Federer’s record.

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Sinner and Alcaraz’s major final records

Alcaraz’s superb start to life in Grand Slam finals started at the 2022 US Open, where he beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 to claim his first major title.

The Spaniard then stunned Novak Djokovic 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Wimbledon title in 2023, before a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Alexander Zverev in the 2024 French Open final.

His most recent Grand Slam title came at Wimbledon in 2024, where he beat Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(4) in a rematch of the previous year’s final to move to 4-0.

Sinner’s first Grand Slam triumph came back at the 2024 Australian Open, where he famously rallied from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the final.

The Italian then captured the 2024 US Open title by beating Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, before successfully defending the Australian Open title in 2025 with a 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Zverev.

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Coco Gauff has brushed off Aryna Sabalenka’s assertion that Iga Swiatek “would have won” the French Open had she played in the final.

World No 2 Gauff produced a stunning comeback to defeat top seed Sabalenka in the Roland Garros showpiece match, winning 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-4 to secure the trophy.

It is the American’s second Grand Slam title as she also won the 2023 US Open trophy with Sabalenka once again on the losing end.

But it was a match littered with errors from the reigning world No 1 as the Belarusian made 70 unforced errors compared to Gauff’s 30. She also faced 21 break points, saving 12, while her opponent saved seven of the 13 she faced.

Sabalenka, who described the match as “the worst final” she has ever played, overcame four-time French Open champion Swiatek in three sets in the semi-final and she feels the Pole would have won had she played in the final.

“If Iga would win me another day, I think she would go out today and she would get the win,” the 27-year-old said. “Yeah, it just hurts.

“Honestly hurts. I’ve been playing really well, and then in the last match, go out there and perform like I did.”

Gauff was asked for her response to Sabalenka’s comments and feels her recent record against the five-time Grand Slam winner shows her pedigree.

“I don’t agree with that. I’m here sitting here (laughter),” she started off. “Last time I played – no shade to Iga or anything – but I played her and I won in straight sets.

“Yeah, I don’t think that’s a fair thing to say, because anything can really happen.”

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Although Swiatek lead their head-to-head 11-4, Gauff has won their last three encounters as she beat the Pole 6-1, 6-1 at the Madrid Open recently, while she also won in straight sets at the United Cup in January and the WTA Finals last November.

She continued: “Honestly, the way Aryna was playing the last few weeks, she was the favourite to win. So I think she was the best person that I could have played in the final.

“Her being No 1 in the world was the best person to play, so I think I got the hardest matchup just if you go off stats alone.

“Obviously, Iga being a champion here, it was going to be a tough match either way. But I think regardless of who I played, I think I had a good shot to win.

“I definitely had that belief. If you asked me, honestly speaking to you guys who I wanted to play, it was Iga just because I felt Aryna was playing so good, and she was.”

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Coco Gauff has ended a ten-year wait for an American singles champion at the French Open, beating Aryna Sabalenka in an enthralling three-set final.

American success has sometimes been hard to come by in Paris, but here we look at the seven US women who have now claimed the title at the greatest clay-court event of them all.

Nancy Richey – 1968

A player whose success spanned the amateur and professional ages, Richey made history by becoming the first Grand Slam women’s singles champion of the Open Era at the 1968 French Open.

Seeded fifth, Richey rallied from a set down to stun top seed Billie Jean King in the semi-final, before defeating second seed and two-time winner Ann Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to lift the title.

Billie Jean King – 1972

Tennis icon King won 12 major singles titles across both the amateur and professional eras, and completed the Career Grand Slam with her sole French Open victory in 1972.

The third seed beat Helga Niessen Masthoff in the last four, before downing top seed and reigning champion Evonne Goolagong 6-3, 6-3 to triumph.

Chris Evert – 1974-75, 1979-80, 1983, 1985-86

Evert remains the most successful French Open women’s singles champion of the Open Era, with an impressive seven titles to her name.

The former world No 1 beat Olga Morozova to win her first title in 1974 and then defended her crown in 1975, defeating legendary rival Martina Navratilova.

Evert skipped the event for the next three years but regained her title in 1979, defeating Wendy Turnbull in the final, and then claimed her fourth title in 1980 by beating Virginia Ruzici.

She defeated Mima Jausovec to seal her fifth title in 1983, before consecutive victories over Navratilova in the 1985 and 1986 finals.

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Martina Navratilova – 1982, 1984

Though born and raised in modern-day Czechia, Navratilova represented the US for the bulk of her career, including her two triumphs at Roland Garros.

Navratilova saw off former teen prodigy Andrea Jaeger in straight sets in the 1982 final, and two years later breezed past Evert to claim her second French Open singles crown.

Jennifer Capriati – 2001

One of just two American women this century to triumph at Roland Garros, Capriati triumphed at the tournament back in 2001.

Just months after winning her maiden major at the Australian Open, fourth seed Capriati beat top seed Martina Hingis in the last four before an epic three-set victory over Kim Clijsters in the final.

Serena Williams – 2002, 2013, 2015

Only Iga Swiatek and Justine Henin have won more French Open women’s titles this century than Williams, a three-time Roland Garros singles champion.

The tennis icon kicked off her first ‘Serena Slam’ with triumph at the tournament in 2002, beating Venus Williams in the first of four consecutive major final victories over her older sister.

Serena then ended her 11-year wait for a second title by beating Maria Sharapova in the 2013 final, before edging Lucie Safarova in a three-set thriller in 2015.

Coco Gauff – 2025

Ten years after Williams’ last triumph, Gauff now joins her and other US tennis icons as a French Open champion.

The 21-year-old first came close to Roland Garros in 2022, reaching the final before a straight-sets loss to Iga Swiatek.

However, Gauff bounced back in 2025, ending the surprise run of wildcard Lois Boisson in the semi-final before a rallying 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-4 triumph over top seed Sabalenka.

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