No. 7 Taylor Fritz stunned in first round by unseeded fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy making his French Open debut

Unseeded American Nishesh Basavareddy, ranked 148th in the world and playing in his first-ever French Open main draw match, defeated 7th-seeded Taylor Fritz 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 on May 24, 2026. The 21-year-old former Stanford player entered the tournament as a wild card and produced the first top-10 upset of the 2026 French Open. Fritz, ranked 9th in the world, lost in the first round of Roland Garros for the second consecutive year.