ATP WTA GS Roland Garros 5/16 - 6/5 2022

[JazzNU]

Andrea has a SF on her resume already.

In case you didn't see the match, Gauff's serve in her first match was worse than it was last year. Doesn't mean it'll hold, but her serve was YIKES! yesterday and I wouldn't say it's the serve that got her to QFs last year. She'll have to pull it back to bad and not awful, which she did in the second set though. I want to say it was 9 double faults in the first set.

Given the surprise SFs we've had the last two times, I have much less trouble seeing several possibilities that will age better with time than those may.

[Deuce]

She's still young. I predict that she will be the player that everyone claimed Sabalenka would be.

[Deuce]

Great to see.
Best French backhand since Julien Obry (google him).
Even though she's still very young, people have been waiting for her to break through for a while. Maybe this is the first step toward a breakthrough... confidence is a hugely important factor - and beating the defending champion has got to be a source of big confidence now.
Diane PARIS, indeed!

Krejcikova didn't move for most of the winners in that clip - is she still injured?

[Deuce]

One of these women will make the semis, and I just can't see it...

Tomlanjovic - has the experience now... But not the ability.
Gracheva
Bouzkova - has the talent, I guess Yes - I've been waiting for her to make her move into the top 20 for a while now. She'll get there - and maybe this will be the start of the trek. It's certainly possible.
Mertens - has made a Slam semi at least, but mediocre year so far. A couple wins in Strasbourg. This would be nice to see. As you mention, she's been kind of invisible lately - but she's been out with an injury, so that's part of it.
Gauff - the serve, can't see it Not yet. She needs another year or two.
Van Uytvanck
Haddad Maia
Kanepi - heck, why not? Can she blast her way there? No - not anymore. Her best days are behind her.
Azarenka - has had decent results lately, winning some matches and losing to Swiatek and Anisimova... No - she no longer has the drive - she lets too many things bother her now, rather than focusing on winning the match.
Petkovic - can we dream?? She thinks she's in good form right now. Would be nice - but ain't going to happen. But if it does, she'll surely write something interesting about it.
Danilovic
Teichmann - best results lately of players in this section She'd be my pick out of all of these players... I think...
Cirstea - has been in position before and never gets there No - doesn't have the head for it - too psychologically fragile and inconsistent.
Stephens - hers for the taking, but needed 3 sets in R1 I'll give you $100 if this happens. Really.
Osorio Serrano - very mediocre year so far I wouldn't be shocked if it's her... but I doubt it will be.
Parry - the surprise of the tournament?? Would be a nice fairy-tale... but only a fairy-tale at this point. Hopefully one day, though - it would be nice to see a French woman back doing well at home.

[Deuce]

Could one of you PLEASE offer to replace Caroline Wozniacki as a tennis commentator?
When I heard that she might be commenting, I was dreading the day. That dreaded day has now arrived.

It's not the content of her commentary that I object to - although she is not offering anything particularly insightful, it's tolerable.
It's the voice. The scratchy, hoarse, almost sultry voice. It may well be suited for some things... but tennis commentary is not one of them.

[Suliso]

From that group I'd pick Teichman, Gauff and Azarenka. All are however flawed picks and one could easily write a paragraph why it's unlikely to happen. A GS SF will be a big thing for everyone in that group except Azarenka and Stephens.

[meganfernandez]

From that group I'd pick Teichman, Gauff and Azarenka. All are however flawed picks and one could easily write a paragraph why it's unlikely to happen. A GS SF will be a big thing for everyone in that group except Azarenka and Stephens.

I think we have annointed Teichmann as the front-runner (!!), Mertens a close second, and maaaybe Gauff and maaaaaaaaaaaybe Azarenka.

Ti, Ponchi and I are reserving some foolish hope for Kanepi and Petkovic.


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[JazzNU]

[JazzNU]

From the farewell ceremony, if you weren't able to see it

[JTContinental]

Andrea has a SF on her resume already.

In case you didn't see the match, Gauff's serve in her first match was worse than it was last year. Doesn't mean it'll hold, but her serve was YIKES! yesterday and I wouldn't say it's the serve that got her to QFs last year. She'll have to pull it back to bad and not awful, which she did in the second set though. I want to say it was 9 double faults in the first set.

Given the surprise SFs we've had the last two times, I have much less trouble seeing several possibilities that will age better with time than those may.

I didn't mean to imply that Gauff got to the QFs because of her serve, but in spite of it. In her first round match, her serve was only truly horrendous in the first set (5 of those double faults were in an early-ish game that she still won); late in the second set she got over her nerves or whatever and was able to use it pretty effectively (although Marino is not the best mover).

[JazzNU]

I didn't mean to imply that Gauff got to the QFs because of her serve, but in spite of it.

I knew what you meant. Coco was quoted yesterday as saying her serve was one of her strengths. So I guess some think it is one of the reasons she got there? I'm not among that group. I think "in spite of" as well.

[JazzNU]

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