Izuchukwu Okosi
There were no major upsets in Thursday night’s games in the French Open games in the men and women cadres with Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff and Jessica Peguila all winning in their games.
Djokovic’s unbeaten run against French opponents in the history of the competition continued on Thursday as he beat Corentin Moutet.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe game was Djokovic’s 12th against French opposition at the Roland Garros which he claimed with a 6-3,6-2, 7-6(1) victory.
Corentin had the crowd rooting for him as his energy came through.
The Frenchman has never taken a set off his opponents and was keen to deny Djokovic before the quarterfinals.
He struggled to contain Djokovic who had a 12-minute superiority without much fuss.
The sixth straight win improved Djokovic’s record against French players to 134-121. He had stellar showings and boosts of an impressive 134-232 at the majors.
Meanwhile, in the women’s category, Madison Keys beat Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-3 in the women’s category to claim her place in the third rounds.
The world number 8 has never failed to advance to the third round of the French Open.
America star Coco Gauff is on the march for a second Grand Slam title as she swept past Tereza Valentova.
Gauff had won 12 out of her past 14 matches.
In the women’s game, Swiatek won her first Grand Slam title at the Roland Garros at the age of 19.
Emma Raducanu was 18 when she won the 2021 US Open showing the potentials of the tennis greats when they barely began their careers.
Swiatek has lifted four of the past five French Open titles, while the closest Raducanu has come to another major victory is the Round of 16 last year at Wimbledon.
French Open Singles Champions Information
Location: Paris, France
Venue: Stade Roland Garros
Governing body:Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT)
Created
1891 (established)
1925 (Grand Slam event)
Editions
129 events (2025)
95 Grand Slam events (since 1925)
58 events (Open Era)
Surface
Red clay (since 1908)
Sand / Clay (1892–1907)
Grass (1891)
Trophy
Coupe des Mousquetaires
Most titles
Rafael Nadal
Current champion (men)
Carlos Alcaraz
(First title)
Current champion (women)
Iga Świątek (Poland)
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
