French Open in Paris
Tennis madness: crime thriller in the quarterfinals – the audience goes wild
Updated June 3, 2026 – 7:11 p.mReading time: 10 minutes
The last remaining co-favorite alongside Alexander Zverev meets an Italian in top form. Who will make it to the semi-finals?
In Paris the field is getting closer and closer. After Alexander Zverev, Félix Auger-Aliassime is the best-placed remaining player in the tournament in the world rankings. The Canadian, currently number four in the world, will now face Flavio Cobolli. The Italian, seeded tenth, has also played well in the French capital so far and wants to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career.
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Félix Auger-Aliassime – Fabio Cobolli 6:4, 4:6, 4:6, 2:2
4th set, 6:4, 4:6, 4:6, 2:2 – That’s the crucial difference: Auger-Aliassime keeps up – but Cobolli mostly wins the important rallies. At 30:30 and with a possible break chance, he makes a backhand mistake, Cobolli then finishes with the next strong forehand.
4th set, 6:4, 4:6, 4:6, 2:1 – Again: Auger-Aliassime is quickly 40-0 ahead, keeps the rallies short – and then Cobollo fires a cracking forehand return at him. The Canadian still finishes with a service winner.
4th set, 6:4, 4:6, 4:6, 1:1 – Cobolli follows suit. To zero. With a stop against the direction of his opponent. Why not?
4th set, 6:4, 4:6, 4:6, 1:0 – Even at 0:40, Cobolli insists on throwing in an outstanding forehand longline. This bothers his opponent. He still gets through his serve game. But this lost third set will still gnaw at him.
3rd set, 6:4, 4:6, 4:6 – Cobolli varies, and in this phase. He surprises Auger-Aliassime with a serve through the middle and takes this third set with the next very fine stop. Auger-Aliassime is irritated, he has just gotten involved in discussions with the chair referee, now in the last rally he runs to the net and visibly has to pull himself together not to hit the net with his racket. The Canadian left the court briefly and probably needs to collect himself again. Because he will also ask himself how he could lose this set: 35 to 34 points won, 11 to 10 winning strokes, 9 to 15 unforced errors – and still 4:6. Also because Cobolli took advantage of his only chance to break. The FAA’s balance sheet? Zero out of seven.
3rd set, 6:4, 4:6, 4:5 – A very quick serve game from Auger-Aliassime. Maybe both of them need that now.