French Open 2026 Day 7 saw Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and three men's singles seeds crash out
Matteo Berrettini and Frances Tiafoe survived five-set thrillers, while Felix Auger-Aliassime and Naomi Osaka advanced
Day 8 features Iga Swiatek vs Marta Kostyuk, Alexander Zverev vs Jesper de Jong and Casper Ruud vs Joao Fonseca
Day seven at Roland Garros brought more twists to an already unpredictable tournament, with seven seeded singles players heading for the exit and several marathon matches dominating the schedule.
The women's draw suffered its biggest shock yet as third seed Coco Gauff was knocked out by Anastasia Potapova, while Amanda Anisimova also fell in a dramatic deciding-set tiebreak.
On the men's side, Felix Auger-Aliassime ended Brandon Nakashima's run, Flavio Cobolli cruised past Learner Tien, and another seed joined the growing list of casualties as the second week approached.
Elsewhere, Matteo Berrettini survived a five-set thriller against Francisco Comesana, Frances Tiafoe fought back from two sets down to defeat Jaime Faria, and Naomi Osaka edged fellow teenager Iva Jovic in a high-quality battle.
Here's a look at the seeded players eliminated on day seven of the French Open.
Men's Singles
Seeds Eliminated
Learner Tien [18]
Francisco Cerundolo [25]
Brandon Nakashima [31]
Flavio Cobolli delivered one of the most dominant performances of the day, dispatching Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier to reach the fourth round.
Brandon Nakashima pushed fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime hard, taking the opening set before the Canadian battled back to secure a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(4), 7-6(1) victory.
Elsewhere, Matteo Berrettini outlasted Francisco Comesana in a gripping five-set contest that ended 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(13), while Frances Tiafoe recovered from two sets down to defeat qualifier Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-1, 6-2. Alejandro Tabilo also advanced after ending the impressive run of French wildcard Moïse Kouamé.
Women's Singles
Seeds Eliminated
Coco Gauff [4]
Amanda Anisimova [6]
Victoria Mboko [9]
Iva Jovic [17]
The biggest upset of the day came on Philippe-Chatrier, where Austria's Anastasia Potapova stunned third seed Coco Gauff 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4 after nearly two and a half hours on court.
French hopes were lifted further when Diane Parry knocked out sixth seed Amanda Anisimova. Backed by a vocal home crowd, Parry prevailed 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3) in a tense deciding-set tiebreak.
Former champion Naomi Osaka ended the run of seventeenth seed Iva Jovic, winning 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-4 in another three-set battle on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
Victoria Mboko also exited the tournament after Madison Keys came through a dramatic encounter 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 on Court Simonne-Mathieu.
Men's Doubles
Seeds Eliminated
Christian Harrison / Neal Skupski [4]
The fourth-seeded pairing of Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski became the highest-ranked team to exit the men's doubles draw on day seven.
Women's Doubles
Seeds Eliminated
Storm Hunter / Caty McNally [12]
Eri Hozumi / Wu Fang-hsien [16]
Two seeded teams departed the women's doubles competition as the race for the title continued to take shape ahead of the second week.
Mixed Doubles
Seeds Eliminated
Olivia Nicholls / Henry Patten [6]
The sixth-seeded British duo were the only seeded casualties in the mixed doubles draw on Saturday.
French Open 2026 - Day 8 Schedule (31 May)
Court Philippe-Chatrier
Women's singles: Marta Kostyuk [15] vs Iga Swiatek [3]
Women's singles: Elina Svitolina [7] vs Belinda Bencic [11]
Men's singles: Jesper de Jong [LL] vs Alexander Zverev [2]
Men's singles: Casper Ruud [15] vs Joao Fonseca [28]
Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Women's singles: Sorana Cirstea [18] vs Wang Xiyu [Q]
Men's singles: Rafael Jodar [27] vs Pablo Carreno Busta
Women's singles: Mirra Andreeva [8] vs Jil Teichmann [PR]
Men's singles: Jakub Mensik [26] vs Andrey Rublev [11]
Court Simonne-Mathieu
Men's doubles: Adam Pavlasek / Patrik Rikl vs Petr Nouza / Neil Oberleitner
Women's doubles: Tereza Mihalikova / Olivia Nicholls [10] vs Magali Kempen / Andreja Klepac [PR]
Men's doubles: Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos [1] vs Alexander Erler / Lucas Miedler [14]
Mixed doubles: Desirae Krawczyk / Neal Skupski [4] vs Alexandra Panova / Yuki Bhambri
