French Open 2025

Agree with both your hopes for the womens' games today - I think Swiatek is definitely vulnerable - I haven't actually seen Sabalenka playing yet, but I presume she's just steamrolling everyone as per usual? What's Zheng's record against her, or does she even have one? Anyway, I wouldn't be betting my hard earned money against Sabalenka!

I felt very sorry for Jack Draper last night - Bublik was having one of those games where he could just do no wrong (as he referenced in his very brief post-match interview, poor Alex didn't manage to get even one question in!), and Draper just couldn't cope with it. I had recorded the remainder of the match and watched it when I got home - I thought Alcaraz was king of the drop shots, but jaysus! I would dearly love to see Bublik get past sinner to see him line up opposite Alcaraz - but again, I'll be keeping my money in my póca for that one!!!

Yeah, I was surprised he persisted in staying so far back for so long - it was like he was so shocked at what was happening that he just couldn't see it. Why his coaching box didn't intervene I don't know!

Speaking of which - I've said this before, but I hate the way it's now become player plus player's box are playing the match - it was particularly noticeable in Alcaraz's last game, every single shot, before the last ball even landed his eyes were gone up to his team, with either a fist pump or a questioning look - there's no sense any more that players are out there playing by themselves, figuring it out for themselves, playing a "singles" game. A few are left - Rybakina springs to mind. I miss the days when they were out there on their own, for better or for worse.

Speaking of this on court coaching, Sabalenka or Zheng just shouted up to her box to give her more energy.

The coaching should be banned, be interesting to see how some of the players handle it.

Eh, 75% empty??? Didn't look like that to me - and i see plenty vacant seats right now at the Tiafoe/Musetti match.

Back on the subject of actual tennis - Musetti has this in the bag if he even half keeps his head, Tiafoe looking properly rattled having lost the 3rd.

how is Paul playing or is it that Alcaraz is too good.

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God, but Chris Evert is a pain commentating!

I loved her as a player (showing my age there!), but I'm going to have to turn this match off soon - just reading ever more complicated stats and spouting clichés and platitudes. Up there with John McEnroe in the unlistenable stakes.

Where's Annabel Croft when you need her???

We have just had one shock with Boisson knocking Andreeva wonder will we get another and Bublik knocks out the robot.

And then there are all the big-money events she will qualify directly for over the next 12 months or so, based on just reaching the semi here: Not the upcoming Wimbledon. Her performance is too late to get even a qualifying spot, but she might get a wildcard. She will get into the four slams after that, up to Wimbledon next year. Then there is Cincinnati and the Canadian Open this summer, Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid and Rome next spring. She will also get into a number of smaller non-mandatory WTA tournaments where the cut-off is lower. She was injured from before the French last year to February this year, so her ranking was based on just those very low-level events in the last 3 months.

Sinner looks to be in phenomenal form and for me he is the favourite to win, very hard to see past a Sinner vs Alcaraz final. Although Musetti is playing very well, I don't see his playing style causing Alcaraz many issues and I see Alcaraz winning that in 3 or 4 sets.

What Djokovic is still doing at 38 is just unbelievable, the fact that he can rock up at grand slams in 2025 and reach the semi final stages so comfortably and beating the 3rd ranked player in the world. For some perspective, can you realistically see Sinner and Alcaraz playing Djokovics current level in the year 2041!! He is 16 years older than the likes of Alcaraz and Sinner and even managed to beat Alcaraz at the Australian Open this year. While Sinner has had the better of Djokovic over the past 12 months, they are 4-4 overall and two of those Sinner wins included one win 7-6 in a decider set and their Davis cup meeting, Djokovic had 3 match points before losing. Djokovic has won a lot of their biggest matches, final of world tour finals and beat him a couple of times at Wimbledon too. I would make Sinner the big favourite to win that match but I just hope its a really good competitive match. If you are going on current form, its hard to see past a 3 or 4 set Sinner win but if Djokovic can bring his level like the Australian open QF win over Alcaraz or the Olympic final win over Alcaraz last year on Phillipe Chatrier court, he could make life very difficult for Sinner.

I would love to see Djokovic win the French open this year but I just cant see past a Sinner Alcaraz final. The fact that Djokovic has reached the semi final has exceeded my expectation as to the stage he would reach based on his form the past year and about 10 years past his peak.

yes absolutely, Federer was very impressive in that Wimbledon final in 2019. He really couldnt have played any better and for so much of that final he was the better player. Djokovic was just so clutch when it mattered. I remember hearing an amazing stat about that final. Across the three tie breaks in that 2019 final (including the decider tie break that was played at 12 games all in 5th set), Djokovic did not make one unforced error across all three tie breaks. When you consider the pressure of a Wimbledon final playing against Federer who was playing lights out, that is about as clutch as a player can possibly be. Federer played unbelievable that day though

Musetti playing very well so far. Will be very difficult to hold off Carlito's power over a best of five, though. Has the makings of an excellent match

Musetti retires 2-0 in the fourth after losing the 3rd set 6-0

Sinner serving for second set...but Djokovic breaks him!