ROLAND GARROS 2021, 30/5 - 13/6: Mens Singles

[Sallydaisy]

:roland:

MENS SINGLES DRAW


[1] Djokovic v Sandgren
Pouille v Cuevas
Caruso v Duckworth
Berankis v [29] Humbert
[21] De Minaur v Travaglia

[Sallydaisy]

Per Michal Samulski on Twitter: (https://twitter.com/MichalSamulski)
The Roland Garros main draw ceremony will be held in the office of
referee Remy Azemar on Thursday at 4:30pm CEST (3.30pm UK).
:pirate:
Can't wait for the cries of 'fix', 'easy draw' and such like ...
:laugh:

[Sallydaisy]

ROLAND GARROS MENS SINGLES DRAW
Rafa Nadal (3rd seed, which is nonsense) will potentially meet Novak Djokovic in the SF.
Medvedev is the 2nd seed on this occasion.
Full draw below - I'll type it up later.

BRITISH BOYS (from Steven on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GBtennis)) - R1 and a little beyond.
25th seed Dan Evans has drawn Miomir Kecmanović SRB WR 48 (CH 38 in Mar). The Serb
is on a 4-match losing streak, though to be fair, it started against Djokovic in the Belgrade QFs

Cameron Norrie will play a qualifier in R1, potential R2 doesn't look too bad either
but whoever wins that mini-section is likely to face Rafa in R3

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E2ZxWfbWUAAfjIs?format=jpg&name=large

[Speedy Hawk]

Remember there will be FTM and FTD for Roland Garros. FTM is up and ready. FTD not yet until doubles draw is out.

[Hawkeye]

Sunday's OOP - https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?date=2021-05-30

[cazza99]

Sunday's OOP - https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?date=2021-05-30

Dan second on court 6

[cazza99]

oop for Monday - https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?date=2021-05-31

Cameron 2nd on court 6,
Jo 3rd on court 6
Heather 2nd on court 9

[JAMES4578]

Big upset on opening day as Dominic Thiem goes down to Pablo Andújar 6-4 in the 5th, Dom had taken the first two. Disappointing and Thiem has not had the best of seasons thus far, however some great tennis from Pablo.

[RosieBear]

Well today goes from bad to worse with Domi's departure. Has the clay game to be a real contender and an opportunity with Novak and Nadal in the same half, but his best form continues to elude him. What a pity. I hoped winning in NY would get the slam monkey off his back and he'd play with more freedom this year, but sadly not the case so far.

[themass15]

Let's home Thiem decides to take a Wild Card for Queens

[Hawkeye]

Sacha comes back from 2 sets down to win.

Do the show courts have a roof/floodlights now? Getting late in Paris, 4 games still going and 1 yet to even start.

[JAMES4578]

Zverev appeared to be struggling somewhat but convincing in the end. Philippe-Chatrier has a retractable roof, the others have floodlights. The night matches will be played behind closed doors, other than the last session on 9 June. https://tennishead.net/french-open-lights-up-as-another-tradition-dies/

(https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/day-2-three-things-to-look-out-for-federer-serena-swiatek)https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/day-2-three-things-to-look-out-for-federer-serena-swiatek


(https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/day-2-three-things-to-look-out-for-federer-serena-swiatek)

[cazza99]

Sacha comes back from 2 sets down to win.

Do the show courts have a roof/floodlights now? Getting late in Paris, 4 games still going and 1 yet to even start.

I haven't noticed them having night matches before.

[JAMES4578]

I haven't noticed them having night matches before.

No, just started night matches this year.

[Speedy Hawk]

I haven't noticed them having night matches before.

New roof and new lights so they can first time this year. They did survey about it few months ago if I am aware about this etc etc.

[Jane]

I find the RG official website a bit baffling. They are only showing live scores for six matches!! I'm watching the match on court nine (Heather is on there next) but there is no sign of it on LS. There are eleven matches being played right now if the order of play is correct. Also, when I click on the three little horizontal lines where it says "Menu" nothing happens. :confused:
I really am not impressed!!

Is anybody else having these problems. or it is just me!!?

[Hawkeye]

Try this link Jane.

https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/live

[Jane]

Thanks, Hawkeye. I actually found the whole LS by clicking on two little dots at the bottom of the page where I was only seeing six matches. Getting new glasses tomorrow!! :facepalm: :)

[clancy]

Sinner/Herbert into the 5th.

[cazza99]

oop for Tuesday - https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?date=2021-06-01

[Hawkeye]

Wednesday's oop - https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?date=2021-06-02

[Hawkeye]

Thursday's OOP - https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?date=2021-06-03

Cameron Norrie is 3rd up on court 11 against Lloyd Harris.

