Acre repelled the third brother of the United States Musetti to win the first victory over Rune, Zheng Qinwen fell to the ground to celebrate as if winning the championship, and Xiao Jiang was out

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This morning, Beijing time, the 2025 French Open ended the eighth day of competition, and the four quarterfinals in the lower half of the men's singles and the upper half of the women's singles have their own places.

Men's side: No.2 seed and defending champion Alcaraz battled out four sets with No.13 seed and American third brother Shelton to win 7-6(8) 6-3 4-6 6-4 to make it 11 wins in a row at the French Open and advance to the quarterfinals. He will next face American and 12th seed Tommy Paul, who defeated 25th seed Australian Poplin 6-3 in three ways.

No.8 seed and Italy's Musetti put in a stellar 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-2 win over 10th seed Denmark's Rune to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time in his career. He will next face 15th seed American Tiafoe for a place in the last four, who defeated Germany's Altmaier 6-3 6-4 7-6(4).

Women's Tournament: In a highlight-hearted match in the fourth round of the Women's Singles, No.8 seed and China's No.1 sister Zheng Qinwen battled hard for two hours and 47 minutes to defeat No.19 seed Samsonova 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open for the first time in her career and reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the fourth time. Zheng Qinwen also became the second Chinese Jinhua after Li Na to break into the quarterfinals of the French Open singles since the Open era.

After the victory, Zheng Qinwen was so excited that he threw his racket and fell to the ground to celebrate, very similar to the scene when he won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. In this regard, Xiao Zheng said in an interview, "I don't want to replicate the celebration of last year's Paris Olympics, I just feel it, it comes naturally, it's not that I want to do it, it's just that the emotional state at the moment has reached that position, and it's hard not to do that (fall to the ground to celebrate)." ”

In the on-site interview session, Zheng Qinwen also said in response to the host's question about her physical fitness that she is very physical and can play a best-of-five game, but if a woman does not play five sets, she can't show it.

In the quarter-finals, Zheng will once again face top seed and world No.1 Sabalenka, who defeated 16th seed and American Anisimova 7-5 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open for the third consecutive year. Looking ahead to the quarter-finals with China's first sister, the world No. 1 said he hopes for revenge, "It's always tough to play against Zheng Qinwen, she's a great player. I'm certainly looking forward to a good matchup, I'm really excited to play her in the quarter-finals, I want revenge, and yes I want to win this after losing to her in Rome. ”

Fifth seed and defending champion Swiatek defeated 12th seed Rybakina 1-6 6-3 7-5 to make it 25 wins in a row and reach the quarterfinals of the French Open for the sixth consecutive year.

She will next face Ukrainian cabbage Svitolina for a place in the semi-finals, who saved three match points to defeat fourth seed and Italian tinkerer Paulini 4-6 7-6(6) 6-1.

Doubles: In the second round of the Mixed Doubles, Jiang Xinyu/Galloway lost 3-6 5-7 to third seeds Errani/Vavasori and missed out on the quarterfinals.

At 5 p.m. Beijing time today, the ninth day of the French Open began. World No. 1 Sinner, German Zverev Jr., French Open triple champion Novak Djokovic, and American top 3 Gauff, Pegula, and Keys will all play for tickets to the quarterfinals. Don't miss out!

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player in training. Can you recognize who she is without prompting?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Italian star Musetti.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)