French Open Day 2 LIVE – Sinner, Swiatek and Nadal all in action on bumper day

Ons consolidates an early double break to lead 6-3 4-0 on Chatrier where World No.1 Iga Swiatek will be up next, barring any dramatic turnaround from Vickers.

Sinner slides to his left and reaches out those long levers to propel a sizzling backhand winner down the line and tee up match point from 30-0 down.

Eubanks responds with a crisp forehand winner before a wide ace and another clutch serve help him through to pose the serve-out question.

There’s a moment of intrigue as Sinner flashes a bounce smash long for 0-30 following a superb defensive lob from Chris.

The Italian responds with aggressive groundstrokes that he backs up with a trio of expert overheads to quash the memory of that howler and move within a game of victory.

Chris Eubanks – still there and still fighting.

Few inside Lenglen will be giving him any chance at this juncture, but the American has improved as the match has worn on and an accomplished hold to 15 keeps him within shouting distance if there is any sort of surprise lapse from Jannik.

Sinner back pedals, reaches into the sky and thunders away an overhead to seal a confident game to 15. The Italian continuers to show no signs of any issues of that hip problem that kept him out of Rome.

‘Taste some of your own medicine,’ could well be the inner thought of Eubanks as he surges back from 0-30 to dig out the hold and avoid allowing Sinner to sail towards that finish line.

Ons Jabeur clinches a solid first set by a 6-3 scoreline in 45 minutes. The Tunisian’s best showing at RG was in reaching the quarter finals last year. Could she be a dark horse to go deep this year? Vickery will hope not!

This game was like a microcosm of the match. Eubanks has his moments and some real hope at 15-30, but ultimately Sinner has played the important points better. It’s the same again here as the World No.2 reels off three in a row to hit back and consolidate in business-like fashion.

As it stands with rain suspending play:

• Auger Aliassime-Nishioka, 6-2, *5-4 30-15
• Squire-Purcell, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6
• Paolini-Saville 6-3, 5-3* 30-40
• Kwon-Ruusuvuori, 6-3, 5-4*
• Shelton-Gaston 3-6, 6-3, 3-3
• Baptiste-Day 4-6, 6-2
• Karatsev-Shevchenko 4-6, 6-4

That’s a heartbreaker for Eubanks.

He follows up that near miss on the Sinner service game by being completely overwhelmed on his own as the Italian builds upon an instant double fault from his opponent with a couple of brilliant returns.

Chris feels the heat at triple break point down and skews a backhand into the net to hand the No.2 seed the breakthrough.

Chris ups the ante on the return and is luring more disjointed play out of Jannik. It’s not the procession it felt like in the opening set, that’s for sure.

The American presses and has a real look-in when a double fault offers up two break points.

Sinner again finds his A-game when it matters, staving off both – and then a third from deuce – before edging out of dodge to level.

Vickery had broken back to threaten parity from 3-0 down. However, she can’t hold serve from deuce at 3-2 and Jabeur regains the momentum.

The Tunisian then fires a pair of winners on her way to a clean hold to consolidate and move 5-2 to the good.

That’s an important hold from Eubanks.

If he’s to maintain any sort of belief here, he’s going to have to find more impact on serve. He does that on this occasion with a strong hold to 30 to earn the scoreboard advantage at the start of Set 3.

Eubanks has deployed the loopy return on occasion so far today with varying results. This time he gets the error he wants as Sinner cannons a forehand into the net to cough up two break back points.

The Italian responds with an ace and a service winner to wipe them out but that loopy return once again lures a forehand long to tee up a third opportunity.

Sinner finds two more clutch serves and then a big backhand to turn the tables and secure the two-set lead.

Eubanks keeps Jannik honest with a rare, routine hold to 30 and poses that serve-out question.

No.8 seed Ons Jabeur is in action against American wild card and Sachia Vickery and it’s one-way traffic as they approach the quarter of an hour mark. The Tunisian has just backed up the early break to lead 3-0 in the opener.

Sinner stands with his hands on his hips, puffs out his cheeks and grins at Eubanks. It follows a wonderful exchange at the net with Chris failing to put away a series of volleys and the Italian firing straight at him. In the end, Jannik’s power forces the error and he goes on to clinch a solid game to 30.

A beauty of a forehand off a 1-2 punch helps Chris reach the sanctuary of deuce after Jannik had carved out another BP opportunity without really doing anything special to earn it.

The Italian fires long with a pass on the run following an angled volley from the American before another 1-2 forehand punch gets him through another difficult service game.

It’s a routine hold to 15 that keeps Jannik firmly in charge with one particularly explosive point seeing the Australian Open champion race to his right to unleash a short-angled crosscourt forehand winner on the run.

