French Open

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Well I guess there is another record on tap for Novak.

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From stat guru Jeff Jackman at Tennis Abstract, Iga's double bagel was extraordinary, even for her; "Iga Swiatek lost ten points today. Total. That matches the most dominant tour-level performance--any tournament, any round--since 2010. (WTA match stats are spotty before then.) ... The most famous French Open beatdown is the 1988 final, when Steffi Graf double-bageled Natalia Zvereva in just 34 minutes (counting a rain delay!). Even Zvereva won 13 points."

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That is certainly not an advertisement for depth quality in women's tennis.

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The tiebreaker woes/nightmare continues for Hubie vs Grigor. That is like 7 tiebreakers in a row for Grigor vs Hubie since 2021.

[jimlosaltos]

What a comeback by Stef Tsitsipas against a hot Mateo Arnold. Next up -- only Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals.

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[jimlosaltos]

From stat guru Jeff Sackman at Tennis Abstract, Iga's double bagel was extraordinary, even for her; "Iga Swiatek lost ten points today. Total. That matches the most dominant tour-level performance--any tournament, any round--since 2010. (WTA match stats are spotty before then.) ... The most famous French Open beatdown is the 1988 final, when Steffi Graf double-bageled Natalia Zvereva in just 34 minutes (counting a rain delay!). Even Zvereva won 13 points."

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Alcaraz goes 2 sets up. FAA is looking rather impaired.

As McEnroe said, the tournament is wide open to be won. Hasn't been this open for 15 years, he said.

Thanks for that great insight Mac. Nadal has been the favorite since 2005, until this year. It certainly was not open.

[stotty]

Alcaraz goes 2 sets up. FAA is looking rather impaired.

As McEnroe said, the tournament is wide open to be won. Hasn't been this open for 15 years, he said.

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Stef weathered the storm fighting through 4 set points that would have put him down 2 sets. He has taken over now. The disappointment of proceedings was a bit too much for young Armaldi it seems.

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Tsitsipas in trouble out there vs dark house Armaldi. Down a set and 2-4 in 2nd. Tennis Channel showed a "forced errors" stat, Tsitsipas at 17, Armaldi at 5.

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Drama Novak seemed to pull the rip cord on the 3rd set. Lorenzo up 2 sets to 1.

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Musetti levels to make it one set each. Strange second set. Going to be a long night...though not for Stotty as he's off to bed.

It is only 7:30 Atlanta time. Good to go here ha.

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Match of the day tomorrow, Tsitsipas vs Armaldi. I have had my eye on Armaldi for a bit. He is a real threat.

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Musetti thank goodness wins the second set tiebreaker. It is very interesting now at one set each. Musetti no doubt has a beautiful game, great technique on everything, and he is totally engaged. Novak is bringing the drama now. Big surprise. Musetti to me very reminiscent of Gasquet, his backhand not as good, his forehand better, about the same size and movement, and he tends to drift too far back, not holding the baseline.

[stotty]

Musetti levels to make it one set each. Strange second set. Going to be a long night...though not for Stotty as he's off to bed.

[jimlosaltos]

Just saw this result Navarro tops Keys in a pair of tiebreaks! Great win for player on the up curve.

Earlier, when i was watching, Carillo said that Keys still averaged 77 MPH on her forehand last year, which would tie with the likes of Zverev on the ATP. Such an athlete.

Meera Andreeva, the 17 yo no flag, is into the fourth round. Has another unseeded opponent so great chance for the quarters