Roland Garros 2024 R1: Andy vs Stan the Man - Sunday 7.35 pm, approx

Andy vs Wawrinka match thread. The night match Sunday 7.15 on Philippe-Chatrier

Flashscores are showing this to start 19.20 ...

Everything crossed for Andy for a win.Don't like the thought of him playing 5 sets. (Guess Stan has the advantage on clay but ........) x

Put back to 19.35 ...

Starting now.

Stan is serving first.

Oooops - that should read that Andy is serving first!!!
:oops:

Andy serving first.

Saves some break points but Stan does break.

Andy broken

lost the first game already on his own serve

Stan 2-0 up.

Andy on the board!

Nice service game from Andy to make it 5-4 but Stan can take the 1st set here. x

And he does. Andy is not playing badly by any means, mostly good serving. Something wrong with the forum again I think!

I'm not even watching, just following. I'm finding it too painful.

Stan breaks in set 2.

Challenge for Andy to turn this around ,Stan just at a higher level. Mind you Wawrinka leads 5-1 on clay (even if not won many matches this year)

Stan now 2 sets to love up; both 6'4, 6'4.
He also has broken Andy in the first game of the 3rd set.

I have been watching. He’s done incredibly well, but it’s time to stop.

Stan storming away now, up Double break at 4-0! Pity as hoped for a bit more in what is bound to be Andy's last appearance in the singles at Rolland Garros.

Stan serving for the match at *5-2 in the 3rd set.

Really sad- he’s the tennis love of my life!

Stan's the Man, into the 2nd round with a 3 set (6'4, 6'4, 6'2) win over Andy.
:sad:

Onto the grass of Surbiton for Muzzah.

And mine. Don't know what I'm going to do without him there but I want to see him enjoying himself in his future years with his lovely family and not in a wheelchair. x

Andy and Stan were so close at the net it looked like they were just about the kiss. :lol: :love: :love:

The new racket is meant to be better for serving apparently.

oh well Stan rose to the occasion and Andy could just not do enough. Hopefully the grass will yields more dividends.

I agree. This was hard to watch. Lovely encounter at the net though. Love, love, love Andy.

Apparently Andy was asked about a presentation but did not want one, commentators not accepting that this is in all likelihood his last season!

His first serve was very low - hopefully that will pick up for the grass!

IMO that was definitely a ‘goodbye’ at the end of the match. It made me feel quite emotional.

It’s been super emotional all around with Rafa today - all these tennis greats going.
Devastating tbh