Martina Navratilova says wide-open French Open is good for tennis: ‘You need suspense’

The French Open is about to crown new champions. That alone makes this Roland Garros feel different. No Carlos Alcaraz defending his title. No Jannik Sinner, the world’s No. 1 player. No Novak Djokovic . No Iga Swiatek, who had won four of the previous six French Opens. No defending champion Coco Gauff, either. And no Aryna Sabalenka , after the women's world No. 1 lost to Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals. There's no obvious script. And Martina Navratilova thinks tennis could use a little of