French Open 2025 Men’s Day 11

Jannik Sinner continued to steamroll over opponents, with the Italian crushing Alexander Bublik 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 on Wednesday to book the French Open semi-finals with his 19th straight win at a Grand Slam.    

The winner of the last two major events will bid for his fifth final-four place at a major when he tangles with Novak Djokovic.

Serbia’s three-time champion needed five  match points and nearly three and a half hours to finally dispatch 2024 finalist Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 as the clock struck close to midnight.

The 38-year-old also took his revenge after injury forced him to retire with a leg muscle tear against Zverev at the Australian Open five months ago.

The epic thrusts Djokivc into a battle of generations against Sinner, who has won their last three meetings; it will mark the record extending 81st Grand Slam semi for the former longtime world No. 1.

Djokovic and Zverev combined for 80 winners and nearly the same in unforced errors. The Serb will be playing a Paris semi-final for the 13th time after winning his 101st match here.  

The presence of Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti in the semis sets a record for Italy, with the last pair to get this far – 1960 champion Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola – completing the sweep 65 years ago. 

Sinner burst out of the blocks against Bublik, who knocked out British  seed Jack Draper in the fourth round.

But the match quickly went wrong for the Kazakh as his top-seeded opponent took complete control from the start.

Sinner swept up the opening set in 35 minutes and secured the second with a break in the penultimate game.

The world No. 1 polished off the encounter after dealing with Bublik’s trademark drop shots and underhand serve surprises, finishing the demolition 6-0 with a lethal cross-court forehand return.

“You never know what will happen with him,” Sinner said. “I tried to focus on my side of the court and play as solid as possible.

“I stayed consistent and served well in the important moments. It was quite breezy and cooler today, that can make things complicated.

“I’m very happy to arrive in the semi-finals, they’re very, very special.”

Main photo:- Novak Djokovic still in the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam Title – by Roger Parker ISF Ltd