Roland Garros, Paris, France, ATP GRAND SLAM (Paris Sidewalk Cafe Discussions II)

[britbox]

What's wrong with Murray? Stepped out for 20 minutes and he was up a set and now he lost the 2nd 6-2 and is down a break in the 3rd.

Just tuned in... but he's making heavy weather of these opening couple of rounds, for sure.

 

[DarthFed]

^ It's one thing to come out and struggle a bit while the big underdog plays well but this is one where Murray seemed to be in complete control vs. a nobody and now is in deep trouble. That's more alarming.

 

[britbox]

Looks too passive to me, waiting for it happen rather than making it happen.

 

[Moxie]

He can make it to the final without playing either Djokovic or Nadal, and he's going to let this WC take him to 5?

 

[britbox]

This wildcard is playing pretty well though from the small portion of the match I've seen. Nice point construction and that lob was exquisite.

 

[DarthFed]

He can make it to the final without playing either Djokovic or Nadal, and he's going to let this WC take him to 5?

Well, he let a 37 year old take the first 2 sets from him a couple days ago. Maybe he peaked too early? Also, the fact he played 1.5 sets yesterday doesn't help. If he survives this he gets Karlovic coming off of a 5 set win, that's just what the doctor ordered because it won't test his legs as much.

 

[britbox]

Wow, he leathered that down the line to take the set.

Great set from Borg... I mean Bourgue.

 

[britbox]

Murray gets the break in the fourth

 

[DarthFed]

Gasquet-Kyrgios next round could be a good one. Kind of a nice test to see where Nick is at and if he wins that he gets Kinky Kei after.

 

[DarthFed]

Apparently the guy Murray is playing had his first ATP win in the 1st round. Yikes

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

who is this borgue character..see that fh drive/drop shot combo to hold serve just now ?/

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

Apparently the guy Murray is playing had his first ATP win in the 1st round. Yikes

1st ever singles win on the main tour ?..wut?.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

also I wish folk in the crowd would stop doing that "ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba baaaaa"

its older than a russ abbot Christmas party album. :sleep:

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

bourge is 22 (born jan 1994)..rank 164..has been steadily rising since late 2012.

 

[DarthFed]

Murray seems to have this one under control. It's good for him that he is playing one of the trees next round and possibly the other tree in the 4th round because his legs will need a break. If he can get through the next couple rounds without much trouble these 5 setters probably won't be an issue by the QF's next week.

 

[Federberg]

I really thought he stood a good chance to compete in this slam, but looking at him now, he'll be a physical and emotional wreck if he's even able to get to the final. The likes of Nishikori and Wawrinka on his side look to be better prospects in my view. Possibly even Kyrgios for goodness sakes

 

[DarthFed]

He's even making the ending a bit difficult. From 5-1 up he is now serving at 5-3 and 30-30

 

[Denis]

I really thought he stood a good chance to compete in this slam, but looking at him now, he'll be a physical and emotional wreck if he's even able to get to the final. The likes of Nishikori and Wawrinka on his side look to be better prospects in my view. Possibly even Kyrgios for goodness sakes

Predicted kei to take him out in the quarters. Here's to some more court time with dr Ivo, even if it won't involve much rallying.

 

[DarthFed]

^ That should be a heck of a match. I'd give the edge to Nishi too if Murray doesn't make short work of the next 2 matches. And if Stan gets hot he has a legit chance to make the finals again.

 

[britbox]

Results from the French Open Men's Singles matches on Wednesday
Round 2
Andrej Martin (Slovakia) beat 29-Lucas Pouille (France) 6-3 7-5 6-3
8-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat Adrian Mannarino (France) 6-1 7-6(0) 6-1
16-Gilles Simon (France) beat Guido Pella (Argentina) 4-6 1-6 7-5 7-6(4) 6-4
2-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Mathias Bourgue (France) 6-2 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3
9-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Bjorn Fratangelo (U.S.) 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3
22-Viktor Troicki (Serbia) beat Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0 (Lajovic retired)
15-John Isner (U.S.) beat Kyle Edmund (Britain) 6-4 6-4 6-4
17-Nick Kyrgios (Australia) beat Igor Sijsling (Netherlands) 6-3 6-2 6-1
Albert Ramos (Spain) beat Marco Trungelliti (Argentina) 6-3 6-4 7-5
27-Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) beat Jordan Thompson (Australia) 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 12-10
Teymuraz Gabashvili (Russia) beat 19-Benoit Paire (France) 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2
3-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat Taro Daniel (Japan) 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4
30-Jeremy Chardy (France) beat Adam Pavlasek (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-2 6-4
23-Jack Sock (U.S.) beat Dustin Brown (Germany) 6-3 7-6(5) 6-2
5-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) 6-3 6-3 6-3
Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat Ivan Dodig (Croatia) 6-2 6-1 6-3
Round 1
Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) 5-7 6-2 7-6(6) 7-5