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Novak Djokovic is in fine form at the French Open – and is once again making history.

Victory over Cameron Norrie in the fourth round saw the Serbian become just the second man in the Open Era to win 100 matches at Roland Garros, following in the footsteps of Rafael Nadal.

Djokovic has also now reached a staggering 19 quarter-finals in Paris, the most of any man at an individual major tournament in the Open Era.

Now, the 38-year-old will look to reach his 12th French Open semi-final, with the sixth seed taking on world No 3 and 2024 runner-up Alexander Zverev in the last eight.

The match could be of huge significance for the context of the tournament, but will be of extra significance for Djokovic as he looks to remain as highly ranked as possible.

Here, we look at the ATP Rankings ramifications for Djokovic across the rest of Roland Garros.

As it stands

Djokovic is currently the world No 6, just behind world No 4 Taylor Fritz and world No 5 Jack Draper; the top three of Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Zverev have a significant lead over the rest.

Having reached the quarter-final in 2024 before his withdrawal, the Serbian had 400 ranking points to defend at the second Grand Slam of the year – more than Fritz and Draper.

US No 1 Fritz had 200 points to defend after reaching the fourth round in 2024, while Draper had only 10 French Open points on his ranking after falling in the first round twelve months ago.

Both Draper and Djokovic’s hopes of moving into the top four were significantly boosted when Fritz was stunned in round one at Roland Garros this year, beaten in four sets by Daniel Altmaier.

Fritz holds 4,675 points in the current rankings, but will drop to 4,485 points once the rankings post-event.

That meant that, regardless of results, Draper, who held 4,610 points, would move above the American in the ATP Rankings.

The Brit progressed to the fourth round and holds 4,800 points in the ATP Live Rankings, though he was stunned on Monday by Alexander Bublik.

Meanwhile, Djokovic has now successfully defended his 400 points and sits on his pre-tournament total of 4,230 heading into the last eight.

Now, the three-time French Open champion can capitalise on both Fritz and Draper’s exits.

How can Djokovic move up the rankings?

In terms of his quarter-final against Zverev, the equation is simple for Djokovic: win, and he will overtake Fritz in the rankings.

He would hold 4,630 points should he beat the German, eclipsing Fritz’s tally and pushing the American further down the rankings.

That would then place Djokovic in the semi-final, where he will most likely face world No 1 Jannik Sinner; the Italian faces the unseeded Bublik in his quarter-final on Wednesday.

Beating Sinner in a hypothetical semi-final would be no easy task, but should the 38-year-old reach the final, he would hold 5,130 points and ultimately overtake Draper.

Djokovic would move to 5,830 points if he were to win a record-extending 25th Grand Slam singles title.

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Who else is in contention?

It is not just Djokovic looking to surge up the ATP Rankings, with a handful of other quarter-finalists looking to surge up the rankings by continuing their runs at Roland Garros.

One of those is eighth seed and current world No 7 Lorenzo Musetti, who is into his first quarter-final at Roland Garros.

The Italian has been in fine form this clay swing and holds 4,160 points in the ATP Live Rankings, though he would move to 4,560 points if he were to beat 15th seed Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday.

That would see Musetti move up to No 6 in the live rankings and knock Djokovic down to No 7, though the Serbian could then move ahead of the Italian with a quarter-final triumph of his own.

To move ahead of Djokovic in the rankings, Musetti would have to better the Serbian’s result by one round.

Also in the conversation is 12th seed Tommy Paul, who is currently sitting at a career-high of world No 8 in the ATP Live Rankings.

The American could move to 5,110 points if he were to win the title, ahead of both Musetti and Djokovic with semi-final exits or earlier.

However, Paul faces a tough quarter-final against world No 2 and defending champion Alcaraz on Tuesday.

Tiafoe could also move above Djokovic and Musetti in the rankings, though he would need to beat Musetti on Tuesday, win the title, and hope Djokovic loses to Zverev.

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John McEnroe has named the player he has been “most pleasantly surprised” with out of Jack Draper, Arthur Fils, Jakub Mensik and Joao Fonseca.

The young quartet of Draper, Fils, Mensik and Fonseca have all made impressive strides on the ATP Tour this year.

Draper is enjoying an excellent 2025 season so far and is at a career-high ranking of world No 5, while Mensik is ranked 18th having secured his maiden title at the Miami Open in March.

Fils is at a career-high position of 14th after strong Masters 1000 results, while Fonseca claimed his first career title in Buenos Aires in February.

During a TNT Sports event, Tennis365 asked McEnroe which of Draper, Fils, Mensik and Fonseca does he view as the biggest long-term challenger to Alcaraz and Sinner.

