'25 RG ATP Draw and Discussion

[ti-amie]

TOP HALF

SINNER Jannik ITA [1] vs RINDERKNECH Arthur FRA
ATMANE Terence FRA (W) vs GASQUET Richard FRA (W)
LEHECKA Jiri CZE vs THOMPSON Jordan AUS
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs DAVIDOVICH FOKINA Alejandro ESP [26]

RUBLEV Andrey --- [17] vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs WALTON Adam AUS
UGO CARABELLI Camilo ARG vs MUNAR Jaume ESP
JARRY Nicolas CHI vs FILS Arthur FRA [14]

DE MINAUR Alex AUS [9] vs DJERE Laslo SRB
BUBLIK Alexander KAZ vs DUCKWORTH James AUS
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
MULLER Alexandre FRA vs MENSIK Jakub CZE [19]

HURKACZ Hubert POL [30] vs FONSECA Joao BRA
HERBERT Pierre-Hugues FRA (W) vs BONZI Benjamin FRA
MONFILS Gael FRA vs DELLIEN Hugo BOL
BELLUCCI Mattia ITA vs DRAPER Jack GBR [5]


ZVEREV Alexander GER [3] vs TIEN Learner USA
DE JONG Jesper NED vs PASSARO Francesco ITA
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs COBOLLI Flavio ITA
ARNALDI Matteo ITA vs AUGER-ALIASSIME Felix CAN [29]

CERUNDOLO Francisco ARG [18] vs DIALLO Gabriel CAN
GIRON Marcos USA vs GRIEKSPOOR Tallon NED
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs LAJOVIC Dusan SRB
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs DIMITROV Grigor BUL [16]

MEDVEDEV Daniil --- [11] vs NORRIE Cameron GBR
KOVACEVIC Aleksandar USA vs RUUSUVUORI Emil FIN
FEARNLEY Jacob GBR vs WAWRINKA Stan SUI (W)
O'CONNELL Christopher AUS vs HUMBERT Ugo FRA [22]

SHAPOVALOV Denis CAN [27] vs MARTINEZ Pedro ESP
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs BU Yunchaokete CHN
MOUTET Corentin FRA vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
MCDONALD Mackenzie USA vs DJOKOVIC Novak SRB [6]

BOTTOM HALF

MUSETTI Lorenzo ITA [8] vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
ROYER Valentin FRA (W) vs CARBALLES BAENA Roberto ESP
OPELKA Reilly USA vs HIJIKATA Rinky AUS
NAVONE Mariano ARG vs NAKASHIMA Brandon USA [28]

MACHAC Tomas CZE [21] vs HALYS Quentin FRA
KECMANOVIC Miomir SRB vs BAEZ Sebastian ARG
NAVA Emilio USA (W) vs VAN DE ZANDSCHULP Botic NED
BAUTISTA AGUT Roberto ESP vs RUNE Holger DEN [10]

TIAFOE Frances USA [15] vs SAFIULLIN Roman ---
CARRENO BUSTA Pablo ESP vs COMESANA Francisco ARG
BROOKSBY Jenson USA vs FARIA Jaime POR
DARDERI Luciano ITA vs KORDA Sebastian USA [23]

MICHELSEN Alex USA [32] vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
MAJCHRZAK Kamil POL vs MEDJEDOVIC Hamad SRB
KOPRIVA Vit CZE vs MONTEIRO Thiago BRA
ALTMAIER Daniel GER vs FRITZ Taylor USA [4]


RUUD Casper NOR [7] vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs BORGES Nuno POR
TABILO Alejandro CHI vs CAZAUX Arthur FRA (W)
NISHIOKA Yoshihito JPN vs POPYRIN Alexei AUS [25]

KHACHANOV Karen --- [24] vs VUKIC Aleksandar AUS
OFNER Sebastian AUT vs STRUFF Jan-Lennard GER
FUCSOVICS Marton HUN vs SCHOOLKATE Tristan AUS (W)
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs PAUL Tommy USA [12]

