Roland Garros / French Open [Men] - Grand Slam

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great hand skills at the net from both players,good reflexes,Sasha wins the point
4th break of serve in the first 6 games.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I expect Sasha to win this match,Fokina will go down fighting.

 

[don_fabio]

Fokina's face expressions of disappointment could make hilarious memes.

 

[Jelenafan]

You know it's not as if Medvedev isn't familiar with red clay, he's lived in the south of France for years and the Academy he attended has plenty of the red dirt to practice on. As Front has previously pointed out, he's had some good results in clay Masters. It' seemed more psychological/mental with him, and I'm sure Medvedev had the light bulb moment early that HC ideally suited his game and would be his bread and butter.

Springs to mind Agassi who famously said (like Lendl before him) "grass is for cows" and later made the adjustments mentally to enjoy
Wimbledon and grass court success. Agassi came to the realization that certain aspects of his game (hitting the ball on the rise, return of serve prowess, etc) were strengths on grass, as hopefully Medvedev now has come to a similar epiphany regarding clay.

 

[napo]

Great play from Alexandar, first FO SF . Congrats.

 

[Jelenafan]

Great play from Alexandar, first FO SF . Congrats.

OTOH, let's face it , it was a "dream" QF matchup for anyone, an opponent who is totally gassed and can't get out of 2nd gear. Zverev can freely hit because there is virtually no competitive pressure or tension in this match; its target practice at this point.

Davidovich Fokina aka the Spanish Nalbandian I'm trying very very hard to think of something nice or positive about his play today, but the best I can come up with is that his legs/calves make Zverev look even more like Mr. German Chicken Legs in comparison.

 

[kskate2]

Poor ADF. Got his clock cleaned on Chatrier. Nice payday for him though. I'm sure he's not earned this much moolah before.

 

[kskate2]

I assume AZ lost a ton of fans since the news about the abuse of his GF. I’m amazed he plays as well as he does (minus the multiple double faults) given all the drama in his personal life. His forehand looks much improved lately.

What drama? I'm not in the know. What did he do?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sasha had a easy q/final match,lets see if he can defeat a top 10 player in his s/final? something he has failed to do in a GS
Sasha has a negative H2H against both Med and The Young Greek.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

What drama? I'm not in the know. What did he do?

There were numerous allegations of physical abuse from a previous g/f of Sasha's going back at the USO,he has denied and also she has not gone to the police.She did a interview with Ben Rothenberg about the abuse.As you know now Sasha is a dad to another ex g/f..

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just read that Fokina was carrying a back injury today,I guess that explains his poor play,especially in set 2 and set 3.

 

[napo]

Hope Daniil will follow Oleksandr to the SF.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sasha on practice court,practicing his serve? 45 minutes and counting.

 

[don_fabio]

Greek with a first break

 

[10isfan]

Medvedev gets to number one if he meets Nadal in the final. Very exciting.

 

[napo]

These two are in a great form, high level from the beginning.
Stefanos very quick, looks like he has lost weight.
He is more aggressive and serving very well.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Greek with a first break

I think these two are still working things out against one another.The Young Greek consolidates his break

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great BH from Med to hold serve

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The Young Greek with a great drop shot,holds to love

 

[don_fabio]

Medvedev hasn't sniffed yet at Tsitsipas serve. Not a good sign.