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Coco Gauff survives car accident en route to Roland Garros, then floors Qinwen Zheng in French Open opener

The defending French Open champion arrived at Roland Garros in the aftermath of a traffic incident, walked onto Chatrier court, and defeated Qinwen Zheng 6-4, 6-0 in her first-round match on Tuesday.

By Moemedi Michael Poncana·europe·1-minute read·26 May 2026·Live on the wire ↗

The defending French Open champion arrived at Roland Garros in the aftermath of a traffic incident, walked onto Chatrier court, and defeated Qinwen Zheng 6-4, 6-0 in her first-round match on Tuesday. CBS Sports / Photography

This publication's Roland Garros coverage prioritised wire-sourced match reporting and confirmed quotes from player exchanges at the venue over aggregation of social-media speculation about the accident. The Guardian image above predates the 2026 French Open but represents the most recent publicly credited photograph from a major wire outlet of Gauff during a Grand Slam appearance.

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