Roland-Garros (aka the French Open) has barely begun, but tennis royalty and fashion lovers have already turned the City of Light into their personal playground. Vive le chaos. Over the weekend, Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend cohosted a dinner that rivaled the guest list at Lena Dunham’s birthday party. Then Osaka walked into the stadium for her first match in full “court-ure,” and I audibly gasped at the video. Not to be outdone, Novak Djokovic debuted a fit with actual clay baked into it, as well as some dance moves that earned him a new nickname. Elsewhere, Aryna Sabalenka rocked necklaces with 23 carats’ worth of diamonds inspired by the courts at R-G before winding up in the middle of a fashion faux pas with another player. Safe to say she didn’t sign up to play doubles. Now that summer sports madness is officially underway, we’ve got a new calendar full of don’t-miss moments. More on that (and the rest of the sports headlines) below…
Our take: Even defeat can’t dim Humphrey’s star power — if anything, losing a college championship game just adds to the Clark comparisons. Women’s lacrosse has never lacked elite athletes, but it hasn’t always had players like Humphrey, who could pull casual fans into the sport. And its popularity could peak at the perfect moment as lacrosse prepares to return to the Olympics in 2028 after a 118-year absence. The faster-paced “sixes” format could introduce the game to a much wider audience. Add rising TV exposure, social media buzz, and a new generation of stars, and women’s lacrosse suddenly feels much closer to a mainstream breakthrough than a niche college sport.
