The French Open: Honouring Tennis Legends and Looking Ahead

The French Open will honour Rafael Nadal and others. Discover more about the event.

The French Open is set to stage a special ceremony to honour Rafael Nadal. The Spanish tennis great, who retired in November, has an outstanding record at the event with 14 Grand Slam titles. Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo plans to hold the ceremony on Court Philippe Chatrier on Sunday, 25 May. The tournament will also honour the retiring Richard Gasquet and 2000 champion Mary Pierce. Prize money has increased, and the French Open retains line judges unlike Wimbledon.

Relation Tennis Schedule
2025-06-25 Wednesday

Independiente Santa Fe

08:30 Colombia, Liga BetPlay - Final

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08:30

Independiente Medellin

Esperance ST

09:00 International, Club World Cup - Group D, Round 3

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Chelsea

Los Angeles FC

09:00 International, Club World Cup - Group D, Round 3

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09:00

Flamengo

Qingdao Hainiu

19:00 China, Super League, Round 15

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Zhejiang Greentown

2025-06-26 Thursday

England U21

00:00 Europe, Euro U21 - Semi Finals

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00:00

Netherlands U21

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