The quarter-finals are all set at the 2019 French Open. I thought the last 16 matches were a tad subdued and I was disappointed by the scheduling that placed Monday’s women’s matches first and last on both courts with the final match of the day rather predictably moved from Suzanne Lenglen to Simonne Mathieu. I’m…

Welcome to the second week of the 2019 French Open. The first three singles matches produced first-time French Open quarter-finalists, while the fourth match saw last year’s finalist, Sloane Stephens, lay down a marker to the rest of the field. There was a big gap between the first three and last women’s match so I…

The first week of the 2019 French Open is in the books. Saturday was another dramatic day in Paris with a pair of noteworthy upsets and a load of players breaking new ground at a Slam. Read on for the highlights from day 7 of the French Open including match reviews of Halep vs. Tsurenko,…

The last two days at the French Open have been pretty wild. Chuck in Lucie’s retirement and it’s been too much to handle! I missed practically everything on Thursday but did manage to catch up with Osaka-Azarenka in the evening which was fantastic, a great match. There were patches of vintage Azarenka but Osaka was…

Calm prevailed for a time but Wednesday soon turned into the most dramatic day of the tournament. Lucie Safarova officially retired from tennis with a doubles loss, and this was followed by two high profile departures in the singles including one of the favourites. Kiki Bertens retired during her second round match against Viktoria Kuzmova…

The first round is complete after Tuesday’s order of play in Paris. Of the 32 seeds, just six have fallen. There have been some upsets but still nothing has shocked me. The two highest seeds in action on Tuesday, Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep, were both tested on Monday but came through three setters. More…

There were a sprinkling of seeds to fall on day 2 at the 2019 French Open but nothing has shocked me… yet! Just like Sunday, the first match of the day on Chatrier produced an “upset”. Monday’s Set Points post includes match reviews of Wozniacki-Kudermetova, Stosur-Strycova, Bertens-Parmentier and S.Williams-Diatchenko, as well as media highlights from…

The 2019 French Open began on Sunday with the first day of main draw action in Paris. I love the buzz of an opening day at a Slam! The day began with an early upset but after that, it was pretty much business as usual for the seeds. I’m aiming to do the daily Set…