Who is Tommy Paul? The American tennis star breaks 22-year-old drought at French Open after victory over Alexei Popyrin | Mint

Koushik Paul updated 1 Jun 2025, 06:33 PM IST Tommy Paul created history on the French Open 2025 on Sunday after the 28-year-old became the first American since Andre Agassi in 2003 to make the quarterfinals of the Roland Garros. Paul, 12th on the French Open 2025, defeated Australia’s 25th sown Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in less than two hours at the Suzanne Length. Paul also became the only active American player to reach the last eight on all three surfaces after his 2023 Australian Open semi -finals and 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinals.