The worst-case scenario has just come true. The Pole suffered on the court
Kamil Majchrzak was eliminated in the first round of the tournament on the courts. Roland Garros. The Pole was clearly weaker than Alejandro Tabilo, losing in three sets.
Alejandro Tabilo is a tennis player who came to Paris as number 38 in the ATP ranking. Kamil Majchrzak’s perspective was completely different. The highest-ranked Polish singles player before Roland Garros 2026 was 78th.
Most importantly, as shown by the events on the court, Majchrzak has suffered from a lack of regular playing in recent weeks. It was related to health problems. The injury meant that the player from Piotrków Trybunalski played only one match during the recent tournament in Hamburg. May 18th to be exact. Majchrzak’s earlier fight? April 1.
Kamil Majchrzak with a clear defeat. The end of the Polish series in Paris
This lack of match rhythm was clearly visible in Majchrzak’s play. The Pole was clearly suffering, especially in the moments when it seemed that he could try to play more equally with Tabilo. However, the Chilean was the better tennis player that day and deservedly advanced to the next round.
If we were to divide the match into pieces, the best one – from the Pole’s perspective – took place in the third part, when we lost 4:6. Earlier Majchrzak lost 1:6 and 3:6.
This ended the successful, winning series of Polish tennis players and tennis players in Paris. Previously, the following teams won their matches: Iga Świątek, Magda Linette, Maja Chwalińska, Magdalena Fręch, and Hubert Hurkacz.
Roland Garros 2026. Where and when to watch the tournament in Paris?
It is worth recalling that Iga Świątek won the Grand Slam event in the French capital four times. The Pole won for the first time in 2020. Then Świątek truly “introduced herself” to a wider audience.
Successes in the form of wins on the courts. The best Polish tennis player also repeated Roland Garros in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Last season, Świątek reached the semi-finals of the event, losing to Aryna Sabalenka after a three-set match. However, the Belarusian did not win the cup in Paris, because it ultimately fell to the American Coco Gauff. The US tennis player will therefore defend her championship title.
The list of Świątek’s successes in Paris also includes the Olympic medal, which the Pole won during the 2024 Games. Although the “Queen of Paris” was the main favorite for the Olympic gold medal, the Polish representative ultimately won the “consolation” in the form of a bronze medal. Looking at history, the first tennis event in the history of the Polish Olympic movement – which is certainly worth noting.
RG 2026 matches are shown on Eurosport, on a total of four channels of the station. Additionally, the online competition is available via the HBO Max platform. The competition in the main tournament is scheduled from May 24 to June 7.
