Former World No. 1 Jim Courier has voiced his surprise at the decision by several top 10 players to compete in ATP events just days before the French Open.

Carlos Alcaraz has never played his best tennis yet during the red clay season in 2025, although he has already won the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 and reached the final in Barcelona (where he injured the adductor in his right leg).

The wildcards for the 2025 French Open have been announced, with the inclusion of the 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka, as well as the French veteran Richard Gasquet.

Ruud, known for his clay-court prowess and disciplined baseline game, described Federer’s uncanny ability to vary his shots in ways that left even top-tier opponents guessing. “He could suddenly hit a loopy one and then, like, knife a short slice or rip a fast one on the rise,” Ruud continued. “It was impossible to anticipate.”

Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka and French veteran Richard Gasquet were among eight men given wild-card entries Tuesday for the French Open. Wawrinka, who turned 40 in March, won the Australian Open in 2014 for his first Grand Slam singles title and added major wins at the French Open in 2015 and the 2016 U.

Iga Swiatek confirmed her plans after her early loss at the Rome Open, as she prepares for her French Open title defense. The Pole suffered another early defeat in this clay-court swing, falling in the third round to Danielle Collins 1-6,