Overview
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the third round with a 7-5, 6-2 win over France’s Elsa Jacquemot on Thursday after recovering from a tense first set.
- Daria Kasatkina reached the third round by edging Susan Bandecchi 7-5, 7-6 after saving multiple match points in a dramatic second-round finish.
- Sabalenka and Kasatkina are scheduled to meet in the third round, presenting a stylistic clash of heavy hitters versus a relentless clay-court retriever.
- Off-court moments have followed both players, including Sabalenka’s playful on‑court dance response to Novak Djokovic that has drawn wide social-media attention.
- The early rounds have already shifted the tournament picture with defending champion Coco Gauff advancing in straight sets and men's top seed Jannik Sinner being upset, changes that affect the path to the later rounds.