Wednesday at Roland Garros delivered two assertion wins, confirming the Friday semi-final lineup in Paris.
Jannik Sinner produced one other commanding efficiency, dismantling Alexander Bublik in just below two hours to succeed in his sixth Grand Slam semi-final.
Later within the day, Novak Djokovic reminded everybody why he’s nonetheless a drive in Paris, recovering from a sluggish begin to defeat Alexander Zverev in 4 units.
The 24-time Slam champion now strikes into his thirteenth Roland Garros semi-final and can face Sinner in a blockbuster Friday conflict.
With Alcaraz vs. Musetti already locked in from the highest half, the ultimate 4 is ready. Right here’s how Day Eleven unfolded on the clay.
Day Eleven French Open 2025 Quarter Last Outcomes
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner (1) | Alexander Bublik | 6-1 7-5 6-0 |
| Novak Djokovic (6) | Alexander Zverev (3) | 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 |
Jannik Sinner (1) def Alexander Bublik 6-1 7-5 6-0
Jannik Sinner is into his sixth Grand Slam semi-final after seeing off Alexander Bublik 6-1, 7-5, 6-0.
The World No. 1 dominated on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier, utilizing his trademark precision to counter Bublik’s sport in a one-hour, 48-minute rout.
I assumed Bublik may trigger just a few issues, as Sinner has proven all event that he’s far too good for ball machine-type gamers.Â
Bublik provides one thing a bit totally different, however he began nervously, making approach too many errors as he dropped the opener 6-1.Â
That set the tone for the match because it sucked any perception out of Bublik, and though he rallied within the second set when he acquired his dropshot working properly, Sinner broke within the eleventh sport to grab the set after which went on to bagel Bublik within the third, successful the final eight video games of the match.
We performed a pair occasions already, so you understand a bit of bit what to anticipate. However in one other approach, with him, you by no means know what is occurring. He deserved to be within the quarter-finals, he beat very robust opponents. I attempted to remain targeted from my aspect of the courtroom and play as strong as potential as he can have some ups and downs. I’m attempting to serve very properly in vital moments, which I’ve finished. In opposition to this sort of participant, it’s a must to be constant as a result of should you make lots of errors, it’s a sport the place if we each serve very properly, there may be already not so many rallies. I attempted to get rhythm with the rallies. I’m very completely satisfied and pleased with how I arrived within the semi-finals. Semi-finals in Grand Slams are very particular, so I’m wanting ahead to it. Sinner on his win.
Match Stats
| Â | Jannik Sinner | Alexander Bublik |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 31 | 22 |
| Unforced Errors | 13 | 37 |
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 |
| 1st Serve % | 60% (46/77) | 64% (57/89) |
| 1st Serve Factors Gained | 78% (36/46) | 68% (39/57) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Gained | 69% (22/32) | 22% (7/32) |
| Break Factors Saved | 100% (2/2) | 57% (8/14) |
| Service Video games | 100% (13/13) | 50% (6/12) |
| 1st Return Factors Gained | 32% (18/57) | 22% (10/46) |
| 2nd Return Factors Gained | 78% (25/32) | 31% (10/32) |
| Break Factors Gained | 43% (6/14) | 0% (0/2) |
| Return Video games | 50% (6/12) | 0% (0/13) |
| Strain Factors | 50% (8/16) | 50% (8/16) |
| Service Factors | 74% (57/77) | 51% (45/89) |
| Return Factors | 49% (44/89) | 26% (20/77) |
| Web Factors | 58% (18/31) | 43% (9/21) |
| Whole Factors | 61% (101/166) | 39% (65/166) |
| Match Factors Saved | 0 | 0 |
| Max Factors In A Row | 7 | 4 |
| Whole Video games | 76% (19/25) | 24% (6/25) |
| Max Video games In A Row | 9 | 1 |
Highlights
Novak Djokovic (6) def Alexander Zverev (6) 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Novak Djokovic delivered a commanding efficiency on Wednesday night at Roland Garros, overcoming final yr’s finalist Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to succeed in his 51st Grand Slam semi-final.
