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Tearful Emma Raducanu at a loss to explain French Open nightmare: ‘It’s very difficult’
An emotional Emma Raducanu was at a loss to explain her horror start at the French Open as she crashed to a first opening-round loss in Paris.
The British number one failed to win a game in a one-sided opening set against Argentina’s Solana Sierra, hitting zero winners and making 15 unforced errors.
Raducanu looked like she could be heading for one of the worst defeats of her career when she trailed 4-1 in the second set but she found a belated foothold, fighting back to force a tie-break before losing 6-0 7-6 (4).
“It was difficult,” said the 23-year-old, who made 42 unforced errors in total. “I don’t think I’ve fully processed it yet, so it’s hard to speak about the match right now.
“But I have to at least take the fact that, from a set and 4-1 down, I came back and made it competitive in the second set. I’m pretty disappointed. Obviously I wanted to do better.
“I went on the court, I felt like the conditions were extremely lively and I felt like I wasn’t able to trust my shots and didn’t feel like I had control over the ball.
“I think probably just a bit light on matches, a bit light on confidence coming into the tournament.
“The first set happened super quickly, and it’s not a nice feeling when the points and the games are going very, very fast. I’m glad at least in the second set I was able to get a few games on the board.”
Raducanu had looked eager and confident in practice having reunited with US Open-winning coach Andrew Richardson earlier this week but she arrived in Paris having played only one match in two-and-a-half months after struggling with a post-viral illness.
She is still bothered by a lingering cough that was aggravated by the clay blown up off the court, and it will clearly take time for Raducanu to find a groove again after this latest break from the tour.
The weight of everything she has been through since her life-changing win in New York in 2021 has taken a toll, and tears welled up in her eyes when she was asked how she had kept picking herself back up.
“It’s very difficult,” she said. “I think you need a lot of resilience. I think I’m trying my best each day, and I think that’s all I can ask of myself.”
Raducanu will now turn her attention to the grass-court season, where she has traditionally performed strongly, and the build-up to the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club starting on June 8.
But she insisted she did not regret coming back for the end of the clay season, saying: “In hindsight, after the two matches I’ve played, it could have been nice to have saved yourself the match like today.
“I think it will help me. I think I haven’t played matches, and it’s obviously very difficult coming in not having had any matches towards the back end of the clay season and these girls having tournament after tournament of confidence and wins. So I think that was pretty tricky for me.
“I didn’t necessarily do as well as I’d like to this year but I think the only way to face and improve how I’m feeling is to go through the tough parts, to go through the pain of it, and hopefully come out on the other side better and stronger.”
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Former captain Gary Mabbutt hopes Ben Davies will have a future at Tottenham Hotspur after the club avoided relegation to the Championship.
Wales skipper Davies, who turned 33 last month, sees his Tottenham contract expire next month.
The defender has not played since suffering a serious ankle injury in January, but Mabbutt believes he should be offered the chance to stay at a club he has represented for 12 years.
“Ben’s a great lad,” said Spurs great Mabbutt.
“What he has given to the club so far… it was just so unfortunate the injury he received. It was devastating for him and or us because Ben’s a player you can always rely on.
“Certainly I hope something will be done with his contract, whether it be still on the playing side or maybe looking a bit more to the future, but hopefully still with Tottenham Hotspur.”
CONCORD, N.C. — When Daniel Suarez was struggling to make his name in auto racing, he would often get phone calls from Kyle Busch offering words of encouragement and urging him to keep working.
That made his crown jewel Cup Series victory Sunday night all the more special.
Suarez benefited from a crucial pit call, then caught a break from Mother Nature to win the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600, capping an emotional day in which the racing world remembered the late Busch.
Suarez became the first Mexican-born driver to win the Coke 600. It was his third Cup Series win and first since 2024.
The victory was especially emotional for Suarez, who previously raced for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
“Kyle, he was special,” Saurez said as he teared up. “I was doing this for Kyle, for (his wife) Samatha, for (his children) Brexton and Lennix and for all of his family.”
