Roland Garros 2021

[Kiefer]

Smutno się patrzy na dogorywanie Jo. I jeszcze musi przegrać z naszym ulubieńcem.

I tak dobrze, że seta zgarnął, pierwszego od 5 spotkań. Niestety sytuacja równie fatalna, co u Gaela, na 9 ostatnich spotkań 1 wygrany mecz.

E. Nie poddaje się Jo.

[Robertinho]

No właśnie, ja chyba wolałabym już zostać kibicką Benoît Paire albo nie wiem, jakiegoś drugiego Berdycha, gdyby się taki objawił, niż kibicować Nole, niewykonalne to dla mnie, nawet gdybym się bardzo starała. Choć do niego samego, jako do człowieka oczywiście nic nie mam

Uważałbym z tym "oczywiście, bo np. jakaś połowa forum oczywiście ma.

48 winnerów na początek, chyba nikt się nie spodziewał tak dobrej gry, przyjemnie się patrzyło. Oby to nie znaczyło formy na dotarcie do QF z Novakiem.

Dość kiepsko po losował Popyrin, teraz dopiero zauważyłem.

No właśnie o tym pomyślałem, plan "kolejna kontuzja" wjeżdża na pełnej. Aby został szybko stąd pogoniony Roger, bo fajnie byłoby zrobić jakiś wynik na trawie.

[Kiefer]

48 winnerów na początek, chyba nikt się nie spodziewał tak dobrej gry, przyjemnie się patrzyło. Oby to nie znaczyło formy na dotarcie do QF z Novakiem.

Możecie nazwać mnie durniem, ale przez chwilę miałem myśl, że Szwajcar znalazł idealny moment, żeby pokonać Djokovica w Wielkim Szlemie. XD

No ale góruje myśl, że IV runda to jest maks, co należałoby w tym turnieju zrobić.

[Mario]

Niestety sytuacja równie fatalna, co u Gaela, na 9 ostatnich spotkań 1 wygrany mecz.

Nie porównujmy, Monfis wrócił po tej przerwie jako pełnoprawny uczestnik touru, w każdym z przegranych meczów nawiązał walkę, 2 ostatnie powinien wygrać, więc spokojnie może z 2-3 lata poklepać na jakimś bieda top 50 poziomie. Tsonga to wrak, jestem w dużym szoku, że wytrzymał te 2,5 h gry, jeśli by jakimś cudem ogarnął, to pewnie krecz/walkower w kolejnym.

[Kiefer]

Porównałem jedynie zbliżony bilans z ostatniego okresu, jeśli spojrzy się szerzej, to sytuacja jest oczywiście nieco inna. Tutaj nawet nie chodzi o zwycięstwa/porażki, po prostu Jo coś grał ostatnio pewnie ze dwa lata temu, a Gael do czasu pandemii wyglądał naprawdę dobrze. Zresztą coś mi się widzi, że jutro nas pozytywnie zaskoczy.

[Robertinho]

Ależ walczy Jo.

[LokalnyEkspert]

Meczu nie widziałem, ale kurcze, na kartce takie gładkie 3 seciki z Deniskiem... Jestem ciekaw jak będzie dalej. On jak ma przerwę i długi odpoczynek od tenisa to zazwyczaj wracał z niezłą formą. Powinien teraz tylko trochę rytmu meczowego złapać więc obowiązkowo 1/4 musi być, Wimbledon za rogiem.

[no-handed backhand]

4*-1 —> 5-7 w TB, mon dieu.

[Robertinho]

Szkoda, mogła chociaż piątka być.

[Mario]

Szkoda, że bez kibiców, bo kto wie, czy to pożegnanie z RG nie było.

Dali fajne mecze Francuzi, ale pewnie najdalej do piątku żadnego nie będzie w turnieju. Spodziewana, niemniej wciąż przykra, sprawa.

[Damian]

Dzień 2:

[DUN I LOVE]

Dzień 2:

Maestro wrócił.

[Damian]

[Mario]

W ogóle ta część drabinki Feda (jeszcze Fritz i Cilic) ostro wjechała. Inna sprawa, że rywale do najmocniejszych nie należeli. Na uznanie zasługuje też wynik Paire'a, zwłaszcza że 50 winnerów wsadził przez 2 sety.

[DUN I LOVE]

Ciekawe, czy porażka Thiema z Andujarem będzie jedyną siurpryzą I rundy czy coś jeszcze nas zaskoczy.

