Tennis: Bumper US entrants braced for assault on Paris


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 27 May 2023

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 11, 2023 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. in action during her round of 64 match against Taylor Townsend of the U.S. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

PARIS (Reuters) - The largest number of U.S. tennis players in almost 30 years will set their sights on a French Open singles crown when the claycourt grand slam event gets underway on Sunday.

A total of 35 Americans (19 women and 16 men) are set to compete in the singles main draws at Roland Garros – the most since 1995 when 39 started the opening day.

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