Coco Gauff and Madison Keys contested a gritty French Open quarter-final.
There was plenty of excitement for this All-American clash in Paris with a spot in the last four on the line.
Both players have reached that stage of the clay court Grand Slam in previous seasons, and they were determined to repeat that feat in 2025.
But there could only be one winner, and Coco Gauff came through the three-set contest 6-7, 6-4, 6-1, but it was anything but pretty.
Tennis fans have one big complaint about the Coco Gauff and Madison Keys’ French Open quarter-final
On Wednesday, Gauff and Madison Keys faced one another for the sixth time in their careers.
Their French Open quarter-final was the first time they faced each other at a major, and the nerves were clear to see with the alarming number of unforced errors produced by both players.
Fans mentioned this on social media platform X as one wrote: “The amount of unforced errors by both Coco Gauff and Madison Keys is mind boggling.”
Another posted: “This match between Coco Gauff and Madison Keys it’s painful to watch. Not the quality game I was expecting for.”
This fan added: “This is such an ugly match from Gauff and Keys. it’s the battle of the unforced errors,” while another user said: “Keys Gauff was a ROUGH watch. They both sucked basically. Keys sooo many unforced errors.”
Another viewer posted this reaction which read: “They just said of the 106 points Gauff won 58 were unforced errors from Keys yikes.”
Chris Evert has an explanation for the quality of Coco Gauff and Madison Keys’ French Open match
Gauff and Keys’ French Open was a scrappy encounter in which both players struggled to find their best tennis. Both players hit a combined 101 unforced errors, 60 of which came from Keys’ racket.
The 30-year-old succumbed to a three-set defeat and in the process suffered her first defeat of the season at Grand Slam level.
Chris Evert, who won 18 major singles titles, watched the match and offered an explanation for the low-quality battle between the two top 10 players.
“They’re both not moving their feet and that’s down to nerves. Your feet stop moving and you almost feel paralysed sometimes,” Evert said on TNT Sports.
“Your body just feels heavy. Your feet feel heavy, your legs feel heavy, the arm feels heavy when you go up to serve. That’s what pressure does to a player.
“It is totally understandable why they feel nervous but you would have thought by now, they would have shaken the nerves.”