[Damian]

Roland Garros



Roland Garros - plan gier na wtorek

Court Philippe-Chatrier - start o 12:
Oceane Babel vs Elina Svitolina (końcówka)
Ashleigh Barty vs Bernarda Pera (końcówka)

Nie przed 16:
Rafael Nadal vs Alexei Popyrin

Nie przed 21:
Novak Djokovic vs Tennys Sandgren

Court Suzanne Lenglen - start o 11:
En-Shuo Liang vs Fiona Ferro
Albert Ramos-vinolas vs Gael Monfils
Hugo Gaston vs Richard Gasquet
Karolina Pliskova vs Donna Vekic

Court Simonne-Mathieu - start o 11:
Ricardas Berankis vs Ugo Humbert
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Kristina Mladenovic
Matteo Berrettini vs Taro Daniel
Carla Suarez Navarro vs Sloane Stephens

Court 14 - start o 11:
Maria Sakkari vs Katarina Zavatska
Jan-Lennard Struff vs Andrey Rublev
Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Venus Williams

Nie przed 17:
Lucas Pouille vs Pablo Cuevas

Court 7 - start o 11:
Anastasija Sevastova vs Jennifer Brady
Adrian Mannarino vs Aljaz Bedene
Diego Schwartzman vs Yen-Hsun Lu
Andrea Petkovic vs Karolina Muchova

Court 6 - start o 11:
Alex De Minaur vs Stefano Travaglia
Facundo Bagnis vs Benjamin Bonzi
Magda Linette vs Chloé Paquet
Coco Gauff vs Aleksandra Krunic

Court 4 - start o 11:
Gonzalo Escobar / Ariel Behar vs Horia Tecau / Kevin Krawietz
Andrey Golubev / Alexander Bublik vs Fabien Reboul / Sadio Doumbia
Jean-julien Rojer / Wesley Koolhof vs Dusan Lajovic / Filip Krajinovic
Frederik Nielsen / Andres Molteni vs Filip Polasek / Ivan Dodig

Court 5 - start o 11:
Edouard Roger-vasselin / Henri Kontinen vs Matwe Middelkoop / Marcelo Arevalo
Benoit Paire / Romain Arneodo vs Jurgen Melzer / Marc Lopez
Maximo Gonzalez / Simone Bolelli vs Mackenzie McDonald / Taylor Fritz
Szymon Walkow / Hubert Hurkacz vs Horacio Zeballos / Marcel Granollers

Court 8 - start o 11:
Yulia Putintseva vs Ons Jabeur
Jenson Brooksby vs Aslan Karatsev
Qiang Wang vs Su-Wei Hsieh
Bruno Soares / Jamie Murray vs Dominic Inglot / Luke Bambridge

Court 9 - start o 11:
Ann Li vs Margarita Gasparyan
Barbora Krejcikova vs Kristyna Pliskova
Philipp Kohlschreiber vs Fernando Verdasco
Frances Tiafoe / Nicholas Monroe vs Marcelo Melo / Lukasz Kubot

Court 10 - start o 11:
Jasmine Paolini vs Stefanie Voegele
Franko Skugor / Rohan Bopanna vs Andre Begemann / Nikoloz Basilashvili
Fabrice Martin / Jeremy Chardy vs Tommy Paul / Lorenzo Musetti
Neal Skupski / Ken Skupski vs Robert Farah / Juan Sebastian Cabal

Court 11 - start o 11:
Mikael Ymer vs Roberto Carballes baena
Anett Kontaveit vs Viktorija Golubic
Kevin Anderson vs Soonwoo Kwon

Court 12 - start o 11:
Irina Bara vs Astra Sharma
Salvatore Caruso vs James Duckworth
Federico Coria vs Feliciano Lopez

Court 13 - start o 11:
Yasutaka Uchiyama vs Marco Cecchinato
Andreas Seppi vs Felix Auger-Aliassime
Varvara Lepchenko vs Shuai Zhang

[Damian]

Can You Pass Rafa's Roland Garros Challenge?

Spoiler:

Identify the players Rafael Nadal has defeated in a Roland Garros final
Is there a feat more difficult than beating Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros? Starting with his winning debut in 2005, Nadal has clinched a record 13 titles at the clay-court major. His most recent triumph this past October in Paris lifted the Spaniard to a 100-2 tournament match record, as well as a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title.

“I don’t think we’ll see anything similar in our lives... His record at Roland Garros is astonishing and it will not be repeated,” said Roberto Bautista Agut, as he joined fellow Spaniards in paying tribute to Nadal's accomplishments.

As Nadal goes for a 14th title in Paris this coming fortnight, facing a challenging half of the draw that includes long-time rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, we put you to the test to see if you can recall who he's beaten in a championship match at Roland Garros. Of the seven different players, some may be easy to identify – such as the one he faced in four finals – but can you remember who Nadal defeated to win his first major title here, two days after his 19th birthday?

Take Rafa's Roland Garros Challenge, share your results and challenge your friends!



Did You Know?
Since 2005, only three other players – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka – have won the Roland Garros title.

