Dan Evans became the latest French Open player to complain about the balls used for the claycourt tournament on Sunday, saying they were too heavy in cold and humid conditions.

PARIS — The straight-talking 34-year-old entrepreneur Frédéric Merlin knew he would ruffle feathers when he agreed to let Shein open a boutique in his flagship department store BHV, a historic Paris landmark that stands opposite the Paris City Hall.

Rafael Nadal’s dominance of the French Open never quite carried over to the Paris Masters. Nadal made tennis history at Roland Garros by winning the tournament a record 14 times between 2009 and 2022.

Top seed Simona Halep made no excuses after going down tamely to Polish teenager Iga Swiatek in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday, instead crediting her opponent's level of play in the 6-1 6-2 thrashing.

Alizé Cornet has been named as the French captain of the Billie Jean King Cup team a few months after retiring as a player.

Carlos Alcaraz joked about his shock early Paris Masters exit days ahead of ATP Finals appearance in Turin. The Spaniard lost in the second round at the final Masters 1000 event of the season.

Paris authorities on Wednesday deployed riot police for the unveiling of Shein's first bricks and mortar store in the world, as controversy swirled over the Asian e-commerce giant's fast fashion and sale of childlike sex dolls online.