Elena Rybakina crashed out of the French Open as the second seed fell to a three-set defeat to Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva in the biggest upset of the tournament so far.
The women’s draw is still full of potential winners, with defending champion Coco Gauff having had a mixed clay-court season thus far but arriving with a point to prove after a tough defeat in the Italian Open final.
The American returns to action alongside US Open champion and last year’s runner-up Aryna Sabalenka, four-time Roland-Garros winner Iga Swiatek, and a rejuvenated Elina Svitolina, who recently won her biggest title in eight years on the clay in Rome to put herself among the contenders.
In the men’s draw, Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to win his first French Open title and to claim the career Grand Slam in the process, continuing a hugely successful season in which he has already made history as only the second man, and the youngest, to win all nine Masters 1000 titles.
Follow the top players’ progress with our seed tracker here:
Men’s seeds
- Jannik Sinner (ITA)
- Alexander Zverev (GER)
- Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
- Ben Shelton (USA)
- ❌ Daniil Medvedev – first round defeat to Adam Walton – 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
- ❌ Taylor Fritz (USA) – first round defeat to Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6(5), 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 6-1
- Alex de Minaur (AUS)
- ❌ Alexander Bublik (KAZ) – first round defeat to Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-5
- Flavio Cobolli (ITA)
- Andrey Rublev
- ❌ Jiri Lehecka (CZE) – first round defeat to Pablo Carrena Busta 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Karen Khachanov
- Luciano Darderi (ITA)
- Casper Ruud (NOR)
- Valentin Vacherot (MON)
- ❌Arthur Fils (FRA) – withdrew with injury
- Learner Tien (USA)
- Frances Tiafoe (USA)
- ❌ Cameron Norrie (GBR) – retired from first round match with Adolfo Daniel Vallejo trailing 7-6 (7), 2-0
- ❌ Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) – second round defeat to Thiago Agustín Tirante 4-6 7-6 6-1 6-3
- Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)
- ❌Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) – first round defeat to Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
- Tommy Paul (USA)
- Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)
- Jakub Mensik (CZE)
- Rafael Jodar (ESP)
- Joao Fonseca (BRA)
- ❌ Tallon Griekspoor (NED) – first round defeat to Matteo Arnaldi 6-7 (9), 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-3
- ❌ Corentin Moutet (FRA) – first round defeat to Vit Kopriva 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Brandon Nakashima (USA)
- Ugo Humbert (FRA)
Women’s seeds
- Aryna Sabalenka
- ❌ Elena Rybakina (KAZ) – second round defeat to Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6 6-1 7-6 (10-4)
- Iga Swiatek (POL)
- Coco Gauff (USA)
- ❌ Jessica Pegula (USA) – first round defeat to Kimberly Birrell 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Amanda Anisimova (USA)
- Elina Svitolina (UKR)
- Mirra Andreeva
- Victoria Mboko (CAN)
- Karolina Muchova (CZE)
- Belinda Bencic (SUI)
- ❌ Linda Noskova (CZE) – first round defeat to Maria Sakkari 7-5, 7-6 (3)
- Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
- ❌ Ekaterina Alexandrova – first round defeat to Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-4
- Marta Kostyuk (UKR)
- Naomi Osaka (JPN)
- Iva Jovic (USA)
- Sorana Cîrstea (ROU)
- Madison Keys (USA)
- ❌ Liudmila Samsonova – first round defeat to Jil Teichmann 6-4, 6-4
- ❌ Clara Tauson (DEN) – first round defeat to Daria Snigur 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Elise Mertens (BEL)
- ❌ Leylah Fernandez (CAN) – first round defeat to Alycia Parks 6-4, 6-4
- Diana Shnaider
- Hailey Baptiste (USA)
- Marie Bouzková (CZE)
- Anastasia Potapova
- ❌ Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) – second round defeat to Magda Linette 6-2 2-6 6-2
- Ann Li (USA)
- ❌ Cristina Bucsa (ESP) – first round defeat to Susan Bandecchi 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
- ❌ Wang Xinyu (CHN) – second round defeat to Tamara Korpatsch 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