[Sallydaisy]

Ymer takes the first set with a bagel 6-0 against 14th seed Monfils.

[Sallydaisy]

Mens 3rd Round results so far today:
[2] Medvedev d [32] Opelka
[6] Zverev d Djere
[12] Carreno-Busta d Johnson
[22] Garin d Giron
Nishikori d Laaksonen (ret'd)
F.Delbonis d [27] Fognini (yippee!!!!!!!)
Davidovich-Fokina d Ruud (that was the shock of the day)

Still to play:
[5] Tsitsipas v [31] Isner

FOGNINI - "What is it with hot-headed players punching their own rackets at Roland Garros this year? First Karen Khachanov a few days ago and now Fabio Fognini have each let out their anger on their rackets to such an extent as to then require medical attention for the injuries they sustained in the tantrums. Fognini was taking on Federico Delbonis."

[Sallydaisy]

OOP for Saturday 5th June: https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?date=2021-06-05

Rafa Nadal v Cameron Norrie is on Court Suzanne Lenglen, 3rd after a 10am (UK) start.
So, maybe 2pm UK time? Follows Schwartzmann v Kohlschreiber and Kenin v Pegula.

[JAMES4578]

Certainly a tussle between Rudd and Davidovich-Fokina but the spaniard took it 7-5 in the 5th after Casper had a bagel in the 4th. Disappointed for the Norwegian though. Most of the other matches seemingly fairly routine,though Garin won 6-2 in the 4th after losing the 4th 6-1. (though obviously drama with Fognini again) Quite a good match with Tsitsipas and Isner last night with Stefanos taking it in 4, after dropping 1st.

[Rosalind]

OOP for Saturday 5th June: https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?date=2021-06-05

Rafa Nadal v Cameron Norrie is on Court Suzanne Lenglen, 3rd after a 10am (UK) start.
So, maybe 2pm UK time? Follows Schwartzmann v Kohlschreiber and Kenin v Pegula.

Our players always seem to get the biggies! It will be a good experience for Cam. Fingers crossed for him.

[JAMES4578]

When they played at Australian Norrie pushed Nadal in 2 of the sets, however likely to be very tough on clay. Hopefully Cameron can give a good account of himself though.

[banskogirl]

When they played at Australian Norrie pushed Nadal in 2 of the sets, however likely to be very tough on clay. Hopefully Cameron can give a good account of himself though.

And he did, didn’t he? :clap:

The list is still Rafa has been beaten by Brits 7 times and they were all Andy :grouphug::cheer:

[RosieBear]

Andy tweeted this about Federer's match last night:

"Im not bothered by the outcome of this match at all. Just seeing Federer at 39 off the back of 2 knee surgeries playing to an empty stadium at 12.30am getting fired up is inspirational to me. Do what you love".

Spot on Andy. Two amazing guys in the often cynical world of professional sport. Fed still blazing a trail at 39, Andy giving his all to come back :clap::clap::clap:


"

[suttontennis]

So Roger is now using RG as practice for Wimbledon ?
I'd be disappointed if he withdraws from the French. Last night was a struggle to be sure. Those night matches start way too late.

[JAMES4578]

A gutsy win from Fed even if a scrappy match and Koepfer did tighten up. Whilst would be disappointing if he pulls out imagine would not be great for him playing that late. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/57372320

[banskogirl]

Andy tweeted this about Federer's match last night:

"Im not bothered by the outcome of this match at all. Just seeing Federer at 39 off the back of 2 knee surgeries playing to an empty stadium at 12.30am getting fired up is inspirational to me. Do what you love".

Spot on Andy. Two amazing guys in the often cynical world of professional sport. Fed still blazing a trail at 39, Andy giving his all to come back :clap::clap::clap:


"

Yes, I loved seeing Andy’s tweet! The more he sees the old guys play, the more hopeful I’m sure he is! Although I know they didn’t have the same surgery!

[clancy]

Just seen that Fed has withdrawn from RG. One of my neighbours, a big Fed fan, told me he had early this morning but couldn't find any confirmation until now.

[JAMES4578]

Federer just pulled out this afternoon, was speculation earlier after the press conference when Roger raised the possibility but had not made final decision.

[RosieBear]

Shame Fed has withdrawn but a very sensible decision. There was no way of knowing ahead of time how long he would be on court for each match or how his body would respond. Now he has made an informed choice. I wish him good luck - he is inspiring many people, including Andy, and me thinking Andy could still be playing for another 5 years or so :)

[cazza99]

oop for Monday - https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?date=2021-06-07

[RoastLamb]

Fed would never have beaten Djoko anyway. And he won't at Wimbledon either should they meet.

