Thursday’s order of play was interrupted with one of those frigging frustrating stop-start days. The remainder of the second round matches will kick off Friday’s proceedings, but the third round matches should also take place with a much better forecast… 1. Milos Raonic v Kevin Anderson Milos Raonic My match of the day is slightly…
1. Li Na v Bethanie Mattek-Sands Li Na The 2011 Roland Garros Champion, Li Na has a pretty mean draw this year and she overcame her first challenge with a hard fought 6-3 6-4 victory over the veteran clay courter, Anabel Medina Garrigues. Her next opponent will be Bethanie Mattek-Sands, who has been on a…
1. Gael Monfils v Ernests Gulbis Sara Errani Gael Monfils produced a fantastic performance to take out the number five seed, Tomas Berdych on Monday and set up an enticing second rounder with Ernests Gulbis, a battle between the two most dangerous floaters in the draw and eternal under-achievers on the tour. Monfils has been…
Tomas Berdych The biggest shock of the French Open so far saw the number five seed in the mens draw, Tomas Berdych ousted by a sensational effort from Gael Monfils, who thrilled the home crowd with a 7-6(8) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5. Monfils was tiring towards the end and saved a string of break points…
There have been some noteable withdrawals from mens draw in Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro, but it should still be a very interesting tournament. Lets take a look at the draw… FIRST QUARTER – N.Djokovic (1) v J.Tipsarevic (8) Janko Tipsarevic Madrid and Rome were not the ideal preparations for Novak Djokovic as…
It’s time for the second major, let’s get straight down to dissecting the 2013 Roland Garros womens draw. FIRST QUARTER – S.Williams (1) v A.Kerber (8) Angelique Kerber Serena Williams comes into Roland Garros on a terrific 24 match winning streak having won her last four tournaments in Miami, Charleston, Madrid and Rome. Last year,…
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova beat Sara Errani in the 2012 French Open final, 6-3 6-2 to claim her fourth and sweetest Grand Slam title following the trials and tribulations of her shoulder injury. It looked like it might be a very one-sided affair when Sharapova raced into a 4-0 first set lead, but Errani found…
Where the womens draw has bseen a host of shock results, the mens has been very predictable with the final that most predicted. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both produced convincing straight set wins in the semi-finals to set up their fourth consecutive Grand Slam final against one another. Nadal completely swept past David Ferrer,…
The French Open has thrown up a number of surprises in the women’s draw in previous years; who would have thought at the start of the 2010 championships, Francesca Schiavone would be the last woman standing and then nearly repeat her success one year later, only to be denied by another unfancied name in Li…
Rafael Nadal v David Ferrer The two semi-finals are a repeat of the two we witnessed in Rome and rightly feature the four best players on the clay. David Ferrer will be feeling jubilant at having reached his first ever semi-final at Roland Garros following a 6-4 6-7 6-3 6-2 victory over Andy Murray. However…
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