Claire Watkins | Just Women’s Sports
A strong US contingent is showing out at the 2025 French Open, with 14 of the country’s best tennis stars advancing to Wednesday’s second round in Paris.
World No. 2 Coco Gauff headlines a US lineup spanning No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 8 Madison Keys as the WTA’s top ranks battle it out for the Grand Slam’s $2.9 million prize.
No. 16 Amanda Anisimova is also holding her own, advancing to the third round by downing Switzerland’s No. 78 Viktorija Golubic 6-0, 6-2 on Wednesday, while US underdog No. 83 Bernarda Pera upset Croatia’s No. 19 Donna Vekić in a three-set tiebreaker to do the same.
Despite her compatriots’ success, No. 9 Emma Navarro became the only Top 10 player to crash out early, managing to win just a single game against Spain’s No. 68 Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro in their first-round match on Monday.
Heavy-hitters No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 5 Iga Świątek are also cruising along, with Świątek ousting England’s No. 41 Emma Raducanu in straight sets on Tuesday morning, while Sabalenka faces Switzerland’s No. 97 Jil Teichmann for a second-round battle in the afternoon.
While three-time Grand Slam winner Sabalenka is hunting a first Roland-Garros trophy, Świątek already owns four, with the Polish phenom hoping to add to her current streak of three French Open victories — despite her recent struggles on clay.
Should Świątek and Sabalenka continue winning, the pair could collide in next week’s semifinals, landing on the same side of the Roland-Garros draw while Gauff and Pegula hold down the other two quadrants.
How to watch the 2025 French Open
Second-round action of the 2025 French Open continues through Thursday before Friday’s third round takes the Roland-Garros clay court.
Live coverage of the Grand Slam airs on TNT.
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