French tennis

Starry-eyed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga becomes a father

The 31-year-old world number ten -- winner of back-to-back tournaments at Marseille and Rotterdam in February -- pulled out of the Miami tournament a week ago to be present for the birth alongside his partner Noura El Shwekh.

Mar 24, 2017, 23:39 PM IST

France ban top tennis women players over Rio Olympics row

In the interim the two women, the reigning French Open doubles champions, as well as Paire, will forfeit financial aid and selection to represent their country.

Aug 28, 2016, 18:13 PM IST

Injured Frenchman Gael Monfils pulls out of Hopman Cup

France are in Group B along with Australia Green (Daria Gavrilova and Nick Kyrgios), Germany (Sabine Lisicki and Alexander Zverev) and Great Britain.

Jan 01, 2016, 21:15 PM IST

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Gilles Simon in all-French Metz final

 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed his third Metz ATP trophy and 12th title of his career with a 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 6-2 win over fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon on Sunday.

Sep 27, 2015, 22:47 PM IST