Exciting Day 1 at the French Open 2025
The French Open 2025 kicks off with a lineup of thrilling matches featuring top players like Aryna Sabalenka, Qinwen Zheng, Jasmine Paolini, and Lorenzo Musetti.
As the world’s top player, Aryna Sabalenka, prepares to take the court, she aims to win her first French Open title. Despite her success with two Australian Open trophies and a US Open win, the French Open remains elusive. She will face World No.78 Kamilla Rakhimova in what promises to be an exciting match on Philippe-Chatrier.
Qinwen Zheng will also play in the spotlight, going up against Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first match on Centre Court. Meanwhile, Jasmine Paolini, last year’s runner-up and the recent Italian Open champion, is set to compete against China’s Yuan Yue.
Diana Shnaider, who recently achieved a career-high ranking of No. 9 thanks to her impressive performance in Rome, will take on Anastasiia Sobolieva at Court Simonne-Mathieu.
Other exciting matches include Lorenzo Musetti, Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul, and Elina Svitolina, who will all be making their first appearances this Sunday.
Order of Play for Day 1 of the French Open 2025
Philippe-Chatrier (Starting at 12 AM local time, 3:30 PM IST)
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Sonego (not before 8:15 PM local time, 11:45 PM IST)
Suzanne-Lenglen (Starting at 11 AM local time, 2:30 PM IST)
- Zeynep Sonmez vs. Elina Svitolina
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Zizou Bergs
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Roman Safiullin
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Yuan Yue
Court Simonne-Mathieu (Starting at 11 AM local time, 2:30 PM IST)
- Elmer Moller vs. Tommy Paul
- Diana Shnaider vs. Anastasiia Sobolieva
- Donna Vekic vs. Anna Blinkova
- Tomas Machac vs. Quentin Halys
Fans eagerly await this exciting start to the tournament!
