World No. 1 Iga Swiatek avoided a major upset loss to Naomi Osaka on Wednesday
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Despite rain suspending some of the outdoor matches, the second round of the 2024 French Open is underway. It is still early in the tournament, but world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka already gave us one of the most exciting matches. Swiatek is chasing her fourth title at Roland Garros, but her plans were almost spoiled by Osaka -- who was competing in just her second Grand Slam since returning from maternity leave in January.
After Swiatek won the first set Wednesday, Osaka cruised through the second while breaking her opponent three times, then carried that momentum into a 4-1 lead in the third. However, Swiatek was not easy to keep down as she climbed her way back to win 7-6, 1-6, 7-5. Swiatek is now riding a 14-match winning streak, which includes claiming the Madrid and Italian Open trophies. This was also Swiatek's 16th-straight win at Roland Garros.
The other top seeds in the women's tournament are still alive. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka had a promising 2023 campaign and started this Grand Slam season with her second-straight title at the Australian Open. She took care of business against Erika Andreeva in the first round and will be facing Monika Uchijima in the second. Meanwhile, third-seeded Coco Gauff earned her ticket to the third round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Tamara Zidansek on Wednesday.
On the men's side, Novak Djokovic is looking to go back-to-back and win a record 25th Grand Slam trophy. Historically, this tournament has belonged to Rafael Nadal, but the Spanish veteran saw an early exit and
Nadal missed last year's tournament for the first time in his career due to injury and, although he hasn't been 100% healthy this year, he decided to give the French Open a try. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has won the trophy 14 times -- more than any other player in tennis history. However, he was unable to make a deep run as he fell 3-6, 6-7 (5-7), 3-6 to world No. 4 Alexander Zverev in the first round.
If Nadal retires at the end of the season, the only member of the Big Three still playing would be Djokovic, who passed Nadal for most Grand Slam trophies in men's tennis history at last year's French Open. Djokovic took care of business this week with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 first-round win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Djokovic is now set to take on Roberto Carballes Baena on Thursday.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 French Open:
