French Open 2025 Semi Final Recap

Day 13 at Roland Garros delivered two very totally different semi-finals, however one clear end result: the dream last is on.

Carlos Alcaraz was the primary to guide his spot, recovering from a sluggish begin to take management in opposition to Lorenzo Musetti, who was compelled to retire early within the fourth set resulting from a leg harm. The Spaniard was already surging and regarded nicely on high when the match was referred to as.

Jannik Sinner quickly joined the Spaniard in Sunday’s championship match with a composed and scientific straight-sets win over Novak Djokovic, ending the Serb’s run and underlining his World No. 1 credentials.

With the highest two seeds advancing, Sunday’s last would be the showdown followers had been hoping for: Sinner vs. Alcaraz for the Coupe des Mousquetaires. Right here’s how each semi-finals performed out.

Day 13 French Open 2025 Semi-Remaining Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jannik Sinner (1)
Novak Djokovic (6)
6-4 7-5 7-6(3)

Carlos Alcaraz (2)
Lorenzo Musetti (8)
4-6 7-6(3) 6-0 2-0 RET

Carlos Alcaraz (2) def Lorenzo Musetti (8) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-0 2-0 RET

Carlos Alcaraz superior to his second consecutive Roland Garros last on Friday after Lorenzo Musetti retired within the fourth set of their semi-final.

Alcaraz was main 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-0, 2-0 when Musetti, hampered by an higher left leg harm handled at 0-5 within the third set, might now not proceed.

The Spaniard began aggressively, positioning contained in the baseline and hitting with heavy topspin from each wings. Musetti, nevertheless, absorbed the stress with resilient defence, countering Alcaraz’s energy successfully.

Regardless of Alcaraz creating two break-point alternatives, Musetti’s consistency allowed him to safe the set, capitalising on Alcaraz’s missed probabilities. And with Carlos solely touchdown 41% of first serves in set one, most of his issues had been self-inflicted.

The second set was a decent battle, with each gamers buying and selling breaks, however you can sense Alcaraz was beginning to discover his recreation, and he gained momentum within the tiebreak, taking it 7-3 to degree the match.

From there, his shoulders turned freer, and he started to dominate as Musetti pale, dropping the set 6-0 and shortly after dropping by the wayside when down 0-2 within the fourth.

Regardless of Musetti taking the primary set, I assumed there was solely ever one winner on this one. Alcaraz began a bit tight, and the texture in his recreation wasn’t there; he botched some early volleys with exhausting palms and barely landed a primary serve.

Nonetheless, there have been a few factors in direction of the tip of that first set that confirmed he was going to dictate play if he acquired his act collectively, and people kinds of factors solely elevated in frequency within the second set as he took cost.

For Musetti, that’s the second match on the French Open wherein he’s retired. Whenever you comply with Federer for 15 years, you may’t assist however evaluate him to the Gold Commonplace of zero profession mid-match retirements. So, I by no means actually prefer it when a participant forfeits, and he does appear a bit tender.

It’s by no means nice getting by way of or successful a match like this. Lorenzo is a good participant. He has had an unimaginable clay season. [He is] one of many few gamers who achieved no less than the semi-finals in any respect the most important occasions on clay. I believe simply 4 gamers had finished that earlier than… I at all times want him all the very best, a fast restoration, and hopefully we’re going to get pleasure from his tennis fairly quickly. The primary two units had been actually powerful. I had probabilities to interrupt his serve within the match. I couldn’t profit from them. He was taking part in nice tennis. Once I received the second set, there was somewhat little bit of reduction, after which within the third set I knew what I needed to do at first: Simply push him to the restrict and attempt to be aggressive. Not let him dominate the sport extra and simply be myself. I used to be calmer. I might see extra clearly and will play nice tennis at first of the third set. Alcaraz on his win.

I’m unhappy and disenchanted about the way it ended, nevertheless it was nonetheless an important match. I felt at first of the third after I was serving, I began dropping somewhat little bit of power on the left leg behind, and undoubtedly was going worse and worse, so I made a decision to cease. I believe it was the correct determination to make, even when it was not what I needed. Tomorrow I’ll do exams, and I’ll in fact see and consider the state of affairs. I believe we each began actually, rather well, hitting the ball rather well. In fact I needed to play most likely my greatest degree of the match to remain there with him. I felt right this moment actually I stepped ahead on my degree. I felt nearer to his degree. I maintained the excessive degree that we confirmed for 2 hours or no matter. So [I’m] actually, actually comfortable about that. That’s a step ahead as a result of the final two matches had been somewhat bit a method. I felt that right this moment I had my probabilities to even attempt to go two units up, however in fact Carlos, he’s taking part in rather well. He’s in actually nice form. He deserves to go to the ultimate. Musetti on the loss.Match Stats

Lorenzo Musetti
Carlos Alcaraz

Winners
18
32

Unforced Errors
31
29

Aces
2
1

Double Faults
2
2

1st Serve %
69% (70/102)
59% (48/81)

