Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open for the second consecutive year, and Alcaraz became the second player in history since Nadal

On the 4th local time, the second seed Gauff came from behind in the "American Civil War" of the 2025 French Open, and finally defeated the 7th seed Keese 6:7 (6:8), 6:4, 6:1, and advanced to the top 4 of the clay Grand Slam women's singles for the second consecutive year, and will compete with the host big black horse Boisson for the championship ticket.

2nd seed Gauff

Defeated Keesh to reach the top 4 for 2 consecutive years. 'It means a lot, especially to play this tough game, which wasn't easy and I'm happy to be able to do it.' Gauff overcame 10 double faults and 41 unforced errors to break the first two sets, returning to a steady rhythm in the deciding set, and breaking three key times to end this year's Australian Open champion Keese's 11-game Grand Slam winning streak.

Boisson made it to the semi-finals. As for Boisson, who is ranked 361 in the world, he caused another upset, defeating Russia's sixth seed "Talented Girl" Andreeva 7:6 (8:6), 6:3, becoming the first wild card in the open era to reach the semifinals of France's new hope.

In the men's singles field of the French Open, Spain's second seed Alcaraz played his best performance of the year, he swept the United States Paul 6:0, 6:1, 6:4, and advanced to the men's singles semi-finals for three consecutive years, and will compete with Italy's young contemporaneous player Musetti for the final ticket. After three consecutive four-set battles, Alcaraz regained his touch and form, dominated the clay with strong topspin, and started the match with seven games in a row, dropping only five games in 1 hour and 34 minutes, and greeted the enthusiastic crowd after the match, "I know you want to see more games, but I have to say sorry, I have to get the job done as soon as possible." ”

The 22-year-old holds four Grand Slam titles and becomes the first reigning champion to reach the semi-finals of the French Open next year since compatriot Rafael Nadal in 2021. In the semi-finals against last year's Paris Olympic bronze medallist Musetti, Alcaraz held the upper hand with 5 wins and 1 loss.