Talk About Tennis 2.0

Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER

Women’s Wheelchair Singles
FINAL
NED D. De Groot (1) vs JPN Y. Kamiji (2)
Women’s Singles
UPCOMING
FINAL
Not before 15:00
POL I. Swiatek (1) vs USA C. Gauff (18)
Men’s Doubles
UPCOMING
FINAL
CRO I. Dodig/USA A. Krajicek vs ESA M. Arevalo (12)/NED JJ. Rojer (12)

Court SUZANNE-LENGLEN

Men’s Legends

FIRST ROUND
BEL X. Malisse/SWE M. Wilander vs FRA M. Bahrami/FRA J. Benneteau
Men’s Legends
UPCOMING
FIRST ROUND
CYP M.Baghdatis/CRO G. Ivanisevic vs FRA S. Grosjean/FRA C. Pioline
Women’s Legends
UPCOMING
FINAL
ARG G.Dulko/ARG G. Sabatini vs ITA F. Pennetta/ITA F. Schiavone

Court SIMONNE-MATHIEU

Girls’ Singles
FINAL
ARG S. Sierra vs CZE L. Havlickova (9)
Boys’ Singles
UPCOMING
FINAL
BEL GA. Bailly vs FRA G. Debru (14)
Girls’ Doubles
UPCOMING
FINAL
CZE S. Bejlek (1)/CZE L. Havlickova (1) vs CZE N. Bartunkova (2)/SUI C. Naef (2)

Court 14

Men’s Wheelchair Singles
FINAL
ARG G. Fernandez (3) vs JPN S. Kunieda (2)
Quad Wheelchair Singles
UPCOMING
FINAL
NED N.Vink (1) vs NED S. Schroder (2)
Men’s Wheelchair Doubles
UPCOMING
FINAL
GBR A. Hewett (1)/GBR G. Reid (1) vs ARG G. Fernandez/JPN S. Kunieda

Court 13

Boys’ Doubles
FINAL
LTU E. Butvilas (1)/CRO M. Poljicak (1) vs PER G. Bueno (2)/PER I.Buse (2)
Women’s Wheelchair Doubles
UPCOMING
FINAL
NED D. De Groot (1)/NED A. Van Koot (1) vs JPN Y. Kamiji (2)/RSA K. Montjane (2)

Well, so much for that "2 close sets" prediction...

By now, just look at the stats.
Iga breaks a streak of 6 years with a new winner at RG.
One of 5 players to win the first slam after reaching the #1 ranking.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 04, 2022 2:27 pm One of 5 players to win the first slam after reaching the #1 ranking.

Who are the others?

Henin, Capriati, Seles and Evert. Not soo shabby.

Wertheim says Gauff will win a slam soon, and that appears to be conventional wisdom, but I am skeptical.

She moves incredibly well and competes incredibly well, but her forehand requires a lot of prep time, which she gets on clay but not on faster surfaces. Even on clay her forehand becomes a liability, and it figures to be a bigger problem at Wimbledon.

The last five slam runnerups have been Pavs, Pliskova, Fernandez, Collins and Gauff. With the possible exception of Fernandez, none of them is likely to ever win a slam. Gauff will, but she still has a lot of improvement needed before she gets there.

Iga thanked her dad, who was in the stands, and her sister, at home. Didn’t mention mom. Anyone know if she is in the picture?


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