French Open 2021

Augme

Itv4 knocking off at 10 every evening when they are evening matches on is going to be very annoying.

lostcat

Augme wrote: »

Itv4 knocking off at 10 every evening when they are evening matches on is going to be very annoying.

I wonder how firm they will be with that in the second week, say its a Federer/Nadal SF which runs on a bit?

Christy42

lostcat wrote: »

I wonder how firm they will be with that in the second week, say its a Federer/Nadal SF which runs on a bit?

On the one hand I feel like it is best to be fair. On the other that would be a terrible idea and they will absolutely make an exception.

Christy42

Obviously a freak accident but weird that Kvitova injures herself at a press conference at the French and has to pull out of the comp with all the talk around if they should be made mandatory.

Not sure anyone saw that as a reason to avoid them!

Christy42

Christy42 wrote: »

Obviously a freak accident but weird that Kvitova injures herself at a press conference at the French and has to pull out of the comp with all the talk around if they should be made mandatory.

Not sure anyone saw that as a reason to avoid them!

Osaka managed to trip herself up over a press conference without actually even attending one!

HeidiHeidi

* utterly frivolous comment alert *

I haven't been a big watcher of tennis on the telly other than Wimbledon in recent years - and my takeaway so far from RG is that there's a lot to be said for the all-whites rule they have!

Yes, it's just a stupidly Brit tradition, really - but Zverev and his opponent look like they're playing in their boxers!!

hamburgham

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

* utterly frivolous comment alert *

I haven't been a big watcher of tennis on the telly other than Wimbledon in recent years - and my takeaway so far from RG is that there's a lot to be said for the all-whites rule they have!

Yes, it's just a stupidly Brit tradition, really - but Zverev and his opponent look like they're playing in their boxers!!

Agree. I have found some of Serena's outfits in recent years absolutely horrific.

sxt

Serena looks completely shot as an athlete . Her legs and reflexes aren't there anymore. All her opponents hit the ball harder than her now. Can't see her getting to a quarter final in a major again

Joe_ Public

Wouldnt write serena off but there are just too many playing at a decently high level now to be anyway confident another slam is within reach. If she beats Collins next, and thats no gimmee, then i think she'll make qf okay, but with Sabalenka likely in wait, i think that's as far as she'll go here.

Rjd2

Clay is Serena's worst surface tbf.

Wimbledon will be more fun for her, she loves the grass, fans love her their and her aura will be enough to get her to week 2 and then who knows.

I have a small bet on the Sharapova clone:P looks like its between her and Saba on that side to get to the final.

Augme

Ill be surprised if Serena gets through Danielle Collins, who looked very solid last autumn in Paris. Getting taken to three sets today was a big error. She just can't afford to lose that extra energy. She will be worked tirelessly by Collins.

Floppybits

A cracker of match tomorrow on paper between Cilic and Federer. Nor expecting much in the Nadal/Gasquet match other than a Nadal win, cant even see Gasquet making a match of it. On the ladies there is Pliskova vs Stephens don't see any other womens matches that catch the eye besides that one.

Augme

lostcat wrote: »

I wonder how firm they will be with that in the second week, say its a Federer/Nadal SF which runs on a bit?

Well they just said in commentary that the night matches will stop on Wednesday so will only be around for one quarter final match. Thank God. Going to be cut short again this evening, and this match has a bit of legs in it too.

Rjd2

Floppybits wrote: »

A cracker of match tomorrow on paper between Cilic and Federer. Nor expecting much in the Nadal/Gasquet match other than a Nadal win, cant even see Gasquet making a match of it. On the ladies there is Pliskova vs Stephens don't see any other womens matches that catch the eye besides that one.

Gasquet will be lucky to get 8 games. He is nowhere the near the level he was a few years ago when he was floating around the top 10.

My advise to you would be not waste your time and instead watch Gasquet backhands on youtube which tbf are very entertaining.

Slashermcguirk

Normally Federer vs Cilic would be one to look forward to but Cilic has been in woeful form for the past year, he isn't half the player he uses to be unfortunately. I think his ranking has slipped back towards 50 now.

Gasquet a similar story and Nadal has always been a nitemare match up for him. Not sure what it is about French players but two very random head to heads:

Nadal 16 Gasquet 0
Djokovic 17 Monfils 0

Floppybits

Slashermcguirk wrote: »

Normally Federer vs Cilic would be one to look forward to but Cilic has been in woeful form for the past year, he isn't half the player he uses to be unfortunately. I think his ranking has slipped back towards 50 now.

Gasquet a similar story and Nadal has always been a nitemare match up for him. Not sure what it is about French players but two very random head to heads:

Nadal 16 Gasquet 0
Djokovic 17 Monfils 0

I was thinking that about Cilic, he hasn't been the same since he came back from injury.

Great match on now between Berrettini and Coria. Berrettini is playing some great stuff.

Floppybits

Barty is out, retired due to injury. The women's competition is wide open now. Any of the women put a good run together to win this.

whiterebel

Musetti and Nishioka are having a right old battle in the first set.

Floppybits

Schwartzmann and Bedene were having a good battle. Schwartzmann on top now after Bedene hurt his finger.

Hector Savage

Hello.

Here is the mens winner of this year's French Open.

Click if you dare!!!

It's Nadal .... always Nadal .... and will be till 2025 minimum ...

/thread.

On to the Grass season please!!!

Floppybits

Hector Savage wrote: »

Hello.

Here is the mens winner of this year's French Open.

Click if you dare!!!

It's Nadal .... always Nadal .... and will be till 2025 minimum ...

/thread.

On to the Grass season please!!!

I am shocked you went for that player, gobsmacked.

Hector Savage

Floppybits wrote: »

I am shocked you went for that player, gobsmacked.

But it's true ??? !!!

Floppybits

Federer all out of sorts in the second set against Cilic. Never seen him give out so much to the umpire.

klr87

Some serious "needle" in the Federer-Cilic match, after Federer got a time violation for getting his towel while Cilic was ready to serve.

whiterebel

Hopefully they are going to enforce that against Nadal as well.

klr87

whiterebel wrote: »

Hopefully they are going to enforce that against Nadal as well.

He got a serving time violation in the 1st round I think. In fact, he gets one of these in quite a few matches, but the big question is always: will he get a second one and lose a first serve?

Also, it's a bit ironic that Federer got called for not playing to the pace of Cilic's serve, as Cilic has been known to bounce the ball over 30 times before serving.


Federer now a break up early in the 3rd (1 set all), so I think he's "over" it by now.

whiterebel

Nadal is doing it more and more while receiving. Puts the hand up because he's not ready. Usually because he's had to pick his arse 27 times.

Horrible miss by Federer at 0-40. I think he will rue missing that one.

ForestFire

I'm going with an Argentinian revival!!
Obviously its their time again, looking at the sequence below!!




It amazing how popular Roland Garros is to the Spanish players
probable as its so close to them :rolleyes:

Floppybits

Federer cruising now.

sxt

ForestFire wrote: »

I'm going with an Argentinian revival!!
Obviously its their time again, looking at the sequence below!!

The blue and white flag could be the winner this year! Tsitsipas is the only player on the other side of the draw that could have a realistic chance to beat Nadal or Djkovic in the final. Tsitipas is going to win multiple French opens