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LeMonde
an hour ago
- Sport
- LeMonde
From Parc des Princes to Roland-Garros, this Paris neighborhood is an international sports hub
Almost every day, tourists visiting the French capital make the trek to the far west of Paris to snap a photo in front of Parc des Princes. Encased in its concrete claws reaching skyward, the stadium where Paris Saint-Germain plays would become even more of a draw if the Parisian football club wins the Champions League final against Inter Milan on Saturday, May 31. In the longer term, visitors might cross the adjacent Rue Claude-Farrère to capture the Stade Jean-Bouin, wrapped in its lattice of fiber-reinforced concrete. When the football season resumes in August, Parc des Princes's "little brother" will also host a Ligue 1 club. Even before its promotion to the top division on May 2, Paris FC had already reached an agreement with the Stade Français rugby team to share the Stade Jean-Bouin at least until 2029. This is a unique case in France, Europe and likely the world: the stadiums of two major clubs from the same city are found almost side by side, separated by only 190 meters between their center circles. Less than 500 meters away lies another major international sports venue, currently hosting the Roland-Garros tennis tournament.
San Francisco Chronicle
2 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
French Open players often make schedule requests. No one wanted to miss the Champions League final
PARIS (AP) — The French Open isn't the only sports event in Europe drawing attention from tennis players: The Champions League final will decide the continent's best soccer club, and one of the two teams involved Saturday night is Paris Saint-Germain, whose stadium is a couple of blocks from Roland-Garros. Count Novak Djokovic among those rooting for PSG against Italy's Inter Milan, and he hoped to be able to tune in on TV to watch the big clash that'll be held in Munich, Germany. So Djokovic made that preference known to the people in charge of arranging the program at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament he's won three times — a common practice, especially among the sport's elite. They often ask to be scheduled at a certain time. Or to avoid a certain time. 'I will definitely watch it if I'm not playing (in the) night session. Yeah, that will be nice,' Djokovic said with a big smile. 'FYI, Roland-Garros schedule.' Hint, hint. Except his plea went unheeded: When Saturday's order of play was released Friday, 24-time major champion Djokovic's third-round match against Filip Misolic was the one picked for under the lights at Court Philippe-Chatrier due to begin at 8:15 p.m. local time, 45 minutes before Inter Milan vs. PSG starts. Others who begged off from competing at that hour got their wish. Although one, Arthur Fils, the 14th-seeded Frenchman who grew up near Paris and is a big PSG fan, wound up pulling out of the tournament because of a back injury after being placed in an afternoon match against No. 17 Andrey Rublev. 'We have many requests from players' every day, tournament director Amélie Mauresmo said. 'There's no fixed rule. We try to accommodate everyone as much as possible. That includes requests from players, broadcasters and spectators. ... It's a real puzzle, I won't lie.' Coco Gauff said she doesn't often ask for a certain time slot, but when she does, it's usually related to competing in singles and doubles on the same day (the American won the French Open doubles title last year but isn't playing doubles this time). The 2023 U.S. Open champion, who is currently No. 2 in singles, has noticed that events tend to listen more to elite players than others. 'If you're ranked a little bit higher, they'll hear more of your input, for sure,' Gauff said. 'To be honest, I think it's rightfully deserved. I feel like if you do well on tour, win so many tournaments, you should have a little bit more priority when it comes to that.' Except even the very best of the best don't always have success with these sorts of things. Madison Keys, who was the U.S. Open runner-up in 2017 and won the Australian Open in January, knows what it's like to be ignored. 'Sometimes the request goes (in), they write it down, and they say, 'OK,'' but then don't do anything about it, Keys said. 'I really think that it's just kind of up to what the tournament wants, what TV wants, things like that,' she added. 'Sometimes you kind of get what you ask for. And other times, you get the complete opposite.' Just ask Djokovic. 'Whatever they schedule me, I have to accept,' he said earlier this season. 'I think I earned my right to ... (communicate) with the tournament management, where I can express what I would like, depending on a given day, depending on the opponent.'
