Rafael Nadal now has 17 Grand Slam titles, three behind Roger Federer. After winning French Open title No. 11, the Spaniard was asked if he aimed to beat his rival’s tally. His response was brilliant: “No, you can't be frustrated always if somebody have more money than you, if somebody have a bigger house than you, if somebody have more Grand Slams than you. You have to do your way. Because if you are looking next to you, you can be frustrated thinking that people have more things than you in general terms. I feel very lucky with all the things that happened it me.”

Rob Bartlett, ESPN UK Associate Editor11d ago

Following his 11th French Open title win, Rafael Nadal described the left-hand issue he suffered during the third set as “not normal cramping”. The Spaniard walked back to his chair during the fourth game of set three and frantically started ripping off the bandages on his fingers and left forearm. “I needed to go there and to cut it, and to understand what's going on,” he said in press. “It was quick in that moment, and for me was scary, because I felt that I was not able to move the hand, the finger. I was not under control of my finger. When I take the bandage out, things improved.”

Rob Bartlett, ESPN UK Associate Editor11d ago

Sloane Stephens was not happy with the some of the media after her French Open final defeat to Simona Halep. “Can I just state for the record that all of you guys [the media] in here were tweeting that I had a losing record anywhere except for the United States,” she said in press. “So I think I have done very well to make the finals of the French Open … because you seem to only want to say ‘She's 0 and 8 in the other countries, and blah, blah, blah.’” When asked if that was the reason she thanked everyone but the media in her on-court speech, Stephens smiled and said: “Exactly. You guys are my biggest haters.”

Rob Bartlett, ESPN UK Associate Editor12d ago

A good day for the U.S. at Roland Garros, where Coco Gauff came from a set down to beat Caty McNally 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1) in an all-American girl's singles final. This is a first Grand Slam victory for 14-year-old Gauff, who also reached the US Open final last year.

Rob Bartlett, ESPN UK Associate Editor12d ago

After finding out Serena Williams had withdrawn from the French Open ahead of their fourth-round showdown, Maria Sharapova released this statement: "I was looking forward to my match against Serena today and am disappointed that she had to withdraw. I wish her a speedy recovery and hope she returns to the tour soon."

Matt Wilansky, ESPN.com17d ago