Roland Garros 2018, Paris, France - WTA Grand Slam

[Moxie]

Serena really stepped up today after being pressed by Ash Barty. This is the closest she's looked to being 'back.'

 

[britbox]

Highlights / Interviews:







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[Hoergren]

Order of play Friday 1. June

Court Philippe-Chatrier Play starts at 11am
Pauline PARMENTIER (FRA) vs Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) [2] 06 36
Camila GIORGI (ITA) vs Sloane STEPHENS (USA)[10] POSTPONED

Court Suzanne-Lenglen Play starts at 11am
Madison KEYS (USA) [13] vs Naomi OSAKA (JPN) [21] 61 76
Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [8] vs Anett KONTAVEIT (EST) [25] POSTPONED

Court 1 Play starts at 11am
Mihaela BUZARNESCU (ROU) [31] vs Elina SVITOLINA (UKR) [4 ]63 75

Court 18 Play starts at 11am
Daria KASATKINA (RUS) [14] vs Maria SAKKARI (GRE) 61 16 63

Court 3 Play starts at 11am
Sorana CIRSTEA (ROU) & Sara SORRIBES TORMO (ESP) vs Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) & Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) 63 62

Court 6 Play starts at 11am
Taylor TOWNSEND (USA) & Renata VORACOVA (CZE) vs Kiki BERTENS (NED) & Johanna LARSSON (SWE) [9] 46 06
M.RYBARIKOVA (SVK) & V.KUZMOVA (SVK) vs Nicole MELICHAR (USA) & Kveta PESCHKE (CZE) [13] 16 46
Gabriela DABROWSKI (CAN) & Mate PAVIC (CRO) [1] vs Pauline PARMENTIER (FRA) & Gregoire BARRERE (FRA)

Court 7 Play starts at 11am
Yulia PUTINTSEVA (KAZ) vs Qiang WANG (CHN) 16 75 64
Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) vs Barbora STRYCOVA (CZE) [26] 26 36
Venus WILLIAMS (USA) & Serena WILLIAMS (USA) vs Sara ERRANI (ITA) & Kirsten FLIPKENS (BEL) 64 62

Court 8 Play starts at 11am
Irina-Camelia BEGU (ROU) & Qiang WANG (CHN) vs Petra MARTIC (CRO) & Maria SAKKARI (GRE) 63 76

Court 9 Play starts at 11am
Nadiia KICHENOK (UKR) & Anastasia RODIONOVA (AUS) [16] vs Yingying DUAN (CHN) & Aliaksandra SASNOVICH (BLR) 46 61 46
Anabel MEDINA GARRIGUES (ESP) & Arantxa PARRA SANTONJA (ESP) vs Hao-Ching CHAN (TPE) & Zhaoxuan YANG (CHN) [8] 36 57

Court 14 Play starts at 11am
Darija JURAK (CRO) & Donna VEKIC (CRO) vs Dalila JAKUPOVIC (SLO) & Irina KHROMACHEVA (RUS) 16 06
Viktorija GOLUBIC (SUI) & Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB) vs L.ARRUABARRENA (ESP) & K.SREBOTNIK (SLO) 46 36

 

[Denis]

Keys is blasting Osaka off the court at the moment. Quite disappointing. I saw Osaka play against Diyas and she looked strong, although clearly she needs some help to adjust to the clay game. Didn't play a single dropshot....

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

It’s great to have Serena back. It’s nice to see that fight in someone again. I wish more players showed it.

 

[britbox]

Svitolina is in trouble.

 

[kskate2]

Keys is blasting Osaka off the court at the moment. Quite disappointing. I saw Osaka play against Diyas and she looked strong, although clearly she needs some help to adjust to the clay game. Didn't play a single dropshot....

Ever since Naomi won IW and beat Serena in Miami she's been lackluster and unfocused. I guess what they really is true. You can have all the physical talent in the world, but it takes a rare and special breed to be able to put it all together mentally, week after week, year after year on tour and stay in the top the game.

 

[kskate2]

Svitolina is in trouble.

big trouble. down a set and 4-4 in the 2nd. Let's see if she can pull this out.

 

[kskate2]

Svito gone in straights. Really a disappointing effort from her. Looked like she was about to cry walking off.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Well these days you have to take what you can get, and it has been a rare opportunity for many with Serena out of commission to take advantage at slams. Svitolina had a prime opportunity to be one of the few to cash in on said moment at the French. I don’t expect Serena to go on a Slam tear at this point in her career. I do expect with more match play to see her contend at Wimbledon and the US Open this year with an outside shot here with some help. However, going through Serena to get a Slam is never an easy task period, and many were quite aware of that opportunity, and a few players may have squandered their chance now that Serena is back.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Svito gone in straights. Really a disappointing effort from her. Looked like she was about to cry walking off.

