11:10 AM ET Associated Press LYON, France — French veteran Benoit Paire denied Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime his first ATP title with a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the Lyon Open final on Saturday. It’s the second clay-court title in two months for the 51st-ranked Paire, who also raised the trophy in Marrakech, Morocco, in April.

11:14 AM ET With the 2019 French Open beginning Sunday in Paris, we gathered 14 of our ESPN tennis experts to glean their knowledge and get their picks for this year’s tournament. Will Rafael Nadal win an astonishing 12th title at Roland Garros or will Novak Djokovic complete the “Djoker Slam”? Will Simona Halep repeat

10:55 AM ET All you need to know about the 2019 French Open, including day-by-day results and analysis from Roland Garros in Paris, France. Coverage and schedule How to watch the French Open Don’t have ESPN? Click here to subscribe today and get instant access. Listings in global territories: Australia: Fox Sports Canada: TSN, RDS

10:08 AM ET Simon Cambers World No. 1 Naomi Osaka says she expects to be 100 percent when she begins her quest for a third consecutive Grand Slam title at the French Open on Sunday. The 21-year-old Japanese player, who won her first Slam at the US Open in September and backed it up by

11:04 PM ET Associated Press ROEHAMPTON, England — Tennis players at the lower and junior levels will have an easier opportunity to move up to the main tours under a new system that makes rankings points available at their tournaments. The agreement announced Thursday by the International Tennis Federation allocates rankings on the ATP and

3:08 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Rafael Nadal will start his campaign for a record-extending 12th title at the French Open against a qualifier. And if he makes it to the second round of the clay-court Grand Slam, another qualifier will be waiting. The defending champion was handed what looked like quite an easy

10:38 AM ET Simon Cambers When it comes to clay, there is an undeniable pecking order in the men’s game: It’s Rafael Nadal, and then the rest. It’s something the whole French Open field knows and readily admits. “For me, Rafa is always going to be the No. 1 contender, closely followed by Novak [Djokovic]

9:15 AM ET Just when it seemed that the list of top women’s contenders for the French Open couldn’t get any longer, former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova threw her proverbial hat into the ring by winning the Italian Open this past weekend. The direct-acceptance list for the French Open, which starts Sunday in Paris,

8:46 AM ET Associated Press STRASBOURG, France — Top-seeded Ashleigh Barty withdrew from the Internationaux de Strasbourg clay-court tournament on Tuesday because of a right arm injury. Barty was replaced in the main draw by lucky loser Diana Marcinkevica. The eighth-ranked Australian said she would not take any risk ahead of the French Open, which

2:26 AM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has all but ruled out playing singles at Wimbledon this year and said he will focus on doubles when he makes his comeback from hip-resurfacing surgery. The Scot has not played since his first-round exit from the Australian Open in January, but said last month he