Félix Auger-Aliassime and Victoria Mboko advanced to the second round at Roland Garros on Tuesday, while Denis Shapovalov was eliminated in his opening match. Auger-Aliassime, the men's fourth seed from Montreal, survived a five-set battle against Germany's Daniel Altmaier, prevailing 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(7). Mboko, the women's ninth seed from Burlington, Ontario, dispatched Czechia's Nikola Bartunkova 6-1, 6-2 in 69 minutes.
How did Auger-Aliassime escape his first-round test?
Auger-Aliassime came back from 4-1 down in the fifth set to force a tiebreaker, then won the final two points on return to clinch the match. The 25-year-old faced 13 break points and failed to defend five of them, but converted six breaks of his own, including a crucial one that cut Altmaier's lead to 4-3 in the decider. He served nine aces despite the slow clay surface at Roland Garros.
What was Mboko's path through the first round?
Mboko converted six of ten break-point opportunities and faced just two break points, defending one. The 19-year-old, coming off a run to the Strasbourg International final the previous week, is making her second appearance at the clay-court Grand Slam after reaching the third round in her debut last year.
Who did Shapovalov face and what went wrong?
Shapovalov fell to Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in first-round action. The 27-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ontario, struck 10 aces but undermined himself with eight double faults and 48 unforced errors. Faria broke serve to lead 6-5 in the second set, then held on to close out the match. Shapovalov's season record dropped to 8-11 after the loss.
What comes next for the advancing Canadians?
Auger-Aliassime will face Argentina's Roman Andres Burruchaga in the second round. Mboko will play Czech veteran Katerina Siniakova, ranked No. 36 in singles and part of the top-ranked doubles team at Roland Garros alongside American Taylor Townsend.
Sources
- Winnipeg Free Press: Seeded Canadians Mboko, Auger-Aliassime advance to French Open second round. The Canadian Press, 2026-05-26.
- NanaimoNewsNOW: Seeded Canadians Mboko, Auger-Aliassime advance to French Open second round. The Canadian Press, 2026-05-26.
- Medicine Hat News: Shapovalov eliminated from French Open after first-round loss to Faria. The Canadian Press, 2026-05-26.
Reported from public sources.