American men have started to creep closer to a major Grand Slam breakthrough in recent years. Paul and Tiafoe have had great runs, but also Ben Shelton, who fought tremendously in a fourth round losing effort against Alcaraz, and Taylor Fritz, who made a finals appearance in the 2024 U.S. Open.

Carlos Alcaraz did not give Tommy Paul room to breathe as he cruised to victory at the French Open quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Spanish star dominated Paul, 6-0, 6-1, 6-5, to advance to the semifinals on Friday.

Carlos Alcaraz bids for another French Open semi-final as he takes on American Tommy Paul in the night session at Roland Garros. Defending champion Alcaraz defeated another American in Ben Shelton to reach the quarter-finals and the 12th seed Paul is an opponent he knows well.