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

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Tennis Now's Roland Garros Preview Magazine

 

[Bert]

Apparently Novak found the secret to win RG

 

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Roland Garros Players Party:

 

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Pleased to see Dustin Brown qualified. Great character.

 

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[Billie]

Day 1 schedule:


Philippe-Chatrier Court 11:00 AM Start


1. Women's Singles - Round 1

Danka Kovinic (MNE) vs. Petra Kvitova (CZE)[10]

2. Men's Singles - Round 1

Kei Nishikori (JPN)[5] vs. Simone Bolelli (ITA)

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) vs. Garbine Muguruza (ESP)[4]

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

Jeremy Chardy (FRA)[30] vs. Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

Suzanne-Lenglen Court 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Radu Albot (MDA) vs. Benoit Paire (FRA)[19]

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) vs. Lucie Safarova (CZE)[11]

3. Men's Singles - Round 1

Milos Raonic (CAN)[8] vs. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)

4. Women's Singles - Round 1

Simona Halep (ROU)[6] vs. Nao Hibino (JPN)

Court 1 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Nick Kyrgios (AUS)[17] vs. Marco Cecchinato (ITA)

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[13] vs. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Karolina Pliskova (CZE)[17] vs. Shelby Rogers (USA)

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

John Isner (USA)[15] vs. John Millman (AUS)

Court 2 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles - Round 1

Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)[24]

2. Men's Singles - Round 1

Jack Sock (USA)[23] vs. Robin Haase (NED)

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Myrtille Georges (FRA) vs. Christina McHale (USA)

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB)[22]

Court 3 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) vs. Donald Young (USA)

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Nicole Gibbs (USA) vs. Heather Watson (GBR)

3. Men's Singles - Round 1

Laslo Djere (SRB) vs. Jordan Thompson (AUS)

4. Women's Singles - Round 1

Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) vs. Sloane Stephens (USA)[19]

Court 6 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles - Round 1

Alison Riske (USA) vs. Viktorija Golubic (SUI)

2. Men's Singles - Round 1

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) vs. Benjamin Becker (GER)

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Elena Vesnina (RUS) vs. Madison Brengle (USA)

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs. Kyle Edmund (GBR)

Court 14 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles - Round 1

Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) vs. Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE)

2. Men's Singles - Round 1

Dudi Sela (ISR) vs. Dustin Brown (GER)

3. Men's Singles - Round 1

Ivo Karlovic (CRO)[27] vs. Albert Montanes (ESP)

4. Women's Singles - Round 1

Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) vs. Sabine Lisicki (GER)


Court 17 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Adrian Ungur (ROU) vs. Igor Sijsling (NED)

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR)

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Zarina Diyas (KAZ) vs. Carina Witthoeft (GER)

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs. Adam Pavlasek (CZE)

 

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if dreddy brown wins it'll be 1st ever victory in fo main draw, although its only his 3rd visit to main draw in career.

after losing in q1 in 2015, a 1st rd win plus pts from qualifying this year would help the dreadlocked jack in the box back up towards top100.

 

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milos v tanko quitsarevic..surely old superman hairdo can fend off the former world no9.

sir grigor v drugtestdodger troika. sir grigor needs to escape the slump he's been in soon or he's gonna forget he is supposed to be a tennis player.

 

[Tennis Fan]

That was a nice vid. Very fair analysis, because you can't predict the upsets. Surprising coming from Forget.

 

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mr forget. Jeremy bates had a match point on him at wimb92, to reach qf, unheard of in those days for british player..

didn't win, someone farted in the crowd or something, aborted serve, then lost mp..then lost match. oh well.

 

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mr forget. Jeremy bates had a match point on him at wimb92, to reach qf, unheard of in those days for british player..

didn't win, someone farted in the crowd or something, aborted serve, then lost mp..then lost match. oh well.

The not so good old days when Bates winning a set at Wimbledon made the headlines... and Andrew Castle became an overnight hero by nearly beating Mats Wilander.

 

[Billie]

First stoppage of play and it's only day 1. Paire needed 5 sets to win his first round match earlier today.

Kyrgios beat Cecchinato in 3 tough sets.

