French Open 2026: Raducanu crashes out to Sierra; Zverev eases through on day one – as it happened

Emma Raducanu suffered her first opening-round loss with an error-strewn display against Argentina's Solana Sierra

Khachanov has reached the last eight of this competition twice - Wimbledon likewise - and the last four of the other two slams. That tells us he's got an all-court game, with the eye-test advising that he lacks the power-augmenting finesse go further. He does, though, have Gea's number ... so of course, as I type, the young Frenchman flat-bats an incredible pass cross-court to save set point. For all the difference it makes, Khachanov closing out from there to lead 6-3.

It looks a lovely day in Paris, by the way - which isn't always the case. It's going to be seriously hard work for those involved in tight matches, given clay-court rallies and soaring tempteratures.