Roland Garros / French Open [Men] - Grand Slam

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sasha gets out of trouble and consolidates the break 3-0

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kei has to have better control with his shots at night,conditions are slower,harder to hit through the court
Kei's volley find the net
Sasha 4-0

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Help me Sasha 5-0 ....

 

[don_fabio]

Looks like a one way road from here on.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Looks like a one way road from here on.

Sasha seems to be one step ahead of Kei,knows exactly what shot to return on the court

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

There you go Kei great fh cross court angle shot..need more of them in this match

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kei avoids the bagel
Sasha serve 5-1 for the 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sasha 2 sets to love 64 61 over Kei
Have to say even though I am not of a fan of Sasha,that 2nd set was impressive.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Finishing end is in sight in this match sad to say for Kei
Sasha breaks again and leads 3-0

 

[kskate2]

Poor Samurai probably doesn't want to retire. He's done that a few times in his career.

 

[kskate2]

I don't have volume. What is Sascha complaining about w/ the umpire?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I don't have volume. What is Sascha complaining about w/ the umpire?

I missed it I was hanging out washing on the line

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sasha has had words with the umpire re checking lines on the clay if his ball went out

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

What a long match and no result for Kei who has not given up
Sasha breaks and leads 4-1

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sasha is one game away from the match leads 5-1

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Zverev d Nishikori 64 61 61
Impressive performance from Sasha one of the best matches I have seen him play on a clay court

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Mens single QFs- bottom half.

A.Zverev (6) vs Davidovich Fokina

S.Tsitspas (5) vs D.Medvedev (2)

 

[Moxie]

Mens single QFs- bottom half.

A.Zverev (6) vs Davidovich Fokina

S.Tsitspas (5) vs D.Medvedev (2)

That's an good last 4. ADF is the outlier, but he's been coming into some good form this clay season. And you just said Sascha played his best match, though I saw none of it. So all 4 playing some good tennis.

 

[Moxie]

I missed it I was hanging out washing on the line

That is so quaintly old school! I love the smell of sheets that have dried on the line.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Its going to be interesting with this year being the first with no more special formula seeding for Wimbledon. Rafanoy you bring out a great point that the French Open results impacts Wimbledon more than ever.

Yikes, the odds are the other Players could potentially have to play the big 3 consecutively at W

or.....
Medvedev as the #1 seed at W could mean possible Federer/Djokovic or Nadal/Federer quarterfinals matchups, all on the same side of the draw; tennis gods have a warped sense of humor.

No formula? Will Fed be seeded in top 8 at least?