Defending champion Coco Gauff eliminated from French Open by Anastasia Potapova

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Alexander Zverev is the new favourite, while Joao Fonseca, Casper Ruud and Rafael Jodar are all dark horses for the title.

Gauff dusted herself off and won the next two games in `front of a sparse centre court crowd, with the attention split between Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League soccer final with Arsenal in Budapest and Frenchman Moise Kouame in action at Roland Garros.

The 2026 French Open has served up major surprises, particularly in the men's singles.