French Open: Djokovic And Sinner Eye Semis; Boisson Vs Andreeva In Quarters

Last Updated:June 04, 2025, 12:43 IST

Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner look to book French Open semi-final spots as Lois Boisson is in focus in the women's draw at Roland Garros.

Novak Djokovic at the French Open (AP)

Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner are both targeting semi-final berths at the French Open on Wednesday, but French hopeful Lois Boisson will be in the spotlight in the women’s draw.

Ranked 361st globally, French wildcard Boisson faces Russian sixth seed Mirra Andreeva with a chance to etch her name in French tennis history. The 22-year-old, awarded a wildcard entry, maintained local hopes by defeating US third seed Jessica Pegula to reach the quarter-finals.

“Obviously, it’s a dream to begin with. I hope to go further," said Boisson, who hails from Dijon. “This is my favourite surface. As soon as the clay season starts, this is when I feel best and when I feel happiest."

In an all-American quarter-final, second seed Coco Gauff will play seventh seed Madison Keys. They aim to join world number one Aryna Sabalenka and three-time champion Iga Swiatek in the last four.

Djokovic is scheduled to compete in his 19th French Open quarter-final against last year’s runner-up, Alexander Zverev. The German third seed benefited from additional rest after his last-16 opponent Tallon Griekspoor, retired on Monday with an abdominal injury while trailing 6-4, 3-0.

Zverev, who lost to Carlos Alcaraz in last year’s final, is pursuing his first Grand Slam title after three runner-up finishes. “For me, Carlos is the favourite. Then I would say the next three in line are Jannik, myself, and Novak, right? I still believe that," said Zverev, who could meet world number one Alcaraz in the semi-finals. Zverev has reached at least the semi-finals in the past four French Opens and is now in his seventh quarter-final.

The 28-year-old has won five of his 13 matches against Djokovic, including their Melbourne encounter in January when Djokovic retired injured in the semi-final.

Djokovic, a three-time champion at Roland Garros, is the second player to record 100 wins at the tournament, after 14-time winner Rafael Nadal. “It’s a very pretty number, but 101 victories sounds better," said the 38-year-old Djokovic, who has reached the quarter-finals at the clay-court major for a 16th consecutive year. “I will continue to search for another victory; it’s clearly not finished for me here. I’m very honoured to make history in this sport, which has given me everything in my life."

World number six Djokovic is chasing a record 25th major title with a 100-16 record at Roland Garros.

Italian Sinner faces unseeded Kazakh Alexander Bublik, who described his four-set win over fifth seed Jack Draper in the last 16 as the “best moment of his life". Sinner leads 62nd-ranked Bublik 3-1 in their head-to-head. Both Sinner and Djokovic have not dropped a set so far. The Italian reached the semi-finals last year, losing in a five-set battle to Spaniard Alcaraz.

Australian Open champion Keys plays Gauff, against whom she holds a 3-2 record, winning their only clay meeting in Madrid last year. “It feels great to be back in the quarters here. I’m really happy with how I played today and hopefully can keep going," said Gauff, who has 15 wins on clay this year. Former US Open champion Gauff attributes her success on clay to her belief that she can turn a match in her favour regardless of the score. She hopes to make it third time lucky at the French Open, having lost in the finals in Madrid and Rome last month. Gauff made her first Grand Slam final in Paris in 2022 at just 18 years old.

“I remember meeting Coco for the first time, and in my head she was, like, nine years old," joked 30-year-old Keys, who won her maiden Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January. “And just watching her play, I knew she was going to be someone that would be pretty dominant pretty quickly."

(With inputs from AFP)

Ritayan Basu

Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket, having cov...Read More

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