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Roland Garros 2025: Paul, Quinn earn comeback wins; 12 Americans into Round 3

Arthur Kapetanakis | May 29, 2025

After a 21st-century-record 22 Americans advanced to the singles second round at Roland Garros, 12 U.S. players are now through to the third round in Paris.

Since 14 Americans competed in the 1991 third round, this is just the second time that 12 or more have made the French Open third round; the U.S. also sent 12 into that stage in 2021.

The five U.S. men reaching the third round is also the most since six in 1996. The current quintet is made up of 12th seed Tommy Paul, 13th seed Ben Shelton, 15th seed Frances Tiafoe, 23rd seed Sebastian Korda and qualifier Ethan Quinn.

Both Paul and Quinn advanced with dramatic, five-set comebacks: Paul edged Marton Fucsovics 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, while Quinn was a 6-4, 4-6, 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 7-5 winner against Kazakhstani Alexander Shevchenko.

Quinn cracked an incredible 92 winners Thursday to reach the third round at a major for the first time. The 21-year-old American, NCAA singles champion in 2023, saved two break points at 5-5 in the deciding set before triumphing in four hours and 14 minutes.

"The whole experience has been surreal. I didn't expect myself to get this far," said the former University of Georgia standout, who is competing in his second major main draw and first at Roland Garros.

Ethan Quinn advanced to a major third round for the first time. Photo by Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images.

"Honestly, through the seven weeks I've been in Europe on the clay, I wasn't really expecting to play as many matches as I've played. To be now in the third round is pretty amazing.

"My team, we've been talking about it the whole time, is just like each day is just talking about another match... It's just kind of like a small little joke to maybe take the pressure away from it. Just putting every match as if it's just another day, another match. I think that's really helped me get through each and every match that I've played, not putting any pressure on it."

Quinn will next meet Tallon Griekspoor in the third round. Tiafoe and Korda are set to square off in an all-American battle, while Paul faces 24th seed Karen Khachanov and Shelton takes on Italian qualifier Matteo Gigante, who knocked out Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Jessica Pegula has yet to drop a set this year at Roland Garros. Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images.

On the women's side, second seed Coco Gauff, third seed Jessica Pegula, seventh seed Madison Keys, 16th seed Amanda Anisimova and 31st seed Sofia Kenin are joined by Bernarda Pera and Hailey Baptiste in the third round. Among that group, Pera was the lone American to surrender a second-round set; she upset 18th seed Donna Vekic, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3), and will next face 13th seed Elina Svitolina.

Keys and Kenin, who have both won all four sets they've played this fortnight, will also meet in a third-round showdown. The other American matchups are: Gauff vs. Marie Bouzkova, Pegula vs. Marketa Vondrousova, Anisimova vs. 22nd seed Clara Tauson, and Baptiste vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

For more from Paris, including daily match schedules and draws, visit the official Roland Garros website.

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