A non-factor for most of the race, Suarez gambled and took two tires during a late pit stop, then held off Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin on restarts before the race was called when the sky opened up and rain drenched the track shortly before midnight Eastern time.
NASCAR quickly made the decision to call the race with 27 laps remaining.
Bell finished second; Hamlin was third.
The two Joe Gibbs Racing teammates had a chance to catch Suarez on the two restarts, but couldn’t clear his No. 7 Chevrolet.
“It’s a bummer,” Bell said, who won the rain-shortened 2024 Coca-Cola 600. “It wasn’t meant to be today. That’s 2026 for us.”
Hamlin said he was “just a little unlucky.”
“The 20 car (Bell) and us were just really battling because we knew whoever could clear him (would win the race),” Hamlin said. “We were really good all day. We just didn’t get to see it through.”
The race came just three days after Busch’s death sent shockwaves throughout the motorsports world and beyond. The 41-year-old Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications, according to a statement released by his family.
The two-time Cup Series champion and winner of a record 234 races across NASCAR’s three national series had become unresponsive while practicing in a Chevrolet simulator Wednesday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no details were released by the family.
Busch’s family attended the race and NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell told them they are part of the NASCAR community and “we got you.”
NASCAR and CMS honored Busch with his No. 8 and signature on the frontstretch grass and a highway billboard near the main entrance of the track. The U.S. Army Golden Knights carried a Busch flag prior to the race and each of the 39 cars in field carried a small, black No. 8 decal.
Kyle Larson won the first stage race. Hamlin won the second stage and Bell the third.
Defending champion Ross Chastain crashed out when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. clipped his car in Turn 2 with 81 laps remaining in the race.
Connor Zilisch and Austin Cindric only made it 52 laps before getting caught up in a crash. Cindric got turned around and Zilisch came crashing in to the side of his No. 2 Ford, ending both drivers’ day.
Chase Elliott, a two-time winner this year, hit the outside wall and ping-ponged into the inside wall on Lap 90. That car was beyond repair and he finished 37th.
“I was trying to make something happen and I stepped over the line,” Elliott said.
Austin Hill, a regular driver in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series for Richard Childress Racing, took Busch’s spot in the race and finished 26th. He drove the No. 33 car after RCR temporarily retired the No. 8 until Busch’s 11-year-old son Brexton is ready to drive.
Austin Dillon, went behind the wall with damage to the front of his car with 56 laps to go, ending any hope of an emotional win for RCR. He finished 32nd.
At the end of a long night there was relief for Oleksandr Usyk in the shadow of the Pyramids in the great Giza Plateau.
It finished with Rico Verhoeven in the arms of referee, Mark Lyson, with just one second left on the clock in round eleven; there should be no debate about Lyson’s stoppage. A fight is finished by the referee with no consideration for the clock, just a desire to make sure that a boxer is healthy.
There is talk of an official appeal, talk that the bell to end the round sounded before Lyson had stopped the fight, but there is no technology that can register the exact end, no clock that stops, just a man jumping between two battered and bruised boxers. It is an inexact science, but it works.
The controversy surrounding the ending has helped shield Usyk from examination; the world heavyweight champion, unbeaten, untouchable in so many fights, and regal on both sides of the ropes looked troubled throughout the fight. One judge correctly had Verhoeven in front going into the round 11; two had it a kind draw. Usyk was close to defeat, closer than he had been for a very long time.
It is too easy to just say that Verhoeven offered a style that Usyk could not solve, too simple to insist that Verhoeven’s size was the factor. The truth is that Usyk, who looked fleshy and heavy and lacked a sharp edge from the opener, was just off all night. Verhoeven was expected to start fast, fade and get stopped on his feet in about six or so rounds – perhaps Usyk believed the hype. It is more likely that he simply took his eyes off the prize and that can happen. He is just human and at 39, after nearly thirty years in the boxing trade, he can be excused for having a night off.
