The final chapter of clay, the legend will not be scattered - the 2025 French Open has come to a perfect end

On a summer day in Paris, the clay courts of Roland Garros witnessed a tennis feast of power and beauty. Every slide is like a choreographed dance, and every shot bursts with passion and will. Here, there is no way back, only a moment to go beyond the limit.

ASICS Tennis Ambassador Novak Djokovic

The men's singles semi-finals of this year's French Open can be described as full of gold, including not only the world's top two Sinner and Alcaraz, but also Djokovic and Musetti, two ASICS tennis ambassadors. Serbian star Novak Djokovic was defeated in a "showdown between old and new" against world No. 1 Sinner, but despite this, he reached the semi-finals of both the Australian Open and French Open this year, and at the age of 38, he is still super competitive in the Grand Slam tournament. After withdrawing from the Rome Masters, he chose to participate in the ATP 250 Geneva in the week before the French Open, winning four consecutive victories to complete the 100 titles, and then won five consecutive matches at the French Open to reach the semi-finals, continuing his glory at Roland Garros.

Djokovic said after the match that it could be his last appearance at the French Open: "It's probably my last match here, that's why I got a little emotional when I left the court, and if it's my last dance at the French Open, it's a perfect curtain call in terms of the atmosphere of the match and the support and love I get from the crowd." However, he has made no secret of his desire to win Wimbledon this year, and he will be aiming for a 25th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon. Obviously, Wimbledon is next – it's my favorite tournament since I was a kid and I'm going to do everything I can to prepare myself and I think my biggest chance [of winning] might be at Wimbledon." ”

ASICS Tennis Ambassador Musetti

ASICS tennis ambassador Musetti had one of the most successful clay seasons of his career this year, becoming the only player in the men's tennis world to have reached at least the semi-finals of all four clay tournaments in Monte Carlo, Madrid, Rome and the French Open. After successfully passing the first three rounds, Musetti beat the two seeded players of Rune and Tiafoe in the fourth round and quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals, setting a new record for him at Roland Garros. Sadly, Musetti retired in the fourth set of the semi-final against Alcaraz due to a left leg injury, but he will continue to secure his place in the top 10 with a personal high of No.6 after the French Open.

ASICS Asics Tennis Ambassador Paulini

ASICS tennis ambassador Paulini and compatriot Errani won the women's doubles title at the French Open. Over the past year, the 'Golden Italians' have won four WTA1000 titles and a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and the pair finally achieved their dream of a Grand Slam at Roland Garros. Paulini/Erani defeated the seeded pairs of Maya/Sigmund, Kudermetova/Mertens and Andreeva/Schneider, before beating the in-form unseeded pair of Danilina/Krunic in the final to claim their first Grand Slam Gold Cup in the Golden Land. At the French Open a year ago, Paulini was runners-up in both finals, and the Italian went one step further to win her maiden Grand Slam title in Women's Doubles, although she reached the last 16 of Women's Singles this year.

ASICS Tennis Ambassador Zhang Shuai

ASICS tennis ambassador Zhang Shuai continued to sound the clarion call for victory for the Chinese team in the second half of the tournament, and she and doubles player Arévalo formed the No. 2 seed, and the two sides worked together to reach the semi-finals of the mixed doubles team with three consecutive victories, losing to eventual champions Errani/Vavasori in the semi-finals. Zhang Shuai has unlocked a new achievement at the French Open by reaching the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam mixed doubles, and now she is actively engaged in a new battle of the grass court season, and we look forward to the "tennis youngster" continuing to demonstrate the strength of perseverance on the court.

The fierce battle under the scorching sun, the tug of war in the night field, every point is like carving an epic on the red clay. The scorching sun and starlight of the French Open have witnessed the ultimate perseverance and the most brutal beauty, when the champions are all produced, the rackets are put away, and the boots are off, and at this time next year, the clay battlefield will wake up again, waiting for new heroes to arrive.

(Text: Faye Wong, Photo: Visual China, Li Jianyi)