Rain, rain, go away: French Open players deal with the stress of schedule-changing showers

Leylah Fernandez deals with schedule-changing showers at French Open

PARIS — For 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez, the biggest question at this rainy-as-can-be French Open was: Should I eat a full lunch or just have a tiny snack? Her second-round match, like many others, was being delayed by heavy showers, and she couldn't possibly know when it would resume.

Rain, rain, go away: French Open players deal with the stress of schedule-changing showers

PARIS (AP) — For 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez, the biggest question at this rainy-as-can-be French Open was: Should I eat a full lunch or just have a tiny snack? Her second-round match, like many others, was being delayed by heavy showers, and she couldn’t possibly know when it would resume. Turned out the 31st-seeded Canadian didn’t get back on court later that day at all, so her coach made the right call by telling her to go ahead…

French Open 2024, Day 6, Order of Play: Carlos Alcaraz, Gauff, Sinner in action

French Open 2024, Day 6, Order of Play: In no time we have reached the third round of the French Open this year. Iga Swiatek, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff and Jannik Sinner are some of the big players who are set to take court today.

French Open order of play and schedule today including Iga Swiatek

Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur and Stefanos Tsitsipas are also in singles action on a packed sixth day

French Open 2024, May 31 schedule: Swiatek, Alcaraz and Sinner in third-round action

French Open 2024, May 31 schedule: Iga Swiatek, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are some of the prominent players in action in the third round on the sixth day at Roland Garros, Paris.

Iga Swiatek told she is ‘very lucky’ and ‘cannot complain’ about French Open fans by rival

World No 1 Iga Swiatek has basically been told to “suck it up” and “get on with the job” by fellow player Paula Badosa following the Pole’s complaints about crowd behaviour at the French Open. Defending champion Swiatek called out rowdy spectators at Philippe Chatrier on Wednesday after one fan shouted just as she was about to hit a shot during her match against Naomi Osaka. Although the four-time Grand Slam winner lost that point, she went on t…