Roland-Garros 2025: Gasquet eliminated and retired, Fils continues but not Monfils, the surprises Boisson and Jacquemot... The recap of the 5th day

Thursday also saw the uneventful victories of Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff in the women's draw.

The French were at their wit's end. French fans who had tickets for the Porte d'Auteuil stands on Thursday, May 29th, didn't miss any opportunity to cheer on their compatriots. No fewer than nine of them were involved, as were several of the world's top tennis players.

The bar was too high for Richard Gasquet. Against world number 1 Jannik Sinner, sporting logic was respected with a 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 victory, in 1 hour and 57 minutes of play. The 38-year-old Frenchman had announced that he would retire after Roland-Garros, thus closing the curtain on a career spanning twenty-three years. years , which was well worth a tribute from the French Federation.

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"I couldn't dream of anything better than stopping on this court, the most beautiful court in the world," said the Béziers native in his speech on the Philippe Chatrier court. Like Gilles Simon and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the Musketeers who retired before him, Richard Gasquet received a trophy representing the layers of clay.

The great adventure continues for Lois Boisson, who qualified for the third round after a quick victory against the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina (6-2, 6-1). A year after her serious knee injury at the 2024 Clarins Trophy, a few days before the start of Roland-Garros, the 361st player in the world continues to honor her invitation .

She now has a date with Elsa Jacquemot, who caused a sensation by eliminating the American 52nd in the world Alycia Parks in three sets (6-2, 6-7, 6-1). In the previous round, the 22-year-old player had already beaten Maria Sakkari , semi-finalist in 2021. This 100% French duel in the third round ensures the presence of a French player in the second week.

An epic 4h25 battle. Arthur Fils offered a suspenseful match to the crowd on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, or perhaps it was the crowd that gave Arthur Fils his victory. Leading after two sets won in the tiebreak, the Frenchman collapsed physically, suffering injuries to his thigh and back. After losing the third and fourth sets, he regained his intensity to win 7-6 [7-3], 7-6 [7-4], 2-6, 0-6, 6-4, exhausted. He reached the third round of Roland-Garros for the first time in his career. There, he will face Andrey Rublev, seeded No. 17.

Fortune, however, was not kind to Ugo Humbert. The second-ranked Frenchman, seeded 22nd, was forced to withdraw after a nasty fall after trailing a set to none against Britain's Jacob Fearnley.

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As for Corentin Moutet , the Frenchman was unable to compete with former world number 1 Novak Djokovic. Despite a foot injury, the Serb didn't falter and beat his opponent of the day in three sets (6-3, 6-2, 7-6 [7-1]). Gael Monfils held on for one more set against Jack Draper (number 5). The French veteran spared no effort but bowed to the physical power of his opponent (6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5).

In the women's draw, the favorites continue to deliver. 2022 finalist Coco Gauff booked her spot in the third round by sweeping aside Czech qualifier Tereza Valentova (6-2, 6-4). Her compatriot (and doubles partner) Jessica Pegula, seeded No. 3, knocked out her compatriot Ann Li (6-3, 7-6 [7/3]) to join Marketa Vondrousova in the third round. Third American in the top 10, Madison Keys (n°7) will also be in the game after her victory against the British Katie Boulter (6-1, 6-3).

Meanwhile, Russian Mirra Andreeva, last year's semi-finalist, defeated American Ashlyn Krueger (6-3, 6-4). She will face Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva (No. 31) in the next round. A finalist in 2024, Alexander Zverev had to overcome a first-set loss to Dutchman Jesper de Jong, ranked 88th in the world, to secure his place in the third round.