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Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti as the clock indicates the match time played in the fifth set of their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 2, 2024. Jean-Francois Badias/AP Photo
PARIS—Iga Swiatek provided a simple explanation for why she requested that the French Open not put her on the schedule during one of its night sessions, which often turn into way-past-midnight sessions.
“I just like,” the No. 1-ranked player explained, “to sleep normally.”