Richard Gasquet’s fabled career will not officially conclude until Roland Garros this spring. Still, the 38-year-old Frenchman saw his legendary tenure at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier come to a close on Thursday evening.

Striker Andy Delort is returning to Montpellier to help the French league club in its fight against relegation. Delort, who comes from the nearby port city of Sete, played for Montpellier from 2018 to 2021.

Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Yaochunkete Bu in straight sets on Friday to reach the semifinals of the ATP 250 event in Montpellier.

France international forward Jonathan Ikone has been loaned by Fiorentina to rival Serie A side Como with an option to buy, his new club said Friday.Ikone, 26, joined Fiorentina in January 2022 after coming through the Paris Saint-German youth programme followed by spells at Montpellier and Lille.

The draw has been confirmed for the 2025 Open Occitanie which begins today in Montpellier. Formerly and best known as Open Sud de France, it takes place between 27 January - 2 February and is the first and only ATP tournament in the week after the Australian Open.

Felix Auger-Aliassime is the tournament favorite (+350) going into the qualifying round at the Open Sud de France, at Arena Montpellier in Montpellier, France.For analysis of the Open Sud de

MONTPELLIER, FRANCE (AP) _ Results Friday from Open Sud de France at Palais des Sports de Gerland (seedings in parentheses): Robin Haase and Botic Van de Zandschulp, Netherlands, def. Gregoire Jacq and Manuel Guinard, France, 6-4, 6-4.

The second-round match between No. 3 seed Flavio Cobolli and Jesper de Jong was twice interrupted as heavy rains in the area resulted in an in-arena blackout.

World No. 131 Jesper De Jong into first ATP quarterfinal, upsets No. 3 seed Flavio Cobolli in Montpellier

The Open Sud de France has said goodbye to one of its greatest competitors, Richard Gasquet. The French veteranbowed out in the round of 16 after a hard-fought battle against Holland’s Tallon

At Arena Montpellier on January 27, No. 40-ranked Tallon Griekspoor will face No. 84 Botic Van de Zandschulp, the headliner of a eight-match slate in the Open Sud de France round of 32. For the

Mainz are closing in on signing Montpellier winger Arnaud Nordin (26), reports Le Parisien. An agreement is reportedly close to being reached between all parties. Nordin will be out of contract next