Roland Garros Day 2: Monday, May 26 - Order of Play

[DarthFed]

Stan is in all out clown mode in this match and against a solid clay courter he isn't going to survive with that type of effort.

 

[Riotbeard]

Stan doesn't look dug in to make a match of this. I think he goes down tonight in 4.

I wish I could disagree.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I think after this match Stan will change his name.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stan the Man is just in full error mode...

 

[kskate2]

4-0 now. GGL 2 games away

 

[Riotbeard]

5-0. Serious bakery territory.

 

[DarthFed]

Onion bagel, cream cheese

 

[kskate2]

Question is will Stan break for a breadstick or get served a glazed donut?

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Stan should look at the positive. At least he got to lose in the Center court.:laydownlaughing

 

[kskate2]

So bad GSM. 2 pts away

 

[Riotbeard]

2 match points...

 

[nehmeth]

Since becoming only the 2nd player outside Fedal, Djokovic and Murray to win a slam, Stan seems unable to find his mojo. His Oz trophy looks more and more to be a freak occurrence outside his normal game rather than the promise of better things to come.

Really thought he would step it up here.

 

[kskate2]

It's looking like the donut. MP

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

There goes my champ in the slam challenge...I am assuming it is a bit late to change???

 

[Riotbeard]

Stan loses.

 

[kskate2]

There goes my champ in the slam challenge...I am assuming it is a bit late to change???

No kidding Murat. I didn't have him winning, but did have him getting to the final. Good grief Stan. I will never pick you for anything else ever again. :nono

 

[GameSetAndMath]

The warm-ups mean something. The two players who caused upsets are title winners
in small warm-up tourneys. GGL in Casablanca and MK in Munich.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Autamatic asterisk next to Nadal's RG win...He did not have to go through Stan The Man...:snigger

 

[Riotbeard]

Since becoming only the 2nd player outside Fedal, Djokovic and Murray to win a slam, Stan seems unable to find his mojo. His Oz trophy looks more and more to be a freak occurrence outside his normal game rather than the promise of better things to come.

Really thought he would step it up here.

Bit Harsh. He did win monte carlo!

I think we need to not compare him so much to the extreme consistency of Rafa, Novak, and Rog. He looks like he is the type of player who's form should be taken on a tourney by tourney basis. More like Andy who is capable of great and terrible tennis. Hence why Andy only won one slam and one master last year.

 

[brokenshoelace]

Since becoming only the 2nd player outside Fedal, Djokovic and Murray to win a slam, Stan seems unable to find his mojo. His Oz trophy looks more and more to be a freak occurrence outside his normal game rather than the promise of better things to come.

I am not saying this with the benefit of hindsight here, as I and others said this after Stan's win at the AO: The AO win wasn't a sign of things to come. Stan will be Stan: More consistent than most (in the sense that he'll continue to be a top 10 player or somewhere within that vicinity), extremely dangerous on his day (in the sense that he can hit anyone off the court), but pretty inconsistent compared to the elite. One slam win at a late stage of his career was unlikely to change that. It might give him more belief when he squares off against Nadal, Federer or Novak again, but getting to them is the problem.