The thirteenth match day of the 2025 French Open tennis tournament has come to an end, and the men's singles semifinals have come to an end. Top seed Sinner defeated Novak Djokovic and defending champion Alcaraz to push Musetti back, and the two "post-00s" players will face off in the final.
Alcaraz
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The first semi-final was between defending champion Alcaraz and eighth seed Musetti. The two players have the best results on clay this season, with Alcaraz winning the Masters in Monte Carlo and Roma; Musetti reached at least the semi-finals of all three clay Masters.
In this match, players from both sides quickly got into the groove from the beginning, and Musetti scored a crucial break at the end of the first set to take the next set 6-4. In the second set, the two sides still clung to the score in the first 12 games, and Alcaraz equalized the set with a small score of 7-3 in the tie-break. In the third set, Alcaraz, who was getting smoother and smoother, gradually took control of the match, while Musetti also suffered an injury to his left leg. In the end, Musetti withdrew from the tournament when Alcaraz took a 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-0, 2-0 lead, and Alcaraz reached the final of the French Open for the second year in a row and was one step away from defending his title.
Sinner
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The semi-final between world No. 1 Sinner and Serbian star Novak Djokovic was played in the finale of the night show by Philippe Chartier. Sinner has not been defeated in Grand Slam singles since Wimbledon last year and is aiming to unlock his first French Open men's singles final. Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, will be keen to win his 25th Grand Slam title after winning an Olympic gold medal in Paris.
Sinner was at a very high level, dominating the first two sets, losing the first two sets 4-6, 5-7 despite Djokovic's stubborn resistance. In the third set, Djokovic took three set points in the service game where Sinner led 5-4 and had to defend himself, but they were all resolved by Sinner one by one. In the end, Sinner defeated Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(3) to reach the French Open men's singles final for the first time in his career with 20 consecutive Grand Slam wins.
Djokovic
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Djokovic says the French Open may be the last clay tournament of his career, but he will continue to compete on better venues such as Wimbledon and the Australian Open, which remains his best chance to reach his 25th Grand Slam.
In wheelchair tennis, Li Xiaohui battled in three sets in the women's singles semifinals, defeating top seed Yujing Xiangsi 2-6/7-6(4)/4-6; In the Women's Doubles final, second seeds Li Xiaohui/Wang Ziying lost 6-4, 5-7, 7-10 to Yujing Xiangsi/Mengzhen.
Results of the 13th day of the 2025 French Open
2025 French Open singles draw table update