2020 ROLAND GARROS

Drop shot Thiem

diego has def gotten in his own way but thiem has played better esp in big moments

Schwartz has crawled back, saving two sps: 6-6

Eventually pulls out a big return and then smashes for the set Thiem

Jesus. That set was a rollercoaster.

And the rollercoaster continues!

Schwartz keeping his one break adv. Quite a turn around even if occasionally Thiem is winning points he can't string them out.

Unbelievable

Thiem has a bp from 40-0 down

And he does it. Thiem pretty much made it with a couple of God rallies.

Now Diego has to serve to stay in the match. Feeling a bit for him

TB! God this is brutal

Had to hang on to everything there..

Everything is happening put here

Blow for blow, first sp Diego

Thiem absolutely fucked that up. Off to a 5th

As it was destined to be

Emphatic break Diego. 4-2

5-2 in a slightly underwhelming final set, but hey they've playing five hours so I think it's allowed.

it’s thiem’s second five-setter in a row, not to mention that he’s coming off his first Slam win. I’m surprised he lasted this long tbh.. incredible effort. And he’s still running!

And there it is! Well done Schwartzman

happy for diego

also happy for thiem to get some deserved rest tbh

Weak weak drop shot to hand Diego his win tells the story. But yeah great effort and just awesome intensity at the 4th.

Great day for Argentinian tennis after Podoroska’s win earlier too.

Yup.

Swiatek reaches the semis. Looking forward to more from her.

wish Lex was here, Swiatek has been on his One To Watch list for a while now

Dinner breaks Nadal, he is going to serve for the set!

Sinner lol

Nadal really shut that down, playing his best to break back!

Nadal won the first but Sinner looks great. On serve in the 2nd.

swiatek is really goddamn good

yep. and once again it’s not as if Podoroska’s playing badly... Iga’s just a really smart player.

Podoroska breaks, 1-4, in a game lasting nearly 10 mins to edge this match past the hour.

Breaks back immediately with a couple of great shots. Now to serve for a place in the final

Beautiful winners to close it out

Really amazing stuff. Has dropped only 23 games enroute to the final.

"Swiatek's music tastes dates back to well before her birth. She is a fan of rock gods AC/DC and Guns N' Roses."

I really like Kvitova to win the whole thing but that's just history talking.

the 5 routes to a Slam final this century with fewer games dropped:

Serena, USO 2013 (16)
Serena, USO 2012 (19)
Venus, Wim 2009 (20)
Serena, RG 2013 (21)
Serena, USO 2002 (22)

plus Safina also dropped 23 at RG 2009

Not bad company for Swiatek at all

— Alex Macpherson (@alex_macpherson) October 8, 2020

And pre-century

Since many asked:

Insanely good from Swiatek, but not a record. In 1994, Mary Pierce dropped only TEN games en route to the French Open final (not 100% sure this one is a record, either). #RG20 pic.twitter.com/ifcnhwyB4c

— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) October 8, 2020

Kenin has an early break

Errors all over, double break for Kenin

what a rally to break back, still a ton of work to do, 2-4

2 aces, 3-4, she's finding her range now

Kenin will have to serve it out, 4-5

Kenin on 0-30 then an ue and a drop shot from Kenin, 30-30

df for 40-40, then 2x ue for the 1st set Kenin. Will Kvitova get it right?

Feels like Petra’s just starting to find her game - just needs to settle and not go for too much on those finishing shots.

rooting for kvitova too btw... there’s no real reason for it but I’m finding it hard to get over my irrational dislike of Kenin lol. Something about the way she stomps around the court (and the constant fawning of US commentators doesn’t help).

Comes down to whether Petra will find her range when returning.

Kenin is being humbled here: 5-1. Nothing she can do, now to serve for the title.

lol Kenin manages to win a point in what seems like ages: 15-15

(3rd point 4 games)

1 x cp

FH winner to win!!

6-4, 6-1. No sets dropped by this teenager. Poland's first grand slam singles winner!

Can you imagine the feast we are in for? Osaka, Andreescu, Iga. Fucking hell.

I love it. And Kenin as my favourite villain too lol.

I kinda like that she makes the most of what she has. She makes sure you are at your best, or else she beats you.

Just tuned in to the final and Nadal’s already up a break lol. Not particularly invested in whoever wins this, although for symmetry’s sake I suppose I lean slightly towards Novak:

Djokovic = 18, Nadal = 19, Federer = 20

Not watching it as I had other plans. Hope it's fun

serving for a bagel

fwiw nadal has had to work p hard here

only half-watching while dealing with dishes and groceries, but this is pretty brutal from Nadal.

Had to save three BPs but Novak finally, FINALLY, holds. 1-0 in the second.

for his sake i hope thats not the only game he gets this match lmao

TWO games as Nadal serves out the set. Yikes.

good beatdown payback for the AO 2019 final

Okay this is hilarious, great thing to wake up to

lol

It’s not that hard to win games against Nadal in Paris, I mean I won 3 of them!! @rolandgarros pic.twitter.com/0ijlzbH7cG

— Sam Groth (@SamGrothTennis) October 11, 2020

After 2 hours and 13 mins, Novak finally breaks Rafa’s serve and holds. On serve in the third.

Welp there it is. Djokovic started to find his range a little bit at the end there but it just wasn't enough.

congrats Rafa - 13th RG trophy, 20th Slam, ties Federer, will prob outdo him by this time next year.

Sounded like an awesome display. Maybe how he dispatch Fed (~10 years ago?)

pic.twitter.com/TzQhBeuwML

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 11, 2020