Well, that was a missed bag, but it concludes with Eubanks getting on the board.

The American throws away a 40-0 lead with a double fault sandwiched by two unforced errors. He resets at deuce and slams down a welcome ace before another huge first serve seals the deal to keep him in touch.

That will deflate Chris even more.

Sinner’s level clearly dips, but he can’t take full advantage. The No.2 seed jabs a forehand way long to cough up break back point from deuce, but he then hits clutch mode to snatch the hope away and reel off quick-fire points to consolidate via the scenic route.

The World No.2’s level remains red-hot at the start of Set 2 as he swashbuckles through a love hold, sealing it with an ace.

Eubanks has no answer right now and can’t even hang tough on his own serve. The American is immediately faced by triple break point and despite saving one of them, he succumbs on the second when he can only block another rasping Sinner approach into the net.

Sinner shows supreme anticipation to dart to his right and block off an angled volley to take care of Chris’ attempted pass and threaten at 15-30.

The American thuds down a clutch serve to make Pulp (30-30) and then survives a forecourt forehand from Sinner that looked like being decisive until it hit the top of the tape and failed to reach its target.

Jannik digs in to make deuce and then sizzles a wonderful crosscourt forehand winner on the run to tee up set point.

Eubanks buckles under the pressure and a double fault gifts a 39-minute opener to the Italian.

There are some lovely clay-court skills on show at both ends of the court now.

Jannik edges one particularly aesthetically pleasing exchange with a superior drop shot to his opponent and then arrows a dipping forehand to Eubanks’ feet to take a firm grip of the game.

Eubanks rasps a thumping return to offer more resistance but a big first serve edges Sinner through to 30 and within sight of taking the first set.

Sinner presses hard on the Eubanks serve again, nailing a precise backhand down the line but failing to make the most of another break point opportunity.

Chris stands firm at deuce and after forcing the error long with a superb angle on a crosscourt backhand, he gets over the line when Jannik drills a close-range forehand into the net.

With his fashion rather than his tennis (to begin with anyway).

Frenchman Hugo Gaston actually has an early break to lead 5-3 in the opener there.

Well, that was unexpected.

Sinner hadn’t dropped a point on serve – but now he’s been broken!

Eubanks finally settles into a rhythm of sorts and scorches a magnificent backhand up the line to tee up two break points.

The American doesn’t have to do anything from there as Jannik double faults to gift one of the breaks right back.

This is running away from Chris all too quickly.

His big serve is misfiring and Sinner is reaping the rewards. The Italian throws in another drop shot on the first of two break points but this time it flops into the net. Never mind says Jannik as he reverts to raw power on the return to force the mistake and secure the double break.

Sinner remains flawless on serve, firing off a pair of winners and then drawing a backhand long following a zinger of his own off that flank to draw the error. He consolidates to love and so far there’s no sign of any rust following that hip injury.

Eubanks is very nervy out there and pretty much breaks himself. The American coughs up quickfire double faults and is then left bamboozled by a stunning Sinner dropper from deep.

Eubanks faces up to two break points but collapses on the first of them with a tight forehand into the net.

A pair of aces and a trademark winner are a winning hand for Jannik as he blitzes through a clean hold to get on the board with aplomb.

Eubanks shrugs off an untimely double fault that forces him to deuce, survives a raking Sinner backhand just long and then swats away a very tidy winner to avoid an early disaster.

Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of Day 2 at the 2024 French Open. We’ve got some big names in action today with 14-time Roland-Garros champion Rafael Nadal headlining in his first-round match against No.4 seed Alexander Zverev.

That mouthwatering contest is third up on Court Philippe-Chatrier with women’s World No.1 Iga Swiatek against qualifier Leolia Jeanjean and No.8 seed Ons Jabeur versus wild card Sachia Vickery preceding it.

Over on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, men’s No.2 Jannik Sinner begins his title bid against American Chris Eubanks with former finalists Stefanos Tsitsipas and Coco Gauff also featuring.

Elsewhere, GB’s Cam Norrie and Harriet Dart kick off their attempts for a decent run in Paris.

COURT PHILIPPE CHATRIER – FROM 11:00

• Sachia Vickery v Ons Jabeur (8)
• Iga Swiatek (1) v Leolia Jeanjean
• Alexander Zverev (4) Rafael Nadal

• Gael Monfils v Thiago Seyboth Wild

COURT SUZANNE LENGLEN – FROM 10:00

• Chris Eubanks v Jannik Sinner (2)
• Marton Fucsovics v Stefanos Tsitsipas (9)
• Coco Gauff (3) v Julia Avdeeva
• Elina Svitolina (15) v Karolina Pliskova