PARIS, May 24 – Action commenced on the opening day of the French Open tennis tournament on Sunday with detailed scheduling across multiple courts.
Competition started at 0909 GMT under clear skies at Roland Garros, with temperatures reaching 28 degrees Celsius and France’s national weather service predicting highs of 34 degrees later in the day.
The tournament’s opening match on Court Philippe Chatrier featured 11th-seeded former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic competing against Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus.
Court Philippe Chatrier’s schedule included additional marquee matchups with Benjamin Bonzi of France facing 2nd-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany, 8th-seeded Mirra Andreeva of Russia taking on France’s Fiona Ferro, and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard of France challenging 3rd-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia.
Court Suzanne Lenglen featured matches beginning at 0900 GMT, including 13th-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia versus Arthur Gea of France, 26th-seeded Hailey Baptiste of the United States against Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic, 7th-seeded Taylor Fritz facing fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy, and Ksenia Efremova of France competing against 18th-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania.
Court Simonne Mathieu also began play at 0900 GMT with 15th-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine facing Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russia, Katie Volynets of the United States taking on Clara Burel of France, Titouan Droguet of France challenging 26th-seeded Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic, and 28th-seeded Joao Fonseca of Brazil competing against Luka Pavlovic of France.
