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#French #Open #schedule #Swiatek #Rybakina #Monfils #headline #Day">French Open 2026, May 25 schedule: Swiatek, Rybakina and Monfils headline Day 2 Four-time champion Iga Swiatek will kick off her French Open campaign on Monday as first-round action continues at Roland Garros.
The third seed faces Australian wildcard Emerson Jones in the opening match on Court Philippe-Chatrier, before second seed Elena Rybakina takes on Slovenia’s Veronika Erjavec later in the day.
French Open Day 2 Order of Play
All times in IST.
Court Philippe-Chatrier
3.30 PM
Emerson Jones vs Iga Swiatek (3)
Veronika Erjavec vs Elena Rybakina (2)
Ugo Humbert (32) vs Adrian Mannarino
11.45 PM
Hugo Gaston vs Gael Monfils
Court Suzanne-Lenglen
2.30 PM
Arthur Rinderknech (22) vs Jurij Rodionov
Elina Svitolina (7) vs Anna Bondar
Sarah Rakotomanga vs Amanda Anisimova (6)
Daniel Merida Aguilar vs Ben Shelton (5)
Court Simonne-Mathieu
2.30 PM
Jasmine Paolini (13) vs Dayana Yastremska
Stan Wawrinka vs Jesper de Jong
Casper Ruud (15) vs Roman Safiullin
Anastasia Zakharova vs Karolina Muchova (10)
Court 14
2.30 PM
Alex de Minaur (8) vs Toby Samuel
Tatjana Maria vs Elise Mertens (23)
Kaitlin Quevedo vs Leolia Jeanjean
Flavio Cobolli (10) vs Andrea Pellegrino
Court 4
2.30 PM
Liudmila Samsonova (20) vs Jil Teichmann
Julia Grabher vs Rebecca Sramkova
Mariano Navone vs Jenson Brooksby
Francisco Cerundolo (25) vs Botic van de Zandschulp
Court 5
2.30 PM
Susan Bandecchi vs Cristina Bucsa (31)
Petra Marcinko vs Eva Lys
Emilio Nava vs Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Yibing Wu vs Marcos Giron
Court 6
2.30 PM
Pablo Carreno Busta vs Jiri Lehecka (12)
Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Terence Atmane
Jelena Ostapenko (29) vs Ella Seidel
Diana Shnaider (25) vs Renata Zarazua
Court 7
2.30 PM
Maja Chwalinska vs Qinwen Zheng
Eliot Spizzirri vs Frances Tiafoe (19)
Ignacio Buse vs Andrey Rublev (11)
Alycia Parks vs Leylah Fernandez (24)
Court 8
2.30 PM
Luca Van Assche vs Patrick Kypson
Jaume Munar vs Hubert Hurkacz
Akasha Urhobo vs Katie Boulter
Camila Osorio vs Ekaterina Alexandrova (14)
Court 9
2.30 PM
Daria Kasatkina vs Zeynep Sonmez
Roberto Bautista Agut vs Brandon Nakashima (31)
Panna Udvardy vs Viktorija Golubic
Raphael Collignon vs Aleksandar Vukic
Court 12
2.30 PM
Alexander Shevchenko vs Alex Michelsen
Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Rafael Jodar (27)
Talia Gibson vs Yulia Putintseva
Kamilla Rakhimova vs Jaqueline Cristian
Court 13
2.30 PM
Marton Fucsovics vs Matteo Berrettini
Maya Joint vs Anastasia Potapova (28)
Rinky Hijikata vs Tommy Paul (24)
Hanyu Guo vs McCartney Kessler
Published on May 25, 2026
Four-time champion Iga Swiatek will kick off her French Open campaign on Monday as first-round…
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#Potapova #turns #chance #history #record #Madrid #Open #semifinal #run">Potapova turns second chance into history with record Madrid Open semifinal run
Anastasia Potapova turned tennis heartbreak into history by becoming the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semifinal after her 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3 win over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open on Wednesday.
The Russian-born Austrian, who lost in qualifying last week, has made the most of her unexpected entry into the main draw, beating the former World No. 1 in a roller-coaster contest despite squandering three match points.
Potapova’s run has included impressive wins over former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and World No. 2 Elena Rybakina.
Asked if she thought she would be in the last four after her qualifying loss, the unseeded Potapova said: “No, I wouldn’t, for any money and anything.
