Once seen as a cop-out or a party trick, the drop shot has become a vital tactic in the men's and women's game.

Carlos Alcaraz has qualified for the third round of the 2025 Roland Garros, although he lost the first set of his tournament to Fabian Marozsan. The former world No. 1 suffered a drop in the second set and allowed the dangerous Hungarian player to get back into the match,

Carlos Alcaraz produced his usual mix of poise, pace and power to see off Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 6-3 6-4 6-2 and reach the second round of the French Open on Monday. The defending champion wasted little time seeing off the world number 310 on the Suzanne Lenglen court at the Roland Garros stadium,

The French Open is underway at Roland Garros with Aryna Sabalenka highly fancied to win the women’s singles competition.

Carlos Alcaraz will play in the third round at Roland Garros. The defending champion faced Fabian Marozsan in the second round and earned a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win in two hours and nine minutes.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beats Fabian Marozsan in four sets to reach the third round at the French Open but two-time finalist Casper Ruud is out.

The freshly coiffed Spaniard endured a close shave against Fabian Marozsan before claiming a four-set victory in the second round.

In December last year, Carlos Alcaraz spent time with the Real Madrid team ahead of their league clash against Sevilla. At one point, the Spaniard told then-Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti that he was all ready to play as a winger.