Overview
- Venus Williams lost her first-round match 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1 to French qualifier Diane Parry, who next faces No. 15 seed Madison Keys.
- Novak Djokovic accepted a doubles wildcard to partner Stefanos Tsitsipas and is slated to play defending champions Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in the first round.
- Djokovic, the No. 3 seed, begins singles against Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak after the Pole beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-3, 1-6, 7-5.
- Top seed Carlos Alcaraz, unbeaten this season at 12-0, opens his title defense on Saturday, with Grigor Dimitrov advancing to face him after defeating Terence Atmane.
- Fourth seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Matteo Berrettini on a windy Stadium Court.