'RG 24 Day 3 Order of Play & Discussion

[ti-amie]

Tue, 28 May, 2024 (Day 9)

Court Philippe Chatrier
Starts at 10:00 AM
R128

Q. Zheng (7) Vs A. Cornet (WC)
Followed By
F. Meligeni Alves (Q) Vs (7) C. Ruud
Followed By
E. Andreeva Vs A. Sabalenka (2)
Followed By
N. Djokovic (1) Vs (WC) P. Herbert

Court Simonne Mathieu
Starts at 9:00 AM

A. de Minaur (11) Vs A. Michelsen
Followed By
T. Fritz (12) Vs F. Coria
Followed By
M. Keys (14) Vs R. Zarazua
Followed By
V. Azarenka (19) Vs N. Podoroska

Court Suzanne Lenglen
Starts at 9:00 AM

G. Minnen Vs E. Rybakina (4)
Followed By
T. Etcheverry (28) Vs A. Cazaux
Followed By
M. Frech Vs D. Kasatkina (10)
Followed By
D. Evans Vs (13) H. Rune

Court 3
Starts at 9:00 AM

R. Gasquet/H. Gaston (WC) Vs C. Eubanks/E. King
Followed By
L. Johnson/S. Mansouri Vs R. Arneodo/T. Weissborn
Followed By
A. Muller/L. Sanchez (WC) Vs R. Haase/B. Van de Zandschulp

Court 4
Starts at 9:00 AM

M. Navone (31) Vs P. Carreno Busta
Followed By
Y. Yuan Vs M. Sherif
Followed By
W. Koolhof/N. Mektic (7) Vs S. Arends/M. Middelkoop

Court 5
Starts at 9:00 AM

A. Blinkova Vs S. Cirstea (28)
Followed By
R. Hijikata Vs L. Darderi
Followed By
R. Matos/M. Melo Vs C. Frantzen/H. Jebens

Court 6
Starts at 9:00 AM

A. Rinderknech Vs (WC) A. Walton
Followed By
A. Rus Vs A. Kerber
Followed By
Z. Sonmez (Q) Vs E. Navarro (22)
Followed By
R. Carballes Baena Vs C. Lestienne

Court 7
Starts at 9:00 AM

E. Mertens (25) Vs M. Carle
Followed By
G. Zeppieri (Q) Vs (22) A. Mannarino
Followed By
R. Burruchaga (Q) Vs J. Struff
Followed By
Y. Putintseva Vs S. Stephens

Court 8
Starts at 9:00 AM

N. Borges Vs T. Machac
Followed By
A. Popyrin Vs T. Kokkinakis
Followed By
M. Fucsovics/E. Ruusuvuori Vs (2) R. Bopanna/M. Ebden

Court 9
Starts at 9:00 AM

L. Zhu Vs E. Avanesyan
Followed By
V. Vacherot (Q) Vs A. Davidovich Fokina
Followed By
M. Andreeva Vs E. Bektas

Court 12
Starts at 9:00 AM

J. Munar Vs R. Bautista Agut
Followed By
P. Tsitsipas/S. Tsitsipas Vs D. Molchanov/J. Smith
Followed By
L. Ciric-Bagaric (Q) Vs P. Stearns
Followed By
S. Errani (Q) Vs A. Schmiedlova

Court 13
Starts at 9:00 AM

A. Krueger Vs T. Korpatsch
Followed By
M. McDonald Vs (26) T. Griekspoor
Followed By
F. Cobolli Vs (Q) H. Medjedovic
Followed By
I. Burillo Escorihuela (Q) Vs M. Uchijima (Q)

Court 14
Starts at 9:00 AM

P. Martic Vs K. Mladenovic (WC)
Followed By
D. Goffin Vs (WC) G. Mpetshi Perricard
Followed By
K. Boulter (26) Vs P. Badosa
Followed By
G. Barrere (Q) Vs (19) A. Bublik

Court 2
Starts at 9:00 AM

F. Marozsan/F. Romboli Vs (11) S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori
Followed By
A. Behar/A. Pavlasek Vs (3) R. Ram/J. Salisbury
Followed By
S. Gonzalez/E. Roger-Vasselin (5) Vs H. Heliovaara/H. Patten
Followed By
J. Peers/R. Safiullin Vs Y. Bhambri/A. Olivetti

[ponchi101]

Night. If they close the roof, the famous "faster" conditions. And Herbert is good at the net.
Is Novak in danger... of playing a couple of TB's?

