The French Open began May 24 in Paris under sunny skies with temperatures starting at 28°C and forecast to reach 34°C. Court Philippe Chatrier hosted Sinja Kraus versus 11-Belinda Bencic at 1000 GMT, followed by Benjamin Bonzi versus 2-Alexander Zverev, 8-Mirra Andreeva versus Fiona Ferro, and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard versus 3-Novak Djokovic. Court Suzanne Lenglen opened at 0900 GMT with 13-Karen Khachanov versus Arthur Gea and 26-Hailey Baptiste versus Barbora Krejc.