Denmark’s Holger Rune won a thrilling four-hour five-set epic to book his place in the quarter-finals of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, as he overcame Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina in a final set tie-break.

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina continued her remarkable run in the French Open women's singles as she defeated ninth seeded neutral Daria Kasatkina to advance to the quarter-finals.

Defending champion and top seed Iga Świątek charged into the French Open round of 16 as she dominated China's Wang Xinyu in straight sets on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina said her respect for her country’s soldiers in the war against Russia was key to her decision not to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players at the French Open.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, competing as a neutral, surged into the French Open round of 16 with dominant displays in Paris.

Italy's Jannik Sinner was on the losing end of a dramatic upset at the French Open as he lost a five-set thriller to Daniel Altmaier in Paris.

There were no further major shocks in the men’s singles draw at the French Open as Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian great Novak Djokovic powered into the third round.

French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has criticised Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic for issuing a political message about Kosovo at the French Open and warned him not to do it again.

Germany’s Dietloff von Arnim has been announced as the sole challenger to American David Haggerty in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Presidential elections.

The Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOK) has called for disciplinary action to be taken against Novak Djokovic for "raising the level of tension and violence between the two countries, Serbia and Kosovo". 

Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has insisted that "empty words" are not helping people from her war-torn country as she called for more support in the fight against Russia.

Second seed Daniil Medvedev was stunned by Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in the opening round of the French Open.

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) have said that they will take no action against Novak Djokovic for writing a message at the French Open following violence in Kosovo.

Novak Djokovic began his quest for a record 23^rd men's Grand Slam singles title with a commanding victory at the French Open.

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk was booed off the court following her first-round defeat in the French Open women's singles tournament to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.