The eliminations of Jannik Sinner on Thursday and Novak Djokovic on Friday have stripped the men’s draw of its two natural favourites and of the last players carrying the experience of a Grand Slam title. A new champion will be crowned this week. Who? Analysis and the latest from beneath Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1995, two Frenchwomen battled on for four hours and seven minutes to create history at the French Open
Novak Djokovic, on his own account, did not have enough left on Friday. He described every place the fuel had run out: “I just ran out of gas, to be honest. I didn’t feel good at all on the court.” “It gave me more hope”, Djokovic added.
Jakub Mensik (No 26), 20, two days after collapsing on Court 12, recovered from a 6-0 first-set bagel to beat eighth seed Alex de Minaur 0-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. Rublev next.
Andrey Rublev (No 11) is the first man into the Roland-Garros fourth round, after beating Nuno Borges 7-5, 7-6(2), 7-6(2). His fifth straight win over the Portuguese, his fourth R16 here in eight tries, his cleanest tennis of the fortnight after two four-set scrapes earlier in the week.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 29, 1990 the top two seeds were eliminated in the first round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in history
Roland-Garros has turned surreal in a record May heatwave: Rybakina is already out, Djokovic laboured through four sets in Wednesday’s furnace, and with the heat forecast to break only on Sunday, Patrick Mouratoglou warns the weather is the one rival nobody in the draw can out-rank – Sinner’s lone vulnerability included.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 28, 1980, Jimmy Connors won over the Parisian fans after coming from two sets to love and match point down to defeat French player Jean-Francois Caujolle
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 27, 2016, Rafael Nadal unexpectedly called for a press conference to make an announcement that caused a seismic shock in the tennis world
Jannik Sinner returned to Court Philippe-Chatrier — the court where he lost the 2025 final to Alcaraz from three championship points up — and beat Clément Tabur 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. 30 in a row. 18-0 on clay in 2026. Six Masters 1000 titles in a row. No break points faced. The world No. 1 chasing the career Grand Slam, against a draw that has just lost Alcaraz to injury.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 25, 1983, 13-year-old Steffi Graf created a record that stands to date and is unlikely to ever be broken
Novak Djokovic, two days after turning 39 and on his record 82nd Grand Slam appearance, beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 on Court Philippe-Chatrier to open Roland-Garros – his 22nd consecutive appearance at the tournament, tying Richard Gasquet’s record.
Nishesh Basavareddy, a 21-year-old American wild card and the world No. 156, beat seventh seed Taylor Fritz 7-6(5), 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 6-1 on his Roland-Garros debut. The main surprise of Day 1.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 24, 2004, Andre Agassi suffered the worst loss of his career in a Grand Slam tournament since his Roland-Garros debut in 1987
Naomi Osaka used her pre-tournament press conference at Roland-Garros on Saturday to pay tribute to Gaël Monfils, calling the retiring Frenchman “the GOAT” for what he represented to her as a young Black player coming up in the sport. Asked to explain why she refers to Monfils that way, the four-time Grand Slam champion went … Continued
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 22, 1994, Martina Navratilova bid farewell to Roland-Garros for the first time, only to return years later
Twenty-three players spoke on Friday, there was no boycott, no real challenge to the FFT’s refusal to move on this year’s prize money, and, underneath it, the sense that this was not the moment to act, only to make sure a conversation would open.
The Russian, speaking on Roland-Garros media day, said the locker-room consensus is that the tennis season should be shortened – and that most players would accept a pay cut to make it happen.
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 22, 1995, Thomas Muster won an epic clay-court battle at the Foro Italico over one of the best clay-courters of the time
With Sabalenka against Gauff in the top half and Swiatek against Rybakina in the bottom, the Roland-Garros women’s draw lines up a projected semi-final stage built around the world’s top four.
With Alcaraz absent, the world No. 1 starts as the clear favourite against a field led by Zverev, Djokovic and Auger-Aliassime, while two French wildcard veterans bid Porte d’Auteuil farewell.