The ceremony for Nadal included the surprise of having Federer and Murray on hand, who joined him along with Djokovic on the court. It was a reunion of tennis’ Big Four.

Novak Djokovic made more tennis history by winning a 100th career singles title Saturday and his first in a city that is special to his family.

With Rafael Nadal out of the French Open picture, there’s now space for the rest of the field to make its mark. From parity in the men’s draw to intrigue in the women’s, here’s what you should know before tennis’s stars hit the clay courts of Roland-Garros.

Between June 2005 and his farewell appearance at the Roland Garros Stadium in May 2024, Rafael Nadal dispatched an array of adversaries to claim 14 French Open singles titles.