The opening round of the French Open is officially done. Here’s what happened at Roland Garros to kick off the 2025 edition of the tournament.
Aussies
The tournament began with 16 Aussie men and women in the singles draws. Only five have advanced to the second round.
In the men’s draw, Adam Walton, Alexei Popyrin (25), and Alex de Minaur (9) are all still in contention. Overnight, Walton beat German qualifier Maximilian Marterer in five sets (7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2) to claim his first-ever victory at the French Open. Alex de Minaur won his first-round match in straight sets, defeating Serbia’s Laslo Djere.
In the second round, Walton faces 17th seed Andrey Rublev, and de Minaur takes on Alexander Bublik. Meanwhile, Popyrin will play his second-round match tonight against Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo.
In the women’s draw, 17th seed Daria Kasatkina and Ajla Tomljanović are both through one round. Kasatkina started her first grand slam campaign under the Australian flag with a win, beating Kateřina Siniaková in three sets. She is set to play France’s Leolia Jeanjean next.
Tomljanović beat fellow Aussie Maya Joint in straight sets and has been handed a tough assignment in Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini in the second round.
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The upsets
The opening round has seen several seeded players exit the tournament much earlier than expected. In the men’s draw, the biggest upset so far saw fourth seed American Taylor Fritz lose to German qualifier Daniel Altmaier. 11th seed Daniil Medvedev and 18th seed Francisco Cerundolo also made early exits.
In the women’s draw, American ninth seed Emma Navarro was the first to make a shock exit after losing to Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Navarro won just one game in the straight-set loss. Czech 14th seed Karolína Muchová’s 2025 French Open campaign also ended in the opening round.
The favourites
Men’s defending champ Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner both cruised through their opening round matches with straight-set victories. The women’s defending champion, Iga Świątek, and world number one Aryna Sabalenka made similarly strong starts.
The most impressive opening round performance belongs to 35-year-old Victoria Azarenka, who became the oldest player to win a grand slam match without conceding a single game (6-0, 6-0). Azarenka beat Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer.
