That was the last time an American man won a Grand Slam tournament, a drought that continues on after Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe were both eliminated in the French Open quarterfinals on Tuesday. Tiafoe was thoroughly outplayed by Italian Lorenzo Musetti,

Tommy Paul blitzed Australian Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-3 6-3 to become the first American male player to reach the French Open quarterfinals in 22 years.

No. 2 seed Alcaraz returned to the semifinals at Roland-Garros for the third consecutive year with a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 12 Paul, who had his right thigh heavily taped and was unable to run,