2021 Roland Garros...ATP 2000...Paris, France

[don_budge]

One stand up guy...glacierguy. Go ahead and drill him between the eyes. Jerk! Roger is nobody's waiting post! Neither are you or anybody else for that matter. It was the best drama I have seen in ages from the ATP. Hawkeye removes all of the edginess...and that is what Roger implied about injecting some "energy" into the match.

On a similar line the commentating has been just abysmal. Mark Woodbridge has been embarrassing himself terribly with his walks down memory lane provoked by his stupid moronic partner. Right now there are two WOMEN announcing the Tsitsipas match and it left me no choice than to turn off the volume. The shrill insights were too much to bare. Not a single announcer knows when to just shut up and let the play work on its own. Aways trying to hype something or other. The most guilty have been announcers for Nadal and Serendipities Williams. They just couldn't gush enough over either. The stupid endless remarks about the wonderful fashion sense of Serendipities makes me throw up. The gushing of Nadal adoration is particularly galling. Somebody should drill him between the eyes over his obsessive compulsive routines. He subjects not only his opponent if that isn't bad enough but he ropes in anybody watching. I cannot watch him...unless his opponent shows that he is going to beat his ass. Which doesn't happen very often at the French...once in a blue moon.

Two British fellows absolutely butchering the match between Nadal and Schwartzman. The fawning over Nadal is nauseating. Puke worthy. Schwartzman for his part cannot seem to make up his mind if he wants to win this match or not. At times he looks fully engaged but there are moments when he seems to lose concentration. He has a chance...please Lord.

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I heard an amazing stat about Rafa. If a players wins the first point on their serve against Rafa, they will go on to hold serve 70% of the time. If a player loses the first point on their serve, then 2 out 3 times they will be broken.

That is very interesting.

[stotty]

I heard an amazing stat about Rafa. If a players wins the first point on their serve against Rafa, they will go on to hold serve 70% of the time. If a player loses the first point on their serve, then 2 out 3 times they will be broken.

[stotty]

Diego's chances of winning I feel are incredibly small. Novak has the far tougher match on paper and very losable if he doesn't turn up with his A game.

[stotty]

As usual Rafa gets the earlier match to aid maximum recovery time before the next round. He always gets the favoured scheduling...always.

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Tennishead: Analyst suggests strategy for overcoming Rafa Nadal at Roland Garros.
https://tennishead.net/analyst-sugge...roland-garros/

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Eurosport COM: French Open tennis - 'Immense' Stefanos Tsitsipas blows away Daniil Medvedev to reach semi-finals.
https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/rol...38/story.shtml

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Oddsmakers have Novak as a solid favorite, but I have the match vs Berrettini as a toss up, not that Nadal cares.

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Great performance from Tsitsipas. I only saw he third set but Tsitsipas' superior forehand seemed to make all the difference...just a heavier weight of shot. And what a super attitude he has.

Not sure what the last point was all about....

To me, Medvedev had lost all hope. I think he finds it very annoying that Stef has not only a way easier on the eye game, he is so much more attractive. I know if I were Medvedev, I would find that extremely annoying. BTW, I agree, the Stef forehand is so superior to Medvedev's. As BG might say, it is a model type 3 vs a WTA type 2.

[stotty]

Apologies for the frivolity and disrespect, but as a Brit of a certain age, I can't look at Rybakina's name without thinking "Ribena Drinker". Do you have Ribena in the States? (Blackcurrant cordial.) Stotty, help me out!

Anyhow, it's a set all, and I'm rooting for Ribena Drinker.

Never met an American who would touch a Ribena. I tend to find they prefer a Budweiser or a Corona. I met an American a few years ago at Wimbledon and he was swigging Corona all afternoon.

[stotty]

Great performance from Tsitsipas. I only saw he third set but Tsitsipas' superior forehand seemed to make all the difference...just a heavier weight of shot. And what a super attitude he has.

Not sure what the last point was all about....

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All I have to say about that for Medvedev, that is going to leave a mark.

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Good match going on. Makes it better that Medvedev dislikes Tsitsipas, but I get the feeling Stef is living rent free in Medvedev's head.

Match of the day tomorrow, NOT Nadal vs Diego. If anyone does think that Diego is going to win that match, there is massive money to be had. Oddsmakers have Rafael at a 95.2% implied probability of winning the match.

[glacierguy]

Tsitsipas vs Medvedev about to kick off. Remember - Medvedev strongly dislikes Tsitsipas and for me, is going to win.

[glacierguy]

On a more serious note, Rybakina has a very useful slow, deep topspin rally ball enabling her to recover from some really stretched positions.