[dave g]

Night. If they close the roof, the famous "faster" conditions. And Herbert is good at the net.
Is Novak in danger... of playing a couple of TB's?

No, not really.

[mick1303]

Night. If they close the roof, the famous "faster" conditions. And Herbert is good at the net.
Is Novak in danger... of playing a couple of TB's?

I'm not sure that closing the roof over the clay court creates faster conditions. Might be the opposite. If it is cold and humid ...

[ponchi101]

Night. If they close the roof, the famous "faster" conditions. And Herbert is good at the net.
Is Novak in danger... of playing a couple of TB's?

I'm not sure that closing the roof over the clay court creates faster conditions. Might be the opposite. If it is cold and humid ...

I have always believed that these "roof is closed, the conditions are different" is utter BS. But that is what the players and commentators say, so they should know more than I (and way more). But I don't think it creates an iota of difference.

[mick1303]

Night. If they close the roof, the famous "faster" conditions. And Herbert is good at the net.
Is Novak in danger... of playing a couple of TB's?

I'm not sure that closing the roof over the clay court creates faster conditions. Might be the opposite. If it is cold and humid ...

I have always believed that these "roof is closed, the conditions are different" is utter BS. But that is what the players and commentators say, so they should know more than I (and way more). But I don't think it creates an iota of difference.

Conditions are different in a sense that weather elements are taken out. No wind, no direct sun in the eyes. It is easier to play precision tennis, aiming closer to the lines. IDK about humidity. If they have really strong AC system, then it can be reduced, but I'm not sure about this.

[meganfernandez]

Pablo Carreno Busta is back on court after a year and a half, basically, dealing with an elbow injury that set in shortly after he won Canada in 2022 and finished the year No. 11. He thought he was ready to come back in October 2023, but he played a couple Challengers and hurt a lot, and decided to have surgery. He's hoping he's ready now and will get a lot of info from his match with Navone today. Wishing him well. This is a good interview with him - https://www.atptour.com/en/news/carreno ... s%20coming.

[ponchi101]

He was playing so well when he won Canada. Hen was looking not like a slam champion, but certainly top 10 material.
I don't expect him to do well; coming back on a clay event, best of 5, must be tough. And his best surface is hards, so this will be tricky.
Still, wish him well.

[meganfernandez]

Stearns had 5 MPs in the second set and lost it 10-8 in the tiebreak. Squeaked out the match in a third-set breaker, 10-6. At 7-4, she appeared to think she had won the match (as I did). I hate the 10-point super tiebreak. Just adds confusion. Hardly any substance.

[ponchi101]

After you have been playing for 3 hours, giving both players a little extra margin of error may not be bad.

[meganfernandez]

After you have been playing for 3 hours, giving both players a little extra margin of error may not be bad.

Or just makes them play longer when they're already tired, giving them a few more points to get injured. That can go either way. Stearns didn't want more margin for error at 7-4.

It's arbitrary and doesn't accomplish what it's intended to, and occasionally causes confusion. I can't think of another sport whose athletes don't know when the competition has concluded (other than a contested play or officiating issue). It's bizarre, and for what? Nothing.

[ponchi101]

I remember that last season one NFL player did not know the game was over after he scored the winning TD.
The "John Isner" effect. Because he could not finish matches, all slams needed ti implement these rules but decided not to go the USO way.

[ptmcmahon]

You mean the Super bowl?

Although I don't think that was people being tired... for some reason some players act like understanding different playoff overtime rules is rocket science. The entire 49ers team didn't know the rules as well it seemed.

[Fastbackss]

Sorry Megan I don't agree here, especially in a women's match.

It's been well documented how "tight" matches can be with number of points won.

This avoids some of the capriciousness by adding more points to it - while still being less than a "win by 2 games" scoreset.

I am all for trying to avoid some of the randomness. I am sure there are stats available somewhere of TB vs super TB.

If I have played for hours I don't want it (more) subject to whimsy