“Well, that’s pretty much the guys that I would throw into the mix right now,” the former world No 1 said.

“Draper’s impressed me the most. I didn’t see the athleticism that he’s showing, that desire, you know, that willingness to dig as deep as he has, to fight through even times where he’s cramping, or illness.

“So if I had to pick one guy that I’m most pleasantly surprised with, I would say it’s Jack.

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“He was in the finals in Madrid. He’s had some good success on the clay, which is impressive.

“But I would look at Wimbledon, where he’s gonna get a lot of crowd support, as the most likely one, and even on the hard courts.

“But these other guys are coming along, and there will be a few other guys that will sort of step in as well, that maybe we don’t know about.”

Draper won the biggest title of his career at the Indian Wells Masters in March and was also a runner-up at the Madrid Masters. The 23-year-old Brit’s impressive clay season concluded with a four-set fourth round French Open loss to Alexander Bublik.

McEnroe also gave his verdict on 22-year-old American star Ben Shelton.

The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion said: “I thought Ben Shelton had the opportunity to step into a void that’s opening up with Roger [Federer] retiring and Rafa [Nadal] – and Novak [Djokovic] 38 now, how much longer is he gonna play?

“He (Shelton) seems to have levelled off. Perhaps, I don’t wanna say stepped back, but not enough steps forward. So, it would be nice for us here obviously if we were able to get an American male to win a major, which hasn’t happened in over 20 years.”

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Jannik Sinner’s ban from tennis has “worked out pretty well” as it has helped him to up his game, according to John McEnroe while Mats Wilander is in awe of the Italian’s latest performance.

In yet another ruthless display, Sinner sent Andrey Rublev packing from the French Open as he brushed the 17th seed aside in just over two hours, winning 6-1, 6-3, 6-4.

Sinner has certainly looked fresh in the two tournaments he has played since returning from his three-month suspension for his failed drug tests in 2024.

Having twice tested positive for the banned substance clostebol last March, Sinner was cleared of any wrongdoing and allowed to continue playing, but the World Anti-Doping Agency [WADA] appealed the decision as they felt he should serve a suspension.

The 23-year-old’s lawyers came to an agreement with WADA officials in February this year as they settled on ban, starting on February 9 and ending on May 4 with his first tournament back the Italian Open.

He went on to finish runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz in Rome and has continued his exceptional form at the clay-court Grand Slam.

Following his emphatic win over Rublev, former world No 1 McEnroe gave his views to TNT Sports, saying: “To me, in a way, [his ban] was like, dare I say, a blessing in disguise.

“Beause there was a lot going on, obviously, the suspension we were like ‘Is it gonna happen? Is it not? Then he was exonerated, then he wasn’t. Then he accepted this three-month ban.

“He had won his second major, but to me, the good part was that he had a chance to sort of regroup get away from it, you know, and maybe ’cause I was unaware that this was even happening, so that must have been a lot of stress on him.

“I know it was killing him, that he wasn’t playing, but I how many tournaments did he really need to be playing? I don’t think that many.

“He needed a break after Australia. So perhaps he would have played two, three or four more, but I think it’s worked out pretty well for him to come back in Rome, get to the final, and now he’s looking great.”

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The world No 1 is yet to drop a set at Roland Garros and will face Alexander Bublik, who upset Jack Draper in the fourth round, for a place in the semi-final.

McEnroe’s fellow great Wilander hailed the three-time Grand Slam winner’s aggressive performance.

“Can I say speechless? Because he’s unbelievable,” the Swede said. He literally doesn’t wait for the ball to go anywhere. He wants to take it as early as possible on both sides, especially on the backhand side.

“I’ve never seen anyone be this aggressive from the baseline. And he’s looking to come forward, too, which I love.”

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Novak Djokovic reached a remarkable milestone with his dominant straight-set win against Cameron Norrie at the 2025 French Open.

The Serbian icon cruised to a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over world No 81 Norrie in the last 16 at the Paris Grand Slam.

Djokovic broke seven times en route to improving his head-to-head record against the 29-year-old Brit to 6-0.

In his on-court interview, Djokovic said: “I feel good. I expect each day to play better and better. I’ve played 12 really good, solid sets so far. Everything is looking good.”

Asked about reaching 100 wins at Roland Garros, the former world No 1 added: “It’s a good number, a happy number for me. But the 101st victory is the most important (laughs).

“It’s another victory but it’s obviously not finished here for me. I’m happy to add to the history of this sport that has given me so much. I hope there will be another win in a couple of days.”

The No 6 seed has progressed to the quarter-finals without dropping a set in his four dominant wins.

