A recap from Day 1 of main draw action at Roland-Garros 2024
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01:00What a way to bring the curtain down on Day 1. Germany’s Daniel Altmaier comes through a deciding tiebreak against Serb Laslo Djere after a staggering 5 hours and 5 minutes on Court 8.
Altmaier wrapped up his 7-5, 6-4, 6-7(8), 5-7, 7-6(6) win at 00:56 on Monday morning.
And that ties on a bow on Sunday. We’ll be back at 11am on Monday for Day 2 from Paris. Check out the order of play through the link below. Bye for now…
00:42See how Stan the Man eased past the former world No.1 in the opening night session of the tournament on Chatrier.
23:00While Nishikori and Wawrinka were wrapping up wins, we've had a significant upset on Court Simonne-Mathieu in front of a noisy set of fans where Frenchman Corentin Moutet has taken down in-form Chilean and 16th seed Nicolas Jarry 6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0. Jarry recently reached his first ATP Masters final in Rome.
It's been a rough day for Chilean tennis as earlier Rome semi-finalist and 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo lost to Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs (pictured below). The result earns Bergs his very first match win at Grand Slam level.
©André Ferreira / FFT 22:52It's Stan Wawrinka's night on Chatrier as he comes through in straights against Andy Murray. The Swiss former champion produced some trademark big-hitting on his way to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory over the former world No.1.
Murray waves goodbye to the Paris crowd for now but will be back in the men's doubles alongside Dan Evans later in the week.
22:43We've had a big, big result out on Court 6 late in the day where Japan's Kei Nishikori picked up his first Grand Slam win since the 2021 US Open.
After all his injury battles, the former world No.4 scrapped his way through 7-5, 7-6(3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-5 in 4hrs 22 minutes against young Canadian qualifier Gabriel Diallo.
That improves Nishikori's career deciding set record at the majors to an impressive 28-7.
©Nicolas Gouhier / FFT 22:00And while we're at it, here are the highlights of Caroline Garcia's rollercoaster victory on Court Philippe-Chatrier earlier on Sunday.
21:58Caroline Garcia was one of the French success stories on the opening day's play. Here she is in press after her three-set win over German qualifier Eva Lys.
21:52If you've missed any of today's tennis, enjoy this wrap of the last few hours here in Paris...
21:24Two-time Roland-Garros finalist Casper Ruud will quietly fancy his chances here in Paris having twice come just a match away from landing the title. The No.7 seed from Norway arrives on the back of another clay court success in Geneva on Saturday and recently won the biggest trophy of his career - the ATP 500 Barcelona crown. Alex Sharp analyses where the right-hander is at coming into Paris.
21:14The first Chatrier night session of the tournament is well under way and this Andy Murray-Stan Wawrinka contest is so far exactly what we expected it to be.
Both are giving it everything, both are drenched in sweat, both are producing some old-school clay-court craft that's been easy on the eye.
After nearly 45 minutes Wawrinka is a game away from a one-set lead, with Murray serving at 3-5.
20:47They say a picture paints a thousand words.
The clay, the fans, and Richard Gasquet's exhaustion and relief: it's all here in this picture by Corinne Dubreuil.
©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT 20:42It's been quite the Alcaraz-tastic day today and we want more.
He says he's still feeling "a bit weird" and talks about quite a lot more besides.
Check out his press conference here 🎤
20:15Naomi Osaka sat down to talk to the press following her first-round win over Lucia Bronzetti 🎤
19:55We're a few minutes away from going live with our first night session build-up show of the tournament hosted by Gigi Salmon.
Every day Gigi and the team will round up the day's action so far and preview the Chatrier night match.
You can watch the show every evening at 20:00 live from Paris right here (below) or on the official Roland-Garros YouTube Channel.
19:47Richard Gasquet thrills the French fans with a big win over Borna Coric on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
The 37-year-old was given a hero's reception when he finished off the Croat 7-6(5), 7-6(2), 6-4 with - you've guessed it - a trademark backhand pass up the line.
Gasquet will play Jannik Sinner in round two if the Italian gets past Chris Eubanks on Monday.
ALLEZ!
19:41You can never get too much of Carlos Alcaraz right? So here's Dan Imhoff's assessment of the Spaniard's performance and what it means for his overall chances here in Paris...
19:08Check out the Highlights by Emirates of Alcaraz's victory over JJ Wolf earlier today.
19:01After cruising past American JJ Wolf in straight sets on Chatrier earlier today, Carlos Alcaraz confirmed he's planning to be back in Paris later this summer and hopes to play in the Olympic Games doubles with Rafael Nadal.
"If everything goes well, we are going to play doubles together here," confirmed the No.3 seed.
©Loic Wacziak / FFT 18:43A snapshot of a busy opening day's play at Roland-Garros... 🎾
18:17It's been a long time coming, but Japanese star Kei Nishikori is finally back playing Grand Slam tennis for the first time since the US Open in 2021.