It is, perhaps, revealing that the first thing Usyk said when he was interviewed in the ring was not about the fight, but about a conversation he had with his daughter that very day. “She is in a bomb shelter,” he said. Have we become so immune to human disaster that we hear that and still question why a man did not look and fight like he normally does? The line was lost in all the screaming and shouting in the ring at the end.
Usyk has now won 14 world title fights across two weights in seven countries, he is a national idol in Ukraine, and he has beaten in style bigger and more dangerous men than Verhoeven. However, it looked like it was far more than just a bad night, a night when he had other things on his mind. It looked like the start of the end and that can often be revealed in far more than just a decline in speed or reactions; Usyk looked like he was not enjoying the fight, and Verhoeven was heroic on the night. Usyk looked uncomfortable and that is a problem going forward. A sharper, younger and lighter Usyk would have solved Verhoeven and won in style.
Verhoeven will be an even bigger threat in the rematch, but Usyk walking away must surely be one of the options going forward. Usyk is smart enough and rich enough to not become a victim of pride and hubris in a business he dominated for so long.
Best hitter matchups for this week include the Cubs, Brewers and Rangers
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Whether you’re in need of an injury fill-in or just a hot-hand play, Scott White has you covered with 10 sleeper hitters for the upcoming scoring period, all rostered in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues. They’re not must-starts by any estimation, but they’re often the best you’ll find off the waiver wire.
All information is up to date as of late Sunday.
Best hitter matchups for Week 10
1. Cubs @PIT4, @STL3
2. Brewers STL3, @HOU3
3. Rangers HOU4, KC3
4. Twins @CHW4, @PIT3
5. Yankees @KC3, @ATH3
Worst hitter matchups for Week 10
1. Athletics SEA3, NYY3
2. Braves @BOS3, @CIN3
3. Cardinals @MIL3, CHC3
4. Diamondbacks @SF3, @SEA3
5. Red Sox ATL3, @CLE3
ARC Raiders Season 4 Week 5 Trials just went live on May 25, 2026, and will remain active until May 31, 2026. During the fifth week of Season 4 Trials, Raiders must fight a few specific types of ARCs, especially on select Points of Interest. Thowables are part of this week’s challenge list, and as such, crafting a decent amount of these gadgets may be necessary to acquire all rewards for the challenge.
This article sheds light on the best ways to obtain three stars in ARC Raiders Season 4 Week 5 Trials.
ARC Raiders Season 4 Week 5 Trials (May 25 to 31, 2026): How to get 3 stars in every challenge
This week, the ARC Trials challenge list requires players to head topside and fight Bombardiers and Shredders. Additionally, the Red Lakes is a POI where you must be physically present when fighting robots to gain an additional Trials score. Lastly, players need to loot or interact with weapon crates to gain score and climb the Trials leaderboard.
Here are all the Trials challenges for Season 4 Week 5 Trials:
- Damage Shredders
- Damage Bombardiers
- Deal damage with Blaze Grenades
- Loot weapon crates
- Damage ARC in the Red Lakes
1) Best ways to deal damage to Shredders during Season 4 Week 5 Trials
Targeting Shredders is our first challenge during this week’s Trials. To do so, one must bring a loadout capable of dealing with them quickly, as wasting too much time on a single Shredder can decrease our potential score.
Recommended loadout:
- Bettina / Hullcracker (III or IV preferred)
- Light / Medium Shield
- Shield Rechargers
- Herbal Bandages
- 10x Adrenaline Shots
Recommended strat
- Deploy on Stella Montis during any map condition.
- Your primary objective is to continuously run through specific Points of Interest as shown in the image above and destroy every Shredder you cross paths with.
- Here’s your route: Medical Research > Atrium > Cultural Archives > Lobby > Assembly.
- Follow the route and target the Shredder’s thrusters to eliminate them quickly. This can be done with two/three shots of a Hullcracker and one magazine of a Bettina.
- You can keep running the route even after hitting 4000 Points if you intend to set a new personal high score.
