Roland-Garros favourite Jannik Sinner had his tournament cut short after being upset by 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1. Sinner was up 5-1 in the third set before being overcome by the heat, which derailed his match.
Jakub Mensik collapsed on court after his second-round win over Mariano Navone which took nearly five hours in intense heat at Roland-Garros on Wednesday. The 26th seed laid on the floor for several minutes before he was able to walk off the court. The heat continued to play a factor Wednesday as American Hailey Baptiste saw her campaign come to a heartbreaking end after suffering a serious injury during her second-round match in Paris.
The 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic is finding his feet on the red clay in Paris, as he advanced to the third round of Roland-Garros on Wednesday beating Valentin Royer 6-3, 6-2, 6(7)-7, 6-3.
Second-ranked Elena Rybakina was stunned by 55th-ranked Ukrainian opponent Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the second round of Roland-Garros on Wednesday. Rybakina committed 71 unforced errors while falling to her earliest Grand Slam exit since a second-round loss at the 2024 US Open.
World number three Iga Swiatek reached the third round with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Sara Bejlek in a match that she finished with 38 unforced errors.
Adam Walton battled World No. 8 Daniil Medvedev over three hours to earn the first major upset of Roland-Garros on Tuesday. Walton prevailed 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 after rallying from 2-4 in the decider to earn his first win against a Top-10 opponent.
Defending Roland-Garros champion Coco Gauff is through to the second round following a routine 6-4, 6-0 win over fellow American Taylor Townsend.
Jannik Sinner steamrolled Clement Tabur 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 without facing a break point, extending his winning streak to 30 matches en route to advancing to the second round.
Naomi Osaka breezed past Laura Siegemund in her opening match at Roland-Garros on Tuesday all while captivating attention with her bold fashion selection. The tennis star walked on court in a ceremonial black skirt and sleeveless beaded bodice, which she removed to reveal a sequined gold playing dress for her opening match.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is out of the Roland-Garros after a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria in first-round action Tuesday. Shapovalov, who entered the second Grand Slam of the year ranked 39th in the world, saw his season record fall to 8-11.
Canada's Victoria Mboko cruised through her first-round encounter at Roland-Garros 2026, dismissing Czechia's Nikola Bartunkova 6-1, 6-2. The 19-year-old will face another Czech in the second round when she faces off against Katerina Siniakova.
Felix Auger-Aliassime earned a thrilling first-round win at Roland-Garros, rallying from the brink to outlast Daniel Altmaier 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(7) in a topsy-turvy opening-round clash.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka looked light on her feet in a 6-4, 6-2 win against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro as the heat took over at Roland-Garros on Tuesday.
Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez lost to American Alycia Parks in straight sets of 6-4, 6-4 in the first round at Roland-Garros.
Four-time champion Iga Swiatek eliminated 136th-ranked Roland-Garros debutante Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-2 in the first round on Monday. With the temperature due to rise to 32 degrees Celsius, Swiatek did well to make short work of her 17-year-old Australian opponent, beating her in exactly an hour.
Novak Djokovic came back from a set down for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 victory over 22-year-old home player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round at Roland Garros.
Gabriel Diallo’s time at Roland-Garros didn’t last long as the Canadian was forced to retire with an injury in his opening match on Sunday. The 24-year-old native of Montreal was playing Australia’s James Duckworth in first-round action, but departed in the second set after entering the Grand Slam tournament with back problems.
Alexander Zverev’s pursuit of his first major title is off to a roaring start. The second seed eased past home favourite Benjamin Bonzi 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and eight minutes on Sunday to reach the second round at Roland Garros.
Canada's Victoria Mboko fell just short of her first career clay-court title, losing to American Emma Navarro 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 in the Strasbourg International final. Navarro ends Mboko's nine-match win streak of three-set matches as the Canadian teenager entered 9-1 in 2026 in matches that go to a deciding set.
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko beat Romania's Jaqueline Cristian 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 to reach the Strasbourg International final and move one win away from her third career WTA Tour title. The top-seeded Mboko will face world No. 39 Emma Navarro of the United States in Saturday's final.
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