The former world No.4, who has been managing various injury problems in recent years, is a three-time quarter-finalist in Paris - in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Nishikori is getting under way against Canadian qualifier Gabriel Diallo on Court 6.
18:01This is where champions are made 🏓
Who are you supporting?
17:47Check out the highlights Osaka's 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 first-round victory over Lucia Bronzetti.
17:30"It should be a brilliant atmosphere."
You're not wrong there, Andy.
The first evening session of Roland-Garros 2024 gets under way on Court Philippe-Chatrier after 20:15.
17:21Defending champion and 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic spoke to the press today after his late arrival from Geneva where he lost in the semi-finals to Czech Tomas Machac on Friday.
Having not reached a final so far in 2024, the world No.1 and top seed comes to Paris with question marks surrounding his recent form. The Serb told journalists he hopes the experience gained in winning so many big titles will help him over the next 15 days.
“I would say that I know what I'm capable of, and particularly in the Grand Slams I normally play the best tennis, at least I aim always to play the best tennis, and I was most of my career able to do that, so that's the goal,” said Djokovic, who plays French wildcard Pierre-Hugues Herbert in his first match.
“I have been saying, you know, for quite a while that in terms of clay I want to peak here in Paris, in Roland Garros. Last year I had an amazing year, and particularly here in Roland Garros, and hopefully I can have a great tournament.
“My hopes and goals are always the same, but I have to lower the expectations. When I say that I mean, you know, maybe not thinking too much ahead in advance in terms of the tournament and who I might face in the later rounds, but really taking it day by day, step by step, and really building my game.
“Because that's what I have really been struggling with, not really playing in a consistently good level.”
©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT 17:15The 2017 champion has successfully negotiated the first hurdle of her 2024 campaign.
Alex Sharp gives us his analysis of her performance as she moved past Jaqueline Cristian in the first round.
©️Rémy Chautard / FFT 16:44Yesterday's champion at the Geneva ATP event, Casper Ruud, spoke to the media on his arrival in Paris. He will play his first match on Tuesday against Brazilian Felipe Alves Meligeni. The two-time Roland-Garros runner-up was asked by journalists to pick his top three favourites for the men's title.
"I wouldn't put myself in the list just because I don't want to kind of put pressure on myself, but I would put Novak [Djokovic] up there definitely," he said.
"It's not a big if, but, you know, depending on how Carlos [Alcaraz], Jannik [Sinner], and kind of Rafa [Nadal] feels, I feel like those three are also worth mentioning. If they are injury-free, I would consider them, well, four then. I would go with four guys.
"It's tough to kind of leave any of those out due to the fact that Rafa has won here 14 times and then Jannik and Carlos have been the sort of best of the younger generation in the past year or two. So I think that's a good list of four."
©️Jean-Charles Caslot / FFT 16:32No.3 seed Carlos Alcaraz is a winner under the roof on Chatrier as he brushes aside American lucky loser JJ Wolf in straight sets 💪
We hadn't seen Carlos on court since he lost to Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters in early May.
The two-time Grand Slam champion lost his opening service game but was in control thereafter to win 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. He'll play either Jack Draper or Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong in round two.
16:20The 2017 women's champion Jelena Ostapenko is another to successfully negotiate her way through Day 1 in Paris...
16:03We have our first stoppage in play in Paris as heavy rain forces the court coverers into action for the first time at this year's event.
But plays keeps going under the Chatrier roof as Carlos Alcaraz closes in on victory over JJ Wolf. He leads 6-1, 6-2, 3-0.
And the fans inside Court Suzanne-Lenglen get to see that show court's brand new roof slide into action. Richard Gasquet and Borna Coric will be out there soon to get their first round contest under way.
15:45Rublev is through to R2 with victory over Taro Daniel. Dan Imhoff looks at the ups and downs of the match and what it means for the No.6 seed.
15:41A resurgent Grigor Dimitrov began his Paris campaign successfully on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over young American Aleksandar Kovacevic on Court 14. Dimitrov has made Masters finals in Paris Bercy and Miami within the last six months and won his first ATP title for seven years in Brisbane in January. The Bulgarian's best effort at Roland-Garros is a run to the fourth round in 2020 and 2023.
©Clement Mahoudeau / FFT 15:30Naomi Osaka's new-found confidence on clay bodes well for her Roland-Garros 2024 campaign.
Chris Oddo offers his thoughts on the four-time Grand Slam winner's victory over Lucia Bronzetti.
©Cédric Lecocq / FFT 14:39As No.6 seed Andrey Rublev comes through a tough four-setter in the wind against Japan's Taro Daniel on Court Simonne-Mathieu 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5, third seed Carlos Alcaraz steps out on Chatrier for his opening match against American lucky loser JJ Wolf.
14:32Last year’s runner-up and last week's Geneva champion, Casper Ruud, has arrived at Roland-Garros.
The No.7 seed faces qualifier Felipe Meligeni Alves in the first round on Tuesday.
