ATP Roland Garros / French Open, Paris, France, 2019

[tented]

I just started watching, but it looks like Thiem is making a mockery of Monfils.

 

[don_fabio]

Domi is cruising

 

[Bonaca]

Thiem just needs to remember that not only he can overpower Monfils, but he can also outplay him. Don't need to solve everything with pure power.

Domi is cruising

Yes he shows a very high level. Unfortunately he is on Novaks side.

 

[don_fabio]

I switched to Fognini, have to watch his effortless shit making

edit: shot making

 

[Bonaca]

The german russian is also turning the things in his favour.

 

[tented]

I switched to Fognini, have to watch his effortless shit making

edit: shot making

 

[mrzz]

I switched to Fognini, have to watch his effortless shit making

edit: shot making

The beauty of it is that both versions are equally true.

 

[don_fabio]

The german russian is also turning the things in his favour.

Fognini threw a racquet, he is not happy the way things are going.

 

[don_fabio]

The beauty of it is that both versions are equally true.

hahah, english is not my strong point, but I nailed this one :dancing:

Don called for a physio

 

[tented]

Don called for a physio

I must be more tired than I think. I read this as “Don called for a psycho.”

 

[tented]

Congrats to Thiem. He has a good chance of getting back to the final.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Stat dudes, has anyone ever won a slam playing only 5 setters all the way?

 

[herios]

Congrats to Thiem. He has a good chance of getting back to the final.

Pardon?

 

[Federberg]

I have to say I'm impressed with Zverev so far. I would have thought the Fog would be far beyond him

 

[Bonaca]

Pardon?

Haha we will see how he will manage Mr. Djokovic. I think he is far from the final yet. I strongly hope he loses to Novak and we get a Djoker - Bull final!

 

[tented]

Stat dudes, has anyone ever won a slam playing only 5 setters all the way?

I looked this up several years ago when someone else asked, and here's what I found (but I'm not positive all of this is correct or properly up to date):

It's a six-way tie (thanks @mrzz!). Well, actually five guys, since one of them did it twice. In each case, the winner won three five-setters:

Roger Federer: 2017 Australian Open

Final - Rafael Nadal - 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
SF - Stan Wawrinka - 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3
QF - Mischa Zverev - 6-1, 7-5, 6-2
R16 - Kei Nishikori - 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
R32 - Tomas Berdych - 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
R64 - Noah Rubin - 7-5, 6-3, 76-3
R128 - Jurgen Melzer - 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

Gustavo Kuerten: 1997 Roland Garros

Final - Sergi Bruguera - 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
SF - Filip Dewulf - 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(4)
QF - Yevgeny Kafelnikov - 6-2, 5-7, 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
R16 - Andrei Medvedev - 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
R32 - Thomas Muster - 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
R64 - Jonas Bjorkman - 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
R128 - Slava Dosedel - 6-0, 7-5, 6-1

Stefan Edberg: 1992 US Open

Final - Pete Sampras - 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-2
SF - Michael Chang - 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4
QF - Ivan Lendl - 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 7-6(3)
R16 - Richard Krajicek - 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
R32 - Jonas Svensson - 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
R64 - Jakob Hlasek - 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
R128 - Luiz Mattar - 6-4, 7-5, 6-2

Gaston Gaudio: 2004 Roland Garros

Final - Guillermo Coria - 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6
SF - David Nalbandian - 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-0
QF - Lleyton Hewitt - 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
R16 - Igor Andreev - 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
R32 - Thomas Enqvist - 6-0, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4
R64 - Jiri Novak - 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
R128 - Guillermo Canas - 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Bjorn Borg: 1974 Roland Garros

Final - Manuel Orantes - 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
SF - Harold Solomon - 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
QF - Raul Ramirez - 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
R16 - Erik Van Dillen - 0-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
R32 - Jean-Loup Rouyer - 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
R64 - Toma Ovici - 6-1, 6-1
R128 - Jean-Francois Caujolle - 4-6, 6-0, 6-4

