TENNIS - Roland Garros: The 2009 French Open

Monfils will beat Roger...you can just tell that it's going to happen by the way Roger is playing.
 
Originally Posted by illmaticsoulchild

Originally Posted by Proshares

Can't say I'm that surprised that he beat Murray Gonzo's always been a decent clay court guy and Murray not so much.
It doesn't matter what surface he's on, Gonzo just takes some huge cuts at the ball. He had 45 winners to Andy's 19. Dude seems to have a go for broke mentality on his shots, but that's just part of his game plan. I remember a couple of his matches on his march to the Aussie Final a couple years ago. Dude was just hitting winners left and right with opponents just shaking their heads.


Yea I get you almost every match he's in he absolutely raking forehands and that one handed backhand down the line.
 
Originally Posted by holdupstop23

Monfils will beat Roger...you can just tell that it's going to happen by the way Roger is playing.


you can never count roger out ... monfils will hit a lot of errors ... feds service game will be the key !!
 
Originally Posted by holdupstop23

Monfils will beat Roger...you can just tell that it's going to happen by the way Roger is playing.
How could you say such a thing!?
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Seriously, though it may seem Monfils has the momentum going into the match, he still is playing Roger Federer, and although he may not be playing his besttennis, as seen in the last match, he can still dig deep to get a win.
 
Originally Posted by cRazy dav0

Originally Posted by holdupstop23

Monfils will beat Roger...you can just tell that it's going to happen by the way Roger is playing.


you can never count roger out ... monfils will hit a lot of errors ... feds service game will be the key !!


Exactly, us open 08 fed went down 2 sets to andreev and 2 sets to berdych at AO 09 and the next matches he double bageled jmdp and straight setted Murray. Fedalso handled monfils last FO in 4 sets. I expect him to do the same this year.
 
Tourney winding down...

Day 11: Wednesday, 3 June


Court Philippe Chatrier

14:00 Start
1 Women's Singles - Qtr. Finals
Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
v. Samantha Stosur (AUS)[30]
followed by
2 Men's Singles - Qtr. Finals
Gael Monfils (FRA)[11]
v. Roger Federer (SUI)[2]
3 Mixed Doubles - Semi
Liezel Huber (USA)[1]/
Bob Bryan (USA)[1]
v. Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)/
Mark Knowles (BAH)

Court Suzanne Lenglen

14:00 Start
1 Women's Singles - Qtr. Finals
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[7]
v. Serena Williams (USA)[2]
followed by
2 Men's Singles - Qtr. Finals
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)[5]
v. Tommy Robredo (ESP)[16]
3 Mixed Doubles - Semi
Nadia Petrova (RUS)[4]/
Max Mirnyi (BLR)[4]
v. Vania King (USA)/
Marcelo Melo (BRA)
 
serena battled back to force a 3rd set
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roger / gael underway .... damn u espn
 
But Svetlana advances!!!

Tight 1st set between Gael & Fed...

EDIT ~ and a tentative Gael loses the 1st set tiebreak...
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I hate the French and Wimbledon I gotta catch everything on the weekdays on slow #%$ ESPN.com.
 
Originally Posted by SinnerP

But Svetlana advances!!!

Tight 1st set between Gael & Fed...

EDIT ~ and a tentative Gael loses the 1st set tiebreak...
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Wow, why am I not seeing this coverage ANYWHERE!?

Good Serena Lost.
"Still Number 1" hehhh
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fed w/ 2 consecutive breaks to start the 2nd ... he must be playing out of this world right now
 
Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Originally Posted by SinnerP

But Svetlana advances!!!

Tight 1st set between Gael & Fed...

EDIT ~ and a tentative Gael loses the 1st set tiebreak...
frown.gif

Wow, why am I not seeing this coverage ANYWHERE!?

Good Serena Lost.
"Still Number 1" hehhh
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if u don't have espn 360 u have to wait till noon est for espn 2
 
Damn I know I should have steered clear of this post. Was looking forward to the Serena match.

Spoilers might be cool.
 
Originally Posted by cRazy dav0

fed w/ 2 consecutive breaks to start the 2nd ... he must be playing out of this world right now

Not really... Gael basically gift-wrapping the 2nd set for Fed...
 
Originally Posted by SinnerP

Originally Posted by cRazy dav0

fed w/ 2 consecutive breaks to start the 2nd ... he must be playing out of this world right now

Not really... Gael basically gift-wrapping the 2nd set for Fed...


he'll take it anyway he can get it ... he still gotta close it out ... the next match will be hard ... and if he gets past soder or gonzo will be extremelytough
 
I wish I could see this live. Federer up 2 sets to love on Gael.. let's go, Roger, no letdown, finish this in three.
 
Originally Posted by SinnerP

Originally Posted by cRazy dav0

fed w/ 2 consecutive breaks to start the 2nd ... he must be playing out of this world right now

Not really... Gael basically gift-wrapping the 2nd set for Fed...


Mental breakdowns or just missed shots?
 
Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Originally Posted by SinnerP

Originally Posted by cRazy dav0

fed w/ 2 consecutive breaks to start the 2nd ... he must be playing out of this world right now

Not really... Gael basically gift-wrapping the 2nd set for Fed...


Mental breakdowns or just missed shots?

Bit of both... Losing a tie-break can be tough (because you're a few points away from winning a set, but end up losing it)... Well in the 2nd set, hestarted missing a few shots, which affected his mentality/confidence, which affected his shots, etc... He just doesn't look confident at all...
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He was just broken by Fed to go down 4-5 in the 3rd. Basically game set match.
 
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