Paris: Ribakina displayed a dominant performance, defeating Veronica Eryavech to advance to the second round of the 2026 French Open. The second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, the French Open, took place at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on Monday. In the women's singles second round, Elena Rybakina, the second seed from Kazakhstan, had a stunning start, defeating Veronika Erjavez of Slovenia in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, to advance to the second round where she will face Yulia Starodubtseva of Ukraine.

According to Thai News Agency, Iga Ziontek, the third seed from Poland, also put on an excellent performance, defeating Emerson Jones from Australia in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the next round where she will face Sara Bejlec from the Czech Republic.

Meanwhile, in the men's singles first round, fifth seed Ben Shelton of the United States showed strong form, defeating Daniel M©rida of Spain in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the next round where he will face Rafael Collignon of Belgium, who beat Aleksandar Vucic in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).