Roland Garros / French Open [Men] - Grand Slam

[Jelenafan]

Oh Meds, what were you thinking??

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

For a player who hates the clay,Med did well to make the q/finals at RG

 

[don_fabio]

Organizers did screw up scheduling, instead of.making it possible for a more competitive match with a lot of drama, we get bulshit zverev match and another subpar match in the evening

 

[don_fabio]

Oh Meds, what were you thinking??

He gave up, unfortunately.

 

[Front242]

Come now! The conditions don't favor your fave, yet its the same for both players.

AO and USO have night matches, closed roof versus open roof, and of course it changes the dynamics. W used to be crazy with sunny days versus rain delayed slick grass days. Now this is Just a new twist on the FO.

But i feel your pain, keeping the roof closed in the 2018 W SF cost Rafa,
but im not bitter.

Same for both of course but I was just saying it obviously favours Tsitsipas more this way and nothing that can be done about it. Same with Nadal v Federer here in 2019. They're both great players in windy conditions but that day the wind was absolutely NUTS and the margin Nadal has on his shots with his spin make it much less of an ordeal to hit through the wind than Federer with his flatter shots, and same with serve. Medvedev hits pretty flat too most of the time and these slow conditions tonight killed him. It is what it is but it still sucks. I stand by saying the score would be reversed if this was a day match. Best case scenario 1 set to Tsitsipas in a day match here against Medvedev.

PS: Agree that the roof closure in Wimbledon 2018 SF definitely favoured Djokovic also.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

He gave up, unfortunately.

I think it was the underarm serve...from Med

 

[don_fabio]

Does this mean one SF is also in the evening?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Does this mean one SF is also in the evening?

I would imagine so,seeing fans can come back now

 

[don_fabio]

Same for both of course but I was just saying it obviously favours Tsitsipas more this way and nothing that can be done about it. Same with Nadal v Federer here in 2019. They're both great players in windy conditions but that day the wind was absolutely NUTS and the margin Nadal has on his shots with his spin make it much less of an ordeal to hit through the wind than Federer with his flatter shots, and same with serve. Medvedev hits pretty flat too most of the time and these slow conditions tonight killed him. It is what it is but it still sucks. I stand by saying the score would be reversed if this was a day match. Best case scenario 1 set to Tsitsipas in a day match here against Medvedev.

Still Med had chance in that 2nd set and should have taken it, that could have change the course of the match, but yeah, day match would make a difference.

 

[don_fabio]

I think it was the underarm serve...from Med

That's how I saw it, giving up

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

That's how I saw it, giving up

Brain Fail from Med frankly....Greek went down the line with his bhand
I am happy I picked Greek to win on clay.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I would imagine so,seeing fans can come back now

No. second sf is NB 3:30 p.m. local time. First one starts at 11.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

No. second sf is NB 3:30 p.m. local time. First one starts at 11.

Okay thanks.

 

[rafanoy1992]

Okay thanks.

Awesome! I don’t like a 9 pm local time SF slot

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Awesome! I don’t like a 9 pm local time SF slot

I thought you would like that time slot

 

[kskate2]

French Open Results for Quarterfinals Day 10 - Tuesday, June 8, 2021

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This was the discussion between Medvedev to the umpire,which I could not hear properly.

Medevedev was down (36 67 45) to the umpire

"If I lose the match,it's your fault".

 

[Moxie]

Tsitsipas with a favourable scheduling here in RG, first a night match with Isner who btw hung in there pretty well in slow conditions and now with Medvedev also night match.

What is the point of these night sessions when there is nobody in audience? They could easily schedule it like before, during the day. I don't understand the reasoning behind this, but if I had to bet I would say it has something to do with money, some broadcasting benefits.

Also is it only me who can't stand the french language? I simply find it annoying and those double language interviews on court and translations it's disgusting. Speak
the english for christ sake.

I get that the night session is idiotic with no crowd, but there is a link above, I think from Jelenafan, that confirms you are right...it's about the money, and paying for their new roof and renovation.

As to people who can't stand the French language? I'm willing to go out on a limb and say you are alone there. It's beautiful sounding, to many people, but that's not exactly the point. The French Open is played in France. Where the official language is, actually, French. Just because the other Majors are played in anglophone countries, it doesn't mean that the French Open can't make a concession to their own language. If it bores you to hear interviews in translation of both languages, I think you should just suck that up.

My logic is telling Tsitsipas, but I'll be strongly rooting for the russian. I just love his character so much, his sense of humor and the whole personality sits much better with me than the greek.

With regards to tennis there are pros and cons for Medvedev here.

Pros:
He is in greek's head
He has no pressure at all, literally
He has new found belief on clay

Cons:
Night match, slow conditions
Greek improved return of serve
No fans

I just hope Medvedev comes out swinging and finding corners like in match against Garin, serving great and being agressive then everything is possible.

As to the bolded above, I don't agree. I know the match is over now, and I only saw a little of it. But I do have a problem sometimes when people say that a player has "nothing to lose," or, in this case, Medvedev had "no pressure." Medvedev is the #2 ranked player in the world and in the tournament. He had plenty of pressure. Just because his past results at RG were, literally, nowhere, doesn't mean that he had no pressure or nothing to prove. Being #2 gave him a new level of pressure. For me, I'm pleased that he did step up and showed that it meant something to him, and that he wasn't just writing off clay. I'll be catching up with comments on the match, but that is my 2 cents on a couple of points you made. Smooth sailing to you!

 

[Moxie]

The slower conditions at night are killing him.

Seriously? Can someone confirm that? I mean, I know it was a tight match, but Medvedev did lose in straights. Was it all about playing at night? Genuinely curious.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Seriously? Can someone confirm that? I mean, I know it was a tight match, but Medvedev did lose in straights. Was it all about playing at night? Genuinely curious.

This was the first night match for Med,the night time conditions play slower than the day sessions.Med has said that he liked the day conditions because they were fast,which I feel suit his overall game.The Young Greek produced a first class set against Med.
I feel one of the big differences in the match was Med return of serve.The Young Greek served well,he had a little dip early in the 3rd set,got broken then reset and held to love,before breaking Med.Then went on to win the match,I mean Med had a major 'brain fail' served underarm? when he had MP against him,The Young Greek just went for a bh down the line and won the match.
The Young Greek deserved his win,he was the better player for the 3 sets.