Katie Boulter and Dan Evans both suffered defeats on Tuesday, ending Great Britain's singles campaign at the French Open without a single win for the first time since 2020. Evans was outclassed 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 by 13th seed Holger Rune, while Boulter lost 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 to former world No. 2 Paula Badosa after being in a strong position. British players finished with a 0-6 record in the singles draws.
Boulter said: 'Honestly, I can't speak for the others. I can only speak for myself and I've worked so hard to be in this position and I've just lost out in the finest of margins.' Evans, who fell to 3-13 on the ATP tour this year, expressed frustration with umpiring after a controversy during his match, stating he was 'fed up with the umpires, flat full stop'.
This marks only the fourth time in the 21st century that no British male player has reached the second round at Roland Garros. Evans will remain in Paris to play doubles with Andy Murray, while Boulter will partner Heather Watson in the women's doubles.
Meanwhile, Alizé Cornet bid an emotional farewell after losing her first-round match 6-2, 6-1 to seventh seed Zheng Qinwen. The 34-year-old Frenchwoman, who announced her retirement after this year's tournament, said: 'It's been a difficult day with a lot of emotion. It's a 20-year page that I'm turning.'
Casper Ruud and Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the second round with dominant victories on a rainy day that limited play to the two main show courts with retractable roofs.
