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It’s been a mixed day for the Brits. Fran Jones fought back from a set down to beat Beatriz Haddad Maia 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 – her first Grand Slam main draw win – but Emma Raducanu is heading home after losing 6-0 7-6 (7-4) to Solana Sierra.

Elsewhere, number two seed Alexander Zverev came through his first-round meeting with Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets but Tomas Etcheverry became the first men’s seed to fall. The 23rd seed lost to Nuno Borges 6-3 6-4 6-2.

Karen Khachanov, Jakub Mensik, Jaoa Fonseca, and Alejandro Davidovich all advanced to the second round, although Spanish 21st seed Davidovich did need five sets to see off Damir Dzumhur.

In the women’s draw, all of the seeds have so far come through unscathed, including straight-sets wins for Belinda Bencic, Mirra Andreeva, and Marta Kostyuk, who dedicated her win to Ukraine.

You can find all of the results and live scores from day one here.

It’s time for the night session, with three-time champion Novak Djokovic coming up against unseeded Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Philippe-Chatrier.

But first, let's recap what's happened so far on day one of the 2026 French Open.

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That's all from us for now, but we'll be back to bring you live coverage of the night session match from Roland Garros a little later on.

On day one, that sees Novak Djokovic take on Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

Emma Raducanu's tournament may be over, but fellow British player Francesca Jones is through to the second round after she defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia for first win at a Grand Slam.

You can read the latest reports from the French Open on our tennis page.

Catch you soon!

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

Nothing will replicate the matches you need going into a Slam. She's undercooked and it's understandable.

It will take time to build back up again.

This season has not gone to plan so far for Emma Raducanu, and she is clearly lacking in match sharpness after spending three months off the tour.

But there were some positive signs as she grew in confidence and belief towards the end there. Let's hope she can get some important minutes out on court over the coming weeks before Wimbledon.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

If there was a positive to take out of this - and there were plenty of negatives, some of the lowest level tennis I've seen from her in a long time - but the one thing she did was fight and get back into it.

At one stage I thought she had a great chance to get into a final set. Who knows what would've happened if we'd got that.

She did enough to put the frighteners up her opponent.

She made it an interesting match but I think we didn't expect too much, did we?

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live

From 6-0 4-1 and 30-0, there was genuine fight from Raducanu. But the damage had been done.

Raducanu exits in the first round for only the third time in a Grand Slam.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

I'm not 100% convinced with Sierra's serve. A lot of double faults. She's pushing it.

Nicely done by Emma Raducanu, who holds her nerve on serve to pull back within a point of Solana Sierra from 5-1 down.

But Sierra fires a winner cross-court for match points...

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live

Perhaps she's broken the back of Raducanu's resistance.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

There's nothing to say there won't be another twist in the tale. Nothing would surprise me.

Shottt. Solana Sierra unleashes a ferocious backhand down the line as she opens up a 5-1 lead.

Once again she has a place in the second round within reach - but Emma Raducanu is still scrapping away.

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live

The backhand from Sierra is fabulous. She's really starting to look confident now.

Emma Raducanu misses a forehand to give Solana Sierra the advantage in the tie-break, and the Argentine follows that up with a sizzling return to take charge at three points to the good.

We're on serve after the opening three points of the tie-break, as Emma Raducanu takes over serving duties.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

It's amazing what reputation can bring to a match. The nerves of getting through a first round, everything that goes along with it. It creates a different feeling on the court.

Wow. Another double fault from Solana Sierra!

Two break back points for Emma Raducanu... and Sierra misses a backhand. We're heading to a tie-break.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live

What a tussle that last game was. You felt the momentum was shifting towards Raducanu but some surprising errors.

You saw the celebration from Sierra. It meant a lot for her to get through that game.