14:18Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will be relieved to put her first round match to bed as she fights past Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 on Chatrier. It was looking like a straightforward third set when she led 4-0 only to lose the next five games. Osaka finally finished it off after 2hrs and 1 minute and could play defending champion Iga Swiatek in round two.
14:11We didn't have to wait long for our first seeded casualty in the men's draw as Italy's Lorenzo Sonego takes out French No.1 Ugo Humbert in four sets on Lenglen 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
The Italian has twice reached the last 16 in Paris and next plays Chinese No.1 Zhang Zhizhen who also came through in four sets on day 1 against Aussie Aleksandar Vukic.
13:30With all this talk of forthcoming matches over the next few days, let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Tonight’s evening session pits two greats of the sport in what could be their last showdown at Roland-Garros.
Alix Ramsay gives us her assessment of what’s in store tonight.
13:25Two big names are being tested early in the tournament. Andrey Rublev has split sets with Taro Daniel on Court Simonne-Mathieu and Naomi Osaka is starting a decider with Italy's Lucia Bronzetti on Chatrier.
French number one Ugo Humbert is in trouble on Lenglen and has just gone two sets to one down against another Italian, Lorenzo Sonego.
Czech Marie Bouzkova is the first player to beat a seed as she gets past 29th seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-2, 6-4.
Eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz and Brit Jack Draper are just getting going on courts 7 and 12 respectively. No.30 seed Dayana Yastremska has come through against Aussie Ajla Tomljanovic 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
13:05There are a whopping 48 matches on the schedule for Day 2, as the first round continues in men’s and women’s singles.
Matches start at 11am local time on Courts Suzanne-Lenglen and Simonne-Matthieu.
No.2 seed Jannik Sinner opens on Suzanne-Lenglen against the USA’s Christopher Eubanks, while Marketa Vondrousova starts proceedings on Simonne-Matthieu against Rebeka Masarova.
Court Philippe-Chatrier promises an action-packed day and gets under way at 12 noon with last year’s quarter-finalist Ons Jabeur facing wildcard Sachia Vickery.
They are followed by French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean who has the daunting prospect of trying to get past No.1 seed and defending champion Iga Swiatek.
If that wasn’t enough excitement for one day, the third match on Philippe-Chatrier is 14-time Roland-Garros winner Rafael Nadal in arguably one of his toughest tests to date when he takes on No.4 seed Alexander Zverev.
And that’s just the day session. As the lights come on French fan favourite Gael Monfils meets Brazil’s Thiago Seyboth Wild. That match is scheduled for after 20.15 local time.
It's going to be a busy one...
12:46For those of you on tenterhooks for the men’s and women’s doubles draws, the wait is over.
A quick glance shows us that men’s No.1 seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos face an all-French pairing of Adrian Mannarino and Fabrice Martin in the first round.
At the other end of the draw No.2 seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden will meet the Hungary-Finland pairing of Marton Fucsovics and Emil Ruusuvuori.
The men’s doubles gets under way on Tuesday.
In the women’s draw, popular top seeds Su-Wei Hsieh and Elise Mertens open their campaign against Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic.
No.2 seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez come up against GB’s Olivia Nicholls and Ingrid Gamarra Martins of Brazil.
The women’s doubles is set to start on Wednesday.
12:20Naomi Osaka takes to the court in front of a packed crowd to face Italy's Lucia Bronzetti.
The sun is shining and the fans are loving it.
12:15We have our first result of Roland-Garros 2024, but an unfortunate one nonetheless.
Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko has retired in the first set on Court 12, sending world No.40 Donna Vekic through to the second round.
12:05Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka is back in Paris and will open the day's play on Court Philippe-Chatrier against Italian Lucia Bronzetti at 12 noon.
Read Alix Ramsay's Osaka-Bronzetti match preview
Later, Carlos Alcaraz and Caroline Garcia will also feature in the day session. Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray play tonight at 20.15.
11:43Brandon Nakashima is the first player to win a set in main draw action at this year's event as he cruises through his opener with fellow American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 6-1 in just over half an hour on Court 13.
Over on Court Simonne-Mathieu No.6 seed Andrey Rublev quickly follows suit by taking the first set against Japan's Taro Daniel 6-2.
11:38For those of you interested in what the players out there are dealing with, probably the most noticeable thing about today's weather is that it's a bit windier than it has been during the opening week of qualifying. There'll be a high of 22c, sun and cloud (hoping any potential rain showers pass us by) and wind of around 18kph.
11:19If you're joining us for the first time or you're new to the sport just a quick reminder of how and where you can watch live coverage around the world. Read our guide through the link below to find out who's broadcasting where...
11:00Roland-Garros is buzzing early on Day 1 of main draw action as crowds pour through the gates ready to enjoy the opening day of tennis at the second Grand Slam of the season.
The 40 singles matches scheduled for today feature the likes of Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz, Ugo Humbert, Jelena Ostapenko, Richard Gasquet, Barbora Krejcikova and Andrey Rublev.
Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka do battle for the 23rd time in their careers in the first night session of the tournament.
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