It is contested on red clay, a slow surface that leads to higher ball bounces and ... in 2000. When tennis ushered in the Open Era in 1968, the French Open became the first Grand Slam tournament ...

A Japanese tennis player has lodged an appeal with the Grand Slam tournament organizer after she was disqualified at the French Open for accidentally hitting a ball that struck a ball girl.

PARIS -- French Open organizers are introducing a draw system to access ticket sales for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament. The French tennis federation said Tuesday it faces an "ever ...