 

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Yep, both players had a tough opener. Paire looked in trouble for a while... and now we have rain....

 

[Billie]

Nick visited the set of Tennis Channel and had a little chat. He likes working with Rusty and didn't color his hair for RG because he wants to have more time for tennis. He is also backing the Cavs to win the NBA championships.

 

[Tennis Fan]

Ugh, the rain. This is messing up my day, big time (not to mention the players).

 

[Denis]

Spent some time watching Sock. Boy, does he look fat and out of shape, no wonder his results have been disappointing as of late. Shame really, he has a really fun game.

 

[Billie]

Day 2: Monday, May 23


Philippe-Chatrier Court 11:00 AM Start


1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Lukas Rosol (CZE) vs. Stan Wawrinka (SUI)[3]

2. Men's Singles - Round 1

Kei Nishikori (JPN)[5] vs. Simone Bolelli (ITA)

To Finish 6-1 7-5 2-1

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) vs. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)[2]

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs. Andy Murray (GBR)[2]

5. Women's Singles - Round 1

Alize Cornet (FRA) vs. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)

Suzanne-Lenglen Court 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles - Round 1

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) vs. Garbine Muguruza (ESP)[4]

2. Men's Singles - Round 1

Gilles Simon (FRA)[16] vs. Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA)

3. Men's Singles - Round 1

Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs. Richard Gasquet (FRA)[9]

4. Women's Singles - Round 1

Oceane Dodin (FRA) vs. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)[14]

Court 1 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Jeremy Chardy (FRA)[30] vs. Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[13] vs. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)

To Finish 4-6 6-1 3-1

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) vs. Caroline Garcia (FRA)

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs. Lucas Pouille (FRA)[29]

5. Women's Singles - Round 1

Elina Svitolina (UKR)[18] vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

Court 2 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Milos Raonic (CAN)[8] vs. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)

2. Men's Singles - Round 1

Jack Sock (USA)[23] vs. Robin Haase (NED)

To Finish 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-7(3)

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Simona Halep (ROU)[6] vs. Nao Hibino (JPN)

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

Marco Trungelliti (ARG) vs. Marin Cilic (CRO)[10]

5. Women's Singles - Round 1

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)[12] vs. Katerina Siniakova (CZE)

Court 3 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB)[22]

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Nicole Gibbs (USA) vs. Heather Watson (GBR)

To Finish 7-5 2-6 2-1

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Roberta Vinci (ITA)[7] vs. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

John Isner (USA)[15] vs. John Millman (AUS)

5. Women's Singles - Round 1

Tatjana Maria (GER) vs. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[23]

Court 4 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Martin Klizan (SVK) vs. Taro Daniel (JPN)

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Annika Beck (GER) vs. Maryna Zanevska (UKR)

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Coco Vandeweghe (USA) vs. Naomi Broady (GBR)

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

Andrej Martin (SVK) vs. Daniel Munoz De La Nava (ESP)

Court 5 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs. Adam Pavlasek (CZE)

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Elena Vesnina (RUS) vs. Madison Brengle (USA)

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) vs. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)[25]

4. Women's Singles - Round 1

Arina Rodionova (AUS) vs. Ana Konjuh (CRO)

Court 6 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs. Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Karolina Pliskova (CZE)[17] vs. Shelby Rogers (USA)

3. Men's Singles - Round 1

Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs. Kyle Edmund (GBR)

4. Women's Singles - Round 1

Samantha Stosur (AUS)[21] vs. Misaki Doi (JPN)

Court 8 11:00 AM Start

1. Women's Singles - Round 1

Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)[32]

2. Men's Singles - Round 1

Laslo Djere (SRB) vs. Jordan Thompson (AUS)

3. Men's Singles - Round 1

Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) vs. Horacio Zeballos (ARG)

4. Women's Singles - Round 1

Saisai Zheng (CHN) vs. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)[22]

Court 10 11:00 AM Start

1. Men's Singles - Round 1

Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs. Denis Kudla (USA)

2. Women's Singles - Round 1

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) vs. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

3. Women's Singles - Round 1

Sara Errani (ITA)[16] vs. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)

4. Men's Singles - Round 1

Pablo Cuevas (URU)[25] vs. Tobias Kamke (GER)