PARIS (AP) — Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray showed up at
against Mackie McDonald of the United States.“But,” Djokovic added moments later with a grin, “I didn’t think about the exact date, if that’s what you’re looking for.”
Federer, Djokovic and Murray made a surprise appearance Sundayfor his 14 championships at Roland-Garros.Djokovic, who turned 38 last week, won
over the weekend at the Geneva Open on red clay — something the Serbian called “definitely much needed for my game and confidence level coming into Roland-Garros.”He is the youngest member of a quartet that combined to collect 69 Grand Slam trophies, and came to be known by some as the Big Four of men’s tennis while they dominated the sport for years.
Federer, 43, played his final match in 2021; Murray, 38, stopped after last year’s Paris Olympics; Nadal finished up last season and was feted Sunday for his 14 championships at Roland-Garros.
“I was obviously talking to Federer and Murray about their goodbyes and reminiscing and reflecting on the rivalries. And of course, part of me is proud that I’m still there, that I’m still going,” said Djokovic, who owns a record 24 major titles, including three in Paris. “But at the same time, I was, and I still am, a bit sad that they’re all gone, because those guys were my greatest motivations of why I competed so intensely and for so long.”Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a news conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
After the United States, Germany has been the biggest individual supplier of military aid to Ukraine.“Ukraine will be able to fully defend itself, including against military targets outside its own territory” with its own missiles, Merz said at a joint news conference.
Hours after Merz’s pledge, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov publicly invited Ukraine to hold direct peace talks with Moscow in Istanbul on June 2.In a video statement, he said that Russia would use the meeting to deliver