French Open 2025 Day 1 Highlights: Rafael Nadal Honored With Forever Plaque In Roland-Garros Farewell; Tommy Paul, Lorenzo Musetti Advance

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the first day at the French Open 2025 tournament at Roland-Garros. Expect some names to be in action including Aryna Sabalenka and Tommy Paul in women's and men's singles, respectively.

Philippe-Chatrier (from 12 am local time, 3:30 PM IST)

Aryna Sabalenka v Kamilla Rakhimova

Qinwen Zheng v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Lorenzo Musetti v Yannick Hanfmann

Ben Shelton v Lorenzo Sonego (not before 8:15 local time, 11:45 PM local time)

Suzanne-Lenglen (from 11 am local time, 2:30 PM IST)

Zeynep Sonmez v Elina Svitolina

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard v Zizou Bergs

Frances Tiafoe v Roman Safiullin

Jasmine Paolini v Yuan Yue

Court Simonne-Mathieu (from 11 am local time, 2:30 PM IST)

Elmer Moller v Tommy Paul

Diana Shnaider v Anastasiia Sobolieva

Donna Vekic vs Anna Blinkova

Tomas Machac vs Quentin Halys

Matches are underway at Roland-Garros and we will get you all the updates and shock upsets from the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Elina Svitolina has taken the first set 6-1 against her Turkish opponent Zeynep Sonmez. In men's singles, Tommy Paul (12 seed) is trailing to Elmer Moeller.

No 12 seed Tommy Paul is 4-5 down to Elmer Moeller in the first set. The match is being played at the Court Simonne Mathieu.

World No. 13 Elina Svitolina has defeated Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey in straight sets by 6-1, 6-1 in her opening-day match.

In the women's event, Canada's Victoria Mboko has caused an upset by defeating World No. 45 Lulu Sun of New Zealand 6-1, 7-6(7-4). Menawhile, German's Eva Lys has defeated USA's Peyton Stearns 6-0, 6-3.

There was never any doubt, was there? The kind of form Aryna Sabalenka is in, she looks unstoppable at the moment. And unstoppable she proved for Kamilla Rakhimova, who was simply outplayed in the two sets by the World No. 1 player.

The final result reads 6-1, 6-0 for Sabalenka. Utter domination.

In the other results of the day, Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic defeated Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova 3-6, 6-0, 6-4. Hungary's Anna Bondar won against Germany's Laura Siegemund by 7-6(7-2), 6-3.

Two matches have finished in the men's event:

Hungary's Marton Fucsovics defeated Australia's Tristan Schoolkate by 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

Poland's Kamin Majchrzak lost to Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic by 0-3, 3-5, 6-7(2-7).

Four matches in the men's events, including the one between Tommy Paul and Elmer Moller, is interrupted due to rain. Two WTA matches are halted too.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Zizou Bergs are locked at one set each in their first-round clash, with the third set tied at 2-2.

Both players are evenly matched, trading powerful shots under the closed roof. The crowd is rallying behind local hope Perricard in this tense battle.

Tommy Paul is just one game away from sealing his spot in Round 2 as he leads Elliot Moller 5-0 in the fourth set. The American has fought back strongly after dropping two tight sets early. Moller, a lucky loser, is serving at 40-0 to avoid a bagel.

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Yannick Hanfmann is putting up a strong challenge against 8th seed Lorenzo Musetti on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

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Reilly Opelka leads Rinky Hijikata 2-1 in sets but is down 4-5 in the fourth. The American has 52 winners but 58 unforced errors, while Hijikata is one game away from forcing a decider.

Damir Dzumhur leads Thiago Agustin Tirante two sets to one and is up 15-0 in the sixth game of the fourth set!

After dropping the first set 6-1, Dzumhur bounced back with clinical 6-4 and 6-3 wins. He now edges ahead 3-2 in the fourth, looking to close it out.

Lorenzo Musetti cruised to a straight-sets victory over Yannick Hanfmann in the first round. The ATP No. 8 secured the win 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 in just over two hours on the clay courts at Roland-Garros.

Frances Tiafoe is closing in on a straight-sets win over Roman Safiullin in their French Open opener. The American leads 6-4, 7-5, 4-3 in the third, showing good touch with 38 winners so far on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

Matteo Gigante is racing toward a straight-sets win over Benjamin Hassan in their first-round clash.

The Italian qualifier leads 6-4, 6-2, 4-0 and is dominating the third set with triple break point.

And just like that, Matteo Gigante eased into the second round with a dominant 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 win over qualifier Benjamin Hassan. The Italian needed just 1 hour and 38 minutes to wrap up the match, finishing strong with a bagel in the third set.

Emilio Nava is closing in on a straight-sets win against Botic van de Zandschulp in the French Open first round. The American leads 6-2, 5-4 and is serving to take the match. He바카라�s dominated with 25 winners and a 67% first-serve rate so far.

Jenson Brooksby leads Joao Faria 6-1, 3-3 in their first-round clash at Roland-Garros. The American dropped serve early in the second set but has broken back to level things. Faria leads 30-0 in the seventh game.

Update - Jenson Brooksby is through to the second round after a gritty 3-1 win over Joao Faria with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory in 2 hours and 22 minutes.

Rafael Nadal was warmly honored at the French Open on the 20th anniversary of his debut at Roland-Garros. The 14-time champion received a standing ovation as he emotionally thanked the crowd, saying, 바카라�You made me feel like a Frenchman.바카라�

With a remarkable 112-4 record here, Nadal reflected on unforgettable moments and was joined by rivals Federer, Djokovic, and Murray in a touching tribute. A special plaque was unveiled, forever marking his incredible legacy on the clay court.

That's a wrap for the day! Time to get some rest. See you tomorrow with more updates from Roland-Garro. Bonne nuit!