1st Serve Factors Received
56% (39/70)
73% (35/48)

2nd Serve Factors Received
47% (15/32)
64% (21/33)

Break Factors Saved
50% (6/12)
0% (0/3)

Service Video games
60% (9/15)
80% (12/15)

1st Return Factors Received
27% (13/48)
44% (31/70)

2nd Return Factors Received
36% (12/33)
53% (17/32)

Break Factors Received
100% (3/3)
50% (6/12)

Return Video games
20% (3/15)
40% (6/15)

Strain Factors
60% (9/15)
40% (6/15)

Service Factors
53% (54/102)
69% (56/81)

Return Factors
31% (25/81)
47% (48/102)

Internet Factors
75% (12/16)
74% (17/23)

Whole Factors
43% (79/183)
57% (104/183)

Match Factors Saved
0
0

Max Factors In A Row
6
8

Whole Video games
40% (12/30)
60% (18/30)

Max Video games In A Row
3
9

Highlights

Jannik Sinner (1) def Novak Djokovic (6) 6-4 7-5 7-6(3)

Jannik Sinner proved an excessive amount of for Novak Djokovic on Friday night time, because the World No. 1 secured a 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(3) victory of their semi-final.

The betting markets had Sinner coming in with an 80% probability of successful, and whilst you can by no means write Novak off, that proved appropriate as Sinner’s baseline energy and serving precision overwhelmed the three-time champion.

Regardless of some typical brilliance from Djokovic, he couldn’t counter Sinner’s exact recreation.

He did, nevertheless, style break factors for the primary time in 40 Sinner service video games (for the reason that Davis Cup in 2023) en path to breaking again within the second set. After which had extra break factors within the third, solely to squander the three set factors at 5-4 within the third set, permitting Sinner to shut out the match in a tiebreak.

Sinner dominated early, breaking within the fifth recreation of the primary set with sharp returns, dropping simply three factors on serve.

I assumed Novak began nicely within the first few video games, however Sinner began to get on high of him, and the dropshot he used successfully in opposition to Zverev within the quarter-finals did not disrupt Sinner’s rhythm.

The issue with that shot is that you have to hit them once you’ve good courtroom place and sound footing. Novak was hitting them as a get-out shot, which isn’t going to yield +EV for him.

Within the second set, Djokovic shone in a 26-shot rally, however Sinner held agency, overcoming a missed probability to serve out at 5-4 to win the set.

Regardless of a medical timeout for an higher leg concern earlier than the third set, Djokovic fought again exhausting within the third, however Sinner’s composure and a Djoko-smash within the tiebreak sealed the win in 3 hours and 17 minutes.

It was such an important day for me, taking part in in opposition to Novak within the semi-final of a Grand Slam. It’s simply wonderful, and I needed to step up and play the very best tennis I might. I’m very comfortable how I dealt with the state of affairs, however this exhibits once more what a task mannequin he’s for all of us and particularly for us younger gamers. What he’s doing is unimaginable and I want him solely the very best for the remainder of the season. I believe we’re all very fortunate to see him taking part in such high-level tennis, it’s wonderful. [Novak] achieved so many issues. He’s the very best participant within the historical past of our sport and taking part in in opposition to him right here is wonderful. In fact I strive not to consider this, however earlier than happening courtroom you’re feeling the strain and really feel what’s coming in opposition to you. I at all times attempt to put together myself in the very best means and put together myself for each state of affairs on the courtroom. I’m very comfortable how we did that right this moment and naturally Sunday goes to be very tough. In fact, these days my head-to-head doesn’t look nice in opposition to Carlos, so let’s see what I can do. I’m very comfortable to be right here within the last. Sinner on his win.

This might have been the final match I ever performed right here, so I don’t know. That’s why I used to be a bit extra emotional even in the long run. If this was the farewell match of the Roland Garros for me in my profession, it was a beautiful one by way of the environment and what I acquired from the group. Do I want to play extra? Sure, I do. However will I have the ability to play right here once more in 12 months? I don’t know. That’s all I can say for the second. [It] was a straight-set loss, however I really feel like I did give him a run for his cash, so to say. I attempted to make him work until the final shot. I did what I might. This can be a sport. It’s important to shake the hand of the higher participant and transfer on. I need to say that I used to be happy with my effort tonight [and] on this match, contemplating I wasn’t in nice type coming into Roland Garros, however he was simply too good for me tonight. Jannik is the type of participant who likes to play at a breakneck tempo the whole match. He’s very bodily. He’s very match, and he’s putting the ball extremely nicely. He appears to at all times be on good timing. Hardly ever is he off-balance, and he’s simply taking part in the tennis of his life. Wherever you play him, no matter floor, you understand that you simply’re going to get that quick tempo the whole time, which, for me, I don’t thoughts essentially a lot, as a result of it makes me alert from the very starting. Novak on his loss.