French Open 2026: Zverev, Raducanu and Fritz in action on day one at Roland Garros – live
Key events
So what matches to watch? Let’s start with Karen Khachanov, the no 13 seed, who leads Arthur Gea, a qualifier, 4-0; Marta Kostyuk (15), who leads Oksana Selekhmeteva 5-1; and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s tussle with Damir Dzumhur, currently 3-4 on serve.
Preamble
Salut et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 20126 – jour un! Notre été starts here, and it’s going to be a jazzer – or, to keep on theme, le jazzeur.
It’s fair to say we’ve a strong idea of how the men’s tournament might resolve, but the fun in getting there means we can ignore the inevitability for now and the women’s even promises a royal rumble for the ages. The top four seeds will fancy their chances: Aryna Sabalenka is the best player in the world; Iga Swiatek is a four-time winner who’d won three in a row prior to last year; Coco Gauff is the defending champ; and Elena Rybakina is on the surge, at one with her easy power.
And of course there’s a cast of other brilliant players – Mirra Andreeva, Elina Svitolina, Victoria Mboko, Karolína Muchova, Naomi Osaka and others – good enough to sort any of them on a good day. Or, in other words, we’re talking about what is now the most competitive, highest-level sport in the world.
So it’s no surprise that today’s likeliest classic comes on the women’s side, where Hailey Baptiste, the no 26 seed, meets Barbora Krejcikova, the winner in 2021 – and at Wimbledon in 2024. But that is not the size of things. Taylor Fritz’s meeting with Nishesh Basavareddy looks tasty, Alexander Zverev meets Benjamin Bonzi, Francesca Jones takes on Bea Haddad Maia, and Emma Raducanu, Mirra Andreeva and João Fonseca all get under way.
Alors on y va!
