PARIS — The quarterfinals of the French Open are set. Here are five thoughts on day nine, which saw the men's top seeds continue their dominance and the American women attone for their male counterparts' failures.
• Yesterday, Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal reached the quarterfinals with ease. Today it was Novak Djokovic’s turn. This is tennis’ great game of can-you-top-this? And it’s gone on for more than a glorious decade. Djokovic made Jan-Lennard Struff, a world-class player, look like he was attending a forced tennis tutorial. While he only has one French Open title, let’s pause to acknowledge just how successful Djokovic has been at Roland Garros.