2024 ROLAND GARROS

How the fuck did he win with a torn meniscus?

Sinner wins

Delighted for Paolini, a real late bloomer.

Yup. Andreeva and Saba are exchanging breaks early on

Djoko will probably miss Wimbledon.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/05/novak-djokovic-knee-surgery-paris-olympics-wimbledon-tennis

"In 2018, Djokovic reluctantly underwent surgery on his injured elbow, previously his most significant injury, only after months of attempting to heal the injury naturally. He admitted to crying after the surgery."

😂

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Two thrillers for QFs..

Andreeva wins with a lob!

What a day. Now come on Aussie.

Zverev made his way past the Aussie with ease. Odds on to make the final where he'd play Alacarz or Sinner, which I am expecting to go all the way.

Disaster for men's tennis if he wins this.

Griekspoor completely let Zverev off the hook earlier in the event, a double break up in the 5th.
Ruud thrashed Zverev in semis last year, hoping for similar.

Wish I could park myself in the pub for Swiatek-Gauff and Andreeva-Paolini. No breadsticks or bagels today, I don't think.

Quite pumped for Andreeva. Shot with her quite a bit for Break Point S2 and found her v charming. Excited to settle into Coco x Swiatek this morn.

Swiatek has won the first 6-2

coco is in her own head

seems like she was in her own head because she was figuring something out!

She's broken Swiatek just now

Swiatek responds with a double break

coco is crazy talented but just not quite at the point where she can compete with swiatek when she’s in form like this

Gauff is already a slam winner so the qn becomes: what to do about Swiatek in a clay court.

Almost nobody has the answer to that question..

Paolini is a set away

And she has broken at the 2nd set

Double break. Could've been broken back but Paolini seems to be playing great.

Godspeed Jasmine Paolini. Please don't be this year's Natasha Zvereva.

Breaks again, 3 and 1. Brutal.

Swiatek is a huge favourite but Paolini is an unknown quantity here.

happy alcaraz v sinner day to those who celebrate

Well.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/07/alexander-zverev-settles-assault-case-ex-girlfriend-tennis

Sinner has raced to 4-0 lead

Ok Alcaraz has a break back, 4-2..

6-2. Sounds like sinner was faster out of the blocks. Onto the 2nd

Sinner breaks straight away and outlasting Alcaraz on most of the rallies

tons of errors by carlos

Yup, not at the races so far.

But here are three break back points

Breaks and wins the next one

Ok, hopefully we can settle in

No mistakes now. Alcaraz timing his shots and breaks again

Alcaraz has won the 2nd, he has totally turned this around.

Two more bps in the 3rd

What a passing shot for the break at the 3rd time of asking!

Breaks right back. Best passage of the match

Awesome return from Sinner for the break.

Long way to go in this set..

sinners cramping has made him hit out a bit more to shorten pts which has worked well.. 2d set he had seemed more tenative

Alcaraz also a bit more tentative in that set

Paolini also through to the final of the women's doubles

This 4th set is beautiful

Only needed one bp and we are going to a 5th

Alcaraz played some stunning tennis to break Sinner (despite Sinner ds!)

Alcaraz just coming up with the answers under pressure

Breaks again. To serve..

Scrub that.. He is to serve now. One break in it

Get in, cue Eurosport's heroic music

Youngest player ever to win a slam on all three surfaces.

was wandering the desert looking for my post-roger main, wandering no more

Never in doubt.

I cracked and went to the terrible sports pub on the corner. First time since EFC escape last May. Some glorious fizzing forehands in that last set, which he seemed reluctant to unload on for much of the match.

The Next Gen lads are so good at giving up leads in Slam finals, gotta hand it to them.

Zverev could've sneaked a slam like Roddick but he's 28 so he would need to be lucky.

Both Sinner and especially Alcaraz are settled in now.