Roland Garros, The French Open Thread

#51
#51
watching Sharapova is just awful. Her overly serious schtick, the loud grunting and prick father just make her insufferable.
 
#53
#53
BigPapaVol said:
watching Sharapova is just awful. Her overly serious schtick, the loud grunting and prick father just make her insufferable.
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just like in the Aussie, I disagree. I have no problems with her grunting (it's nowhere close to monica seles) and I just ignore it when they show her father.
 
#54
#54
Ana is safely into the quarterfinals after a dominating 6-0 6-0. Ana has yet to lose a set.
 
#56
#56
Federer looked like he was going to squash Benneteau. Now all of a sudden he's only leading 5-4, with the Frenchman serving to tie it. This guy is putting forth a lot of effort, though. I'd say he'll slow down quite a bit in the coming sets.
 
#57
#57
cool that Sharapova lost so spectacularly, but Marat might want to help sis find something a bit more flattering. The easy on the eyes quotient went way, way down.
 
#58
#58
Ana is safely into the semis where she will face the winner of the Navarro/Jankovic match. Jankovic seems to be hurting so Navarro definitely stands a good chance.

Of course, no one has given Ana any serious threats so far. Could she be on her way to her first Grand Slam title?
 
#60
#60
I got up to watch Ivanovic this morning. (At least, some of it.) Delighted to have won my bet with my friend about Sharapova-v-Ana; I got 2-1 odds from him, which considering how Sharapova ended up looking in the French was basically free money. Glad to see her gone.
 
#61
#61
I'm not trying to take anything away from the Safina/Dementieva winner who will play Svetlana Kuznetsova in the other semifinal match, but the Ivanovic/Jankovich matchup will probably be the best match of the tournament on the women's side. This is assuming Jankovich's nagging injuries hold up.
 
#62
#62
I'm still at odds trying to determine what kind of treatments Jankovich received by flying home to Serbia between rounds that she couldn't get in Paris.
 
#63
#63
volfanbill said:
I'm not trying to take anything away from the Safina/Dementieva winner who will play Svetlana Kuznetsova in the other semifinal match, but the Ivanovic/Jankovich matchup will probably be the best match of the tournament on the women's side. This is assuming Jankovich's nagging injuries hold up.
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It would be hard for any match remaining to top the drama of the Sharapova/Safina match.
 
#64
#64
orange+white=heaven said:
It would be hard for any match remaining to top the drama of the Sharapova/Safina match.
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i really think you'll see it. Serb vs Serb, both vying for their first Grand Slam title. Sharapova just looked too flat and conservative in the Safina match. I thought she had gotten past that, but evidently not. Sharapova has always had a problem being too tentative if things didn't start out good for her.
 
#65
#65
volfanbill said:
i really think you'll see it. Serb vs Serb, both vying for their first Grand Slam title. Sharapova just looked too flat and conservative in the Safina match. I thought she had gotten past that, but evidently not. Sharapova has always had a problem being too tentative if things didn't start out good for her.
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really??

I think she's too stubborn in her flat ball, rocket pace approach, even on days when her timing is lacking. I'd like to see her back off some, top spin it more and put a lot of balls in play. That said, I don't know if she has the wheels or athleticism to play a style that just gets a lot of balls in play.
 
#66
#66
BigPapaVol said:
really??

I think she's too stubborn in her flat ball, rocket pace approach, even on days when her timing is lacking. I'd like to see her back off some, top spin it more and put a lot of balls in play. That said, I don't know if she has the wheels or athleticism to play a style that just gets a lot of balls in play.
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as she even mentioned in her loss, she just didn't take advantage of her opportunities. I hadn't seen her play that tentatively in over a year, but it was apparent in that match. If she starts out with a good first set, yes she definitely flies around and just goes for power. But power is her game.
 
#67
#67
I'd have to say the Elena Dementieva vs. Dinara Safina match on right now is the best one so far. The second set was unreal. Third set starts shortly.
 
#69
#69
Vercingetorix said:
All right. Estimated time for Ana's match in the morning?

I think 10-10:30. That right?
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sound about right. But I wouldn't miss the Safina match after watching today's action. That was one great match, especially on clay. ESPN2 finally picks up the action LIVE, starting at 8.
 
#70
#70
volfanbill said:
sound about right. But I wouldn't miss the Safina match after watching today's action. That was one great match, especially on clay. ESPN2 finally picks up the action LIVE, starting at 8.
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They could both be naked and I probably wouldn't get up at 8 am to watch it. Geez.
 
#71
#71
volfanbill said:
sound about right. But I wouldn't miss the Safina match after watching today's action. That was one great match, especially on clay. ESPN2 finally picks up the action LIVE, starting at 8.
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ESPN cut away to soccer so I missed the third set. Saw that Elena got destroyed in that one. What happened?
 
#72
#72
bascially, just what the score looked like. Safina absolutely dominated. No one would have been touching her serve or most of her returns. She just turned the heat on and never looked back.
 
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