They were among the eight men's and eight women's invitations given by the French Tennis Federation for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament starting May 26.

Elsewhere, Lorenzo Sonego looks to get the better of Jannik Sinner for the first time after advancing Thursday.

The two-time champion won the last four points of a second-set tiebreak to defeat Alexandre Muller on Tuesday.

After having to miss out last year due to injury, the Spaniard looked like he was making up for lost time as he struck 53 winners on Rod Laver Arena.

The first round comes to a close, with some of the best openers saved for last.

The American eventually saved three match points to edge Frenchman Richard Gasquet, and overcome the home crowd, at the Paris Masters.

The Austrian became the third player to win from match point down on Court Central Monday.

For the first time since 2019, the mixed-gender team event is back on the calendar.

The Frenchman is just the fourth active player to reach the milestone.

Davidovich Fokina will battle the world No. 2 in an all-Spanish affair at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona-1899 come Friday.