Zverev began strongly, taking a 2-0 lead and successful the primary set with a 17/18 first-serve level success fee. However you possibly can sense Novak was stepping into issues, and after being damaged in his opening service sport, he by no means seemed like dropping serve once more.
Within the second set, Djokovic started to combine up his sport, disrupting Zverev’s baseline sport with a diversified strategy that included drop photographs and web play, to degree the rating shortly.
He maintained this strategy till the top, mixing brief factors, web exchanges, and gruelling rallies, together with a 41-shot rally to avoid wasting a break level within the fourth set’s sixth sport, which is a degree of the yr contender.
He then sealed the three-hour, 18-minute victory on his fifth match level to maneuver into his thirteenth Roland Garros semi-final.
A number of weeks in the past, I used to be pondering Novak might even skip clay to give attention to the grass season, given his early-season struggles. Nevertheless, he has regained prime kind, arriving in Paris recent off his a hundredth tour-level title in Geneva, and he’s now on a nine-match win streak.
Tonight, I assumed he performed very solidly and exploited the weaknesses in Zverev’s sport. I’m reluctant to say ‘nice’ as I’m unsure about Zverev’s degree of play.
The German is a straightforward goal for criticism, so I don’t need to kick him whereas he’s down, however his file in opposition to the perfect in Slams is comparatively poor (8/15 vs. High 10), and tonight was a weak efficiency the place he by no means seemed like he thought he was the winner on the market.Â
Djokovic was at all times one step forward of him, as he learn his sport simply, and he hit his groundstrokes with much more conviction (averaging +3mph extra). So, it was the identical previous story for Sascha: too passive at occasions and never grabbing the bull by the horns. When he goes one arrange, he has to maintain his foot down, not begin hitting by the center of the courtroom from approach again. Paradoxically, top-of-the-line factors he performed was when saving one of many 4 match factors within the ultimate sport 😕
Particularly over the last sport, my tactic was simply to play drop photographs. So I performed three or 4 in a row… Possibly you may’t see it on TV, however there may be lots of wind from one aspect, so it provides the feeling that you have to hit twice as onerous. It was vital to range the sport. Evidently there was lots of stress on the finish, Zverev has been top-of-the-line gamers on the planet over the previous six years. Matches like this tonight are the rationale why I nonetheless need to play and compete. Djokovic on his win.
Match Stats
| Â | Alexander Zverev | Novak Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 38 | 42 |
| Unforced Errors | 44 | 29 |
| Aces | 4 | 6 |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 |
| 1st Serve % | 70% (72/103) | 70% (85/121) |
| 1st Serve Factors Gained | 76% (55/72) | 77% (65/85) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Gained | 35% (11/31) | 56% (19/34) |
| Break Factors Saved | 50% (4/8) | 67% (2/3) |
| Service Video games | 78% (14/18) | 95% (18/19) |
| 1st Return Factors Gained | 24% (20/85) | 24% (17/72) |
| 2nd Return Factors Gained | 44% (15/34) | 65% (20/31) |
| Break Factors Gained | 33% (1/3) | 50% (4/8) |
| Return Video games | 5% (1/19) | 22% (4/18) |
| Strain Factors | 45% (5/11) | 55% (6/11) |
| Service Factors | 64% (66/103) | 70% (85/132) |
| Return Factors | 30% (36/121) | 36% (37/103) |
| Web Factors | 45% (17/38) | 73% (27/37) |
| Whole Factors | 46% (102/224) | 54% (120/224) |
| Match Factors Saved | 4 | 0 |
| Max Factors In A Row | 5 | 6 |
| Whole Video games | 41% (15/37) | 59% (23/36) |
| Max Video games In A Row | 2 | 7 |
Highlights
French Open 2025 Day 13 Semi-Last Matches
- Jannik Sinner (1) vs Novak Djokovic (6)
- Lorenzo Musetti (8) vs Carlos Alcaraz (3)
