Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina takes the opening set 6-3 against the Dutch player Arantxa Rus, while Elina Svitolina prepares to take to Court Philippe-Chatrier against French opponent Diane Parry.

Svitolina defeated Karolina Pliskova, the former World No 1, in the opening round and the Ukrainian was supported as a home player in last year’s French Open. Svitolina’s husband Gael Monfils is also in action on Philippe-Chatrier today.

A 6-2 6-2 cruise for Aryna Sabalenka, who advances to the third round in just 62 minutes. Uchijima had won 19 matches in a row across the challenger circuit and qualifying, but Sabalenka is just levels above most of the game when she plays like she did today. It was too good from the two-time Australian Open champion.

“Super happy with the performance today,” Sabalenka says, before praising the atmosphere on Philippe-Chatrier, which is strange because there is barely anyone there. Quite the opposite to Iga Swiatek’s honesty on court yesterday.

“I have so much more belief in my myself, more than I did last year in the grand slams.”

Sabalenka goes off for “steak and Netflix”.

Sabalenka saves four break points and hauls herself back from 0-40 down to move a game away from the third round. The World No 2 now leads 6-1 5-2, and that was a clear demonstration of the improvements she has made to the mental side of her game since winning her first grand slam title in January 2023.

Grigor Dimitrov continues to cruise and now leads Fabian Marozsan 6-0 6-3 on Court 14.

There are brighter skies overhead as some of the covers come off the outside courts - we could have play resuming very shortly.

Sabalenka, menawhile, takes the second break to win the opening set 6-2 on Philippe-Chatrier. That’s a 29-minute set for the World No 2 and this match could be wrapped up pretty quickly from here.

Uchijima is offering a very different game to Sabalenka as she looks to over angles and variety, but the World No 2 gets the opening break to lead 5-2 in the first set.

Sabalenka has not won a title since lifting her second grand slam at the Australian Open, but has been beaten twice in finals by World No 1 Iga Swiatek - in Madrid and Rome.

That puts her as the second favourite in Paris.

Once again there are so many empty seats for the start of the day’s play on Philippe-Chatrier, where Aryna Sabalenka and Moyuka Uchijima are on serve through the first four games. There’s no play going on outside but Philippe-Chatrier is only a third full, at most.

Groans around Roland Garros as the covers return to the outside courts. This is not what we wanted after losing almost a whole day of play yesterday.

An early victory for Daniil Medvedev, as Miomir Kecmanovic retires from their second-round match while trailing 6-1 5-0. The Serbian had called the trianer but was unable to continue. Wrapped up by lunchtime? Not too bad at all for Medvedev, who will face either Mariano Navone or Tomas Machac next. Machac would be a great match, with the Czech coming off a victory over Novak Djokovic in Geneva.

Medvedev loves clay today, by the look of his performance against Kecmanovic. He leads the Serbian 6-1 3-0, with Kecmanovic set to receive some treatment at the changeover after calling the trainer.

Hurkacz has hit back against Nakashima to win the second set 6-1, while Yulia Putintseva has edged a tight opening set against former World No 2 Paula Badosa 6-4.

Aryna Sabalenka will be out on Court Philippe-Chatrier and will be the heavy favourite against Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima

A second break in the opneing set for Daniil Medvedev, who pulls off a lovely drop shot from the back of the court to lead Kecmanovic 5-1. Dimitrov, meanwhile, has claimed the opening bagel against Marozsan. 6-0 for the Bulgarian.

A fast start for the seeds today.