Wow.. I thought Svitolina was ready to win a slam

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Saturday 2 June

Court Philippe-Chatrier Play starts at 11am
Garbiñe MUGURUZA (ESP) [3] vs Samantha STOSUR (AUS) 60 62
Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS) [28] vs Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [6] 62 61

Court Suzanne-Lenglen Play starts at 11am
Irina-Camelia BEGU (ROU) vs Caroline GARCIA (FRA) [7] 16 36
Julia GOERGES (GER) [11] vs Serena WILLIAMS (USA) 36 46

Court 1 Play starts at 11am
Petra KVITOVA (USA) [8] vs Anett KONTAVEIT (EST) [25] 67 67
Timea BABOS (HUN) & Kristina MLADENOVIC (FRA) [1] vs Nao HIBINO (JPN) & Oksana KALASHNIKOVA (GEO) 61 63
Angelique KERBER (GER) [12] vs Kiki BERTENS (NED) [18] 76 76

Court 18 Play starts at 11am
Camila GIORGI (ITA) vs Sloane STEPHENS (USA)[10] 64 16 68
Simona HALEP (ROU) [1] vs Andrea PETKOVIC (GER) 75 60
Court 3 Play starts at 11am
Kaitlyn CHRISTIAN (USA) & Carina WITTHOEFT (GER) vs Gabriela DABROWSKI (CAN) & Yifan XU (CHN) [5] 26 26

Court 7 Play starts at 11am
Magdalena RYBARIKOVA (SVK) [19] vs Lesia TSURENKO (UKR) 26 46
Raquel ATAWO (USA) & Anna-Lena GROENEFELD (GER) [11] vs Eri HOZUMI (JPN) & Makoto NINOMIYA (JPN) 62 26 06 36 16
Daria GAVRILOVA (AUS) [24] vs Elise MERTENS (BEL) [16] 36 16

Court 9 Play starts at 11am
Jennifer BRADY (USA) & Vania KING (USA) vs Kateryna BONDARENKO (UKR) & Aleksandra KRUNIC (SRB) 67 63 63
Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) & Samantha STOSUR (AUS) vs Andrea SESTINI HLAVACKOVA (CZE) & Barbora STRYCOVA (CZE) [2] 63 36 46
Irina-Camelia BEGU (ROU) & Qiang WANG (CHN) vs Andreja KLEPAC (SLO) & María José MARTINEZ SANCHEZ (ESP) [3] 36 57

Court 14 Play starts at 11am
Latisha CHAN (TPE) & Bethanie MATTEK-SANDS (USA) [4] vs Irina BARA (ROU) & Mihaela BUZARNESCU (ROU) 62 36 36
Barbora KREJCIKOVA (CZE) & Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) [6] vs Tatjana MARIA (GER) & Heather WATSON (GBR) 61 26 75

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Wow.. I thought Svitolina was ready to win a slam

For a long while I thought she was going to make it big. But, she had continuously disappointed me and so I have given up on her about 8 months ago.

 

[britbox]

Highlights:

(13) Madison Keys bt. (21) Naomi Osaka: 6-1, 7-6 (7)



(2) Caroline Wozniacki bt. Pauline Parmentier: 6-0, 6-3

 

[GameSetAndMath]

IIRC, I picked Osaka to win this event.

 

[the AntiPusher]

For a long while I thought she was going to make it big. But, she had continuously disappointed me and so I have given up on her about 8 months ago.

I have done the same with Halep..I have almost given up

 

[AnonymousFan]

Starting to watch FO today...can the men's side be any less suspenseful lol. Zzzz. =P

Go Serena, hoping for a Serena-Sharapova match!

 

[Federberg]

Well done Serena. Now beat Sharapova like a drum again. Don't know why but I'm actually nervous about it

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Sunday 3 June 4th round BOTTOM part

Court Philippe-Chatrier Play starts at 11am
Madison KEYS (USA) [13] vs Mihaela BUZARNESCU (ROU) [31] 61 64
Anett KONTAVEIT (EST) [25] vs Sloane STEPHENS (USA) [10] 26 06

Court Suzanne-Lenglen Play starts at 11am
Barbora STRYCOVA (CZE) [26] vs Yulia PUTINTSEVA (KAZ) 46 36
ATP
Daria KASATKINA (RUS) [14] vs Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) [2] 75 33 postponed

Court 1 Play starts at 11am
Sorana CIRSTEA (ROU) & Sara SORRIBES TORMO (ESP) vs Hao-Ching CHAN (TPE) & Zhaoxuan YANG (CHN) [8] 26 46
Venus WILLIAMS (USA) & Serena WILLIAMS (USA)vs A.KLEPAC (SLO ) / MJ.MARTINEZ SANCHEZ (ESP) [3] 46 76 06

Court 18 Play starts at 11am
Barbora KREJCIKOVA (CZE) & Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) [6] vs Kiki BERTENS (NED) & Johanna LARSSON (SWE) [9] 16 64 76

Court 7 Play starts at 11am
Dalila JAKUPOVIC (SLO) & Irina KHROMACHEVA (RUS) vs Lara ARRUABARRENA (ESP) & Katarina SREBOTNIK (SLO) 46 16

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Well done Serena. Now beat Sharapova like a drum again. Don't know why but I'm actually nervous about it

No, I am not worried about it now. Serena has already won three singles and two doubles matches at RG. She may not win the title here, but there is no way that she will now lose to Meldopova now. If they have met much earlier, there is a chance.