The women's main draw of the Open Stade Français has kicked off at La Faisanderie! Despite the sweltering heat, the opening matches of this 36th edition have already offered some early takeaways. The title favorites rose to the occasion right from the very first rallies.

 

Top French contender Olivia Conticello secured a comfortable victory over Ukraine's Sofia Tryboi (6-2, 6-1). Seeded players Anna Janoskova (No. 2), Vega Bontin (No. 3), Maya Micheva (No. 4), Tina Jansone (No. 5), Seohyeon Kim (No. 8), Lara Wu (No. 14), Hana Ahmed (No. 15), and Ketong Guo (No. 16) also advanced to the second round.

 

On the French side, eleven players are moving forward, with wins for Olivia Conticello, Marie Schmidhofer, Victoire Koko, Louise Lopes Ferreira, Elisa Jules, Eve Pichery, Neirouz Godhbane, Kathleen Lim-Bonzi, Clara Vicol, Julia Salamon, and Aniela Munteanu. Several hard-fought matches decided by a super tie-break are also worth noting, including victories for Lara De Pellegrin, Victoria Koniouchine, Wendy Modiba, and Carlotta Arginelli.