PARIS. France
David Goffin, Jesper de Jong, Federico Cina and Daniel Jade were among the players to secure first-round victories in qualifying at Roland Garros on Monday.
Goffin, the former No. 7 player in the PIF ATP Rankings and quarter-finalist at the clay-court major in 2016, opened his qualifying campaign with a commanding 6-3, 6-1 win over Chun-Hsin Tseng. The Belgian wild card, who is seeking his 14th main-draw appearance at Roland Garros, will next face Briton Toby Samuel.
Another wild card to shine on Monday was World No. 1447 Jade, who upset Daniel Evans 6-4, 6-4. The 17-year-old Frenchman, winner of three ITF World Tennis Tour Junior titles in 2026, is chasing his main-draw debut at a Grand Slam tournament.
The 19-year-old Italian Cina opened his qualifying campaign with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Yosuke Watanuki. Cina, who won his first ATP Challenger title in Pune in March is ninth in the PIF ATP Next Gen Live Race and in strong contention to make his debut at the 20-and-under event.
Top seed De Jong also made an impressive start, edging past Sun Fajing 7-6(4), 7-6(5) to advance. The Dutchman will next take on Liam Draxl, who earned his place in the next round after defeating Ilia Simakin 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-2.
ATP Note