Djokovic and the sinner chase the French semi-finals as outsiders are looking for upheavals

Big Guns Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both have places in the semi-final at the Open of France on Wednesday, but the spotlights will be on Home Hope Lois Boisson in the women’s tournament.

French joker drink, ranked 361st in the world, spreads against the sixth Russian seeded Mirra Andreeva with a chance to write her own chapter in the history of French tennis.

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Shot a joker to enter the tournament, the 22 -year -old kept the hopes of the house while aging in front of the third American seeded Jessica Pegula to reach the last eight.

“Obviously, it’s a dream to start. I hope to go further,” said the Dijon player.

“It is my favorite surface. From the start of the clay season, that’s when I feel best and when I feel the happiest.”

The second seeded Coco Gauff will play the seventh seeded Madison Keys in a fully American quarter -final, seeking to join the world number one Aryna Sabalenka and the triple title champion IGA Swiatek who has already crossed the Final Four in the other half of the draw.

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Djokovic will participate in a 19th quarter -final record against the finalist of last year, Alexander Zverev.

The third German seeded will be well rested after his opponent last 16 Tallon Griekspoor retired on Monday with an abdominal injury while dragging 6-4, 3-0.

Zverev, who lost against Carlos Alcaraz in last year’s final, continues his last offer for a title of young slam after three finalists.

“For me, Carlos is the favorite. Then, I would say that the next three online are Jannik, myself and Novak, right? I still believe it,” said Zverev, who could meet the world’s number one sinner in the semi-finals.

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Zverev has at least made the last four in the last four French openings and is in his seventh quarter -final.

The 28-year-old won five of his 13 career games with Djokovic, notably in Melbourne in January when the Serbian retired from their semi-finals.

– “Quite dominant” –

Djokovic, triple champion of Roland Garros, is only the second player to record 100 victories during the event after the 14 times the winner Rafael Nadal (112).

“This is a very nice number, but 101 victories sound better,” said Djokovic, 38, who reached the quarter-finals of the Major of Clay-Court for a 16th consecutive year.

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“I will continue to seek another victory, it is clearly not over for me here. I am very honored to make history in this sport, which gave me everything in my life.”

The world number six Djokovic is continuing a record title of the 25th big title and has a record of 100-16 in Roland Garros.

The Italian sinner faces Kazakh Alexander Bublik, who praised his emotional victory with four sets on the fifth head of Jack Draper in the last 16 as the “best moment of his life”.

The sinner leads the 62nd Bublik 3-1 during the previous meetings.

Sinner and Djokovic have not both abandoned a set so far.

The Italian reached the semi-finals last year when he lost a battle in five sets against the Spaniard Alcaraz.

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The Australian Open Champion Keys plays Gauff against whom she won a 3-2 record winning her only meeting in Clay in Madrid last year.

“It’s great to be back in the neighborhoods here, and really satisfied with the way I played today and I hope I will be able to continue,” said Gauff who won 15 victories on Clay this year.

The former champion of the United States Open Gauff puts her success on the surface to her unshakable conviction that she can shoot a match in her favor, regardless of the score.

She hopes that the third time the third time at the French Open, after losing in the final in Madrid and Rome last month.

Gauff made his first Grand Chelem final in Paris in 2022 at the age of only 18.

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“I remember meeting Coco for the first time, and in my head, she was, like nine years,” joked Keys, 30, who won her first Grand Chelem title in Melbourne in January.

“And just watch her play, I knew she was going to be someone who was going to be quite dominant quite quickly.”

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