Aryna Sabalenka Vs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro Highlights, French Open: World No. 1 Dominates Roland-Garros Opener

Good afternoon, tennis fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Aryna Sabalenka’s first-round match against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and tidbits.

• Fixture: Aryna Sabalenka vs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro

• Series: French Open 2026

• Venue: Court Philippe-Chatrier

• Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

• Time: 3:30 PM IST (tentative)

Sabalenka and Bouzas Maneiro arrive on the court. After the pre-match formalities and the warm-up routines, it’s Sabalenka who serves to get the contest underway, but Bouzas Maneiro wins an early point.

Despite Bouzas Maneiro giving some resistance in the second game, it has been a brilliant start by world No. 1 Sabalenka, who has a 4-love lead in the first set and is completely dominating her opponent.

A very good comeback by Bouzas Maneiro, winning two games, including one where she holds Sabalenka to love. The Belarussian adjusts her tactics to make a comeback, but Bouzas Maneiro again holds Sabalenka to love to cut the deficit to just one.

Finally, a double fault from Bouzas Maneiro hands the first set to Sabalenka. It has been a brilliant effort from the Spaniard, but she will have to start from square in the second set.

Sabalenka has all but snuffed out Bouzas Maneiro's hopes of making a comeback, cruising to a 4-love lead in the second set. After an error-laden first set, the Belarussian star has improved leaps and bounds and is giving her opponent absolutely no room for gaining a foothold in the contest.

Despite a two-game fight from Bouzas Maneiro which briefly halted Sabalenka’s run, the world No. 1 ends up clinching the second set and the match rather comfortably. Credit to Bouzas Maneiro, who gave her all against a formidable opponent, but it’s Sabalenka who moves to the second round.