2) Best ways to damage Bombardiers during Season 4 Week 5 Trials
For this challenge, head to the Hidden Bunker event to find multiple ground-based ARCs, especially Bombardiers. The Hidden Bunker’s locked entrance is always guarded by Bastions and Bombardiers. This gives us a reliable spawn for this ARC miniboss.
Recommended loadout:
- Bettina / Hullcracker (IV preferred)
- Wolfpacks / Trailblazers / Deadlines (optional)
- Barricades (optional)
- Ziplines (optional)
- Medium Shield
- Shield Rechargers / Surge Shield Rechargers
- Herbal Bandages
Recommended strat:
- Head to the entrance of the Hidden Bunker near Fuel Lines and Departure Building.
- Reach the roof of the Fuel Processing building and set up barricades to shoot the Bombardier ARCs while taking cover, as marked with the green arrow on the map above.
- If you bought Wolfpacks or Trailblazers, you can get to the lower ground and throw them when the ARC is in proximity.
- Additionally, you can shoot a single leg and destroy the yellow joint to paralyze the ARC momentarily. In this short span of time, get up close to the ARC and attach a deadline. One or two should be enough to finish off this ARC miniboss.
- Loot all components from the Bombardier shell to allow it to respawn in a short while and repeat the process to get another kill under your belt.
It is recommended that you enter a fresh lobby with nearly 40 minutes remaining for the best chances of achieving a high score.
3) Best ways to search weapon crates for Season 4 Week 5 Trials
Weapon crates are small, rectangular, green cases that contain weapons and ammo. These weapon crates are found across all six maps in ARC Raiders. For this challenge, we must interact with as many crates as possible to acquire a 4000 Trials score.
Recommended loadout
- Anvil / Bettina
- Four stacks of ammo
- Light Shield
- Shield Rechargers
- Herbal Bandages
- 3x Ziplines (optional)
- 30x Adrenaline Shots (optional)
Recommended strat:
- After spawning on the Buried City map, head to the closest building with a weapon crate spawn location.
- Interact with the green rectangular crate and then follow the loop around these Points of Interest.
- Plaza Rosa > Red Tower > Piazza Arbusto > Corso Da Vinci > Town Hall > Research > Parking Garage > Hospital > Library > Marano Station > Piazza Roma > Grandioso Apartments.
- Use Ziplines if you brought a few in your loadout. They enable the Raiders to traverse the rooftops with each.
- Instead, you could utilize a Snap Hook to maintain your elevated position on the roofs. This keeps you safe from ground-based ARC patrolling the area.
- Move from one POI to another and loot every visible weapon crate if they appear open. Interaction with weapon crates counts towards the Trials score.
4) Deal damage with Blaze Grenades in Season 4 Week 5 Trials
This challenge requires Raiders to craft multiple Blaze Grenades and throw them towards ARCs to damage them. Blaze Grenades require one explosive compound and two oil to craft. This makes it one of the easiest to craft throwables in the game.
Recommended loadout
- Anvil / Bettina
- Four stacks of ammo
- Light Shield
- Shield Rechargers
- Herbal Bandages
- 20x Blaze Grenades
Recommended strat:
- Spawn on maps like Spaceport or Dam Battlegrounds to locate Bastions. The former is recommended.
- Reach the Vehicle Maintenance and Container Storage POIs, as Bastions are a common spawn in this area.
- Get to a high-ground vantage point on either of the two buildings.
- For this Trials challenge, you must chuck a Blaze Grenade on a Bastion and let it burn out.
- Throw another one, then wait for it to burn out, to repeat the process, while being careful not to throw two at once.
- Keep burning the ARC miniboss until you acquire 4000 points in this Trials challenge.
Do note that Blaze Grenades do not stack damage when multiple are thrown at once. This is why you must wait for a current Blaze grenade to die down before deploying another one.
5) Best ways to destroy ARC enemies in the Red Lake for Season 4 Week 5 Trials
For this challenge, players must head to Dam Battlegrounds and look for ARC robots in the Red Lakes. This area is located towards the eastern section of the map. Although you may find certain minibosses like Leapers and Rocketeers here from time to time, your best chance of obtaining three stars is from the Queen during the Harvestor event.
