French Open 2021, day one results: Naomi Osaka wins, Dominic Thiem stunned in five-setter

The curtain went up at the French Open on Sunday as the year’s second Grand Slam is back in its regular slot. Here are the results from day one action in Paris.

Seeds denoted in [].

Men’s singles first round

Alexander Zverev (GER x6) bt Oscar Otte (GER) 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0

Roman Safiullin (RUS) bt Carlos Taberner (ESP) 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 6-0, 6-2

Laslo Djere (SRB) bt Corentin Moutet (FRA) 6-3, 6-7 (10/12), 7-6 (7/2), 7-5

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) bt Dan Evans (GBR x25) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

Karen Khachanov (RUS x23) bt Jiri Vesely (CZE) 6-1, 6-2, 6-3

Kei Nishikori (JPN) bt Alessandro Giannessi (ITA) 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Henri Laaksonen (SUI) bt Yannick Hanfmann (GER) 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x11) bt Mario Vilella Martinez (ESP) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-4, 6-4, 6-3

Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) bt Hubert Hurkacz (POL x19) 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-2, 6-4

Fabio Fognini (ITA x27) bt Gregoire Barrere (FRA) 6-4, 6-1, 6-4

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) bt Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7/5)

Pablo Andujar (ESP) bt Dominic Thiem (AUT x4) 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE x5) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA) 7-6 (8/6), 6-3, 6-1

Enzo Couacaud (FRA) bt Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 6-3

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP x12) bt Norbert Gombos (SVK) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

Marcos Giron (USA) bt Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x16) 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 3-0 - retired

Guido Pella (ARG) bt Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5

Mackenzie McDonald (USA) bt Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3

Christian Garin (CHI x22) bt Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2

Women’s singles first round

Danielle Collins (USA) bt Wang Xiyu (CHN) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) bt Angelique Kerber (GER x26) 6-2, 6-4

Elena Rybakina (KAZ x21) bt Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 6-4, 6-1

Nao Hibino (JPN) bt Nina Stojanovic (SRB) 7-6 (7/4), 6-2

Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Olga Govortsova (BLR) 6-1, 6-0

Petra Kvitova (CZE x11) bt Greet Minnen (BEL) 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-1

Victoria Azarenka (BLR x15) bt Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

Clara Tauson (DEN) bt Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) 6-4, 6-2

Leylah Fernandez (CAN) bt Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 6-2, 6-1

Madison Keys (USA x23) bt Oceane Dodin (FRA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x31) bt Christina McHale (USA) 6-4, 6-0

Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) bt Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) 6-2, 6-4

Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) bt Diane Parry (FRA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Aryna Sabalenka (BLR x3) bt Ana Konjuh (CRO) 6-4, 6-3

Katerina Siniakova (CZE) bt Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2

Veronika Kudermetova (RUS x29) bt Amanda Anisimova (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-1

Paula Badosa (ESP x33) bt Lauren Davis (USA) 6-2, 7-6 (7/3)

Danka Kovinic (MNE) bt Clara Burel (FRA) 6-3, 7-6 (10/8)

Ana Bogdan (ROM) bt Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) 6-1, 6-3

Naomi Osaka (JPN x2) bt Patricia Maria Tig (ROM) 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)

