Are you ready for the next tennis grand slam? The action on the clay courts at Roland-Garros kicks off this Sunday.

Carolina Garcia, the former No. 4 women's tennis player in the world, will play in her final French Open and soon retire, she announced Friday on social media.

Carlos Alcaraz will try to defend his 2024 Roland Garros title at the 2025 French Open, which begins on Sunday. Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in Rome and was a finalist in Barcelona, so it has been a successful clay-court swing for him thus far.

Britain's Jack Draper believes he is in the best mental and physical shape of his career as he returns to the French Open, a tournament where he has yet to win a main draw match, but one he approaches this year with optimism after a transformative 12 months.

Caroline Garcia, a former U.S. Open semifinalist who has been ranked as high as No. 4, says she will retire from tennis. As she prepares to play at the French Open for a 14th consecutive appearance, the Frenchwoman said on social media that “it’s time to say goodbye.

Belinda Bencic has been forced to pull out of the French Open only two days before the main draw gets underway. The Swiss, who has been in good form since the end of last year, had been drawn to play Elena Rybakina in an intriguing first-round match-up.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner resume the hottest rivalry in men's tennis at the French Open, where Novak Djokovic will fly the flag for the old guard as the claycourt Grand Slam enters the post-Rafa Nadal era.

Britain's Francesca Jones loses in the final round of French Open qualifying to miss out on a first appearance in the main draw in Paris.