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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.

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.”

German tennis player Alexander Zverev said his plane was struck by lightning en route to Paris ahead of the French Open. The flight, which took off from Hamburg on Thursday evening, was forced to

Martina Navratilova entered the French Open round of 16 with a 36-0 record in 1983. Kathy Horvath, 17, was undeterred by Navratilova's dominance, winning 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 in a shocking upset. Navratilova finished the 1983 season 86-1, which remains the greatest single-season record in tennis history.

French tennis player Caroline Garcia, the 2022 WTA Tour Finals champion and former world No. 4, has confirmed that the 2025 French Open will be her last as she “says goodbye” to the sport.

The French Open is entering a new era this year now that Rafael Nadal has retired. Players tend to agree that it is a shame fans no longer will get to see him play at a tournament he won a record 14 times.

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.