World number two Elena Rybakina suffered a shocking second-round loss to 55th-ranked Yuliia Starodubtseva in the biggest French Open upset so far on Wednesday, May 27, while Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic also advanced to the third round of the tournament.

Iga Swiatek is the four time French Open champion. She is the third seed in this year’s tournament. Swiatek is looking to regain the form that gave her the informal nickname “Queen of the Clay” a few years ago.

The Australian Open champ is out after losing to unseeded Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Yulia Starodubtseva netted one of the most significant upsets of the 2026 French Open, ousting No. 2 Elena Rybakina in Wednesday's second round.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek stayed cool in sweltering conditions while Novak Djokovic was given a stern test before reaching the third round of the French Open, but Elena Rybakina was unable to avoid an early exit on Wednesday.

Iga Swiatek has improved her career record at the French Open to 42-3. The four-time champion eliminated 35th-ranked Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 to reach the

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek progress to third round of French Open at Roland-Garros; No 2 seed Elena Rybakina knocked out; Britains Fran Jones also out; watch the ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

Paris – Iga Swiatek stayed cool in sweltering conditions while Novak Djokovic was given a stern test before reaching the third round of the French Open. Women’s world No. 2 Elena Rybakina, however, was unable to avoid an early exit on Wednesday.