Recommended loadout:
- Anvil / Renegade / Bettina / Jupiter
- Medium Shield
- Shield Rechargers / Surge Shield Rechargers
- Herbal Bandages / Sterilized Bandage / Vita Spray
- 2x Deadlines (optional)
Recommended strategy:
- Reach the Harvester location in the Red Lakes on Dam Battlegrounds.
- Check for the Queen, and start shooting to get her attention.
- Use the Pump House spawn tunnel entrance to evade the Queen’s attacks.
- Use your preferred primary weapon and start shooting her legs. If you have a Hullcracker, shooter for the center of the body since your shots penetrate all ARC armor.
- When Queen’s face is visible, shoot the two small panels on either side of the red light. This will strip the armor and reveal the core.
- Aim for the core and shoot it to cause serious damage to the Queen.
- Repeat the process to acquire 4000 points.
Additionally, if you bring two Deadline mines, run towards the Queen when she is distracted and attach them at the bottom of the shell when she is close to the ground. This deals a massive chunk of damage, enabling you to finish this Trial challenge quickly.
This concludes our coverage of Season 4 Week 5 Trials in ARC Raiders. During each challenge, prioritize survival over higher points since safe extraction is necessary to finalize all Trial scores in the game.
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At age 39, Novak Djokovic can still wear opponents down. Even opponents nearly half his age – and in front of a hostile crowd.
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 of the French Open on Sunday in his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance.
“Obviously playing a French player, centre court at Roland Garros is never so easy. The crowd gets into it and then you feel the pressure even more,” Djokovic said after the 2 hour, 51-minute encounter.
“But all in all it was a good match to be part of: Three hours, just what the doctor ordered at age 39.”
Grunting during long rallies and digging deep on the opening night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier, it wasn’t until 1 hour, 45 minutes in that Djokovic finally found a way to break his 6-foot-7 (2.01-meter) opponent and even the match at a set all.
The crowd was pumped for a potential stunner – after all, Djokovic hasn’t lost in the first round of a Grand Slam in 20 years. But after two tense sets, Mpetshi Perricard seemed deflated of energy.
Djokovic, meanwhile, was just getting warmed up in only his second match on clay this year. In his other match on the surface this season, Djokovic lost to Croatian qualifier Dino Prizmic at the Italian Open after two months out due to a right shoulder injury.
Just by stepping on court two days after his 39th birthday, Djokovic set the men’s record for most Grand Slams contested – one more than Roger Federer and Feliciano Lopez. Djokovic has won a record 24 of those 82 Grand Slams.
Djokovic also tied French players Richard Gasquet and Antoine Gentian with a men’s record 22nd appearance at Roland Garros. He has reached at least the quarterfinals in 19 of the last 20 editions and raised the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy in 2016, 2021 and 2023.
Djokovic taunts the pro-French crowd
The 80th-ranked Mpetshi Perricard had plenty of crowd support and the fans erupted into chants of “Gio-vanni, Gio-vanni, Gio-vanni” when he ripped a forehand winner on his fourth break point to conclude a long rally during a tense game at 5-5 in the first set. Mpetshi Perricard then finished the set off with consecutive aces – the first of which clocked in at 223 kph (139 mph).
Djokovic said afterward that Mpetshi Perricard – who he played for the first time – has “one of the most tremendous serves in terms of precision and speed that I have ever faced in my career.”
Djokovic couldn’t convert a break point until his 10th try when he concluded the second set with a drop shot that Mpetshi Perricard couldn’t get back. Then Djokovic held his hand to his ear to taunt the pro-French crowd.
Late in the fourth set after he pulled off a delicate half-volley winner, Djokovic skipped back to the baseline in apparent glee. And when it was over, Djokovic performed a celebratory wiggle on the baseline.
Djokovic can’t meet Sinner until the final
Despite his reduced schedule of late, it should be remembered that Djokovic reached this year’s Australian Open final where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz and has made the semifinals or better at five straight Grand Slams.
