The 2024 French Open began on May 24 at Roland Garros under hot, sunny conditions, with players competing in the opening rounds of the clay-court Grand Slam [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].

Eleventh seed Belinda Bencic, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medallist, defeated Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus 6-2, 6-3 in the first round and advanced to the third round by May 27 [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8]. Russian 13th seed Karen Khachanov topped French wildcard Arthur Gea 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-0, then survived a tough nearly four-hour battle against Marco Trungelliti to reach the third round [3, 4, 7, 8].

German second seed Alexander Zverev opened with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Benjamin Bonzi and was set to face Tomas Machac in the third round [1, 4, 9, 6, 7, 8]. Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic came back from a set down to beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 and was scheduled to face Valentin Royer next [1, 9, 6, 7, 8].

On the women's side, third seed and four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek won her opener 6-1, 6-2 over Australian wildcard Emerson Jones and reached the third round [5, 10, 6, 7, 8]. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round [11, 12]. Defending champion and fourth seed Coco Gauff beat Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-0 to reach round two, while Naomi Osaka also moved to the second round with a 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over Laura Siegemund [11, 12].

Among notable upsets, British 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu lost 6-0, 7-6(4) to Argentina’s Solana Sierra in the first round [4, 9]. American 26th seed Hailey Baptiste upset former French Open and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova in three sets [1, 4, 9]. Seventh seed Taylor Fritz was beaten by American wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy in a four-set match [1, 9]. Australian wildcard Adam Walton shocked sixth seed Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller [11, 12].

Polish player Magda Linette eliminated former champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 to reach the third round and is scheduled to face Swiatek [6, 7, 8]. Russian 11th seed Andrey Rublev also made the third round after defeating Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) [6, 7, 8].

British 20th seed Cameron Norrie retired due to a rib injury during his second-round match on May 26 [12].

The tournament will continue with third-round matches underway after May 27, including key contests featuring Bencic, Swiatek, Khachanov, Linette, and Rublev [6, 7, 8].