Bjorn Borg: 1977 Wimbledon

Final - Jimmy Connors - 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
SF - Vitas Gerulaitis - 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6
QF - Ilie Nastase - 6-0, 8-6, 6-3
R16 - Wojtek Fibak - 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
R32 - Nikola Pilic - 9-7, 7-5, 6-3
R64 - Mark Edmondson - 3-6, 7-9, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
R128 - Antonio Zugarelli - 6-4, 6-2, 9-7

 

[don_fabio]

I looked this up several years ago when someone else asked, and here's what I found (but I'm not positive all of this is correct or properly up to date):

It's a five-way tie. Well, actually four guys, since one of them did it twice. In each case, the winner won three five-setters:

Gustavo Kuerten: 1997 Roland Garros

Final - Sergi Bruguera - 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
SF - Filip Dewulf - 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(4)
QF - Yevgeny Kafelnikov - 6-2, 5-7, 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
R16 - Andrei Medvedev - 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
R32 - Thomas Muster - 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
R64 - Jonas Bjorkman - 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
R128 - Slava Dosedel - 6-0, 7-5, 6-1

Stefan Edberg: 1992 US Open

Final - Pete Sampras - 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-2
SF - Michael Chang - 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4
QF - Ivan Lendl - 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 7-6(3)
R16 - Richard Krajicek - 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
R32 - Jonas Svensson - 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
R64 - Jakob Hlasek - 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
R128 - Luiz Mattar - 6-4, 7-5, 6-2

Gaston Gaudio: 2004 Roland Garros

Final - Guillermo Coria - 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6
SF - David Nalbandian - 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-0
QF - Lleyton Hewitt - 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
R16 - Igor Andreev - 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
R32 - Thomas Enqvist - 6-0, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4
R64 - Jiri Novak - 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
R128 - Guillermo Canas - 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Bjorn Borg: 1974 Roland Garros

Final - Manuel Orantes - 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
SF - Harold Solomon - 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
QF - Raul Ramirez - 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
R16 - Erik Van Dillen - 0-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
R32 - Jean-Loup Rouyer - 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
R64 - Toma Ovici - 6-1, 6-1
R128 - Jean-Francois Caujolle - 4-6, 6-0, 6-4

Bjorn Borg: 1977 Wimbledon

Final - Jimmy Connors - 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
SF - Vitas Gerulaitis - 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6
QF - Ilie Nastase - 6-0, 8-6, 6-3
R16 - Wojtek Fibak - 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
R32 - Nikola Pilic - 9-7, 7-5, 6-3
R64 - Mark Edmondson - 3-6, 7-9, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
R128 - Antonio Zugarelli - 6-4, 6-2, 9-7

No one ever got to more than 3 five setters and won? I was expecting to see one more, like 4 out of 7 five set matches. It's extremely hard to win the tournament if you go to distance too often.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

I looked this up several years ago when someone else asked, and here's what I found (but I'm not positive all of this is correct or properly up to date):

It's a five-way tie. Well, actually four guys, since one of them did it twice. In each case, the winner won three five-setters:

Gustavo Kuerten: 1997 Roland Garros

Final - Sergi Bruguera - 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
SF - Filip Dewulf - 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(4)
QF - Yevgeny Kafelnikov - 6-2, 5-7, 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
R16 - Andrei Medvedev - 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
R32 - Thomas Muster - 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
R64 - Jonas Bjorkman - 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
R128 - Slava Dosedel - 6-0, 7-5, 6-1

Stefan Edberg: 1992 US Open

Final - Pete Sampras - 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-2
SF - Michael Chang - 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4
QF - Ivan Lendl - 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 7-6(3)
R16 - Richard Krajicek - 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
R32 - Jonas Svensson - 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
R64 - Jakob Hlasek - 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
R128 - Luiz Mattar - 6-4, 7-5, 6-2