[Jane]

Djokovic loses the first set in a tb (9-7):cheer: :cheer:

[JAMES4578]

Musetti ceertainly giving Djokovic a run for his money so far!

[Jane]

Second set to Musetti in another tb :yahoo: :yahoo:

[david1610]

Wow! Whether Musetti wins today or not, I am enchanted by his playing. I have seen all sorts of players come along since Andy burst on to the scene, but he has got that that tennis and "chess" shot selection combination that few have! Wow!
PS Now we will see if he has that "icy calm" to close it out. Hope he can get that and have the complete package.

[themass15]

Andiamo Lorenzo

[JAMES4578]

Third went quickly in Djokovic's favour, hopefully Musetti can regroup in the 4th and ask more questions again.

[themass15]

Not so far unfortunately

[JAMES4578]

Bagel in 4th and Musetti now taking medical timeout. Think it will be difficult for the Italian to get back into it now.

[exislander]

Musetti retires in set 5

[JAMES4578]

Unfortunate Musetti could not complete the match but right decision as was clearly struggling. Looks like the earlier intensity took its toll but sure he will be physically stronger in the future.

[banskogirl]

Unfortunate Musetti could not complete the match but right decision as was clearly struggling. Looks like the earlier intensity took its toll but sure he will be physically stronger in the future.

Yes, if he builds on how his play can beat a top player and hopefully he can do it without the physical problems he had today. It was great to watch, while it lasted :cheer:

[JAMES4578]

Great effort from Diego Schwartzman against Nadal for three sets but unfortunately could not sustain it and Rafa found another gear. Nadal through 6-3,4-6,6-4,6-0. He will now meet Djokovic in the semis after he got past Berrettini 6-3,6-2,6-7,7-5. Certainly become competitive after two routine sets, crowd not keen to observe 11 pm curfew and players had to go off court for short time till place was empty! Novak going a bit beserk after winning moment, took a tumble at one point which could have been nasty but did not let that put him off his stride. Tsitsipas and Zverev in the other semi who both won quarters in straights (stefanos impressive winner over Medvedev last night though clay not the Russian's favourite surface)

[suttontennis]

Not too impressed with Novak's celebration, don't think Berrettini was either judging by the rather quick handshake. The Italian needs to work on his drop shots as he dumped half a dozen in the bottom of the net. His game is too one dimensional to worry the top two, but he's certainly got plenty of power, the noise of the ball coming off his racquet is quite amazing. But Novak nullified it as he usually does

[exislander]

Stefanos is the first Greek in a major final!!!!

[JAMES4578]

Enjoyable match as Tsitsipas gets past Zverev 6-3,6-3,4-6,4-6,6-3. When Sascha lost initiative in 2nd looked tough for the German but he fought back well,however failed to capitalise on 3 break points at start of decider and Stefanos then was able to step up and remain strong whilst Zverev did not have the answers. Anyway good semi and prefer Tsitsipas ,hope he now performs well in the final as he will need to be sharp against either Nadal or Djokovic !

[Sallydaisy]

1st set: Nadal led 5-1 and was serving for the set. Djoko woke up and broke!
Rafa had a break back (set point) at *30-40 but it's now deuce.

[Sallydaisy]

Rafa takes the first set 6-3. No doubt that Nole has settled down a bit.
The match could get very interesting from now on.
:pierre:

[Sallydaisy]

Nole just broke Rafa to go 2-0 up in the 2nd set - but is now *0-40.

And there's the break back ...
Nadal to serve *1-2

[themass15]

So pleased Stef won!!!!!

[JAMES4578]

Nadal totally dominant early on but Djokovic into it now and some tremendous rallies, this time Nole consolidates for 5-2 after another lengthy game. Djokovic takes 2nd 3rd but Nadal only took 1 of 6 bps in the 2nd.

[Sallydaisy]

3rd set ...
2-2 then Nole broke Rafa.
So Rafa broke back.
3-3.
:shades:

[Sallydaisy]

3-3 so then Nole broke Rafa.
:lol:

[JAMES4578]

Looked like there might be another break but Djokovic holds for 5-3, set not over yet though! some great play from Nadal but signs of tension from Djokovic as Rafa breaks back for 5 all ( Winning 4 points after Nole had been 30-0) . Just might be crucial.

[Sallydaisy]

1 set all
5 games all
97 points all

[Sallydaisy]

Andy (https://twitter.com/andy_murray)is watching ...

You cannot play better clay court tennis than this. It’s perfect.
So is PseudoFed (https://twitter.com/PseudoFed) ...

Bit rude

And if Tsitsipas is watching ... he might not be relaxing at all.
;)

[Sallydaisy]

Andy again:

Can’t believe this match is going to finish with zero crowd
why does tennis do this to itself?

