McCartney Kessler def. Hanyu Guo 4-6, 7(7)-6(1), 7-5 — French Open 2026 R128

Match recap

McCartney Kessler defeated Hanyu Guo 4-6, 7(7)-6(1), 7-5 in the R128 of the French Open 2026.

McCartney Kessler flipped this one after dropping the opener 6-4, leaning on the cleaner ball off the ground to outlast Hanyu Guo 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-5 in their first career meeting. Guo's serve unraveled at the worst times — eight double faults against Kessler's three — and after squandering the second-set tiebreak 7-1, she couldn't protect the third-set break. Kessler won 65% of her first-serve points to Guo's 56% and saved 15 of 21 break points across 168 minutes to reach the second round.

Match stats

Hanyu Guo: 0 aces, 25 winners, 67% first serves, 8 double faults, 6/21 break points. McCartney Kessler: 1 ace, 26 winners, 60% first serves, 3 double faults, 6/21 break points.

Profiles: Hanyu Guo · McCartney Kessler — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Hanyu Guo and McCartney Kessler.