Overview
- Qualifier Francesco Maestrelli earned his first Grand Slam match win, outlasting Terence Atmane in five sets to reach round two and possibly face Novak Djokovic depending on other results.
- Matteo Arnaldi fell to Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-2, 6-3, a setback that followed recent ankle issues and a new partnership with coach Marcel du Coudray.
- Seventh seed Felix Auger-Aliassime retired against Nuno Borges citing early cramping at the start of the third set, with the match standing 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Borges.
- Jasmine Paolini advanced and now meets Poland’s Magdalena Frech, who dispatched Veronika Erjavec in straight sets.
- Mattia Bellucci was slated to face Casper Ruud later in the session, with Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti scheduled to open their campaigns the following day.