Nishesh Basavareddy, a 21-year-old wildcard ranked 148th, defeated seventh seed Taylor Fritz 7-6(5), 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 6-1 in the first round of the French Open on Sunday, May 24, 2026 [1, 2].
Basavareddy’s victory marked his first win over a top-10 player in his career [1, 2]. The American Fritz had recently returned from a two-month layoff due to a knee injury and lost his warmup tournament match in Geneva before falling at Roland Garros [1, 2].
The match featured two tight tiebreak sets won by Basavareddy, followed by a narrow third-set loss and a decisive fourth set that Basavareddy dominated [1, 2].
Basavareddy will next face either Alexander Shevchenko or Alex Michelsen in the second round of the tournament [1, 2].