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Paris | Vive La France! Boisson stuns Pegula, Andreeva next?

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In the biggest shock of the French Open, a wild-card ranked 361 stunned the World No 3, Jessica Pegula, 3-6 6-4 6-4, in their 4th-round meeting on Monday, thrilling the home crowd on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

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Monfils: Nothing But Love for Surging Draper

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The Frenchman praised Draper's game after Thursday night's thriling encounter.

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday May 30, 2025

Paris – Gael Monfils learned the hard way just how many improvements Jack Draper has made to his game.

The 38-year-old Frenchman threw everything he had at Draper in an epic Paris night session on Thursday, and could only manage to take a set from the 23-year-old menace.

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After the match, Monfils said he has immense respect for Draper’s game.

“I love this player,” Monfils said. “I love the way he plays, because he plays a very fast backhand. When Jack was young, he really had the best backhand.

But he's progressed a lot on his forehand now. Now he really produces pure power with his forehand, and he manages to really roll the ball along the line. He's a left-hander who goes very fast along the line. That's not common, and he moves really well on the court.”

Monfils says that in addition to the forehand, Draper is also returning better.

“Where he's really progressed is that he really returns really well,” he said. “He's far from the baseline, and the ball's always in at the right speed, the right course, and he's made a tremendous amount of progress in that regard.

“So a Jack who is feeling very self-confident like that is very difficult to maneuver.”


In a physical encounter on slow clay in night conditions, Draper stayed the course and handled Monfils and the rowdy Parisian crowd. It was more proof that the fifth-ranked Brit is ready for prime time.

“Every point was hard,” Monfils said. “No easy points. He was really returning the balls very well. He really played his game well. Honestly, I couldn't do a lot. I played my forehand down the line. It went out. And he played well after that.”

Not the end result Monfils wanted, but anyone who watched the match knows that Monfils has nothing to hang his head about. To play like that at age 38? Against a peaking power 15 years his junior? Chapeau, Lamonf.

On TNT Chris Eubanks called the second set one of the best sets of tennis he had ever seen.

“A great night. A great match,” Monfils said. “Above all, I was happy, because of course he's feeling very self-confident, but I did manage to, you know, tease him a little bit.”

Tennis News and Scores on 5/28/2025

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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.

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