Only One American Remains At The French Open

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 01: Frances Tiafoe of United States celebrates winning match point against Daniel Altmaier of Germany during the Men’s Singles Fourth Round match on Day Eight of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 01, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

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Roland Garros began with great hopes for American tennis.

There were 37 Americans — 18 men and 19 women — in the singles draws, including defending champion Coco Gauff.

Thirteen Americans were seeded (seven women, six men), which was one fewer than last year’s record at the French Open with 14 seeded Americans.

Despite early losses by the two top-ranked American men — No. 5 Ben Shelton and No. 7 Taylor Fritz – six American men advanced to the third round, the most since 1993, when seven U.S. players reached that stage.

But with Madison Keys’ 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 loss to Diana Shnaider in the fourth round on Monday, Frances Tiafoe remains the lone American remaining in the singles draws.

No. 19 Tiafoe meets Matteo Arnaldi later Monday.

“This was a tough year [for American women],” former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens said on TNT. “I think all around, some of the losses and upsets have been tough. But for American tennis, we have been known to do well in the past years, obviously Coco being the champion last year.

“Obviously, losing [No. 5 Jessica] Pegula early, that was another blow that we didn’t see that coming. We expected a little more consistency but it happens and it is what it is.”

No. 4 Gauff was upset in the third round Saturday by Russia’s Anastasia Potapova. No. 5 Pegula was stunned in the first round by Australia’s Kimberly Birrell

Keys, the 2025 Australian Open champ, struggled to find her game against Shnaider, who scored her first win over a Top 20 opponent in a major and reached her first major quarterfinal.

Keys managed just 11 points in the decisive third set and committed 50 unforced errors against 27 winners. She only won 47% of her second-serve points.

As for the men, six reached the third round – Tiafoe, Learner Tien, Tommy Paul, Brandon Nakashima, Alex Michelsen and Zachary Svajda – but only Tiafoe remains.

With world No. 1 Jannik Sinner out of the top half of the draw, Tiafoe has as good a chance as anyone to contend for the title and capture the first major for an American man since Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open.