French Open 2024 Day One Recap

An action-packed and rain-affected opening day on the 2024 version of Roland Garros is full, with a number of upsets already recorded and a day to overlook for the Chileans and Brits.

The primary shock of the day noticed the French primary Ugo Humbert taken out for the second consecutive yr by Lorenzo Sonego.

One week in the past, Chilean tennis was using excessive, with Tabilo and Jarry making the semi-finals in Rome. Jarry finally misplaced to Zverev within the ultimate. 

Provided that displaying, each males may have been optimistic about their possibilities in Paris, however neither progressed out of the primary spherical.

Alejandro Tabilo, the twenty fourth seed, was the primary to depart, crashing out to Zizou Bergs, regardless of main 5-2 within the second set after which 5-2 within the break earlier than dropping 3-6 7-6 6-2, 6-2.

Nicolas Jarry then took on Corentin Moutet in entrance of a partisan crowd, and he couldn’t take care of the artful play from Moutet, whose lefty recreation filled with really feel brought about him many issues. He wasn’t helped by his footwork trying like he’d walked the journey from Rome.

It was an equally disappointing day for British tennis, as Jack Draper additionally suffered a poor loss, falling to qualifier Jesper De Jong in 5 units, earlier than Stan Wawrinka took aside Andy Murray.

4 top-10 seeds have been additionally in motion, with Carlos Alcaraz demolishing JJ Wolf, Andrey Rublev dealing with a stern check from Taro Daniel, Grigor Dimitrov consummately defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic, and Hubert Hurkacz going the gap in opposition to Shintaro Mochizuki.

You may see the entire outcomes from day one under and choose highlights from the important matches.

Day One French Open 2024 Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Rublev Rallies Previous Daniel

Andrey Rublev overcame a difficult begin at Roland Garros, besting Taro Daniel 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5 to advance on the opening day.

Taking part in on Courtroom Simonne-Mathieu, the sixth seed recovered from a second-set setback to keep up his unbeaten file in opposition to Daniel, a tough outsider who’s examined a number of top-ranked gamers through the years.

Rublev, who has reached the quarter-finals in Paris twice earlier than, leaned on his strong serving, profitable 89% of factors on his first serve. He additionally managed the sport along with his potent forehand, particularly throughout important phases.

Following a combined clay season highlighted by a Madrid Masters 1000 win however lacklustre performances elsewhere, Rublev goals to capitalise on his constructive begin on the French Open. He faces Pedro Martinez subsequent, who triumphed in a five-set battle in opposition to Thiago Agustin Tirante.

It was a troublesome match, and he’s a troublesome participant. He is aware of how you can play on clay, and we have now performed many matches in opposition to one another, so we all know one another very nicely. The situations weren’t straightforward to play, with the wind and every part, however in the long run, we performed an incredible match. Rublev on his win over Daniel.

Alcaraz Makes Ace Begin

Carlos Alcaraz made a compelling begin to his Roland Garros marketing campaign on Sunday, swiftly defeating J.J. Wolf. On Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier, Alcaraz took only one hour and 51 minutes to safe a 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 victory to indicate he’s again in kind after a forearm harm had sidelined him for over three weeks.

The Spaniard had moderated his play as a result of harm throughout his quarter-final look in Madrid and had withdrawn from Rome. Nonetheless, he appeared to indicate no restraint in opposition to fortunate loser Wolf, unleashing highly effective forehands all through their first assembly.

Whereas the win will give him a pleasant enhance of confidence, Wolf has been in very poor kind just lately, dropping to Jesper De Jong in qualifying and solely getting into the primary draw as a fortunate loser, so he was by no means getting greater than a handful of video games, even when Alcaraz wasn’t capable of tee-off on his forehand.

I’m actually pleased to be again, again right here in Paris, and be again competing once more. It’s been a very troublesome month for me. I like competing and enjoying tennis, and staying away from that was hurtful for me. I attempted every part I may do to be at my 100 per cent right here in Paris, to indicate my finest tennis, and I believe I did it at the moment. I  would have liked to have performed extra matches [this month], however I don’t assume I want too many matches to get to 100 per cent. I made nice preparations these previous two weeks earlier than arriving in Paris. I practised this week with prime gamers and felt good transferring and hitting the ball. My forearm is getting higher, which is one thing good for me. Alcaraz on his win and health.

Wawrinka Faculties Murray

Andy Murray has a brand new racket, nevertheless it was the identical outdated story for him in Paris when dealing with Stan Wawrinka as he was brushed apart 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in simply over two hours by the 2015 champion.

Stan took out Murray on the similar stage in 2020 and in addition within the 2017 semi-final, due to his superior clay-court recreation and that proved the distinction on Sunday night.

Whereas each males are a far cry from the extent that propelled them to 3 Grand Slams every, Wawrinka nonetheless has the sport to do injury, firing his sensible backhand and penetrating bal that Murray couldn’t deal with.

Different Matches of Be aware

Sonego Upsets Humbert: Lorenzo Sonego triumphed over sixteenth seed Ugo Humbert 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Delivering 35 winners, Sonego secured his second consecutive victory over the Frenchman at Roland Garros.

De Jong Downs Draper: Jack Draper fell on the first hurdle, dropping to Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong in a gruelling five-set match. Ranked thirty fifth, Draper fell 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 3-6, 6-3, struggling along with his serve all through the match, resulting in 9 breaks of serve by de Jong, who capitalised on Draper’s quite a few unforced errors.

Hurkacz Meanders Paast Mochizuki: Hubert Hurkacz took the scenic route in his opening spherical, battling to a five-set win in opposition to Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki, overcoming him 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in nearly 3 hours.

Gasquet Thrills House Crowd: Wildcard Richard Gasquet took out Borna Coric (ranked 73rd) in straight units, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/2), 6-4. It was his twenty first look on the French Open, and he battled for 3 hours and 23 minutes to arrange a probable encounter with Jannik Sinner.

Bergs Topples Tabilo: A 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-2 for the Belgian qualifier to take out Twenty third-seeded Alejandro Tabilo, who entered Paris having crushed Djokovic en path to the semi-finals in Rome.

Nishikori Wins One other 5-Setter: Kei has barely performed a match this season, however he overcame Diallo in 5 units 7-5, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-5 in 4 hours and 22 minutes. Kei has a powerful 28-7 (80% win charge) over 5 units in his profession.

French Open 2024 Day 2 Spherical of 128 Matches