Wimbledon 2025: Nine French Players Advance to the Second Round

In this tournament opener filled with surprises, French players have been delivering strong performances since the start of the fortnight. In total, nine of them (seven in the men's draw and two in the women's draw) have secured their spots in the second round at Wimbledon.

On the London grass, Diane Parry and Elsa Jacquemot are still in contention. The Nice native defeated Petra Martic (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) and will face Diana Shnaider for a place in the round of 32. Meanwhile, the Lyon native, who reached the third round at Roland-Garros, continues to impress on the London grass.

Ranked 113th in the world and coming through qualifying like Parry, Jacquemot delivered a strong performance to overcome Magda Linette (6-7, 6-1, 6-4). A tough clash against Belinda Bencic awaits her in the second round. On the men's side, seven players will take to the courts in an attempt to reach the third round.

Corentin Moutet (facing Grigor Dimitrov), Gaël Monfils (up against Marton Fucsovics), Arthur Cazaux (who will challenge Alex De Minaur), Benjamin Bonzi (versus Jordan Thompson), and Arthur Rinderknech (set to battle Cristian Garin)—all of whom have already posted impressive performances—will aim to go further.

However, one French player is already guaranteed a spot in the third round, as Valentin Royer and Adrian Mannarino will face off in the coming hours for a ticket to the round of 32.