There's 40 minutes to go before the stadium has to empty to comply with French curfew laws.
I think there might be a riot.
:sofa:

[Sallydaisy]

Meanwhile, back on court, Rafa has held, has Ad against Noles serve and .....

..... deuce.
:tennis::tennis:

[Sallydaisy]

Nole holds. Tie-break for the 3rd set.

[JAMES4578]

Djokovic takes the Breaker 7-4, crucial volley error from Nadal to go down 5-3 though under some pressure. It has been announced that the crowd can stay, special dispensation!

[themass15]

So hoping Rafa can turn this around

[JAMES4578]

Djokovic has won 4 successive games from 0-2 down, Nadal will likely really need to step up now if he is stay in contention.

[RosieBear]

What. A. Match. Not just one of the best tennis matches that will ever be witnessed, one of the best encounters anywhere in sport. Pair of absolute warriors :worship::worship::worship:

[Hawkeye]

Oh no. Rafa lost. What a shame. :big grin:

[JAMES4578]

Incredible tennis and Djokovic was so strong at crucial moments, though Nadal obviously had amazing moments too. A big win for Nole in these circumstances,though was a bit surprised Rafa was unable to put Djokovic under more pressure at the end. Whilst the clear favourite think Tsitsipas still may l have a shot on Sunday if Nole cannot quite produce his best after the high, as long as he is on top form.

[Rosalind]

Novak and Rafa showing how great they are. Yes up there with the best all time matches. I saw nothing of the prior semi and unfortunately forgot to record so although I hid from the result until now,
, there seemed no way to catch up via ITV. Glad its Stefanos - will be really rooting for him now. Although huge credit to Novak for managing to get the win over the King of Clay.

[themass15]

I do hope Stef can do it tomorrow, it would be amazing for him and for tennis

[HoopGirl]

Novak and Rafa showing how great they are. Yes up there with the best all time matches. I saw nothing of the prior semi and unfortunately forgot to record so although I hid from the result until now,
, there seemed no way to catch up via ITV. Glad its Stefanos - will be really rooting for him now. Although huge credit to Novak for managing to get the win over the King of Clay.

It really was a great match! Surprising end!

[exislander]

Tsitsipas takes first set 7-6!

And breaks at start of set 2.....

[JAMES4578]

High quality set, Djokovic failed to serve it out but came back from 5-2 in breaker to 6-5 but Tsiitipas prevailed in the end 8-6! Now Djokovic broken at start of 2nd with timing going a bit awry, Stefanos has been mentally tough.

[themass15]

Loving the scoreline

[lovetennis]

Can Stef do it? I really hope so. Looking good at the moment

[JAMES4578]

Djokovic saved a few bps but Tsitsipas undeterred as took double break and serves 2nd out 6-2!

[Jane]

:yahoo::yahoo:

[themass15]

Agreed but still another set required

[Jane]

Agreed but still another set required

Of course, but that doesn't stop me being happy with the present scoreline :big grin:

[JAMES4578]

Tough game and whilst Tsitsipas fights hard Djokovic finally breaks when stefanos errs on 5th break point as now holds for 4-1. Looks like a 4th may well be required.

[JAMES4578]

Looks very much like a decider now, Djokovic double break up in the 4th at 3-0. Stefanos had medical time out and form has dipped, whilst Nole has stepped it up.

4th set Djokovic 6-2, Tsitsipas really needs to start the 5th well to get some momentum back. come on!


Stefanos playing better but unfortuately first break goes to Djokovic who leads 2-1.

[themass15]

Going to be oh so hard for Stef now

[JAMES4578]

Djokovic takes 2nd French title and 19th slam over Tsitsipas 6-7,2-6,6-3,6-2,6-4. Stefanos fought hard in closing stages but Djokovic prevailed in strong fightback and was the better player when it mattered. Pity for Tsitsipas but chance should come, could not quite the sustain the level when it was needed and the world no1 came on strong and is obviously one of the greats of the game. However Tsitsipas can still be proud of his efforts even if not quite enough today.

[RosieBear]

Well, too patchy to be an absolute classic but a much better match than I was expecting after the brutally brilliant semis. Stef can be so proud - fantastic performance in a maiden slam final- and Novak, what a phenomenal champion who will surely finish his career the goat. I'm so impressed that Andy has been an integral part of tennis' greatest ever generation. Long may they reign - Andy will be back in the mix as we move onto the grass. Not sorry that Novak will be tired. Always been a huge challenge to win RG and Wimbo back to back, even harder with smaller gap. Enjoy today Novak, it's not going your way on the grass. Go Andy! :grass::rolling: