Stories from the Vancouver tennis community
For the first time in 10 years, new champions will be crowned in both the men's and women's singles at Roland Garros. The exits of top seeds have opened the door for rising stars like 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who reached her third straight quarterfinal.
Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to his first Roland Garros quarterfinals by defeating Alejandro Tabilo in three sets, and clarified in the press conference that he did not hire Toni Nadal specifically to improve his clay-court game.
Joao Fonseca, Rafael Jodar, and Jakub Mensik have all reached their first Grand Slam quarter-final at Roland Garros, marking the first time since 2000 that three players under 21 have reached the men's singles quarter-finals in a major.
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani have advanced to the French Open women's doubles quarterfinals with a straight-sets victory over a Norwegian-American pair on Monday.
Iga Swiatek, the four-time French Open champion, fell to Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 6-1 in the second week at Roland Garros. Alexander Zverev booked his quarterfinal spot with a decisive victory.
Brazilian teenager João Fonseca continued his breakthrough run at Roland-Garros, defeating two-time finalist Casper Ruud in four sets to advance to his first-ever Grand Slam quarter-final on Sunday.
Victoria Mboko and Madison Keys met in the third round of the French Open on 30 May 2026 at Court Simonne Mathieu in Paris. The pair had played twice before, with Mboko holding a 2–1 head-to-head edge.
Félix Auger-Aliassime fell to Italy's Flavio Cobolli in the Roland-Garros quarterfinals, ending his run as one of the tournament's top seeds. The Canadian expressed frustration with his form and consistency in the post-match press conference.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka defeated Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-3 to reach the French Open quarterfinals on Monday. Félix Auger-Aliassime, seeded fourth, advances to face Italy's Flavio Cobolli in Wednesday's men's quarters.
Austria's Anastasia Potapova upset defending French Open champion Coco Gauff 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4 in the third round on Saturday, ending the American's title defence and marking the earliest exit for a defending champion since 2022.
Anastasia Potapova upset defending champion Coco Gauff in straight sets Saturday at Roland-Garros 2026, while world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka both advanced to set up a top-half quarterfinal clash.
Jannik Sinner's five-set loss and Joao Fonseca's upset of Novak Djokovic have left the men's round of 16 without a single former Grand Slam champion for the first time since 1968, creating an unpredictable path to the title.