Fox Sports
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
French Open players often make schedule requests. No one wanted to miss the Champions League final
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The French Open isn't the only sports event in Europe drawing attention from tennis players: The Champions League final will decide the continent's best soccer club, and one of the two teams involved Saturday night is Paris Saint-Germain, whose stadium is a couple of blocks from Roland-Garros. Count Novak Djokovic among those rooting for PSG against Italy's Inter Milan, and he hoped to be able to tune in on TV to watch the big clash that'll be held in Munich, Germany. So Djokovic made that preference known to the people in charge of arranging the program at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament he's won three times — a common practice, especially among the sport's elite. They often ask to be scheduled at a certain time. Or to avoid a certain time. 'I will definitely watch it if I'm not playing (in the) night session. Yeah, that will be nice,' Djokovic said with a big smile. 'FYI, Roland-Garros schedule.' Hint, hint. Except his plea went unheeded: When Saturday's order of play was released Friday, 24-time major champion Djokovic's third-round match against Filip Misolic was the one picked for under the lights at Court Philippe-Chatrier due to begin at 8:15 p.m. local time, 45 minutes before Inter Milan vs. PSG starts. Others who begged off from competing at that hour got their wish. Although one, Arthur Fils, the 14th-seeded Frenchman who grew up near Paris and is a big PSG fan, wound up pulling out of the tournament because of a back injury after being placed in an afternoon match against No. 17 Andrey Rublev. 'We have many requests from players' every day, tournament director Amélie Mauresmo said. 'There's no fixed rule. We try to accommodate everyone as much as possible. That includes requests from players, broadcasters and spectators. ... It's a real puzzle, I won't lie.' Coco Gauff said she doesn't often ask for a certain time slot, but when she does, it's usually related to competing in singles and doubles on the same day (the American won the French Open doubles title last year but isn't playing doubles this time). The 2023 U.S. Open champion, who is currently No. 2 in singles, has noticed that events tend to listen more to elite players than others. 'If you're ranked a little bit higher, they'll hear more of your input, for sure,' Gauff said. 'To be honest, I think it's rightfully deserved. I feel like if you do well on tour, win so many tournaments, you should have a little bit more priority when it comes to that.' Except even the very best of the best don't always have success with these sorts of things. Madison Keys, who was the U.S. Open runner-up in 2017 and won the Australian Open in January, knows what it's like to be ignored. 'Sometimes the request goes (in), they write it down, and they say, 'OK,'' but then don't do anything about it, Keys said. 'I really think that it's just kind of up to what the tournament wants, what TV wants, things like that,' she added. 'Sometimes you kind of get what you ask for. And other times, you get the complete opposite.' Just ask Djokovic. 'Whatever they schedule me, I have to accept,' he said earlier this season. 'I think I earned my right to ... (communicate) with the tournament management, where I can express what I would like, depending on a given day, depending on the opponent.' ___ Associated Press writer Tom Nouvian contributed to this report. ___ Howard Fendrich has been the AP's tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here: More AP tennis:
India Today
5 hours ago
- Sport
- India Today
French Open, Day 7 Order of Play: Sinner, Gauff, Djokovic aim for Round 4 berths
Top stars including Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff, and Novak Djokovic will headline Saturday's third-round matches at the French No. 1 Jannik Sinner, coming off a straight-sets win over the legendary Richard Gasquet, will face Jiri Lehechka of Czechia. Coco Gauff returns to Centre Court to take on Marie Bouzkova, also from Djokovic, aiming for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title, is set to play Austria's Filip Misolic. Third seeds Jessica Pegula and Alexander Zverev will meet Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and Flavio Cobolli, Rising star Mirra Andreeva will go up against Yulia Putintseva, while the clash between Daria Kasatkina and Paula Badosa promises to be a thriller. Madison Keys, Jack Draper, and Andrey Rublev will also be in N. Sriram Balaji will feature in the men's doubles second round, partnering with Miguel ngel Reyes-Varela against the Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.#RolandGarros Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2025Here's the Order of Play for Day 7 of French Open 2025Court Philippe-Chatrier (play to begin at 3:30 PM IST, 12 PM local time)Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) v 3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.)3-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Flavio Cobolli (Italy)Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) v 2-Coco Gauff (U.S.)6-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Filip Misolic (Austria)Court Suzanne Lenglen (play to begin at 2:30 PM IST, 11 AM local time)advertisement6-Mirra Andreeva (Russia) v 32-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic)17-Andrey Rublev (Russia) v 14-Arthur Fils (France)7-Madison Keys (U.S.) v 31-Sofia Kenin (U.S.)Court Simonne-Mathieu (play to begin at 2:30 PM IST, 11 AM local time)17-Daria Kasatkina (Australia) v 10-Paula Badosa (Spain)Elsa Jacquemot (France) v Lois Boisson (France)Joao Fonseca (Brazil) v 5-Jack Draper (Britain)Cameron Norrie (Britain) v Jacob Fearnley (Britain)Indians in French Open 2025 N Sriram Balaji/Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela vs Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori (3rd match on Court 7)Must Watch
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shreveport's own aims to take it all at the French Open, who is Christian Harrison
PARIS, France (KTAL/KMSS) – Nearly 4,000 professional tennis players compete every year, but only about 250 receive invitations to play on the prestigious clay courts of Roland-Garros in Paris. With just one week remaining before the tournament ends, this Shreveporter is determined to take home the title. Christian Harrison fought his way up the ranks when it came to playing tennis doubles, but his plans did not always involve having a partner. Plagued with injuries and many surgeries that began as early as 2009, Harrison's path required a re-focus that propelled him to heights he never reached before. A Shreveport native, he was born and raised in the city, sharing strong family ties in the community. His father, Pat Harrison was also born in Shreveport and served as the Head Pro at both the Shreveport Country Club and Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club before relocating his family to Texas in 2004, then landing at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida in 2008. There, he continued to coach Christian, along with his brother Ryan and his sister Madison. Christian debuted on ITF Junior Circuit at age 13 before injuries and illnesses sidelined him. He was subjected to many surgeries between 2009 and 2018. Left femur (2009), right hip (2013), left hip (2014), right shoulder (2014), right wrist (2014), right adductor (2014), left adductor (2014) and left femur (2018). Despite undergoing multiple surgeries, the family's dedication and his hard work paid off. Christian qualified for Wimbledon 2022, winning his opening match, a feat he had always dreamed of. But once again, his body let him down with a foot injury, leaving him unable to walk. He left the court knowing he would not be able to continue to the next round. He found himself at a crossroads, having to choose between playing singles and risking further injuries or putting all of his attention towards a more physically manageable doubles career. With more left to give, he decided to continue playing as part of a doubles team. The decision quickly paid off. In 2024, Christian began playing with partner Evan King. In just their second Association of Tennis Professionals Tour (ATP), the duo found success, winning the Dallas Open in February 2025. Christian, who was ranked 198 in men's singles, was now ranked number 54 as a part of the dynamic men's doubles pair. By March 2025, they reached a new career-high doubles ranking of 36 in the world. In May, the pair were ranked number 19, well qualifying them for the French Open held at Roland Garros in Paris. The French Open began on May 19 and players will battle it out through June 8, 2025. Currently, Christian and Evan have advanced to the third round in men's doubles. In mixed doubles Christian plays with N. Melichar-Martinez where they have advanced to the second round at the ongoing tournament. He is set to compete in both events tomorrow, showcasing his skills and determination on the court as he seeks to make his mark in this year's French Open. The path to success will involve beating out last year's French open champions Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić, who won the title in 2024 by defeating Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the final. Your family has a variety of options to catch all the action and root for Shreveport. Coverage is available on TNT Sports, truTV, and Max. You can even listen live and view playing schedules of other fan favorites like Coco Gauff on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
