Paris – Paris (AP) – Tommy Paul became the first American man in the France open Finals from Andre Agassi in 2003, surpassing 25º Alexei Popyrin from Australia 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in less than two hours on Sunday.
Paul, 28, planted 12th in Roland-Garros, was leaving the consecutive victories of five sets, but jumped to this victory, helped to save 9 of 10 rest points he faced while he covered all but one of the six he accumulated.
Both Paul and Popyrin won Junior single titles in red clay in Paris, with the arrival of Americans a decade ago.
Paul, who was a semifinalist at the Australian Open in 2023 on the hard and rooms of finalist in Wimbledon last year on the Grass courts, is now the only active American man who reaches the last eight in Grand Slam tournaments on three surfaces.
There is no Multiple American men in the quarterfinals of the France Open since 1996When Jim Courier and Pete Sampras came so far. Agassi was the last one in the country in the male semifinals at the France Open when he won the championship in 1999 to complete a Grand Slam of his career.
Later Sunday, No. 13 Ben Shelton And No. 15 Frances Tiafoe played his fourth round games with the opportunity to join Paul in the quarterfinals. Shelton’s opponent was Defending Champion Carlos Alcaraz From Spain, while Tiafoe faced Daniel Altmaier from Germany.
Five American women arrived at the fourth round this year, with No. 16 amanda Anisimova facing No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday. On Monday on Monday on Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys and Hailey Baptiste are scheduled to play for the quarterfinals on Monday.
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