With Alcaraz, the two-time reigning French Open champion, sitting out Roland Garros and Wimbledon with an injured right wrist, Djokovic sees a chance for himself in the lower half of the draw. He would meet top-ranked Jannik Sinner, who is on a 29-match winning streak, only in the final.
Along with 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka, who is playing in his final French Open, Djokovic is the only former men’s singles champion competing in Paris.
Match-fixing whistleblower
Djokovic wasn’t the only player at an advanced age in the win column at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Marco Trungelliti, who at 36 recently became the oldest man in the professional era (since 1969) to break into the top 100 of the rankings, beat Kyrian Jacquet 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.
“I’m reaching my peak (at) 36,” Trungelliti said.
Trungelitti partly attributed his late development to being ostracized from the tennis tour years ago when he became a whistleblower against match-fixing in the sport.
“Really hurt me back then,” said Trungelitti, who still lives in exile in Andorra and feels uncomfortable going home to Argentina.
“I was very innocent in the sense that I was expecting that the system would help me out a little bit, and it was completely the opposite.
“The whole package of institutions were never there, and they are still not there,” Trungelitti added. “I have a spine in my heart, and it’s going to be there forever.”
Sorana Cirstea, another 36-year-old who this week became the oldest player to make her debut in the top 20, beat 17-year-old Ksenia Efremova 6-3 6-1.
And on Monday, 41-year-old Wawrinka will play Jesper De Jong.
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GameboyLuke, RaidAway, And Taylor Controversy Explained As Cheating Allegations Shake Pokemon Community
The Pokemon YouTube community has been full of drama this week after creators Luke “GameboyLuke” and Rich “RaidAway” got pulled into a messy cheating controversy involving Rich’s ex-partner, Taylor. What started as one emotional post on X quickly turned into a huge online discussion, with fans trying to piece together timelines, relationships, and accusations between the three.
The situation first blew up on May 21, 2026, when RaidAway revealed that he had allegedly learned Taylor cheated on him with GameboyLuke during New Year’s. According to Rich, he only found out months later from someone else, despite the breakup already happening back in January. His post instantly spread across social media, especially among Pokemon and gaming fans who followed the creators for years.
At first, many people thought it was just another online breakup situation. But over the next few days, more posts, emotional reactions, and direct responses from both creators pushed the controversy into a much bigger internet topic. Fans started revisiting old content, collaborations, and social media interactions between Luke, Taylor, and Rich.
How the GameboyLuke and RaidAway situation started online
RaidAway shared the first public statement about the situation on X, saying he felt shocked after finding out about the alleged cheating months later. He explained that he needed time away to process everything because the situation felt “unreal” to him.
A couple of days later, Rich returned with another post and made even stronger claims. According to him, the issue went beyond just cheating. He alleged that Luke and Taylor had been communicating and flirting behind his back while he was still emotionally struggling after the breakup.
Rich also claimed that Taylor would post things on Instagram specifically to get Luke’s attention online. He told followers that there was “way more” to the situation than people currently knew and accused Luke of pretending to be supportive as a friend while hiding things from him.
GameboyLuke responds and confirms relationship with Taylor
On May 24, 2026, GameboyLuke finally addressed the situation publicly. In his response, he confirmed that he and Taylor had been talking after her breakup with Rich. He also admitted that there were still feelings between them from a past relationship.
Luke apologized to fans and acknowledged that many people were disappointed in him. He explained that Taylor visited him in March and said they continued speaking after that point. At the same time, he mentioned there were other discussions happening online that he was not ready to fully address yet.
The YouTuber also stated that he planned to step away from the internet for a while following the backlash. He added that he may speak more about the situation later but felt the focus should remain on Rich for now.
RaidAway reacts again after Luke’s public statement
Not long after Luke’s response, RaidAway posted again and accused both Luke and Taylor of hiding things from him during March 2026. Rich claimed Taylor had visited Luke while they were all still working together on their four-way Pokemon Cagelocke series.
