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As the tournament heads into its final stretch, the 2025 French Open is heating up, with big names pushing through and underdogs making headlines.
None more so than Novak Djokovic, who remains on course for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam singles title, beating Cameron Norrie in a straight-set victory to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.
Djokovic is clearly not done, and will face third seed Alexander Zverev next, after having lost to the German in January’s Australian Open semi-finals after suffering a hamstring injury.
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Perhaps a less predictable outcome was the match between World number 361 Lois Boisson and third seed Jessica Pegula.
The French player, given a wildcard into the main draw after tearing an ACL in her knee last year, managed to smash her way through a 3-6 6-4 6-4 to win against the US Open runner-up. Boisson is making her debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam and had never played an opponent ranked in the world’s top 50 before this week.
The home crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier serenaded her with chants of “Lois!” as she took the moment in.
“I’m not sure what to say,” she said. “Playing on this court, with this atmosphere, was amazing.”
“I gave my all and in the end I won, which is just incredible. I hope I’m going to win it all!”
Boisson shouldn’t count her chickens just yet, as she faces sixth seed Mirra Andreeva next for a place in the semi-finals in Paris. Still, anything can happen.
Courting drama of his own, Carlos Alcaraz called himself out for breaking the rules at the French Open and conceded a point during his fourth-round victory over Ben Shelton on Sunday.
Early in the second set, Shelton whipped a shot well out of Alcaraz’s reach. The Spaniard flung his racket, and as it flipped through the air, the strings somehow not only made contact with the ball but sent it back over the net.
The point went to Shelton, and the crowd rewarded Alcaraz with a well-deserved round of applause for his sportsmanship. Shelton, however, continued to fire off serves reaching 230 km/h and forehands up to 186 km/h, but ultimately fell to Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz would have won an INSANE point but instead conceded the point because he threw his racquet
All Classpic.twitter.com/JITeko1tU2
— Barstool Tennis (@StoolTennis) June 1, 2025
If you are into five-set marathons and emotional moments on clay, you can find the 2025 French Open live scores and upcoming matches here.
