Russell Fuller
Tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

This is what Roland Garros night sessions were made for.

We'll have a full house here for France's favourite son, Paris' favourite son.

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Tonight's second round tie between Jack Draper and Gael Monfils once again highlights an eye-opening statistic. It's one that raises the question of whether the clay court Grand Slam should do more to promote the women's game.

Not since 2023 has a women's singles match occupied the primetime night session slot on Court Philippe Chatrier - a run stretching to 19 successive matches.

In fact, since the tournament introduced night sessions in 2021, only four matches have been from the women's draw.

It is a striking imbalance that hits the headlines year after year, and one which former world number two Ons Jabeur believes affects women's sport as a whole.

"It's unfortunate for women's sports in general. Not for tennis, but in general," said three-time Grand Slam finalist Jabeur following her first-round exit on Tuesday.

"I hope whoever is making the decision, I don't think they have daughters, because I don't think they want to treat their daughters like this.

"It's a bit ironic. They don't show women's sport, they don't show women's tennis, and then they ask the question, yeah, but mostly they [viewers] watch men. Of course they watch men more because you show men more. Everything goes together."

Daniela Hantuchova
Former world number five on BBC Radio 5 Live

There's extra attention on a night match. Everyone has come from work and they choose to watch tennis.

As a player, you always feel like you want to put extra effort in because it is the highlight of the day and you don't want to disappoint the fans.

If you play a French player, it can be very tricky. Mentally you need to get yourself ready for a battle not just on the court but with everything else going on off the court as well.

Gael Monfils and Jack Draper have made their way on to Philippe Chatrier and the pair are exchanging shots as they get warmed up in front of an expectant crowd.

Monfils is vastly experienced, competing in his 18th French Open main draw and reached the semi-finals in 2008.

Draper at 23 is 15 years his junior and making his debut on Philippe Chatrier.

Who prevails?

Jacob Fearnley saves one and two with his trusty forehand - can the Briton rescue the third?

No he can't, as he serves a double fault.

Big moment.

Annabel Croft
Former British number one on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

I always like the night matches here because they are very exciting, very glamorous.

I think it is a real privilege that Jack Draper is going out in to this arena tonight. The night matches are the feature matches out of all the matches picked on the order of play.

It is quite special for him that he is going to take on a Frenchman here, I think it is going to be really exciting.

Pressure on Jacob Fearnley's serve as a wild shot gives Ugo Humbert a 0-30 lead.

A backhand winner from the back of the court from Humbert then brings up three break points, bringing the home fans to their feet.

Novak Djokovic can't believe he's missed that!

The Serb sends a forehand on the run a fraction long at 15-30 to relieve the pressure on Corentin Moutet. That's all the encouragement the French crowd need and they rally behind Moutet, who holds serve from there to stay ahead in the set.

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British number one Jack Draper came from a set down to beat Italy's Mattia Bellucci and earn his first-ever victory at the French Open on Tuesday.

The fifth seed said he knew that trusting his tennis would "click into place" was the key as he prevailed 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2.

Draper lost on his first two appearances at Roland Garros but has returned this year as a genuine force on the clay.

After beating 68th-ranked Bellucci, Draper said he is still learning the benefits of being more patient in the five-set format at Grand Slam events.

"When I lost the first set today, I wasn't panicking at all," he said.

"In a three-set match for instance, I'm usually quite aggressive and quite full on all the time, whereas in Grand Slams you just can't be like that because the match is just too long.

"I did a really good job of staying calm and knowing that my tennis was going to click into place."

Ugo Humbert holds with a forehand winner and it's greeted by a tremendous roar from the French crowd.

It's anyone's guess where this second set is going.

A big miss from Novak Djokovic as he drops a backhand into the net leaves Corentin Moutet just two points from the set at 15-30, but he eventually gets to safety as Moutet clips the net and sees the ball bounce out.

On we go in set three. Can Djokovic strike a decisive blow here?

Under pressure at the back of the court, Ugo Humbert pulls out a magnificent forehand winner down the line to force deuce.

The Frenchman stepped up there and the home crowd are acknowledging it.

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Jack Draper and France's Gael Monfils will be stepping out on Philippe Chatrier shortly with both vying for a spot in round three against Briton Cameron Norrie.

Home hope Monfils came from two sets down to defeat Bolivia's Hugo Dellien in Tuesday's evening match.

In the opening game, Monfils lost his footing while attempting to play a forehand and stumbled heavily into a courtside advertising board.

The 38-year-old received treatment to his hand and knee but still appeared to be hampered in subsequent games.

World number 42 Monfils stormed back to complete a 4-6 3-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 victory.

Will he be fully recovered for this one?

Jacob Fearnley brings Ugo Humbert into the net before passing him down the line with a whipped forehand.

Ugo Humbert fights back though, and feeds off the crowd's cheers as he puts away a volley at the net.

Fearnley then earns break point with another fine forehand which Humbert can't keep in play.

That's a lovely shot as a backhand across court from Jacob Fearnley wrongfoots Ugo Humbert.

Fearnley goes on to hold as Humbert loops a forehand long.

There is little between the players at the moment with both grappling for the momentum.

This is shaping up to be a fine reply from Corentin Moutet to his setback, an ace bringing up to 40-0, but a double fault allows Novak Djokovic to get up and running on the scoreboard.

There are groans in the crowd as Djokovic closes to within a point, but Moutet serves his way to safety to move within a game of the set.

Novak Djokovic, still not moving quite as freely as he'd like to, restores parity in the third set from 4-2 down.

Corentin Moutet has a word with his team from across the court after letting the former world number one back into this. Huge frustration for the Frenchman.

Ugo Humbert comes through a service game, holding to 15 with an ace down the middle.

Jacob Fearnley questions it but replays show it just kissed the inside of the line, much to the home crowd's delight.

There are some rogue shouts from the crowd in between points but it doesn't phase Jacob Fearnley as he brings out the serve-and-volley to edge ahead in the game.

A backhand winner just clips the back edge of the line to give Fearnley game point and he holds with a big first serve.

Ah. Normal service resumed.

Corentin Moutet goes for a deep forehand, gets it wrong and lobs the ball over the baseline to hand the break straight back to Novak Djokovic.