Order of play

Court Philippe CHATRIER

1 WS 1st rd Patricia Maria TIG (ROU) vs Naomi OSAKA (JPN) [2] followed by

2 MS 1st rd Pablo ANDUJAR (ESP) vs Dominic THIEM (AUT)[4]

3 WS 1st rd Victoria AZARENKA (BLR)[15] vs Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS)

4 MS 1st rd Stefanos TSITSIPAS (GRE) [5] vs Jeremy CHARDY (FRA)

Court Suzanne LENGLEN

1 MS 1st rd Fabio FOGNINI (ITA) [27] vs Gregoire BARRERE (FRA) followed by

2 WS 1st rd Greet MINNEN (BEL) vs Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [11]

3 WS 1st rd Ana KONJUH (CRO) vs Aryna SABALENKA (BLR)[3]

4 MS 1st rd Alexander ZVEREV (GER) [6] vs Oscar OTTE (GER)

Court Simonne MATHIEU

1 WS 1st rd Clara BUREL (FRA) vs Danka KOVINIC (MNE) followed by

2 MS 1st rd Marton FUCSOVICS (HUN) vs Gilles SIMON (FRA)

3 MS 1st rd Corentin MOUTET (FRA) vs Laslo DJERE (SRB)

4 WS 1st rd Oceane DODIN (FRA) vs Madison KEYS (USA)[23]

Court 6

1 WS 1st rd Paula BADOSA (ESP) [33] vs Lauren DAVIS (USA) followed by

2 MS 1st rd Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB) vs Daniel EVANS (GBR) [25]

3 WS 1st rd Nao HIBINO (JPN) vs Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB)

4 MS 1st rd Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA (ESP) vs Mikhail KUKUSHKIN (KAZ)

Court 7

1 WS 1st rd Kateryna KOZLOVA (UKR) vs Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (AUS) followed by

2 MS 1st rd Mario VILELLA MARTINEZ (ESP) vs Roberto BAUTISTA AGUT (ESP) [11]

3 MS 1st rd Grigor DIMITROV (BUL)[16] vs Marcos GIRON (USA)

4 WS 1st rd Diane PARRY (FRA) vs Aliaksandra SASNOVICH (BLR)

Court 8

1 WS 1st rd Elisabetta COCCIARETTO (ITA) vs Ana BOGDAN (ROU) followed by

2 MS 1st rd Yannick HANFMANN (GER) vs Henri LAAKSONEN (SUI)

3 MS 1st rd Emil RUUSUVUORI (FIN) vs Mackenzie MCDONALD (USA)

4 WS 1st rd Leylah FERNANDEZ (CAN) vs Anastasia POTAPOVA (RUS)

Court 9

1 MS 1st rd Egor GERASIMOV (BLR) vs Enzo COUACAUD (FRA) followed by

2 MS 1st rd Karen KHACHANOV (RUS) [23] vs Jiri VESELY (CZE)

3 WS 1st rd Elena VESNINA (RUS) vs Olga GOVORTSOVA (BLR)

4 WS 1st rd Amanda ANISIMOVA (USA) vs Veronika KUDERMETOVA (RUS) [29]

Court 12

1 WS 1st rd Danielle COLLINS (USA) vs Xiyu WANG (CHN) followed by

2 WS 1st rd Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) [31] vs Christina MCHALE (USA)

3 MS 1st rd Juan Ignacio LONDERO (ARG) vs Cristian GARIN (CHI) [22]

4 MS 1st rd Roman SAFIULLIN (RUS) vs Carlos TABERNER (ESP)

Court 13

1 MS 1st rd Norbert GOMBOS (SVK) vs Pablo CARRENO BUSTA (ESP) [12] followed by

2 MS 1st rd Guido PELLA (ARG) vs Daniel Elahi GALAN (COL)

3 WS 1st rd Clara TAUSON (DEN) vs Ekaterine GORGODZE (GEO)

4 WS 1st rd Marie BOUZKOVA (CZE) vs Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE)

Court 14

1 WS 1st rd Anhelina KALININA (UKR) vs Angelique KERBER (GER) [26] followed by

2 WS 1st rd Elena RYBAKINA (KAZ) [21] vs Elsa JACQUEMOT (FRA)

3 MS 1st rd Kei NISHIKORI (JPN) vs Alessandro GIANNESSI (ITA)

4 MS 1st rd Botic VAN DE ZANDSCHULP (NED) vs Hubert HURKACZ (POL)[19]

The French Open will be broadcast on Star Sports Select and Disney+ Hotstar VIP from May 30 in India