Gaston Gaudio: 2004 Roland Garros

Final - Guillermo Coria - 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6
SF - David Nalbandian - 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-0
QF - Lleyton Hewitt - 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
R16 - Igor Andreev - 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
R32 - Thomas Enqvist - 6-0, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4
R64 - Jiri Novak - 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
R128 - Guillermo Canas - 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Bjorn Borg: 1974 Roland Garros

Final - Manuel Orantes - 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
SF - Harold Solomon - 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
QF - Raul Ramirez - 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
R16 - Erik Van Dillen - 0-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
R32 - Jean-Loup Rouyer - 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
R64 - Toma Ovici - 6-1, 6-1
R128 - Jean-Francois Caujolle - 4-6, 6-0, 6-4

Bjorn Borg: 1977 Wimbledon

Final - Jimmy Connors - 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
SF - Vitas Gerulaitis - 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6
QF - Ilie Nastase - 6-0, 8-6, 6-3
R16 - Wojtek Fibak - 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
R32 - Nikola Pilic - 9-7, 7-5, 6-3
R64 - Mark Edmondson - 3-6, 7-9, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
R128 - Antonio Zugarelli - 6-4, 6-2, 9-7

Much appreciated !

 

[britbox]

I looked this up several years ago when someone else asked, and here's what I found (but I'm not positive all of this is correct or properly up to date):

It's a five-way tie. Well, actually four guys, since one of them did it twice. In each case, the winner won three five-setters:

Gustavo Kuerten: 1997 Roland Garros

Final - Sergi Bruguera - 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
SF - Filip Dewulf - 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(4)
QF - Yevgeny Kafelnikov - 6-2, 5-7, 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
R16 - Andrei Medvedev - 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
R32 - Thomas Muster - 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
R64 - Jonas Bjorkman - 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
R128 - Slava Dosedel - 6-0, 7-5, 6-1

Stefan Edberg: 1992 US Open

Final - Pete Sampras - 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-2
SF - Michael Chang - 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-4
QF - Ivan Lendl - 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 7-6(3)
R16 - Richard Krajicek - 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
R32 - Jonas Svensson - 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
R64 - Jakob Hlasek - 7-5, 6-2, 6-1
R128 - Luiz Mattar - 6-4, 7-5, 6-2

Gaston Gaudio: 2004 Roland Garros

Final - Guillermo Coria - 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6
SF - David Nalbandian - 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-0
QF - Lleyton Hewitt - 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
R16 - Igor Andreev - 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
R32 - Thomas Enqvist - 6-0, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4
R64 - Jiri Novak - 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
R128 - Guillermo Canas - 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

Bjorn Borg: 1974 Roland Garros

Final - Manuel Orantes - 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
SF - Harold Solomon - 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
QF - Raul Ramirez - 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
R16 - Erik Van Dillen - 0-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
R32 - Jean-Loup Rouyer - 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
R64 - Toma Ovici - 6-1, 6-1
R128 - Jean-Francois Caujolle - 4-6, 6-0, 6-4

Bjorn Borg: 1977 Wimbledon

Final - Jimmy Connors - 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
SF - Vitas Gerulaitis - 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6
QF - Ilie Nastase - 6-0, 8-6, 6-3
R16 - Wojtek Fibak - 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
R32 - Nikola Pilic - 9-7, 7-5, 6-3
R64 - Mark Edmondson - 3-6, 7-9, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
R128 - Antonio Zugarelli - 6-4, 6-2, 9-7

The Edberg campaign at the USO 92 is the one that always sticks in my mind. He was a break down in the fifth on all three of the five setters.

 

[tented]

No one ever got to more than 3 five setters and won? I was expecting to see one more, like 4 out of 7 five set matches. It's extremely hard to win the tournament if you go to distance too often.

I was a little surprised, too, but you put it perfectly: it’s extremely hard to win if you keep having to go the distance.

Ironically, if I remember correctly, I looked this up originally when Kei was making his way to the USO final several years ago.