“That’s what makes our sport beautiful. I was given a second chance and now I’m here.
“I’m super happy. There’s nothing better that could happen to me in my life at the moment.”
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After easing through the opening set, Potapova appeared set for a straightforward win when she earned three match points in the second.
But Pliskova fought back to force a tiebreak and level the match.
Potapova trailed 3-1 in the decider, only to win five consecutive games and seal victory with her 10th ace before dropping to her knees.
Potapova will face Marta Kostyuk or Linda Noskova in the semifinals.
Published on Apr 29, 2026
Anastasia Potapova turned tennis heartbreak into history by becoming the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semifinal after her 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3 win over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open on Wednesday.
The Russian-born Austrian, who lost in qualifying last week, has made the most of her unexpected entry into the main draw, beating the former World No. 1 in a roller-coaster contest despite squandering three match points.
Potapova’s run has included impressive wins over former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko and World No. 2 Elena Rybakina.
Asked if she thought she would be in the last four after her qualifying loss, the unseeded Potapova said: “No, I wouldn’t, for any money and anything.
“That’s what makes our sport beautiful. I was given a second chance and now I’m here.
“I’m super happy. There’s nothing better that could happen to me in my life at the moment.”
ALSO READ: Sinner criticises schedule after surging into Madrid quarterfinals
After easing through the opening set, Potapova appeared set for a straightforward win when she earned three match points in the second.
But Pliskova fought back to force a tiebreak and level the match.
Potapova trailed 3-1 in the decider, only to win five consecutive games and seal victory with her 10th ace before dropping to her knees.
Potapova will face Marta Kostyuk or Linda Noskova in the semifinals.
Published on Apr 29, 2026
Anastasia Potapova turned tennis heartbreak into history by becoming the first lucky loser to reach…
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#Rybakina #cruises #Shnaider #advance #quarters #Stuttgart #return">Rybakina cruises past Shnaider to advance to quarters on Stuttgart return
Top seed Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider in straight sets to qualify for the quarterfinals of the WTA clay-court event in Stuttgart on Thursday.
The 26-year-old Kazakh, who was champion in 2024 but skipped last year’s event, relied on her service game as she won 6-2, 6-4 against the unseeded Russian in one hour and 12 minutes.
Shnaider, ranked 19th in the world, improved in the second set but was undone by double faults at crucial moments, allowing Rybakina to capitalise.
Rybakina capped the match off with her ninth ace and will next take on either Leylah Fernandez or Zeynep Sonmez in the quarters.
Earlier, World No. 9 Mirra Andreeva pushed past American Alycia Parks in straight sets in their last 16 clash to extend her winning streak to six matches.
Czech Karolina Muchova came from a set down to beat Elise Mertens 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 to book her place in the last eight.
Muchova’s compatriot Linda Noskova crushed Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1, 6-1 to set up a quarterfinal clash with Elina Svitolina, who cruised past German Eva Lys 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday.
Later on Thursday, World No. 3 Coco Gauff starts her bid for a first Stuttgart title when she takes on Liudmila Samsonova.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Top seed Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider in straight sets to qualify for the quarterfinals of the WTA clay-court event in Stuttgart on Thursday.
The 26-year-old Kazakh, who was champion in 2024 but skipped last year’s event, relied on her service game as she won 6-2, 6-4 against the unseeded Russian in one hour and 12 minutes.
Shnaider, ranked 19th in the world, improved in the second set but was undone by double faults at crucial moments, allowing Rybakina to capitalise.
Rybakina capped the match off with her ninth ace and will next take on either Leylah Fernandez or Zeynep Sonmez in the quarters.
Earlier, World No. 9 Mirra Andreeva pushed past American Alycia Parks in straight sets in their last 16 clash to extend her winning streak to six matches.
Czech Karolina Muchova came from a set down to beat Elise Mertens 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 to book her place in the last eight.
Muchova’s compatriot Linda Noskova crushed Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1, 6-1 to set up a quarterfinal clash with Elina Svitolina, who cruised past German Eva Lys 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday.
Later on Thursday, World No. 3 Coco Gauff starts her bid for a first Stuttgart title when she takes on Liudmila Samsonova.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Top seed Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider in straight sets to qualify for the quarterfinals…