Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has admitted it is uncertain whether she will compete at Wimbledon after crashing out of the French Open.

Two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem of Austria insists it will "take time" for him to return to the top of his game after suffering a "painful" first-round defeat to Bolivian Hugo Dellien.

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur and Spain’s Garbiñe Muguruza crashed out on the opening day of the women’s singles at the French Open.

Spain's Rafael Nadal is facing injury concerns as he seeks to reclaim the French Open men's singles crown, while Poland's Iga Świątek arrives in Paris as the overwhelming favourite for the women's singles title due to a sensational run of form.

The organisers of Wimbledon are sticking by a ban on Russian and Belarusian players in response to the war in Ukraine, despite the competition's ranking points being removed by tennis governing bodies.

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) have stripped Wimbledon of its ranking points after its organisers banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from the competition.

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has reportedly opted against stripping ranking points from Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) events over the decision to ban players from Belarus and Russia.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the qualification system which will be in place for the Paris 2024 Olympic tennis tournament, due to be held at Roland-Garros in Paris.

The Queen's Club Championships and Eastbourne International will not be stripped of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking points following the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing, but Wimbledon remains under review, it has been announced. 

World number two Daniil Medvedev has admitted that he can understand why Wimbledon has banned Russian tennis players from taking part in this year’s tournament, but he still does not think it is fair.

Novak Djokovic and Iga Świątek continue to impress in the build-up to the French Open, with the men’s and women’s world number ones claiming dominant wins in the Italian Open.

World number one Novak Djokovic became the fifth player to reach 1,000 match wins after his semi-final triumph at the Italian Open.

Men’s top seed Novak Djokovic battled past Felix Auger-Aliassime, as women’s top seed Iga Świątek continued her winning run, in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open.

Amelie Mauresmo, the tournament director of the French Open, confessed there is “no fair decision” regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian players at Grand Slam events but warned sanctions will be imposed if they publicly support Russian President Vladimir Putin.