SHELTON Ben USA [13] vs SONEGO Lorenzo ITA
GASTON Hugo FRA vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
ETCHEVERRY Tomas Martin ARG vs TSITSIPAS Stefanos GRE [20]

MPETSHI PERRICARD Giovanni FRA [31] vs BERGS Zizou BEL
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs DZUMHUR Damir BIH
MAROZSAN Fabian HUN vs NARDI Luca ITA
NISHIKORI Kei JPN vs ALCARAZ Carlos ESP [2]

[ashkor87]

Sinner has a more perilous path to the semis..than Alcaraz..
Sinner vs Zverev? If Zverev gets there...and Alcaraz versus Musetti, I expect..., Musetti has an easy path until Rune in R4..

[ti-amie]

Sinner has a more perilous path to the semis..than Alcaraz..
Sinner vs Zverev? If Zverev gets there...and Alcaraz versus Musetti, I expect..., Musetti has an easy path until Rune in R4..

SHELTON Ben USA [13] vs SONEGO Lorenzo ITA
GASTON Hugo FRA vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
ETCHEVERRY Tomas Martin ARG vs TSITSIPAS Stefanos GRE [20]

MPETSHI PERRICARD Giovanni FRA [31] vs BERGS Zizou BEL
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs DZUMHUR Damir BIH
MAROZSAN Fabian HUN vs NARDI Luca ITA
NISHIKORI Kei JPN vs ALCARAZ Carlos ESP [2]

This section is a bit of a surprise isn't it?

This section isn't.

SINNER Jannik ITA [1] vs RINDERKNECH Arthur FRA
ATMANE Terence FRA (W) vs GASQUET Richard FRA (W)
LEHECKA Jiri CZE vs THOMPSON Jordan AUS
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs DAVIDOVICH FOKINA Alejandro ESP [26]

RUBLEV Andrey --- [17] vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q) vs WALTON Adam AUS
UGO CARABELLI Camilo ARG vs MUNAR Jaume ESP
JARRY Nicolas CHI vs FILS Arthur FRA [14]

Switch Rublev into Gasquet's spot and there would be a chance of an upset there.

Meanwhile the US men can have fun knocking each other off.

TIAFOE Frances USA [15] vs SAFIULLIN Roman ---
CARRENO BUSTA Pablo ESP vs COMESANA Francisco ARG
BROOKSBY Jenson USA vs FARIA Jaime POR
DARDERI Luciano ITA vs KORDA Sebastian USA [23]

MICHELSEN Alex USA [32] vs Qualifié/Lucky Loser (Q)
MAJCHRZAK Kamil POL vs MEDJEDOVIC Hamad SRB
KOPRIVA Vit CZE vs MONTEIRO Thiago BRA
ALTMAIER Daniel GER vs FRITZ Taylor USA [4]

[ptmcmahon]

It's like in one of our contests... "well at least one of them gets to make the quarters!"

Although quite possible none do.

[ti-amie]

Nishikori withdraws from Roland Garros; Learn Alcaraz's new opponent
Second seed to face Zeppieri

Kei Nishikori withdrew from Roland Garros on Saturday. Earlier this week, the Japanese star retired from his second-round match in Geneva due to lower back pain.

Former No. 4 in the PIF ATP Rankings Nishikori had been set to face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the Paris first round. However, the second seed will now take on Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri.

The lefty did not lose a set en route to the main draw, eliminating Jan Choinski, Eliot Spizzirri and Federico Gomez. Only one of Zeppieri's sets went past 6-4.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nishiko ... withdrawal

[Jeff from TX]

Nishikori withdraws from Roland Garros; Learn Alcaraz's new opponent
Second seed to face Zeppieri

Kei Nishikori withdrew from Roland Garros on Saturday. Earlier this week, the Japanese star retired from his second-round match in Geneva due to lower back pain.

Former No. 4 in the PIF ATP Rankings Nishikori had been set to face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the Paris first round. However, the second seed will now take on Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri.

The lefty did not lose a set en route to the main draw, eliminating Jan Choinski, Eliot Spizzirri and Federico Gomez. Only one of Zeppieri's sets went past 6-4.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nishiko ... withdrawal

His body just won't hold up for him.

