FRENCH OPEN QUALIFYING DAY 1: AUSSIES IN ACTION, OPPONENTS, SCHEDULE

Priscilla Hon is one of nine Aussie women drawn into the French Open qualifying rounds. (Getty/Christopher Lee)

A total of eight Australians will vie for a second-round berth on Day 1 of French Open qualifying, commencing Monday night AEST.

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Fresh off a clay court title at the ITF M25 Baotou, Jason Kubler will be eager to extend his 10-match win streak against world No.197 Alejandro Moro Cañas. The 31-year-old Queenslander is using a protected ranking to enter.

Alex Bolt is tasked with a tricky assignment against another Spaniard in Pablo Llamas Ruiz, as James McCabe will lock into battle with French wildcard recipient, Mathys Erhard.

Having just snuck into qualifying in the final moments, former world No.17 Bernard Tomic will need to serve well if he is to topple 20-year-old talent Coleman Wong.

Aussie men:

Bernard Tomic v Coleman Wong [Hong Kong] (6pm AEST)

Alex Bolt v Pablo Llamas Ruiz [Spain] (Not before 7:10pm AEST)

Jason Kubler v Alejandro Moro Cañas [Spain] (Not before 8:20pm AEST)

James McCabe v Mathys Erhard [France] (Not before 10:40pm AEST)

On the women's side, three wins are necessary if Maddison Inglis and Arina Rodionova are to reach the French Open main draw for the second time in their respective careers.

Last year, Taylah Preston was one set away from qualifying for her maiden Roland-Garros main draw against the now popular Alexandra Eala.

The 19-year-old must find a way to defeat 16th seed Varvara Lepchenko to create the possibility of an all-Aussie second-round encounter against Priscilla Hon, who meets Croatia's Jana Fett for the first time.

Aussie women:

Maddison Inglis v Iryna Shymanovich [Belarus] (Not before 7:10pm AEST)

Taylah Preston v Varvara Lepchenko [16] [USA] (Not before 8:20pm AEST)

Priscilla Hon v Jana Fett [Croatia] (Not before 8:20pm AEST)

Arina Rodionova v Tereza Valentova [Czechia] (Not before 9:30pm AEST)

The remaining seven Aussies will take to the court on Day 2 to conclude the first-round of qualifying.

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