Altmaier is leaving: Zverev's last hope at the French Open!

Altmaier is leaving: Zverev's last hope at the French Open!

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Frankreich - Daniel Altmaier ended his trip today in the round of 16 of the French Open 2025. The German tennis player lost 3: 6, 4: 6, 6: 7 (4: 7) after an intensive match against the American Frances Frances Tiafoe. The season was 2:18 hours. Despite the narrow third movement, in which Altmaier initially led, he could not build on his strong performance in the previous rounds. In the first rounds he defeated the fourth Taylor Fritz and had moved to the round of 16 after a victory over Vit Kopriva and Hamad Medjedovic. With this departure, Altmaier has reached the round of the last 16 of a Grand Slam tournament for the second time in his career, but so far never the quarter-finals.

In the duel against Tiafoe, Altmaier was unable to turn the match course in his favor. Already in the first sentence he was quickly 0: 4 behind and could not tear the helm around. In the second set, however, there was tension in the air again when Altmaier played heavily, but lost a crucial break. After a short break and a throw of his racket, he seemed motivated, but in the third set he ultimately had to capitulate in the tiebreak. With this victory, Tiafoe has underpinned his dominance over Altmaier because he now leads 2-0 in her previous encounters.

Current situation of German players

of a total of nine German tennis professionals who competed in the Stade of Roland Garros, only survived the tournament. Zverev faces the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, against whom he was able to win in the tiebreak of the fifth set last year. If he progresses, a possible quarter -final game against the Serbian superstar Novak Djoković could wait.

outlook for the future

For Altmaier, the goal remains to play under the top 32 of the world rankings at the Australian Open 2026. It remains to be seen how his training and his achievements will develop in the coming months. Despite the departure, Altmaier is still considered a promising player whose development should be kept in mind.

Further information about the winners of the Grand-Slam tournaments in the men's singles can be found on Wikipedia .

The games were broadcast live for the audience. The transmission in the USA was via TNT Sports, Trutv and HBO Max, while in Europe Eurosport and Canada TSN and RDS informed the audience.

For the losers, hope for better results in the future remains. Like Altmaier, Tiafoe is also fixed for his next step in the tournament, where both players hope for the prestigious title of the tournament in Paris.