Through just two rounds, the 2014 French Open has featured plenty of compelling ATP action. We count down the five most memorable matches that the men’s draw has produced.

5) R1: Steve Johnson d. Laurent Lokoli 4-6 6-7(7) 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3

American Steve Johnson earned his first career main-draw win at Roland Garros, defeating the spirited French qualifier Laurent Lokoli in five sets. Lokoli played much better at the start, winning the first two sets and claiming a 4-0 lead in the third set, only to watch the match slip from his grasp. Johnson saved two match points in that third set and came back from 2-5 down before powering through with some great winners in the fourth set to force a fifth.

The match was suspended because of darkness after Johnson had gotten up 3-1 in the fifth set. The next day, he did what he needed to do, holding serve to finish the match off. It was a quality, tenacious performance from the American, while the 19-year-old Lokoli showed some promise and fought hard before leaving the court in tears.

4) R2: Martin Klizan d. Robin Haase 6-1 3-6 6-1 1-6 7-5

After upsetting Kei Nishikori in the previous round, Klizan had quite the match with the Dutchman Robin Haase, who isn’t known for his consistency or mental fortitude. As the scoreline suggests, Klizan was far and above stronger in the first and third sets, while Haase was much superior in the second and fourth sets. In the fifth set, more action started happening as Haase led 2-0 but lost his break, and he also had break point chances at 4-4 but couldn’t convert. Klizan was able to work it to 5-5, and then had a break and a hold to win.

3) R2: Fernando Verdasco d. Pablo Cuevas 4-6 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 6-3

Fernando Verdasco narrowly avoided another early Grand Slam exit to a much lower-ranked player by surviving a strong early showing from Pablo Cuevas and coming back from two sets down to reach round three, after nearly four hours of play. Verdasco had to serve to stay in the match in the third set, but he held his nerve despite struggling on serve for much of the match. Credit to Cuevas for fighting hard before running out of energy near the end.

2) R1: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez d. Stan Wawrinka 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-0

The quality of this match wasn’t as good as some of the others, but it was the most notable of the men’s early matches. Stan Wawrinka joined the 2014 Australian Open women’s champion Li Na and exited in round one in a massive disappointment for himself and his fans. The loss leaves a big hole in the draw in the Nadal section. Wawrinka has had some inconsistent results, while Garcia-Lopz can play some good all-court tennis from time to time. Here, Garcia-Lopez played a great first set, but many thought he would lose the plot after dropping a competitive second set. Instead, Wawrinka plainly imploded and won just two games in the final two frames. He wasn’t injured, so it was just a brain freeze on his part, but Garcia-Lopez was impressive in the upset.

1) R1: Facundo Bagnis d. Julien Benneteau 6-1 6-2 1-6 3-6 18-16

This match of the first round, and possibly the match of the tournament, came out of nowhere as the qualifier Bagnis upset the Frenchman Benneteau at home in a marathon contest. The first four sets were rather straightforward with Bagnis dominating and then losing the plot. Many felt it was going to be one-way traffic for the more experienced, higher-ranked Benneteau in the fifth set. Instead, they held serve consistently, both players cramping from time to time, and it went on endlessly until eventually Bagnis broke and held to take it after previously saving match points on his own serve. The fans loved this exciting marathon of the sort that is always remembered at the French. The fifth set lasted almost two and a half hours, more than the previous four sets combined. It tied the record for the highest number of fifth-set games played at the French Open.