French Open

Rafael Nadal: king of the orange brick court

10 May 2025 9:00 am

No tennis player was so well suited to the centre court at Roland Garros, where the Spaniard won a record of 14 French Open titles

In defence of Naomi Osaka

2 June 2021 12:03 am

‘Kawaisou’ or ‘wagamama’ (poor thing or spoiled brat)? That’s the question Japanese tennis fans have been asking ever since world number…

Boris is the only one who can save the Tories

15 June 2019 9:00 am

A lady once offered to go to bed with me if I could ensure that she would write The Spectator’s…

Why I won’t be watching Wimbledon

4 June 2016 9:00 am

Write about things you really know was the advice Papa Hemingway offered wannabe writers, so here goes: the French Open…