Djokovic, Osaka, Tsonga and Svitolina were also among those on hand to pay tribute to the retiring Frenchman.

Sinner stands alone on the clay mountaintop. Is there anyone—Djokovic, Fils, Jodar, Zverev?—who can make him feel the heat in his hunt for a first title in Paris?

The top three seeds all open against French hopefuls.

The world No. 1 could face the defending champion for a second straight year, while four-time winner Iga Swiatek drew nemesis Jelena Ostapenko in the third round.

The next three weeks in Paris will be officiated "old school." Perhaps that's not a bad thing.

The Canadian is just the third man born in the 2000s to hit that number, after exactly who you’re thinking.

For the second time this year, Paul saved match points in a win against an Argentine, after failing to convert match points in a Miami loss to Fils.

Tsitsipas, a former Roland Garros finalist, will be unseeded at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2018.