Emmet Ryan: Thank everything for Roland Garros

With the French Open getting under way on Sunday, Emmet Ryan on why the French Open is a delight to start the summer

Tennis ball inside service box.

The French Open, the heat of clay court tennis, is about to get under way and it's just got the right blend to be fascinating.

Wimbledon is the one that gets all the love on these shores. The BBC's wall-to-wall coverage has become a touch more tolerable with Andy Murray as the darling rather than Tim Henman or the true no-hopers they pitched their hopes to prior to him. It's still a bit ...