Roland Garros / French Open [Men] - Grand Slam

[MargaretMcAleer]

I'll tell you what, this should put notions of "fixed draws" to rest. You know RG has NO interest in Rafa and Novak being in the same half, much less having Roger in there, too. Working and haven't looked at the women's yet.

Agree about the notion of fixed draws,this draw is soo far left when I started to look at it I burst out laughing and frightened one of my cats lol!

 

[the AntiPusher]

I even heard two TC commentators arguing where to put Thiem on the list, and one was still giving him a high place, even over Tsitsipas, which I wouldn't, and the other was going with current form. Zverev may tend to fade down the stretch, but I do wonder if he'll be the SF instead of Thiem.

It's something about the red clay at RG that may be a way for Thiem to be rejuvenated...I know Thiem was running on fumes last Fall at the USO and was totally gased at RG.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Top half is too heavy for my liking......weird
Rafa's path to the final
R1 Popyrin aka Robin Soderling
R2 Gasquet
R3 Sonego
R4 Monfils
QF Rublev
SF Djokovic
Final Tsitsipas,Theim,Zverev or Medvedev.

Monfils has been a shell of himself without the crowds of early last year. I agree it's a loaded path

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I would prefer Rafa to meet Novak in a final,where the pressure is on Novak.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It's something about the red clay at RG that may be a way for Thiem to be rejuvenated...I know Thiem was running on fumes last Fall at the USO and was totally gased at RG.

Sasha and Dominic could meet in a q/final..........popcorn match

 

[the AntiPusher]

If Roger could face Novak in the qtrs before possible meeting Rafa would be a blessing from the RG gods.

 

[Nadalfan2013]

If Roger could face Novak in the qtrs before possible meeting Rafa would be a blessing from the RG gods.

Let Roger beat the qualifier first and then you can go from there...

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Difficult draw for GOATdal but as usual he will take it match by match and I think he will do it again.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Let Roger beat the qualifier first and then you can go from there...

Roger wouldn't play unless he felt that he could be competitive with all the top.plsyers on the tour.Roger isn't going to loose to a qualifier

 

[Carol]

What a thrill !!!!!!!! and very well deserved

 

[Nadalfan2013]

What a thrill !!!!!!!! and very well deserved

The statue forehand position doesn't look like GOATdal at all. It's even closer to a Federer forehand. What a tragedy.

 

[Fiero425]

Roger wouldn't play unless he felt that he could be competitive with all the top.plsyers on the tour.Roger isn't going to loose to a qualifier

Delusion runs deep with Fed & his fans! Roger, his camp, & the obsessed world fandom want him to be @ the top until he keels over! Idiots!

 

[Carol]

The statue forehand position doesn't look like GOATdal at all. It's even closer to a Federer forehand. What a tragedy.

Any tragedy, I think they have done a very good job and a look very up to date. As you can see in this picture it's exactly the way Nadal makes that shot

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

What a thrill !!!!!!!! and very well deserved

They really nailed the stature of Rafa.....

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I wonder if they will name a avenue after Rafa when he retires in the grounds of RG.

 

[Carol]

I wonder if they will name a avenue after Rafa when he retires in the grounds of RG.

Or maybe one of the tennis courts like in Barcelona

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Any tragedy, I think they have done a very good job and a look very up to date. As you can see in this picture it's exactly the way Nadal makes that shot

Ok fair enough. They should have made it bigger then, even bigger than the Statue of Liberty. GOATdal is a legend.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Or maybe one of the tennis courts like in Barcelona

That is pushing it,they have named some of the avenues of French players,like Amelie Mauresmo,some tennis journalist's think the statue of Rafa should have been done when he does finally retire.

 

[Carol]

That is pushing it,they have named some of the avenues of French players,like Amelie Mauresmo,some tennis journalist's think the statue of Rafa should have been done when he does finally retire.

Agreed in that point, I'm surprised that they make it before he retire, I suppose that maybe there is a reason?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Agreed in that point, I'm surprised that they make it before he retire, I suppose that maybe there is a reason?

I dont know,I knew it was coming this year,I was surprised I hope it is not a bad omen? Moxie will come down on me like a ton of bricks,I am a bit superstitious,at least he is not wearing that awful colour combination in the tournaments before RG.Rafa is wearing green with black shorts at RG this year.