Monfils and Wawrinka say GOODBYE, Swiatek EASES through + Svitolina SURVIVES | Roland Garros 2026

Fresh from Roland Garros Day 2, the Tennis Weekly team are back to unpack all the drama, emotion and chaos from Paris. Joel, Kim and Chris discuss Stan Wawrinka’s emotional farewell appearance at Roland Garros, with tributes pouring in for the 2015 champion after his final match in Paris. They also react to Gael Monfils thrilling the home crowd once again under the lights.

Elsewhere, Casper Ruud survives one of the wildest matches of the tournament so far, battling heatstroke and a fifth-set collapse to edge past Roman Safiullin, while Andrey Rublev is pushed hard by rising star Ignacio Buse. On the women’s side, Elina Svitolina escapes an epic first-round scare against Anna Bondar, Katie Boulter digs deep to reach Round 2, and there are comfortable wins for Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina.

Plus, Chris reports from the grounds in Paris, the team discuss Qinwen Zheng’s shocking early exit, and they look ahead to Day 3 as Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka begin their Roland Garros campaigns.

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00:00 - Intro
2:59 - Gael Monfils Farewell
14:35 - Stan Wawrinka Final Roland-Garros
19:46 - Casper Ruud wins in 5 sets
23:39 - Rublev beats Buse
27:31 - Swiatek and Rybakina ease through
30:27 - Svitolina wins final set tiebreak
33:19 - Qinwen Zheng bageled
39:10 - Day 3 Preview - Sabalenka and Sinner