The 24-time major champion will face world No 3 Alexander Zverev in a quarter-final blockbuster. Zverev was leading Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 3-0 in his fourth round match when the Dutchman was forced to retire.

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Djokovic’s win against Norrie was his 100th victory at the French Open, which makes him the third man to reach a century of wins at a single Grand Slam event.

Rafael Nadal won 112 matches at Roland Garros, while Roger Federer amassed 105 victories at Wimbledon and 102 at the Australian Open.

Djokovic, who celebrated his 38th birthday on May 22, has become the oldest man to reach the French Open quarter-finals since Hungarian Istvan Gulyas in 1971.

With his fourth round win, Djokovic extended his winning streak to eight matches — a run that includes four wins from his 100th ATP singles title run at the Geneva Open ahead of Roland Garros.

The Serb is chasing a fourth French Open title and record-extending 25th Grand Slam overall.

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Lois Boisson produced one of the most thrilling performances of this year’s Roland Garros so far, as she knocked out world No 3 Jessica Pegula in front of a raucous crowd in Paris.

Boisson just about held her nerve and rode her luck in a tense final set to beat American rival Pegula 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in front of a packed Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd.

“I’m not quite sure what to say, but playing on this court with this atmosphere was amazing, so thank you very much,” said Boisson.

“I knew before the match there was a possibility [of an upset], but I knew it was going to be very, very tough. I gave it my all and in the end I won, which is incredible.”

Aged just 22, Boisson has become the third-youngest French player to reach the women’s singles quarter-finals at Roland Garros in the Open Era, older only than Mary Pierce in 1994 and Brigitte Simon in 1978.

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She is also the lowest ranked (No 361) to reach a women’s singles Grand Slam quarter-final since Kaia Kanepi at the US Open 2017 ( No 418) and the lowest ranked at Roland Garros in the last 40 years.

This stunning win will also change the narrative around Boisson because if you type her name into a Google search engine, the top resilts that come up focus on a controversy in a match against Britain’s Harriet Dart last month.

There have been some pretty brutal sporting jibes down the years, but may have taken verbal swipes to the next level in her match against French wild card Lois Boisson in the last 32 of the Open de Rouen.

Boisson was in dominant form as her took the first set 6-0 against Dart, with her frustrations boiling over during a change of ends.

As Boisson walked past Dart to resume the match, the experienced British player made a bizarre request to the umpire as she said: “Can you ask her to put on deodorant? She smells really bad.”

It is unclear whether Boisson heard the swipe, but the umpire was not keen to grant Dart’s request to encourage Boisson to improve her personal hygiene and it inspired a swift apology from Dart.

“I want to apologise for what I said on court today, it was a heat-of-the-moment comment that I truly regret,” wrote Dart on her Instagram page.

“That’s not how I want to carry myself, and I take full responsibility. I have a lot of respect for Lois and how she competed today. I’ll learn from this and move forward.”

Boisson made a joke about the incident on her own Instagram account, as she posted an edited photo of her holding deodorant with a logo of a well-known company, as she joked she “need a collab” with the body wash manufacturers.

Now Boisson may well be attracting interest from plenty of sponsors for all the right reasons, with her run to the Roland Garros quarter-finals seeing her rise a staggering 241 places in the WTA Rankings, with another win set to see her break into the top 100.

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Novak Djokovic has shared his thoughts on Stefanos Tsitsipas appointing his former coach Goran Ivanisevic.

Tsitsipas confirmed last week that he will start working with 2001 Wimbledon champion Ivanisevic at the beginning of the grass-court season.

In a statement, Tsitsipas said: “Working with Goran is an exciting opportunity for me.

“He is someone who has reached the highest levels of tennis, both as a player and as a coach. I am confident that his experience will help me grow further and I am really looking forward to that.”

The collaboration comes after Tsitsipas’ disappointing second round French Open loss to world No 167 Matteo Gigante last week.

The Greek has parted ways with Kerei Abakar and Dimitris Chatzinikolaou – coaches he has been working with this year.

“I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude too Kerei and Dimitris for their dedication, support, and work over the past few months,” Tsitsipas wrote on his Instagram story.

“Working with them has been a meaningful chapter in my journey, and I’m deeply thankful for the effort and commitment they brought to the team.”

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Ivanisevic, a former world No 2, helped Djokovic win nine Grand Slam titles during an incredibly successful coaching collaboration between June 2019 and March 2024.

The 53-year-old Croatian coached his compatriot Marin Cilic to his only major title at the 2014 US Open, while he also briefly worked with former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the start of this season.

Djokovic spoke candidly when asked about Tsitsipas’ partnership with Ivanisevic.

“I’m sure he can help any player, and especially Stefanos, mentally,” the 24-time major champion told the media at the French Open.

