Roland Garros Day 9: Monday, June 2 - Order of Play

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Click here for the Day 9 Order of Play

(All matches, on all courts, are listed in order to give you a feel for when everything will begin and end.)

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Please use this thread to discuss Day 9 action.

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I've added TV schedules for live coverage in the US, Canada, the UK, Continental Europe, and Australia.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

My Picks are,

Halep, Kuznetsova (this is a heart over head pick), Errani and Petkovic.

 

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^ We're close. I'm going with Petkovic, Halep, Kuznetsova, and Jankovic.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Andrea Petkovic (GER) (28) vs. Kiki Bertens (NED)
Simona Halep (ROU) (4) vs. Sloane Stephens (USA) (15)
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (6) vs. Sara Errani (ITA) (10)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) (23) vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (27)

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I am going with Petko, Sloane. JJ and Lucie.

It's worth to note:
H2H
Sloane 2-1 Simona
Sara 2-1 JJ
Sveta 3-3 Lucie
Petko 0-0 Kiki

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It is worth noting that the match between Sveta and Lucie will be their first on clay

 

[my sherona]

I'm all ready fie our victory dance .. 5 point star slam .. The ultimate slam.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bertens takes the 1st set 61 over Petkovic

Bertens has been dominating Petkovic with her pace of shot.Petkovic has struggled to find her timing of the ball.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Petkovic 62 over Bertens in the 2nd set

Petkovic settled down and found the range on her ground shots.The glaring factor for Bertens in the 2nd set was her ufe rate...she made 20 ufe in the 2nd set,compared to 4 ufe in the 1st set

1 set all.Going to a 3rd set decider.

 

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Petkovic 62 over Bertens in the 2nd set

Petkovic settled down and found the range on her ground shots.The glaring factor for Bertens in the 2nd set was her ufe rate...she made 20 ufe in the 2nd set,compared to 4 ufe in the 1st set

1 set all.Going to a 3rd set decider.

Thanks for the update.

We may still get this one right. Let's hope Petkovic can maintain in the third.

 

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Great play by Petkovic at 3-2, 30-30

EDIT: Important hold after being down 0-30.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

There has been 5 breaks of serve so far in the 3rd set.

Finally a hold of serve from Petkovic and leads 4-2

 

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What happens next? Will Petkovic hold twice in a row?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bertens is a flat hitter of the ball,which leaves very little margin of error.

 

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Argh! Once again Petkovic opens a game down 0-30

 

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And with a Djokovic-esque overhead, she's down 15-40


EDIT: Another break of serve.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bertens breaks Petkovic fhand long

Back on serve in the 3rd set 4 games all

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bertens ball toss missed by a metre there....Arhhhhhh

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bertens hits the front for the first time in this set and leads 5-4

 

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I have a feeling Petkovic isn't going to hold.


EDIT: Fortunately, I was wrong. Tied at 5-5.

 

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Petkovic breaks for 6-5 lead, will serve for it.