Jake Rowland 
At Roland-Garros, a practice session can be as revealing as a match: you might spot a seeded player working through serve patterns, hear the thud of a ball on clay, or watch how a top player moves through a sliding recovery. The tricky part is knowing where to go, when practice is open to spectators, … Read more
At Roland-Garros, a player’s day involves much more than walking onto a clay court. Between practice, match preparation, recovery and the wait for a court assignment, the facilities behind the scenes can shape how comfortably a player handles a long tournament. Most of those spaces are not open to spectators, but the main services and … Read more
A French Open night session can mean a packed stadium, floodlights on the clay and a marquee match stretching well past bedtime. It can also mean buying a ticket for just one match, with no guarantee that the star you hoped to see will be on court. Knowing how the sessions work makes it much … Read more
A French Open match can look settled after two sets, then turn into another hour of punishing rallies. That possibility is built into the tournament’s format: men’s singles players may need to win three sets, while women’s singles players need two. Knowing how sets and tiebreaks work makes it much easier to follow the score—and … Read more
A French Open day session can mean anything from watching a top seed grind through a long clay-court match to catching several matches on different courts before dinner. The trick is knowing what your ticket actually covers, how the schedule works, and how much time to leave between matches. At Roland-Garros, “day session” usually refers … Read more
The red courts at Roland-Garros do more than give the French Open its distinctive look. They change how the ball travels, how players move and which tactics tend to work. The surface is commonly called clay, but it is a carefully prepared court with a fine layer of crushed brick over a firm base—not a … Read more
At the French Open, the biggest matches unfold on a court where a short rally can turn into a long test of patience—and where a change in the weather no longer has to end the day’s play. The tournament’s main stage is Philippe-Chatrier Court, the stadium most people mean when they ask about the French … Read more
At Roland-Garros, a ball kid can be in the middle of a match without ever becoming part of the show. The job calls for quick feet, sharp attention and a good sense of when to move—and the right kit makes long hours on court more comfortable. Here’s how French Open ball kids are selected, what … Read more
A Davis Cup tie-break can decide more than a set. With a team bench urging every point and a home crowd hanging on each serve, the familiar race to seven often feels very different from one on the regular tour. The scoring, though, is usually straightforward: the same basic tie-break rules apply, while the format … Read more
The United States has won the Davis Cup more times than any other country: 32 titles. Australia is second with 28. Those totals span more than a century of changing formats, so they tell a story not just of great players, but of national teams that stayed competitive across generations. Here are the leading countries, … Read more