French Open men’s quarters set as Sinner, Alcaraz meeting still possible

The anticipated assembly between the 2025 French Open’s high seeds continues to be within the playing cards after the completion of the fourth spherical on Monday. Janik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz each punched their tickets into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, and each are nonetheless thought-about favorites for profitable the second Grand Slam occasion of the season.

Sinner and Alcaraz are joined within the quarterfinals by Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, and Alexander Bublik. That record consists of two People in Tiafoe and Paul, so the possibilities of a US Slam winner within the males’s bracket are nonetheless there.

Tv protection of the French Open has been dealt with by TNT and truTV, in addition to Max, which guarantees to incorporate each match of the event. These matches will start shiny and early on Tuesday and Wednesday for viewers in the US.

Getting previous their opponents goes to be a tall order for the People. Paul specifically could have his arms full with Alcaraz, the second seed within the event and the winner of the final French Open in 2024, in his quarterfinal matchup. Alcaraz is coming off a four-set win over one other American, the Thirteenth-seeded Ben Shelton, within the fourth spherical, 7-6(8), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Paul, the twelfth seed, made it previous his fourth-round opponent, the Twenty fifth-seeded Alexei Popyrin, in straight units for his fourth-round match. Tiafoe, the fifteenth seed, additionally bested his fourth-round opponent, the unseeded Daniel Altmaier, in straight units.

The lengthy drought of male Slam winners from the US has endured since Andy Roddick took the US Open in 2003. Paul’s greatest end was a semifinals look within the Australian Open in 2023 (his quarterfinal look at Roland Garros is his profession greatest there), whereas Tiafoe has been to the US Open semifinals twice. Like Paul, Tiafoe’s quarterfinal look in France is his greatest ever.

Sinner, the highest seed and winner of the final two Grand Slams — the Australian and US Opens — superior after a straight units win over Andrey Rublev on Monday, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. He’ll tackle the unseeded Alexander Bublik in his quarterfinal matchup. Bublik is coming off an enormous upset over the fifth-seeded Jack Draper, however he’ll have his arms full with Sinner, who seems to be like the perfect participant within the discipline and has for a while now.

Djokovic is the sixth seed this time round, and he picked up his one centesimal profession win at Roland Garros with a straight-set victory over Cameron Norrie within the fourth spherical. He’ll face his hardest take a look at of the competition within the third-seeded Zverev, who caught a little bit of a break when his fourth-round opponent, Tallon Griekspoor, needed to retire from the match early within the second set.

Zverev continues to be on the lookout for his first Grand Slam win, after reaching the ultimate of the Australian Open earlier this 12 months in addition to the ultimate at Roland Garros final season. Djokovic could also be past his prime, however he’s gained three titles on the French Open and would love so as to add one other.

Tiafoe, the fifteenth seed, will tackle Musetti, the eighth seed, within the different quarterfinal match. This quarterfinal look is Musetti’s greatest at Roland Garros, although he made it to the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2024.

Play begins shiny and early Tuesday morning, not less than in the US. Musetti vs. Tiafoe shall be up first on the lads’s aspect, with a begin time round 8 a.m. ET. Paul and Alcaraz could have the evening session, which works out to round 2:30 p.m. ET for viewers within the US. Tv protection shall be supplied by TNT, with additional evaluation and replay on Tennis Channel and truTV, in addition to on-line streaming by TNT and Max.

It will likely be an analogous deal on Wednesday, when Zverev will tackle Djokovic and Bublik will face Sinner. On the ladies’s aspect, Aryna Sabalenka will tackle Qinwen Zheng and Elina Svitolina will face Iga Świątek on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Mirra Andreeva will face Louis Boisson, whereas People Madison Keys and Coco Gauff meet within the final quarterfinal.