According to RaidAway, Luke continued recording content with him during that time without mentioning anything. Rich described the situation as deeply upsetting and said he felt physically sick trying to process everything happening around him.
As of now, Taylor has not publicly responded to the allegations or the statements shared by either creator.
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French Open 2026 May 25 matches: Sabalenka, Sinner continue Round 1 action | Other Sports News
After a thrilling start on Sunday, the French Open 2026 will continue its Day 2 action on Monday, May 25, with men’s and women’s world number one players Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka kicking off their campaigns.
Both players ended up as runners-up last time and will be looking to better their position this time around. Sinner will fancy his chances even more, especially with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz being ruled out of the competition due to a hand injury.
But what are the other big games taking place in the men’s and women’s singles events today? Take a look.
World number one Sinner in action
French Open men’s singles Round 1 action sees several top seeds, former finalists, and rising stars competing for a place in the next round at Roland Garros. Matteo Berrettini takes on Marton Fucsovics, while Jiri Lehecka faces Pablo Carreno Busta and Alex de Minaur begins against Britain’s T Samuel.
Casper Ruud will battle Roman Safiullin, Andrey Rublev faces Ignacio Buse, and Ben Shelton takes on Daniel Merida Aguilar. Frances Tiafoe, Hubert Hurkacz, and Tommy Paul also headline key first-round contests.
Elsewhere, Stan Wawrinka meets Jesper De Jong, Ugo Humbert faces Adrian Mannarino, Gael Monfils takes on Hugo Gaston, and Brandon Nakashima battles Roberto Bautista Agut.
French Open 2026 Day 2: Men’s singles matches full schedule
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Time (IST) |
Court |
Player 1 |
Country 1 |
Player 2 |
Country 2 |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 13 |
M. Fucsovics |
Hungary |
M. Berrettini |
Italy |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 6 |
P. Carreño |
Spain |
J. Lehecka (12) |
Czechia |
|
2:30 pm |
Suzanne Lenglen |
A. Rinderknech (22) |
France |
J. Rodionov |
Austria |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 14 |
A. de Minaur (8) |
Australia |
T. Samuel |
United Kingdom |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 12 |
A. Shevchenko |
Kazakhstan |
A. Michelsen |
United States |
|
2:30 pm |
Court 8 |
L. Van Assche |
France |
P. Kypson |
United States |
|
3:40 pm* |
Simonne-Mathieu |
S. Wawrinka |
Switzerland |
J. De Jong |
Netherlands |
|
3:40 pm* |
Court 9 |
R. Bautista |
Spain |
B. Nakashima (31) |
United States |
|
3:40 pm* |
Court 7 |
E. Spizzirri |
United States |
F. Tiafoe (19) |
United States |
|
4:10 pm* |
Court 8 |
J. Munar |
Spain |
H. Hurkacz |
Poland |
|
4:10 pm* |
Court 6 |
T. Kokkinakis |
Australia |
T. Atmane |
France |
|
4:10 pm* |
Court 12 |
A. Kovacevic |
United States |
R. Jodar (27) |
Spain |
|
4:50 pm* |
Court 4 |
M. Navone |
Argentina |
J. Brooksby |
United States |
|
4:50 pm* |
Court 5 |
E. Nava |
United States |
C. Ugo |
Argentina |
|
5:20 pm* |
Court 7 |
I. Buse |
Peru |
A. Rublev (11) |
Russia |
|
5:20 pm* |
Court 13 |
R. Hijikata |
Australia |
T. Paul (24) |
United States |
|
5:20 pm* |
Simonne-Mathieu |
C. Ruud (15) |
Norway |
R. Safiullin |
Russia |
|
5:50 pm* |
Philippe-Chatrier |
U. Humbert (32) |
France |
A. Mannarino |
France |
|
6:30 pm* |
Court 4 |
F. Cerúndolo (25) |
Argentina |
B. van de Zandschulp |
Netherlands |
|
6:30 pm* |
Court 9 |
R. Collignon |
Belgium |
A. Vukic |
Australia |
|
6:30 pm* |
Suzanne Lenglen |
D. Merida Aguilar |
Spain |
B. Shelton (5) |
United States |
|
6:30 pm* |
Court 14 |
F. Cobolli (10) |
Italy |
A. Pellegrino |
Italy |
|
6:30 pm* |
Court 5 |
Y.B. Wu |
China |
M. Giron |
United States |
|
11:45 pm* |
Philippe-Chatrier |
H. Gaston |
France |
G. Monfils |
France |
Sabalenka heads women’s singles event
The French Open women’s singles draw features several high-profile first-round clashes as top seeds begin their campaigns. World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka headlines the event, with Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Jasmine Paolini, Elina Svitolina, and Amanda Anisimova among the major names in action.
