David Goffin defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 in the first round of Roland Garros on clay. The Belgian weathered an opening set loss to recover and control the middle stages, taking the second and third sets with increasing authority. Perricard, the French qualifier, mounted a fourth-set challenge and forced a tie-break, which he won to extend the match. However, Goffin's experience proved decisive in the decider, where he secured the fifth set 6–3 to advance. The victory marks a solid opening performance for Goffin on the Parisian clay, though the five-set requirement suggests neither player was entirely comfortable throughout the encounter.