The 2025 French Open is in full swing after a busy first two rounds of action in both the men’s and women’s singles tournaments.
On the men’s side, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is still alive into the fourth round after a grinding win over Damir Dzumhur in four sets on Friday. He moves on to face American Ben Shelton with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line. Alcaraz has dominated on clay courts in his young career and won his first French Open title in 2024.
Top-seeded Jannik Sinner is still looking for his first French Open victory. The furthest he’s ever made it at Roland-Garros is the semifinal, which is where he got last year before falling to Alcaraz. If he’s going to get revenge this year, it would have to be in the final. Sinner and Alcaraz recently battled on clay at the Italian Open — Sinner’s home tournament — where the Spaniard came away with a straight set victory to earn the tournament title.
Sinner will face Jiri Lehecka on Saturday in the third round.
Novak Djokovic, a three-time French Open champion, is the No. 6 seed and defeated Mackenzie McDonald in the first round and Corentin Moutet in the second, both in straight sets. He’ll take on Fili Misolic in the third round on…
