Tsitsipas Is the Latest to Come Close, and Learn How Far He Must Go

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Stefanos Tsitsipas took a two-set lead over Novak Djokovic in the French Open men’s final. But in his loss he found that “two sets doesn’t really mean anything.”https://nyti.ms/3zoyDFW

Novak Djokovic Wins the French Open

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Djokovic rallied to win three straight sets, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his 19th Grand Slam men’s singles title and his second major championship in 2021.https://nyti.ms/3gk0HTj

Barbora Krejcikova Wins the French Open

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Unseeded but the sentimental favorite, Krejcikova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, to win the women’s singles title in Paris.https://nyti.ms/3gfESEb

In Paris, It’s a Wide Open World of Women’s Tennis

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports The unseeded Barbora Krejcikova has advanced to face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the No. 31 seed, in the singles final of the French Open.https://nyti.ms/3xeCjIc

The Real Star of the French Open

By BY JAMES HILL AND MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports Our photographer takes an inside look at where the clay for the world famous Roland Garros tennis courts comes from.https://nyti.ms/3zfv195

Paula Badosa’s Body Was Ready to Win, but Her Mind Was Not

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports The Spanish player is yet another in the sport who has battled depression and spoken openly about it.https://nyti.ms/3v5s7QK

Lewis Hamilton Gives Encouragement to Naomi Osaka

By BY IAN PARKES from NYT Sports Hamilton, the F1 champion, says he knows how it feels to be under intense media scrutiny and supports Osaka’s stand against news conferences.https://nyti.ms/3w5SzuW

2021 French Open: What to Watch on Tuesday

By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev will clash as the quarterfinal matches begin at Roland Garros.https://nyti.ms/2RzBRoU

2021 French Open: What to Watch on Tuesday

By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev will clash as the quarterfinal matches begin at Roland Garros.https://nyti.ms/3csmpCi

In Paris, Coco Gauff Is Confident, Consistent, and Off to the Quarterfinals

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The 17-year-old, the last American player in singles, will face Barbora Krejcikova in her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal on Wednesday.https://nyti.ms/34WeAQX

Serena Williams’s French Open Run Comes to an End

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Elena Rybakina defeated the 23-time Grand Slam tournament winner in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5, to move on to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.https://nyti.ms/3gfJclS

Roger Federer Pulls Out of French Open

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports The 20-time Grand Slam event champion withdrew after a brutal third-round match that lasted until early Sunday morning.https://nyti.ms/2S7JjrI

Federer Escapes With a Win in a French Open Night Match

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Still, he expressed doubt about his ability to play his fourth-round match Monday against Matteo Berrettini.https://nyti.ms/3vZRpB6

Ashleigh Barty Exits the French Open, Another Jolt to the Women’s Draw

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Just eight of the top 16 women’s seeds at Roland Garros remained after Barty withdrew during the second round because of an injury, but the defending champion, Iga Swiatek, has looked very strong.https://nyti.ms/3phwY0b

2021 French Open: What to Watch on Friday

By BY MAX GENDLER from NYT Sports Serena Williams, John Isner and Victoria Azarenka will play on Court Philippe-Chatrier as the third round of the French Open begins.https://nyti.ms/3cgZRnU

Hip Injury Forces Ashleigh Barty Out of French Open

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Barty, the world’s No. 1 player, had to leave the court for medical treatment during her second-round match.https://nyti.ms/3g80ktK

At the French Open, Serena Williams Wins While Roger Federer Waits

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Both players are 39 years old, and both are rounding into form as they eye another Grand Slam, whether on Paris’s clay or Wimbledon’s grass.https://nyti.ms/2SN5cwi

Tennis Can’t Quit Its Covid Bubble

By BY MATTHEW FUTTERMAN from NYT Sports The world is opening, but tennis players are still dealing with serious restrictions on their movement, and they are not happy about it.https://nyti.ms/3g3BQBV

After Her Brutal Year, Mental Health Is on Sloane Stephens’s Mind, Too

By BY BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports “I should have asked to go to my grandparents’ funeral,” she said. “It’s something that I’ll probably regret for the rest of my life.”https://nyti.ms/3wSrE5T

Naomi Osaka’s Uneasy Rush Into the Spotlight

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Since emerging as an elite tennis player and Grand Slam tournament champion in 2018, Osaka has experienced success and anguish, both of which played out in public. It is “a lot to put on anyone’s plate.”https://nyti.ms/3uNfzxo