Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils came to Roland Garros one last time Monday, May 25, and Paris gave them the sendoff they deserved.
The legendary Swiss, whose career was in the shadow of Roger Federer, made his 21st career and final appearance at French Open, falling to Dutchman Jesper de Jong 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 before departing Roland Garros to a standing ovation that reflected the enduring affection for the 2015 champion.
The 41-year-old won three Grand Slam titles. He announced he will retire at the end of the season. He finished his career ranked ninth in all-time Roland Garros main draw wins with 46.
"Thank you all. It's hard, I don't want to say goodbye to you here," Wawrinka said on court. "It was an amazing experience to be able to share this moment here on court."
Later that night,Monfils battled to the end of five sets,which lasted more than three hours, with the crowd cheering loudly for their hometown hero toward the end of the competition. Monfils made the sign of the cross and tapped the ground on Court Philippe Chatrier in his appreciation for the Roland Garros tournament. The two opponents met at the net after the match and shared a hug. His wife, tennis playerElina Svitolina, was in tears as she watched from the stands.
Gaston went up 6-2, 6-3 before Monfils responded to even the match winning the third set 6-3 and the fourth 6-2. But, Gaston took complete control in the final set, which he won 6-0.
After the match,he was given a plaque with a slab of the clayfrom the court where he reunited with France's "Four Musketeers:" Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon. Event organizers also played a tribute video featuring highlights of his tennis journey.
French Open Day One upsets
The red clay claimed some notable victims before the tournament was a day old.
No.7 seed Taylor Fritz was the biggest casualty, losing to fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy in four sets. Fritz had been considered one of the more dangerous American contenders in the men's draw. Basavareddy, who received a wildcard, sent him home early.
No. 23 Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina didn't fare any better, falling to Portugal's Nuno Borges in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
The women's draw had it's own casualty when 21st-seeded Clara Tauson lost to Ukraine's Daria Snigur, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Former champion Barbora Krejckova came even closer to survival. No. 26 seed Hailey Baptiste saved two match points in a second-set tiebracker before pulling away to win 6-7 (9), 7-6 (6), 6-2. Krejcikova had two forehands to close out the second set and missed both.
Emma Reducani and Sofia Kenin also exited in the first round.
Earlier Monday, the biggest upset of Day 2 came from an unlikely source. Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska, ranked 114th and making her first appearance in the French Open main draw, dismantled No. 5 seed Qinwen Zheng 6-4, 6-0 in an hour and 30 minutes.
2026 French Open results from Monday, May 25
Men's Singles
Hugo Gaston (France) def. Gaël Monfils (France) 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-0
Jesper de Jong (Netherlands) def. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No.5 Ben Shelton (U.S.) def. Daniel Merida (Spain) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
No.10 Flavio Cobolli (Italy) def. Andrea Pellegrino (Italy) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
No.11 Andrey Rublev (Russia) def. Ignacio Buse (Peru) 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 7-5
Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) def. No.12 Jiri Lehecka (Czechia) def. 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
No.32 Ugo Humbert (France) def. Adrian Mannarino (France) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
No.22 Arthur Rinderknech (France) def. Jurij Rodinov (Austria) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 6-3
No.8 Alex de Minaur (Australia) def. Toby Samuel (U.K.) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
No.31 Brandon Nakashima (U.S.) def. Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
No.19 Frances Tiafoe (U.S.) Eliot Spizzirri (U.S.) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-3
No.24 Tommy Paul (U.S.) def. Rinky Hijikata (Australia) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
Alex Michelsen (U.S.) def. Alexandr Shevchenko (Kazakhstan) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Matteo Berrettini (Italy) def. Marton Fucsovics (Hungary) 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 6-1, 6-2
Luca Van Assche (France) def. Vilius Gaubas (Lithuania) 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
Mariano Navone (Argentina) def. Jenson Brooksby (U.S.) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia) def. Terence Atmane (France) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Camilo Ugo Carabelli (Argentina) def. Emilio Nava (U.S.) 7-6 (12-10), 6-3, 6-3
Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) Jaume Munar (Spain) 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
No. 27 Rafael Jodar (Spain) def. Aleksandar Kovacevic (U.S.) 6-1, 6-0, 6-4
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Yibing Wu (China) def. Marcos Giron (U.S.) 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
Raphael Collignon (Belgium) def. Aleksandar Vukic (Australia) 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
No. 15 Casper Ruud (Norway) def. Roman Safiullin (Russia) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 0-6, 6-2
No. 25 Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina) def. Botic Van De Zandschulp (Netherlands) 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (7-9), 6-4
Women's Singles
No. 3 Iga Swiatek (Poland) def. Emerson Jones (Australia), 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Amanda Anisimova (U.S.) def. Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (France), 6-3, 6-1
No.2 Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) def. Veronika Erjavec (Slovenia) 6-2, 6-2
No.7 Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) def. Anna Bondar (Hungary) 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-3)
No.13 Jasmine Paolini (Italy) def. Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) 7-5, 6-3
Camila Osorio (Colombia) def. No.14 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2, 6-4
No.20 Liudmila Samsova (Russia) def. Jil Teichmann (Switzerland) 6-4, 6-4
No.23 Elise Mertens (Belgium) def. Tatjana Maria (Germany) 7-5, 6-0
No. 25 Diana Shnaider (Russia) def. Renata Zarazua (Mexico) 6-4, 6-1
No.28 Anastasia Potapova (Austria) def. Maya Joint (Australia) 6-1, 6-2
No.29 Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) def. Ella Seidel (Germany) 6-4, 6-4
Susan Bandecchi (Switzerland) def. No.31 Cristina Bucsa (Spain) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Maja Chwalinska (Poland) def. Qinwen Zheng (China) 6-4, 6-0
Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) def. Panna Udvardy (Hungary), 6-0, 6-2
Katie Boulter (U.K.) def. Akasha Urhobo (U.S.) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
No. 10 Karolína Muchová (Czechia) def. Anastasia Zakharova (Russia) 7-5, 6-2
Alycia Parks (U.S.) def. No. 24 Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4
Kamilla Rakhimova (Uzbekistan) def. Jaqueline Cristian (Romania) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) def. Talia Gibson (Australia) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Kaitlin Quevedo (Spain) def. Leolia Jeanjean (France) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-2)
Eva Lys (Germany) def. Petra Marcinko (Croatia) 6-3, 6-0
Julia Grabher (Austria) def. Rebecca Sramkova (Slovakia) 6-2, 6-2
Daria Kasatkina (Australia) def. Zeynep Sönmez (Turkey) 6-4, 6-4
McCartney Kessler (U.S.) def. Hanyu Guo (China) 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 7-5
How to watch the 2026 French Open:
Dates:Through Sunday June 7
Where:Stade Roland Garros, Paris
TV:TNT, TBS, truTV
Stream:Sling TV, YouTubeTV, HBO Max
Contributing: Reuters
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:French Open results, upsets schedule from Roland Garros 2026
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