French Open 2026

yerwanthere123 · 24-05-2026 05:13PM #1

Play has already began, so time to start the thread!

Sinner the heavy, heavy favourite for the men's side, difficult to see how he gets beaten. Maybe Djoko could do it if he gets that far.

The women's side should be between the top four seeds of Sabalenka, Rybakina, Swiatek and Gauff, and I'd also throw Svitolina and perhaps Kostyuk into the mix. But you never know with the WTA.

Hoping we'll see some good matches over the next fortnight.

tiegan · 24-05-2026 10:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058439091/french-open-2026

Yep, focusing more on the prospect of some great match ups in the mens, and less on the fact that sinner willl probably be the winner - I do love a gritty five setter!!

josip · 25-05-2026 04:12PM

Wawrinka (41) has played his final match at Roland Garros.

As has Monfils (39), gone in 5.

Floppybits · 26-05-2026 09:50AM

Watched the Djokovic match the other and he was off it in the first set but once he got the read on the serve it didn't look in doubt. In saying that I just cant see him beating Sinner and his level will need to go up a few notches even to make it that far. I think Zverev is in Djokovic half of the draw but at the moment cant see anyone beating Sinner.

The women's is more interesting as someone said above you have the top4 in Sabalenka, Rybakina, Swaitek and Gauff and then just behind those is Svitolina and even then you could have someone further down going on a run. Hard to pick a winner there and after my Italian open predictions I think I will just say I hope Rybakina wins.

HeidiHeidi · 26-05-2026 03:03PM

Norrie gone with an injured rib.

Hope he can get himself sorted for grass/Wimbledon.

Naomi Osaka getting even more weird and wacky with her court entrance and outfit - she has some guts, I'll grant her that - she'll look proper foolish if she loses after that!

I thought they'd done away with line judges everywhere these days, even the French? (i know they were the last holdouts, but i thought even they'd been dragged along). Nice to see them again!!

gmisk · 26-05-2026 04:24PM

Medvedev out in 5 sets....

gmisk · 26-05-2026 04:29PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124501106#Comment_124501106

Osaka won at least.

A lot of GB players struggling with injuries at the minute Draper, Raducanu, Norrie, Kartal...even Fearnley (who is due on court soon) is struggling with a rib problem this season.

josip · 26-05-2026 04:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124501391#Comment_124501391

I don't know why he bothers turning up at RG.

gmisk · 27-05-2026 04:56PM

Second seed Rybakina gone...yikes

Floppybits · 27-05-2026 05:48PM

Djokovic gone to a needless 4th set. He should have finished this in 3.

Rybakina gone, it really is hard to predict the women's

HeidiHeidi · 27-05-2026 07:20PM

Paolini now in trouble, seems to have some sort of ankle injury - even if she did manage to drag this match back to a win from 5-2 down in the 3rd set, she might struggle to play on anyhow.

..... and she's gone 😢

Floppybits · 27-05-2026 08:48PM

Zverev destroying Machac. Thought Machac would have given him a game but Zverev is just too good. Machac has had the trainer out for a blister or something on the foot, I'd say a retirement is on the cards.

Floppybits · 27-05-2026 08:50PM

Can see Machac retiring at the end of this set

Floppybits · 27-05-2026 09:17PM

Surprised to see Machac play the 3rd. I wonder if the organisers asked him to finish it out because it was the evening session. Zverev to serve it out now.

MisterAnarchy · 27-05-2026 09:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124498694#Comment_124498694

41 and 39 wow.

Its not that long ago that 30 was retirement age.

Jack Daw · 27-05-2026 11:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124504867#Comment_124504867

Tour is probably easier now with international travel and in reality Wawrinka has been retired for over 5 years hes only been plsying for fun for the last while probably as he had nothing better to do

Kind of wish they would increase the prize money in doubles and mixed so instead of the likes of wawrinka getting first week exits for 5 years they see it as worth while to wind down their careers actually competing to win doubles tournaments , think it would generate more interest for doubles if more top players wound down their careers that way.

josip · 28-05-2026 01:04PM

Not shaping up to be a good day for the Cerundolo family.

HeidiHeidi · 28-05-2026 01:20PM

Sinner now gone off for medical timeout mid-game…… I've never seen that before!

josip · 28-05-2026 01:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124506066#Comment_124506066

According to the interwebs he was allowed a physio exam mid-game but not a time-out.

He's been broken in his last 2 service games in this set. Something's not right.

HeidiHeidi · 28-05-2026 01:33PM

If he lasts beyond this set I'll be amazed, this is like warm up rallies now.

But then he can take another break at the end of the set, so....

UUnfortunately I have to go out now 😭

josip · 28-05-2026 02:31PM

Certainly gone now, 2 service breaks down in the 5th and he saved 4 break points in that last game but to no avail.

MisterAnarchy · 28-05-2026 02:55PM

Sinner was suffering from cramp and nausea.

Was 5-1 up in the third and only won 2 more games.

Djokovic a good bet at 11-1.

Floppybits · 28-05-2026 03:00PM

Oh this opens the door for Zverev now. If he is going to win a slam this as good as a chance he will get with both Sinner and Alcaraz not there. Yes Djokovic is dangerous but I think Zverev has too much for him now.

josip · 28-05-2026 03:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124506421#Comment_124506421

Agree, we need someone to take Zverev out.

I also need to get started on my retraction to the Cerundolo family 🙂

2 slams in a row where Sinner has been unable to deal with heat come the 3rd set. It will give hope to anyone playing him in 3 of the 4 slams to hang on in the hope he'll hit the wall. And will have him always wondering if it will happen again. That will affect his game.

john9876 · 28-05-2026 04:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124506407#Comment_124506407

He was 11-1 when Sinner was in it. He's now 7/2

Zverev is 15/8

dublin49 · 28-05-2026 05:05PM

Sinner shipping criticism for gaming the rules to the nth degree around injury timeouts, commentator saying the umpire overstepped the mark in favour of Sinner, for a guy with a doping offence he doesnt seem to mind what fans think, aptly named it wud appear.

josip · 28-05-2026 05:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124506715#Comment_124506715

Not an unreasonable viewpoint but I think fair play to Sinner for playing the match out when he got zonked. He would have known once he lost the 3rd that he was going to get beaten.

Unless it's happened to you, it's hard to appreciate how it feels when it hits. You're going fine and then suddenly there's nothing. No strength, no energy. All you want is for the end to hurry up so that you can get out of there.

yerwanthere123 · 28-05-2026 06:32PM

Bye Sinner. The career drugs slam will have to wait for another year.

Hoping we can have a surprise winner now, and someone that's not Djoko or Zverev.

MisterAnarchy · 28-05-2026 07:24PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124506730#Comment_124506730

Strange he didnt elect to play in the night session, it seems he had a choice.

Jack Daw · 28-05-2026 07:57PM

Great that Sinner is gone, nice open tournament now.

The Red Hair and Pale Skin coming back to haunt him.

Royale with Cheese · 28-05-2026 08:57PM

Tsitsipas comes from a break down to level his match at 1-1. I just threw a tenner on him to win the whole thing at 60/1 for the laugh, there's not very much on that side of the draw so you're gonna likely end up with one random finalist and he's got there before so you never know.

French Open 2026

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