Iga Swiatek moved through on day two of the 2026 French Open, while Stan Wawrinka opened what is likely his last Roland Garros at lunchtime and found himself a set down to Jesper de Jong after a 6-3 first-set loss. The 41-year-old Swiss player, who won the tournament in 2015 and is due to retire at the end of the 2026 season, was among the most watched names in the early slate of roland-garros matches 2026.
British qualifier Toby Samuel’s main-draw debut ended with a straight-sets defeat to eighth seed Alex De Minaur, who won 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. Samuel had never faced a top-100 player before the match, a step up that showed in the scoreline. Arthur Rinderknech also moved on, beating Jurij Rodionov 7-6, 6-2, 6-3 to reach the second round.
The day’s biggest upset came when Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen went out to Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-4, 6-0 in the first round. Zheng took treatment for a foot problem midway through the second set, and the loss added another difficult result to a season already shaped by physical problems after a chronic right elbow injury and surgery last summer. Chwalinska will next face either Tatjana Maria or 23rd seed Elise Mertens.
There was more scoreboard movement elsewhere on the grounds. Elena Rybakina was level at 1-1 in games against Veronika Erjavec in the opening stages on Philippe-Chatrier, Rafael Jodar was two sets up against Aleksander Kovacevic and later won the first set 6-1 in the source updates, and Frances Tiafoe led Elliot Spizzirri by one set to love after taking the opener 6-3. In men’s singles, Pedro Carreño-Busta beat Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
For Wawrinka, the afternoon carried a different kind of weight: another French Open run inside Court Philippe-Chatrier memories, another nod to a career that stretched across 21 appearances here, and one more reminder that the end is close. For Zheng, the defeat was sharper, because the opponent in front of her was lower-ranked and the body again became part of the story. That makes the next rounds less about reputation than recovery, and in Paris that can change everything fast.
