The biggest tennis news today, May 28, 2025, revolves around the French Open (Roland Garros) in Paris, which is currently underway. Many prominent players were in action for their second-round matches.
Here’s a summary of key results and news:
Men’s Singles:
- Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) [2] advanced to the third round, overcoming Fabian Marozsan (Hungary) in four sets: 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Alcaraz showed a strong recovery after dropping the second set.
- Casper Ruud (Norway) [7], a two-time French Open finalist, was upset by Nuno Borges (Portugal) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0. Ruud revealed he had been playing with a painful left knee.
- Holger Rune (Denmark) [10] defeated Emilio Nava (USA) 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3.
- Tommy Paul (USA) [12] staged an impressive comeback from two sets down to beat Marton Fucsovics (Hungary).
- Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) [8] moved into the third round with a convincing 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 win over Daniel Elahi Galan (Colombia).
- Matteo Gigante (Italy) [Q] caused a significant upset by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) [20] in four sets: 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.
- Other men advancing included Alexei Popyrin (Australia) [25], Sebastian Korda (USA) [23] (who beat Jenson Brooksby in an all-American clash), and Frances Tiafoe (USA) [15].
Women’s Singles:
- Defending champion Iga Swiatek (Poland) [5] continued her dominant run at Roland Garros, defeating Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) 6-1, 6-2. Swiatek extended her French Open winning streak to 23 matches.
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) [1] also advanced comfortably, beating Jil Teichmann (Switzerland) 6-3, 6-1.
- Other women’s winners included 2024 runner-up Jasmine Paolini (Italy), Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen (China), and 18-year-old Canadian qualifier Victoria Mboko.
- Olympic silver medalist Donna Vekic (Croatia) lost to unseeded American Bernarda Pera.
News:
- The French Open is the primary tournament currently active.
- There’s ongoing discussion about the French Open night session after some late finishes.
- Carlos Alcaraz reportedly got a pre-match haircut and shave, which seems to have brought him luck on court.
- The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced the 2025 NJCAA & CCCAA Men’s Tennis All-Americans.
Tomorrow’s schedule (May 29) at Roland Garros will feature more second-round matches, including Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner.