Djokovic celebrates 100th victory - now Zverev is waiting in the quarter -finals!

Djokovic celebrates 100th victory - now Zverev is waiting in the quarter -finals!

Stade Roland Garros, 75012 Paris, Frankreich - Novak Djokovic celebrated its 100th victory in the Stade of Roland Garros at the French Open 2025. In an impressive round of 16, he defeated Cameron Norrie 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 2, entering the quarter -finals. The game took 2 hours and 14 minutes. There Djokovic meets Alexander Zverev, who was able to climb into the next round due to the injury -related task of his opponent Tallon Griekspoor in the second set at 6: 4, 3-0. Zverev, who lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the men's final in 2024, seems ready to prove himself again at the top.

Rafael Nadal continues to have an impressive record in the Annals of the French Open. With 112 wins, he is at the top of the most successful players in the tournament and is the only player who can see more victories than Djokovic. Nadal, who will be 39 shortly and ended his career after last season, was honored for his extraordinary achievements. His rivals, including Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray, carried out an emotional homage in which Murray emphasized: "We couldn't just let you go."

The legends of tennis

The connection between the four players - the so -called "Big Four" - is strong. Together, Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray won incredible 69 Grand slam titles. Djokovic holds the record among the male players with 24 titles, followed by Nadal with 22, Federer with 20 and Murray with 3. The rivalry between the two top athletes, Djokovic and Nadal, is particularly remarkable because they were 60 times opposed, with Djokovic lying ahead with 31 victories.

In order to understand the current edition of the French Open, it is important to highlight the context of the tournament. The French Open 2025 will take place in Paris from May 25th to June 8th, and the Roland Garros stadium is known to offer the challenging sandy floor, which is a special challenge for the players. Overall, the prize money for the tournament is 56.4 million euros, with the winner of the final receiving an impressive 2.55 million euros.

more games and results

In addition to the impressive performance of the men, there are also remarkable progress in the women's field. Aryna Sabalenka won her first -round match against Kamilla Rakhimova with 6: 1, 6: 0. On Thursdays, Lorenzo Musetti also performed strongly by defeating Yannick Hanfmann 7: 5, 6: 2, 6: 0. Jasmine Paolini, last year's finalist, can also come up with her victory over Yuan Yue (6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 3). In the meantime, Zheng Qinwen was able to beat the 2021 French Open Runner-Up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6: 4, 6: 3 and thus move into the next round.

The rivalries and the impressive games during this French Open keep the tennis world in suspense. The year in which Nadal ended his career, the focus remains on the final rounds, in which Djokovic and Zverev will fight for the title. With the story that is at stake, this edition of the tournament is one that will go into the history books.