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[Kamileki]

[Kamileki]

[Damian]

Preview: Nadal-Djokovic Doubleheader On Chatrier

Spoiler:

Rublev-Struff, Karatsev-Brooksby also on tap
Court Philippe-Chatrier is the place to be on a stacked Tuesday that will see World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and 13-time champion Rafael Nadal hit the court in back-to-back matches to start their Roland Garros campaigns.

Before the tournament, Nadal told press that he is ‘not worried’ about landing in Djokovic’s half of the draw, a result of being seeded third behind Daniil Medvedev. That means Nadal and Djokovic, who have contested three championship matches in Paris, including as recently as last year, could meet in the semi-finals.

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Nadal will indeed have a long way to go before having to worry about that potential second-week clash, as he starts against the ‘dangerous’ Alexei Popyrin in the first round. The 21-year-old Aussie has shot up the FedEx ATP Rankings in 2021, peaking at career-high World No. 61 after claiming his maiden tour-level title in Singapore.

“He's young, he has the power. He has big shots. As always, I need to be ready for it,” Nadal said. “I need to keep practising the next couple of days [to] try to be in the best shape possible for the beginning. I know every round is tough and I [always] respect every opponent. I respected everyone since the beginning of my career, and Popyrin is a dangerous one. So I need to play well and I'm looking forward to trying to make that happen.”


Nadal, who owns a 100-2 record at Roland Garros, has played his way into form during the clay-court season after capturing titles at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell and the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. The winner of Nadal and Popyrin will face French opposition in the second round: either wild card Hugo Gaston or veteran Richard Gasquet.

Top seed Djokovic hits the court next to headline the new night session on Chatrier, which was outfitted with floodlights in 2020 for the first time.

“I know there's a buildup potentially for that matchup [against Nadal] in the semis,” Djokovic said before the tournament. “There are a lot of obstacles to overcome for both of us. If we get there, of course I know what expects [of] me and I know what I need to do.”

The first obstacle for Djokovic will be Tennys Sandgren. The American's reaction to the draw could be summed up in one succinct tweet, with the 'F' meme signifying condolences after a tragic event:


But Sandgren knows what it takes to take down top players on the big stages, evidenced by his runs to the 2018 and 2020 Australian Open quarter-finals. In 2018, he defeated Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem, while in 2020 he took down Matteo Berrettini and held seven match points against Roger Federer.

Djokovic arrived in Paris in high spirits after delighting Serbian fans by winning his 83rd tour-level title at the Belgrade Open, where he also enjoyed spending quality time with his family in his hometown. The World No. 1 owns a 20-3 record on the season, including a record-extending ninth Australian Open title and a run to the Internazionali BNL d’Italia final (l. Nadal).

The 2016 champion, who also landed in the same quarter of the draw as 2009 champion Federer, owns a 3-0 lead in the ATP Head2Head against No. 66-ranked Sandgren. Sandgren famously took a set off him at the US Open in 2018, but they will be meeting on clay for the first time. Frenchman Lucas Pouille or experienced clay-courter Pablo Cuevas awaits the winner.

Djokovic
Novak Djokovic celebrates his 83rd tour-level title in Belgrade. Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images

Around the grounds, there will be plenty more seeds in action on Tuesday as seventh seed Andrey Rublev is set to return to action for the first time since the Rome quarter-finals (l. Sonego). He will take on Jan-Lennard Struff, whom he defeated in the first round in Rome to improve to 2-1 in their ATP Head2Head, on Court 14. Frenchman Gael Monfils, the 14th seed, will start on Court Suzanne-Lenglen against Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who owns 17 clay-court wins on the season – more than Nadal (14) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (16) coming into the tournament.

Ninth seed Berrettini, 10th seed Diego Schwartzman and #NextGenATP Felix Auger-Aliassime, the 20th seed, will also start their Roland Garros runs on Tuesday. Berrettini, one of 11 Italians who began in the main draw, will face qualifier Taro Daniel for the second time this year. Berrettini defeated Daniel en route to the Serbia Open title to bring their ATP Head2Head to 1-1. Schwartzman will be aiming for his first victory over Yen-Hsun Lu (trails 0-1 in their ATP Head2Head), while Auger-Aliassime will meet Andreas Seppi for the first time.


It’s not often that a first-round clash between a tournament debutant and a qualifier draws much attention, but tennis fans will want to keep an eye on Court 8 as Aslan Karatsev takes on #NextGenATP Jenson Brooksby for the first time. The 20-year-old American’s never-say-die attitude has turned heads after saving three match points to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the second time (also 2019 US Open). He will meet 24th seed Karatsev, who made a strong start to the season after posting a run to the Australian Open semi-finals and lifting his first ATP Tour trophy in Dubai.

Read More: Jenson Brooksby's Breakthrough: Meet The #NextGenATP Star Who Refuses To Lose

Men’s doubles also kicks off on Tuesday, with second seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah starting their Roland Garros campaign with an intriguing clash against the reunited Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski.

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