Carlos Alcaraz Praises Ben Shelton
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Paul, after his 200th career win, will play Alexei Popyrin on Sunday with the winner moving on to the quarterfinals to potentially face Shelton or defending French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz, who plays Damir Dzumhur on Friday night. Popyrin advanced with a straight-set win over Nuno Borges, 6-4, 7-6 (11), 7-6 (5).
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It's been 30 years since three American men reached Week 2 at the French Open. Back then, it was Andre Agassi, Michael Chang and Jim Courier — each of whom won the tournament at some point. This go-round,
Last time Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego played each other, the match went to four sets. Shelton took their quarterfinal at the Australian Open in a tiebreak, but the match ebbed and flowed throughout, a contest of two attack-first players forced to be a little more attritional than normal.
Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Jack Draper, Holger Rune, Lorenzo Musetti, Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, and Frances Tiafoe are all still in the field, meaning just four of the top 15 seeds (Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Daniil Medvedev, and Arthur Fils) have been eliminated at Roland Garros.
In the women's draw, Iga Swiatek survived an upset alert from Elena Rybakina to keep her hopes alive of becoming the first woman in the Open Era to win four consecutive titles at Roland-Garros. Elina Svitolina took out 2024 runner-up Jasmine Paolini in three sets, while No. 8 Zheng Qinwen defeated Liudmila Samsonova in a three-set thriller.
SportsLine tennis expert Blake Von Hagen reveals his 2025 French Open picks for Sunday's fourth-round matches, including Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe and Lorenzo Musetti