2026 French – Stan Wawrinka played his final French Open match at Roland Garros on Monday, May 25, losing to Jesper de Jong after a career celebrated on court. The same day, early upsets shook both men’s and women’s draws, including wins over top seeds.
Stan Wawrinka stepped onto the court for what he knew would be his last walk through Roland Garros—then watched it end in four sets.
The legendary Swiss. arriving in Paris on Monday. May 25 for what he said would be his final appearance at the French Open. fell to Dutchman Jesper de Jong 6-3. 3-6. 6-3. 6-4. When the match was over. he left the grounds to a standing ovation that reflected the affection built over a long career that had often played out in the shadow of Roger Federer.
Wawrinka, 41, announced he would retire at the end of the season. He finished his run ranked ninth in all-time Roland Garros main draw wins with 46, and he won three Grand Slam titles.
“Thank you all. It’s hard, I don’t want to say goodbye to you here,” Wawrinka said on court. “It was an amazing experience to be able to share this moment here on court.”
He continued: “Three hours of emotion. three hours of battle thanks to you. thanks to the support you’ve given me all these year. You never want to say goodbye when you’re passionate about something. I know it was the end; I gave everything for this sports, and I know it is the right choice. I would have loved to be back here. in front of you. but unfortunately this was my last match at Roland Garros.”.
A tribute video followed, with Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Gael Monfils all shown celebrating Wawrinka’s career.
The goodbye landed inside a tournament that was already being shaped by shock results and big-name absences, with Day One delivering its own wave of casualties before the second day fully unfolded.
The red clay’s first targets
In the men’s draw, No. 7 seed Taylor Fritz was the biggest casualty before the tournament was a day old. Fritz lost to fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy in four sets. Basavareddy, who received a wildcard, ended Fritz’s run early.
No. 23 Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina also fell quickly, losing to Portugal’s Nuno Borges in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
The women’s draw produced its own moments of rupture. No. 21-seeded Clara Tauson lost to Ukraine’s Daria Snigur, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Former champion Barbora Krejckova came closer than most to going out. No. 26 seed Hailey Baptiste saved two match points in a second-set tie-breaker before pulling away to win 6-7 (9), 7-6 (6), 6-2. Krejcikova had two forehands to close out the second set and missed both.
Emma Reducani and Sofia Kenin also exited in the first round.
Earlier Monday, another notable upset surfaced: Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska, ranked 114th and making her first appearance in the French Open main draw, dismantled No. 5 seed Qinwen Zheng 6-4, 6-0 in an hour and 30 minutes.
The sequence on Monday carried a kind of blunt symmetry: a career finale played out on a major stage, and the tournament’s early rounds answered with results that didn’t ask permission from seedings.
2026 French Open results for Monday, May 25
Men’s Singles Jesper De Jong (Netherlands) def. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 No. 32 Ugo Humbert (France) def. Adrian Mannarino (France) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 No. 22 Arthur Rinderknech (France) def. Jurij Rodinov (Austria) 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-3 No. 8 Alex de Minaur (Australia) def. Toby Samuel (U.K.) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 No. 31 Brandon Nakashima (U.S.) def. Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 No. 19 Frances Tiafoe (U.S.) def. Eliot Spizzirri (U.S.) 6-3,
6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 Alex Michelsen (U.S.) def. Alexandr Shevchenko (Kazakhstan) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Matteo Berrettini (Italy) def. Marton Fucsovics (Hungary) 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 Luca Van Assche (France) def. Vilius Gaubus (Lithuania) 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 Mariano Navone (Argentina) def. Jenson Brooksby (U.S.) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia) def. Terrence Atmane (France) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 Camilo Ugo Carabelli (Argentina) def. Emilio Nava (U.S.) 7-6 (10). 6-3. 6-3 Hubert Hurkacz
(Poland) Jaume Munar (Spain) 6-3. 6-3. 2-6. 6-3 Rafael Jodar (Spain) def. Aleksandar Kovacevic (US) 6-1, 6-0, 6-4.
Women’s Singles
No. 3 Iga Swiatek (Poland) def. Emerson Jones (Australia) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Amanda Anisimova (U.S.) def. Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (France) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) def. Veronika Erjavec (Slovenia) 6-2, 6-2
No. 7 Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) def. Anna Bondar (Hungary) 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3)
No. 13 Jasmine Paolini (Italy) def. Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) 7-5, 6-3
No. 20 Liudmila Samsova (Russia) def. Jil Teichmann (Switzerland) 6-4, 6-4
Maja Chwalinska (Poland) def. Qinwen Zheng (China) 6-4, 6-0
Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) def. Panna Udvardy (Hungary) 6-0, 6-2.
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Dates: Through Sunday June 7
Where: Stade Roland Garros, Paris
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Damn 41 and still making it to the French Open… respect.
I’m confused, wasn’t Wawrinka like way past his prime like last year? Also Jesper de Jong sounds like one of those random names that just gets hot for a match. Standing ovation is nice but I hate seeing legends go out like that.
So Federer and Nadal showed up in a tribute video but Wawrinka still lost in 4 sets… feels kinda pointless? Like if it’s his last match why not give him a win lol. Not sure how draws work either, but I swear the top seeds always get wrecked on French Open day one.
Day one upsets every year and people act shocked. Like of course a top seed loses at Roland Garros, the clay is basically cheating. Anyway Wawrinka saying it’s the end of the season—does that mean he’s still playing Wimbledon or is he done done? The article says 3 hours emotion then he’s out… tennis is brutal.