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French Open LIVE: Latest scores, results and order of play as Sinner battles heat, teenager Kouame bids for more history

French Open: Osaka surging, Kouame wins first set

Moise Kouame raises his fist and points to his ear! The 17-year-old is using the home crowd to his advantage and takes the opening set against Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-3, with two breaks of serve. This is very impressive from the teenager and Roland Garros is roaring!

Naomi Osaka roars, too, and is now surging against Donna Vekic, winning two games in a row while her opponent served for the set to lead 6-5. Osaka has reached the third round of the French Open three times, but is yet to go further than that in six attempts.

Jannik Sinner is now on court on Philippe-Chatrier.

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 11:03

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Elsewhere, rising star Iva Jovic, the 17th seed, has raced to a 6-0 opening set against Emma Navarro in the all-American clash on Court 14. Flavio Cobolli, Italy’s exciting 10th seed, has won the opening set 6-4 against China’s Yibing Wu. Donna Vekic will now have the chance to serve for the set against Naomi Osaka, leading 5-4 after breaking back.

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 10:52

French Open: Osaka trails, Kouame leads in opening set

Naomi Osaka is facing an early assault from Donna Vekic, who is going big on the returns and gets the opening break against the four-time grand slam champion. The Croatian had a break point to lead 4-1, by a double-break, but Osaka hangs on to keep it at 3-2.

Moise Kouame earns the opening break to lead Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 3-2 on Suzanne-Lenglen, to the delight of the French fans who, the teenager aside, have not had much to celebrate this tournament. Kouame has just hit a lovely disguised drop shot that sent Vallejo wrong-footed and tumbling to the clay.

(Reuters)

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 10:36

French Open player reacts after being dumped by coach mid-tournament

Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina says he was suddenly dumped by his coach over text and then ghosted by him between matches at the French Open.

The 21st seed claimed his Argentinian coach Mariano Puerta, a former French Open finalist, quit by sending him a long text message following his opening five-set win over Damir Dzumhur and flew to Miami without another word.

Davidovich Fokina was left without a coach for his second-round match defeat against the unseeded Thiago Agustin Tirante, who won in four sets on Wednesday. The Spaniard was left stunned by his coach’s abrupt departure, and claimed Puerta had blocked him and his wife online.

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 10:28

Naomi Osaka criticised by opponent for breaking rules with French Open ‘fashion show’

Naomi Osaka’s fashion choices weren’t to everyone’s taste after her first-round win. Defeated opponent Laura Siegemund had plenty to say afterwards…

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 10:12

French Open: Naomi Osaka reveals new outfit, Moise Kouame out on court

A subtle shift in colour palette for Naomi Osaka ahead of her second-round match against Donna Vekic. The ‘night’ look she debuted in round one has shifted to a flowing gold train. Next door, Moise Kouame struggles to hide a smile from breaking across his face as he enters Court Suzanne-Lenglen, the second biggest show court at Roland Garros.

Naomi Osaka enters the court for her second round match against Croatia's Donna Vekic
Naomi Osaka enters the court for her second round match against Croatia’s Donna Vekic (Reuters)

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 10:09

Jannik Sinner scheduled to play in hottest part of day in second round of French Open

Jannik Sinner has been scheduled to play his second-round match at the French Open during the day, with the world No 1 set to face the hottest part of the afternoon as he bids to reach the third round and continue his winning streak.

Sinner will play Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the opening match on Court Philippe-Chatrier and at noon local time in Paris, with temperatures set to be at least 30 degrees as he bids to extend his winning streak to 31 matches and close in on the career grand slam with his first French Open title.

The Italian has previously struggled in hot conditions.

Sinner’s last defeat at Masters level came when he was forced to retire from last season’s Shanghai Masters due to severe leg cramps amid extreme heat and humidity. He then had a fortunate escape against Eliot Spizzirri in this season’s Australian Open, suffering cramps as temperatures reached 36 degrees before the tournament’s extreme heat rule was enforced and Sinner was able to recover before progressing in four sets.

(Getty)

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 09:57

Moise Kouame, 17, makes French Open history with victory over grand slam champion

Moise Kouame became the youngest man to win a match at Roland Garros since 1991 as the teenage wildcard defeated former US Open champion Marin Cilic in straight sets on his first appearance at a grand slam tournament.

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 09:55

Novak Djokovic ‘relieved’ to pass big challenge against Valentin Royer

Novak Djokovic will face Joao Fonseca in the third round after the 39-year-old was pushed to almost four hours by Valentin Royer on Wednesday

“Very happy and relieved to have got through, to have finished. Clearly the emotions are different when you win the match. Really, really important win for me. Difficult conditions for both of us, for both players. Really, really hot on the court. Valentin deserves a big round of applause for what he put out on the court.

“It’s a really, really hard, a big challenge for me. Credit to him.

“He found his best game in that third set when I was serving for the match, a couple of times. I thought I might win it, but in the end these are the kinds of games that provide the challenges.

“I hope I don’t play against any other French player until the end of the tournament. That’s enough for me! Goodness me, I played two matches and I feel like I’ve played for two weeks!”

Djokovic reflects on ‘very challenging’ four-set win over crowd favourite Royer

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 09:53

French Open order of play – day five

Court Philippe-CHATRIER – 11:00am

  • Jannik Sinner (ITA) (1) vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG)
  • Ann Li (USA) (30) vs Diane Parry (FRA)
  • Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs Elsa Jacquemot (FRA)

Night Session – Not before 7:15pm

  • Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) (22) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA)

Court Suzanne-LENGLEN – 10:00am

  • Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (PAR) vs Moise Kouame (FRA)
  • Julia Grabher (AUT) vs Amanda Anisimova (USA) (6)
  • Coco Gauff (USA) (4) vs Mayar Sherif (EGY)
  • Raphael Collignon (BEL) vs Ben Shelton (USA) (5)

Court Simonne-MATHIEU – 10:00am

  • Donna Vekic (CRO) vs Naomi Osaka (JPN) (16)
  • Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) (25) vs Hugo Gaston (FRA)
  • Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) (4) vs Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG)
  • Victoria Mboko (CAN) (9) vs Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
  • Iva Jovic (USA) (17) vs Emma Navarro (USA)
  • Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs Frances Tiafoe (USA) (19)
  • Antonia Ruzic (CRO) vs Madison Keys (USA) (19)
  • Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
  • Flavio Cobolli (ITA) (10) vs Yibing Wu (CHN)
  • Diana Shnaider (25) vs Mccartney Kessler (USA)
  • Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs Claire Liu (USA)
  • Luca Van Assche (FRA) vs Brandon Nakashima (USA) (31)
  • Facundo Diaz Acosta (ARG) vs Learner Tien (USA) (18)
  • Anna Kalinskaya (22) vs Alina Korneeva
  • Francisco Comesana (ARG) vs Luciano Darderi (ITA) (14)
  • Katie Boulter (GBR) vs Anastasia Potapova (AUT) (28)

Jamie Braidwood28 May 2026 09:50

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