Day Ten at Roland Garros noticed the primary two males’s semi-final spots claimed, and neither match went the gap.
Lorenzo Musetti continued his dream clay season with a composed four-set win over Frances Tiafoe, seizing the important thing moments late within the third earlier than powering by way of the fourth to succeed in his first Grand Slam semi-final.
Carlos Alcaraz adopted that up with a ruthless demolition of Tommy Paul, dropping simply 5 video games in 94 minutes in a one-sided encounter. The Spaniard was locked in from the beginning, and with Paul hampered by harm, there was solely ever going to be one final result.
Alcaraz and Musetti will now face off in Friday’s semi-final in a battle between two of the tour’s most fashionable shotmakers. Right here’s a whole look again at how Day Ten unfolded.
Day Ten French Open 2025 Quarter Closing Outcomes
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Musetti (8) | Frances Tiafoe (15) | 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-2 |
| Carlos Alcaraz (2) | Tommy Paul (12) | 6-0 6-1 6-4 |
Lorenzo Musetti (8) def Frances Tiafoe (15) 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-2
Lorenzo Musetti’s distinctive 2025 clay season continued on Tuesday because the 23-year-old Italian secured his first semi-final berth at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 victory over Frances Tiafoe.
The Italian was a giant betting favorite heading in as he’s the stronger clay courter and made not less than the semi-finals in any respect three clay Masters 1000 tournaments this spring.
Tiafoe, however, is extra at residence on hardcourts, and though he has performed nicely in Paris, he’s had a fairly type draw to get into the final eight.
As anticipated, Musetti began nicely, however he did get into hassle, dropping the second set and having to rally from 5-5, 15/30 to carry serve and break Tiafoe to grab management within the third. He then dominated the fourth set, profitable 81% (61/75) of his first-serve factors throughout the match and solely dropping serve as soon as.
I don’t suppose it was Musetti’s finest match of the fortnight up to now, however he performed solidly sufficient, and Tiafoe seemed to be drained in the direction of the top, as within the third, he stopped transferring.
I additionally thought the American appeared a bit lackadaisical in elements. I do know he’s hardly thought to be a grasp tactician or somebody who stays locked in for the length, however he appeared fairly unfavorable on the market.
The third set was decisive. Frances didn’t begin as he wished, I believe, however at the moment was sophisticated to play nicely. It was so windy and difficult to handle the balls correctly. Particularly the third set was a combat and it was not simple to make a break. I used to be somewhat bit drained and it was robust for me to remain there, however I discovered the additional vitality to win the [third] set, and the final set was undoubtedly my finest set of the match. Musetti on his win.
Lastly, there was a second when Musetti kicked a ball that hit the road choose on the chest and acquired a warning for it. Is it a default? In the event you examine that with Djokovic’s default on the US Open a couple of years again, then there’s little or no distinction…
Match Stats
| Lorenzo Musetti | Frances Tiafoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 45 | 33 |
| Unforced Errors | 32 | 51 |
| Aces | 8 | 4 |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 |
| 1st Serve % | 70% (75/107) | 61% (69/114) |
| 1st Serve Factors Received | 81% (61/75) | 65% (45/69) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Received | 50% (16/32) | 51% (23/45) |
| Break Factors Saved | 67% (2/3) | 55% (6/11) |
| Service Video games | 95% (18/19) | 74% (14/19) |
| 1st Return Factors Received | 35% (24/69) | 19% (14/75) |
| 2nd Return Factors Received | 49% (22/45) | 50% (16/32) |
| Break Factors Received | 45% (5/11) | 33% (1/3) |
| Return Video games | 26% (5/19) | 5% (1/19) |
| Strain Factors | 50% (7/14) | 50% (7/14) |
| Service Factors | 72% (77/107) | 60% (68/114) |
| Return Factors | 40% (46/114) | 28% (30/107) |
| Web Factors | 63% (15/24) | 53% (19/36) |
| Whole Factors | 56% (123/221) | 44% (98/221) |
| Match Factors Saved | 0 | 2 |
| Max Factors In A Row | 7 | 5 |
| Whole Video games | 61% (23/38) | 39% (15/38) |
| Max Video games In A Row | 5 | 3 |
Highlights
Carlos Alcaraz (2) def. Tommy Paul (12) 6-0 6-1 6-4
Carlos Alcaraz had a brief night’s work on Courtroom Phillipe Chatrier, overpowering Tommy Paul 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 to succeed in the semi-finals for the third straight 12 months.
Matches between the pair are sometimes close-run affairs, however Paul was not on the races tonight as an belly harm hampered him and he couldn’t discover his rhythm, hitting simply 13 winners all through.
Alcaraz, however, was on prime type, firing 32 winners and profitable 88% behind his first serve. It’s not simple to play in opposition to an opponent who is just not working at their ordinary degree, however somewhat than let Paul into the match, Alcaraz performed ruthlessly all through, finishing his win in simply 94 minutes, which units him up properly for the semi-final in opposition to Musetti on Friday.
I may shut my eyes and all the things went in. My feeling at the moment was unbelievable. I used to be making an attempt to hit each shot at 100 per cent, not enthusiastic about the rest, however simply hitting. Immediately was a type of matches when all the things simply went in. Alcaraz on his win.
Match Stats
| Tommy Paul | Carlos Alcaraz | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 13 | 40 |
| Unforced Errors | 26 | 22 |
| Aces | 3 | 3 |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 |
| 1st Serve % | 72% (63/87) | 78% (43/55) |
| 1st Serve Factors Received | 57% (36/63) | 88% (38/43) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Received | 38% (9/24) | 83% (10/12) |
| Break Factors Saved | 65% (11/17) | (0/0) |
| Service Video games | 45% (5/11) | 100% (12/12) |
| 1st Return Factors Received | 12% (5/43) | 43% (27/63) |
| 2nd Return Factors Received | 17% (2/12) | 63% (15/24) |
| Break Factors Received | (0/0) | 35% (6/17) |
| Return Video games | 0% (0/12) | 55% (6/11) |
| Strain Factors | 65% (11/17) | 35% (6f17) |
| Service Factors | 51% (44/87) | 87% (48/55) |
| Return Factors | 13% (7/55) | 49% (43/87) |
| Web Factors | 59% (10/17) | 89% (8/9) |
| Whole Factors | 36% (51/142) | 64% (91/142) |
| Match Factors Saved | 0 | 0 |
| Max Factors In A Row | 5 | 8 |
| Whole Video games | 22% (5/23) | 78% (18/23) |
| Max Video games In A Row | 1 | 7 |
Highlights
French Open 2025 Day Eleven Quarter-Closing Matches
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- Alexander Zverev (3) vs Novak Djokovic (6)
