Martin Lange, edited by Gauthier Delomez / Photo credits: Stephane Mouchmouche / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP 06:53, September 30, 2023 300 tons of sand, 30 people mobilized for four days and the Philippe-Chartier court is transformed… into a beach. The legendary stadium of the Roland-Garros tournament is hosting this weekend not a…
Metropolitans 92 French interior Victor Wembanyama before game 3 of the French elite basketball finals between Monaco and Metropolitans 92 de Boulogne-Levallois, in Paris, on June 15, 2023. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP Despite the old saying, what happens in Las Vegas doesn’t always stay there. It will have been enough for two exhibition meetings, on…
Martin Lange / Photo credit: OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP 8:34 a.m., June 15, 2023 The final of the French basketball championship is held this Thursday at the central Roland-Garros. A magical place, set up for the occasion, for a high-level final. If Monaco meet Boulogne-Levallois, all eyes will be on Victor Wembanyama who flies to…
Chloe Lagadou with AFP 12:58 p.m., June 15, 2023modified to 2:20 p.m., June 15, 2023 A complaint for corruption and embezzlement of property against the French Tennis Federation (FFT) and concerning the Roland-Garros ticket office has been dismissed, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The national financial prosecutor’s office (PNF) confirmed to…
“Who knows where it will end? He still moves like a ninja”, admires his coach Goran Ivanisevic, after the historic 23rd Grand Slam title won by Novak Djokovic at Roland-Garros on Sunday, aged 36. The Serb meanwhile assured that he wanted to “continue to write the history” of tennis by going to win other titles…
Colin Abgrall / Photo credit: Victor Joly / DPPI via AFP 07:42, June 12, 2023modified to 07:49, June 12, 2023 This Sunday, Novak Djokovic became the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles with his coronation at Roland-Garros. This Sunday, the joy of his fans, sometimes coming from afar to encourage the star, was…
Jean-François Pérès / Photo credits: Robert Szaniszlo / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP 8:50 a.m., June 12, 2023modified to 09:01, June 13, 2023 Yannick Noah, who remains to this day the last French winner of a Grand Slam tournament in singles, at Roland-Garros in 1983, presented, this Sunday, June 11, the Mousquetaires Cup to Novak…
Axel May / Photo credits: JULIAN FINNEY / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP 2:13 p.m., June 12, 2023 Novak Djokovic became, this Sunday, June 11, the first player in history to win 23 Grand Slam titles after his success against Casper Ruud in the final of the 2023 edition of Roland-Garros. The…
The Norwegian Casper Ruud, world number 4, qualified for his second straight final at Roland-Garros at the expense of the German Alexander Zverev, ex-world number 2 today 27th, dominated 6-3, 6- 4, 6-0 in 2h09 min Friday. In Sunday’s final, Casper Ruud will challenge Novak Djokovic, who will seek to become the first man to…
Amel Bent and her husband attended the Roland-Garros final. The singer appeared with a very chic look and a very trendy new coloring this spring-summer. The couples of stars are numerous to go to the 2023 edition of Roland-Garros ! Amel Bent and her husband Patrick Antonelli took their places in the stands on Monday…
Axel May // Photo credit: Thomas SAMSON and EAN CATUFFE /DPPI / AFP 10:36 a.m., June 10, 2023 The Polish Iga Swiatek will meet in a few hours the 43rd world Czech Karolina Muchova on the ground of Roland-Garros. Both want to leave with the title. Especially since the commonalities between the two players do…
THE ESSENTIAL Finals weekend at Roland-Garros. The 2023 edition, of which Europe 1 is the official radio, delivers its verdicts this Saturday and Sunday, starting first with the ladies’ singles tournament. And at the end of the suspense, it was the 22-year-old Polish Iga Swiatek who won the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup in front of a Parisian…