“I can see that Stefanos has bigger fluctuations in that regard now. He doubts his game, it’s visible. I believe Goran can guide him a bit and draw his attention to the right things.

“When we talk about Goran Ivanisevic, the serve is number one. Stefanos has a good serve, but there’s always an element that can be improved.

“And the backhand – we all know that’s probably the weakest point of his game. Even though Goran played with a two-handed backhand, I’m sure he has a clear vision of what he wants to do with him. It will be interesting to see how their cooperation develops.”

Ivanisevic is expected to be in Tsitsipas’ coaching box for the first time at the Halle Open, an ATP 500 grass-court tournament that will begin on June 16.

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The legendary John McEnroe believes Holger Rune has the talent to challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the top of the men’s game, but feels the Dane falls short in a couple of areas.

Rune broke into the top 10 of the ATP Rankings in 2022 on the back of reaching the last eight at Roland Garros and winning the Paris Masters. The following year, he reached two more Grand Slam quarter-finals and peaked at No 4.

However, he failed to kick on in 2024 and dropped to as low as No 17 before returning to the top 10 in April this year.

He was seeded 10th for the French Open, but was sent packing in the fourth round by eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti, going down 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Former world No 1 McEnroe says the 22-year-old still has a lot of work to do to reach the top, but he is starting to “learn” how to deal with pressure.

“Holger was the guy that I thought would be the third guy with the new big three, Alcaraz, Sinner, I thought it’d be Rune,” he told TNT Sports.

“Rune got a lot to prove to try to get with the big boys. I remember when he played Ruud here a couple of years ago, he sort of brushed him off when he lost. Like, ‘how could I lose to this guy?’ And so it’s taken him a while to start to understand what it takes. But he’s learning that.

“He seems to be more settled. Got the old coach back. Mom still seems very involved. There’s a fair amount of families like that, but seems to be on the upswing again.

“I think that’s the reason he’s seeded 10 instead of seeded four, because concentration goes in and out.”

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After finishing runner-up to Jack Draper at the Indian Wells Open in March, Rune won the Barcelona Open as he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final but then went off the boil in the next four ATP Masters 1000 events.

His fitness was also questioned by McEnroe.

The American added: “It’s also conditioning. That happened to be the hottest or second-hottest day of the tournament.

“He almost, to me, tapped out. He was this close to like it’s over, and he looked really negative. I mean, it was one of those days where it’s like a war of attrition.

“I think he’s, you know, again, he’s… I like where he’s headed, but he’s still got some work to do to close that gap.

“So, this would be, this is a huge match for these two guys to show like who’s got the mojo a little bit more, who can really press the Alcaraz, Sinners of the world.

“I mean, there’s, you got Alcaraz, you’ve got Sinner, then you got Novak. Dare I say, Rune is someone of a distant third in terms of who can win it. Then you’ve got these two, Zverev and I’d throw Tommy Paul into the mix.

“I’m not saying that he’s there yet, but it’s one of those five, six guys that’s gonna get their way up to three, four in the world soon, because there’s other guys dropping like flies.”

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Iga Swiatek kept her hopes of a successful French Open title defence alive as she survived a major scare to beat Elena Rybakina in three sets.

The Polish great prevailed 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 over world No 11 Rybakina in a last 16 thriller lasting two and a half hours on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Swiatek looked in danger of a heavy defeat when she trailed 1-6, 0-2 as Rybakina was at her devastating best in the first nine games.

The world No 5 broke back in the fourth game of the second set before staving off three break points in the fifth game en route to turning the set around.

In the deciding set, Swiatek broke to take a 4-3 lead, but she was pegged back as Rybakina took a 5-4 lead.

Swiatek showed her champion’s mentality, though, as she won the final three games to seal a hard-fought triumph against the 2022 Wimbledon champion.

In her on-court interview, Swiatek said: “Well, it was tough. First set, I felt like I’m playing against Jannik Sinner. Elena really pushed me.

“I needed to do something to get back into the game and honestly, with her playing like that, I didn’t have a lot of hopes (laughs), but I just kept fighting and I’m happy that I did that because every game I felt like I could loosen up even more. And at the end, I was able to play my game, so I’m super happy.”

Swiatek, who is the three-time reigning French Open champion, has become just the third woman to amass a 25-match winning streak at the event.

The five-time major winner has emulated tennis legend Monica Seles, who won the same number of consecutive Roland Garros matches across four appearances between 1990 and 1996 (she did not play between 1993-1995).

Seven-time French Open winner Chris Evert won a record 29 successive matches at the clay-court Grand Slam across five appearances between 1974 and 1981 (she did not play in 1976-1978).

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