Tennis: French Open/2020

[kihei]

On the men's side, four seeds out on the first day: Goffin, Coric, De Minaur, and Evans.

 

[Hadoop]

On the men's side, four seeds out on the first day: Goffin, Coric, De Minaur, and Evans.

Interesting that among the seeds out are three of the least powerful baseliners in the game (Goffin, Coric, De Minaur). Seems the slow, humid conditions favour those with an aptitude for bludgeoning, penetrating groundstrokes on both wings (a la Wawrinka who won really handily today).

 

[BMOK33]

On the men's side, four seeds out on the first day: Goffin, Coric, De Minaur, and Evans.

Goffin and deMinaur were in the same bracket too. That bottom two sections it’s gonna be Zverev/Rafa barring a miracle. Tomorrow I’m thinking one of Busta Monfils or Med are upset. All of them are only marginal favorites. I think in Monfils case it’s because he hasn’t played much at all and didn’t look good in the matches he DID play. The other two drew sneaky tough players who could upset them. Berrettini has no easy match Tuesday either

 

[BMOK33]

Interesting that among the seeds out are three of the least powerful baseliners in the game (Goffin, Coric, De Minaur). Seems the slow, humid conditions favour those with an aptitude for bludgeoning, penetrating groundstrokes on both wings (a la Wawrinka who won really handily today).

Often times the least powerful players do well here but I’m guessing under these conditions they won’t. The smaller guys who don’t have big serves or overpower RG is often their chance to do damage, sort of same with the ladies

 

[Tuggy]

On the men's side, four seeds out on the first day: Goffin, Coric, De Minaur, and Evans.

I took Coric in suicide over on MTF

 

[kihei]

Conqueror of Venus, Schmiedlova's game is almost creepy.

 

[Elvis P]

Kvitova won.

 

[MsMeow]

Just turned the TV on to see that Felix is down 2 sets to 0 vs Nishioka

 

[John Price]

genie won

 

[Tuggy]

Just turned the TV on to see that Felix is down 2 sets to 0 vs Nishioka

Yeah, not looking good in the 3rd either.

Diez also playing right now in his first ever GS MD match. He has a good shot to win too.

Fernandez will play later today.

 

[discostu]

Not able to watch this morning, but what happened to that 17 year old Felix that was winning Challengers on clay. It always looked like he would do well on this surface.

 

[Tuggy]

Not able to watch this morning, but what happened to that 17 year old Felix that was winning Challengers on clay. It always looked like he would do well on this surface.

He's definitely having a bad stretch.

All the physical tools are there but he needs better tactics on the court. He can't just hit through players, especially in the conditions today.

Similar to Denis really, where he has changed his in-match approach.

 

[MsMeow]

Felix has to start using the whole court instead of hitting down the centre.

Diaz lost the second after winning the first. The lens on the main camera needs to be cleaned. I know it's a fixed camera but someone should be paying attention

 

[kihei]

Spoke too soon. Serena won the first set 7-6 and is sailing through the second set 5-love.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

He's definitely having a bad stretch.

All the physical tools are there but he needs better tactics on the court. He can't just hit through players, especially in the conditions today.

Similar to Denis really, where he has changed his in-match approach.

I watched the Fritz match yesterday and it was the same story. He was trying to hit his opponent off the court and that is very difficult in these conditions with the ball they are using. Fritz pulled his match out in five but it was a huge slog. Ugly tennis.

 

[kihei]

Diez is the very definition of the old term "tennis bum." In all his years of toil in the upper hundreds, this is his first appearance in a GS main draw.

12 years on the tour, $600,000 in total earnings, singles and doubles combined.

 

[Tuggy]

Hard fought match for Diez but couldn't get it done.

But good for him to get through qualifying and get that MD paycheck.

 

[kihei]

Monfils/Bublik could be the fun match of the day.

 

[kihei]

Bublik takes the first set over Gael rather laconically. He has the game to do well on this particular surface--whether he is wired tight enough to take advantage is anybody's guess at the moment.

 

[kihei]

Miami Dolphin colours are everywhere.

 

[kihei]

Another way too insouciant set from Alexander but Monfil's costly double faults do him in , 6-4, 7-5.

 

[Tuggy]

Moutet/Giustino at 16-16 in the 5th.

 

[BMOK33]

The oddsmakers saw that one coming. Monfils was only a marginal favorite in that match

 

[kihei]

Under a purple Paris sky Bublik takes the fourth and deciding set against a listless Monfils, 6-3.

Well, I could use a new Gulbis, and Bublik certainly fits the bill nicely.

 

[kihei]

Another interesting one. Medvedev on by far his worst surface versus Fucsovics on his best surface.

Wow. Daniil has never gotten past the opening round at Roland Garros in three tries.