[skatingfan]

First Grand Slam Event

Elmer Moller, Age 21, Denmark
Henrique Rocha, Age 21, Portugal
Pablo Llamas Ruiz, Age 22, Spain
Ugo Blanchet, Age 26, France
Benjamin Hassan, Age 30, Lebanon

First French Open

Joao Fonseca, Age 18, Brazil
Jakub Mensik, Age 19, Czech Republic
Learner Tien, Age 19, United States of America
Ethan Quinn, Age 21, United States of America
Jaime Faria, Age 21, Portugal
Buyunchaokete, Age 23, People’s Republic of China
Jacob Fearnley, Age 23, Great Britain
Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Age 23, Argentina
Matteo Gigante, Age 23, Italy
Terrence Atmane, Age 23, France
Valentin Royer, Age 23, France
Francesco Passaro, Age 24, Italy
Francisco Comesana, Age 24, Argentina
Kyrian Jacquet, Age 24, France
Tristan Schoolkate, Age 24, Australia
Clement Tabur, Age 25, France
Vit Kopriva, Age 27, Czech Republic
Federico Agustin Gomez, Age 28, Argentina

[ponchi101]

I am impressed by Hassan. Somebody making it to a slam for the first time at age 30. What a commitment to the sport.

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[ponchi101]

What an opportunity for a bunch of guys always ranked below 100. Enough points to gain entry to both USO and W?

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Nick Kyrgios miserable after fresh knee setback threatens career all over again
He pulled himself out of the French Open and now ‘doesn’t know how much more he can take’.
By Ian Chadband

Nick Kyrgios has been left crestfallen after a fresh knee injury forced him to abandon his planned return to action at the French Open, leaving more question marks over the luckless former Wimbledon finalist’s future in the sport.

Jordan Thompson, who had been set to play alongside Australia’s great tennis maverick in his first Roland Garros for eight years, revealed the extent of his mate’s misery with Kyrgios telling him he didn’t know how much more he could take after his latest setback.

“Nick was really pumped to play here. He kept messaging me every week, ‘you good to go to for doubles at Roland Garros’,” revealed Thompson, who had been struggling with a litany of injuries himself.

“I know he was back home in Australia training on clay, but a few days ago, Nick told me that he’s done something to his knee, so unfortunately, he just couldn’t be here.

“He was pretty down. He told me he doesn’t know how much more of these injuries he can take, and you’ve just got to feel for him.

“Because as much as he says things in the media, I think he loves playing tennis and he loves being on court, so it’s disappointing that he can’t be here on the court.”

Kyrgios, whose recent career has become a stop-start affair riddled with injury concerns, had declared happily only a couple of weeks ago that he would reunite with Thompson, whose regular doubles partner Max Purcell is serving a ban for infringing doping regulations.

The pair had played as juniors, finishing runners-up in the 2012 US Open, and at the 2017 French Open — Kyrgios’s last appearance at Roland Garros.

But when the 2025 draw was announced on Monday, it was confirmed Thompson would line up instead alongside fellow Aussie Jason Kubler for a first-round match on Tuesday against French pair Quentin Halys and Albano Olivetti.

Kyrgios will be at Roland Garros but only off-court as a TV commentator, as he increasingly turns his attention to media opportunities with time seemingly running out to resurrect his career at the age of 30.

“Yeah. I’m hoping that he can play, but it just depends on how his knee is,” said Thompson.

Kyrgios has been plagued by knee and foot injuries and had reconstructive surgery on his racquet-wielding wrist.

He thought there was some light at the end of the tunnel when he won his first singles match for two-and-a-half years against American Mackenzie McDonald in Miami in March.

https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis/nick- ... c-18826110

[skatingfan]

What an opportunity for a bunch of guys always ranked below 100. Enough points to gain entry to both USO and W?

Not Wimbledon because the six week entry deadline is now, but the US Open yes.

[ti-amie]

He's saying that he is sorry to have to withdraw because he loves RG but he's been advised to by medical personnel.

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