Nadal, Gauff and Pegula pay tribute to AP Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich
Published on: May 23, 2026, 10:13 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula were among those paying tribute to Associated Press tennis writer Howard Fendrich as players gathered at Roland Garros for a French Open thats now missing one of the sports most-respected journalists.Fendrich, a regular at Roland Garros and all the tennis majors since 2002, died Thursday, less than three months after being diagnosed with cancer.The news elicited a social media outpouring that included a Friday morning post from Nadal, whose record 14 French Open victories were chronicled in rich and colorful detail by Fendrich.
