French Open storylines: The men’s field, the women’s favorites, line judges and the weather‎

If you would like to follow The Athletic’s French Open coverage, click here and follow our tennis page. How will the challengers on the ATP Tour respond to their task? Is this the tournament that proves a WTA Big Four is still possible? Where will the fight over Grand Slam prize money go next? And what about the annual debate over line judges? The 2026 French Open promises to be a cracker. Here, The Athletic’s tennis writers, Ava Wallace, Matt Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, chart some of the