Other seeded players, including Liudmila Samsonova, Diana Shnaider, Leylah Fernandez, Karolina Muchova, Elise Mertens, and Ekaterina Alexandrova, also begin their quests for a deep run. Interesting battles include Alycia Parks against Fernandez, Kamilla Rakhimova facing Jaqueline Cristian, Camila Osorio meeting Alexandrova, and Petra Marcinko taking on Eva Lys.
With experienced stars, rising talents, and several evenly matched contests, the opening-round schedule promises an exciting start to the women’s singles competition in Paris.
French Open 2026 Day 2: Women’s singles matches full schedule
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Court |
Player 1 |
Country 1 |
Player 2 |
Country 2 |
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Court 4 |
Liudmila Samsonova |
Russia |
Jil Teichmann |
Switzerland |
|
Court 7 |
Maja Chwalinska |
Poland |
Qinwen Zheng |
China |
|
Court 9 |
Daria Kasatkina |
Australia |
Zeynep Sönmez |
Türkiye |
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Court 5 |
Susan Bandecchi |
Switzerland |
Cristina Bucșa |
Spain |
|
Simonne-Mathieu |
Jasmine Paolini |
Italy |
Dayana Yastremska |
Ukraine |
|
Philippe-Chatrier |
Emerson Jones |
Australia |
Iga Świątek |
Poland |
|
Court 5 |
Petra Marčinko |
Croatia |
Eva Lys |
Germany |
|
Court 4 |
Julia Grabher |
Austria |
Rebecca Šramková |
Slovakia |
|
Suzanne Lenglen |
Elina Svitolina |
Ukraine |
Anna Bondár |
Hungary |
|
Court 13 |
Maya Joint |
Australia |
Anastasia Potapova |
Austria |
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Court 14 |
Tatjana Maria |
Germany |
Elise Mertens |
Belgium |
|
Philippe-Chatrier |
Veronika Erjavec |
Slovenia |
Elena Rybakina |
Kazakhstan |
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Court 14 |
K. Quevedo |
Spain |
Leolia Jeanjean |
France |
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Court 9 |
Panna Udvardy |
Hungary |
Viktorija Golubic |
Switzerland |
|
Suzanne Lenglen |
T. Rakotomanga Rajaonah |
France |
Amanda Anisimova |
USA |
|
Court 12 |
Talia Gibson |
Australia |
Yulia Putintseva |
Kazakhstan |
|
Court 8 |
A. Urhobo |
USA |
Katie Boulter |
United Kingdom |
|
Court 6 |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Latvia |
Ella Seidel |
Germany |
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Court 7 |
Alycia Parks |
USA |
Leylah Fernandez |
Canada |
|
Court 12 |
Kamilla Rakhimova |
Uzbekistan |
Jaqueline Cristian |
Romania |
|
Court 6 |
Diana Shnaider |
Russia |
Renata Zarazúa |
Mexico |
|
Court 8 |
Camila Osorio |
Colombia |
Ekaterina Alexandrova |
Russia |
|
Court 13 |
H.Y. Guo |
China |
McCartney Kessler |
USA |
|
Simonne-Mathieu |
A. Zakharova |
Russia |
Karolína Muchová |
Czechia |
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