Overview
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat French wildcard Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-4, 6-1 after a shaky opening game, later noting the pressure of playing before Rod Laver and Roger Federer; she next faces qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan.
- Carlos Alcaraz launched his bid to complete a career Grand Slam by defeating Australia’s Adam Walton 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, setting up a second-round match against Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann.
- Third seed Alexander Zverev recovered from a first-set tiebreak loss to overcome Gabriel Diallo 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 and reach round two for the 10th straight year.
- Early shocks reshaped the draw as Elsa Jacquemot edged No. 20 Marta Kostyuk in three tiebreaks, Zeynep Sonmez upset No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova to become the first Turkish woman to reach the event’s second round, and qualifier Arthur Fery ousted No. 20 Flavio Cobolli.
- Opening day drew a record 100,763 fans overall, with organisers also citing a day-session record of 73,235, as 45-year-old Venus Williams set the tournament age mark before falling to Olga Danilovic 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4.