Everything we learned from the 2025 French Open: 4 insights that matter

The hours and days after a Grand Slam tennis tournament sometimes provide a letdown and feeling of sadness, but that is not the case with the 2025 French Open, as fans are still reveling in the excellent tennis they witnessed throughout the two weeks and especially during finals weekend.

Tennis has already moved on to the grass court season because it never stops, but we are going to stop and reflect on what we learned from what felt like the best French Open we've seen in a few years.

It is only fitting that Rafael Nadal was immortalized in a ceremony to open the tournament because the champions, Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz, had to dig deep and come from behind to win.

What we learned from the 2025 French Open

1. The French know how to put on ceremonies

Nadal's ceremony was the headliner, but the French also honored two of their own with on-court ceremonies following their singles losses. Caroline Garcia and Richard Gasquet announced prior to the tournament that they were playing in their final French Open, so the tournament gave them their props in front of the hometown crowd.

2. TNT's coverage did not disappoint

TNT threw a lot of money around to get the US French Open television rights. Once they got the tournament, the network went out and found great studio and commentating talent to keep viewers entertained for two weeks.

While some were familiar faces from other networks, Sloane Stephens, Sam Querrey, Venus Williams, and Andre Agassi attracted new fans for their broadcasting work.

3. Coco Gauff's class and game shines yet again

Coco Gauff showed us why she is beloved on and off the court. She is genuine and respectful at all times. Her come-from-behind win was the perfect ending to the women's two-week draw, and she realized a lifelong dream of winning in Paris.

On the flip side, Aryna Sabalenka showed us a sour side following the bitter loss. While she later walked back some of her comments, it was not a good look for the WTA No. 1. Being gracious in defeat is a quality everyone admires about world-class athletes.

Her implication that Gauff would not have beaten Iga Swiatek and attributing her terrible tennis to Gauff's win were unnecessary and unfair statements.

4. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were amazing

As Chris Evert tweeted, give both Alcaraz and Sinner the trophy. Both were deserving of it; however, Alcaraz prevailed in an unbelievable way that will go down in history as one of the most epic comebacks in sports.

Jannik Sinner took the tough loss with so much grace. His comments on the court and afterward in his press conference were inspiring. Sinner was trying to find the positives while admitting that it was a tough loss to process. Unlike Sabalenka, he was honest but remained respectful of Alcaraz. He gained new fans who will be among the loudest to cheer when he wins his first French Open.

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