2023 Roland Garros - Women's Singles

[Tennfan123]

Muchova was always likely to be a banana skin for someone as nervy as Sakkari.
Maria puts too much pressure on herself. She should downsize the entourage, get a mentor type Martinez figure instead, and relax.
It sounds so easy lol.

 

[Mark-Touch]

I feel like I'm at a three-ring circus.

Cornet - Giorgi
Fernandez - Linette
Muchova - Sakkari

Going to be a very tough 3rd set for Leylah.
It felt like she stole the 1st set from Linette.

 

[HarveyPitnik]

Feels like Muchova always gets these top players in early rounds of slams and always looks like the more talented player lol.

And there we go!

So true, despite the fact that this 2nd set so far has been lousy in quality. I liked Sakkari's "self motivation speech", she hasn't done that much later in her career but they were often really funny/entertaining many years ago!

I joined the match during tie-break and soon they showed these ladies' records earlier this year and immediately I awaited to Muchova to take it as she then did. I don't know what it is but between players of similar level the tie-break records always "lie" (and gets fairly even towards the end of season)!?

 

[HarveyPitnik]

Come on Karolina take it now!
Nobody wants 3rd set against Sakkari!

But no. And on serve again. Maria broke back with amazing backhand cross. (The set has had some really great shots and lots of really lousy ones too)

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Lol, Muchova defeated Sakkari last year 7-6, 7-6.
Would be funny if same score this year.

 

[Tennfan123]

Serve it out Leylah!

 

[Kralingen]

I actually think Sakkari is going to have a tough time maintaining her ranking after this.

 

[Tennfan123]

Great result for Leylah.

 

[Enceladus]

Jeez, the French crowd boo-ed Marta.

Crowd boo Kostyuk for the no handshake as was expected.

A small portion of the crowd booed Kostyuk for not shaking hands (I think), but they did it at the exact moment Sabalenka turned to get applause for the win, so she thought the boos might be for her. I think when she looked towards Kostyuk and spoke she was actually speaking to her box beyond Kostyuk and asking if the boos were for her.

Kostyuk was received reasonably well when walking off so on the whole I think there's only a small amount of people even following this handshake side plot.

Kostyuk criticized the behaviour of the spectacors:

"People should be honestly embarrassed," said world number 39 Kostyuk.
The 20-year-old added: "I want to see people react to it in 10 years when the war is over. I think they will not feel really nice about what they did."

Source:

French Open 2023: Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk booed after avoiding Aryna Sabalenka handshake

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk is booed off court for avoiding a handshake with Aryna Sabalenka after the Belarusian's first-round win at the French Open.

www.google.com

 

[Tennfan123]

If only I was a betting man!
Luck of the draw was not with Sakkari this slam.

 

[Tennfan123]

Cornet Giorgi has to go to three, surely!

 

[MeatTornado]

Sakkari really should've made a coaching change in the off-season. Not that I'm blaming him for her struggles, but she clearly needs to shake something up because her career has completely stagnated.

 

[ScottleeSV]

Muchova winning that match was more a surprise last year than this year. It feels like Sakkari has been morphing from a top 10 player into a top 20 player for a while now.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Kostyuk criticized the behaviour of the spectacors:

"People should be honestly embarrassed," said world number 39 Kostyuk.
The 20-year-old added: "I want to see people react to it in 10 years when the war is over. I think they will not feel really nice about what they did."

She could be right. It might not be over for 10 more years.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Potato vs. The Incredible Hulk ™
Who are you rooting for?

 

[Tennfan123]

Cornet with that second serve though ...

 

[Tennfan123]

Great shame. In an ideal world, that would have been a meme worthy three setter.

 

[Nostradamus]

Sakkari's working out too much with ammitraj of tennis channle.... no wonder she lost

 

[Mark-Touch]

OMG what a tough draw for Giorgi.

 

[ibbi]

Delighted to see Giorgi knock trollface out so we don't get another trolltastic run.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

@HarveyPitnik you might jinx Osorio, she didn't get LL out of 5 spots already.

 

[coolcamden]

Potato looked great in previous tournaments. Today she’s just too made-up. TT’s kit is a site for sore eyes tho…

 

[Mark-Touch]

The Incredible Hulk ™ is slain.
Great match for Potato!

 

[coolcamden]

Sakkari really should've made a coaching change in the off-season. Not that I'm blaming him for her struggles, but she clearly needs to shake something up because her career has completely stagnated.

You are not wrong. I don’t think Tom Hill is bad, but a change is needed,, and for sure a new psychology coach.

 

[Tennfan123]

Sakkari will not get rid of Tom Hill. She is in too deep there. He's made her dependent on him.

 

[spystud]

Tauson destroyed Sasnovich, 2 & 0.

 

[Mark-Touch]

I like Bondar but am betting on Begu.
Begu has better shot selection and court sense.
Bondar has blown several break leads already with poor play.
She was up 4-2 and lost the 1st set 4-6.

 

[spystud]

Jil-one-L trying to lose to Errani.

 

[Don Felder]

Poor Kostyuk. What an utterly naive, clueless kid. Respect your opponent, keep the politics out of it.

 

[HarveyPitnik]

@HarveyPitnik you might jinx Osorio, she didn't get LL out of 5 spots already.

Am I to blame for "new & better" (read: stupid) system considering LLs?! I'm not her fan, but she definitely would have belonged to main draw considering her level of play (and especially on clay).

"The incredible hulk"??? I don't quite know how to relate to her. At first thought she seems like excellent gun powder for all those "WTA is a joke"-dumbasses but on the other hand it's quite an achievement to go through the qualifications of Roland Garros (with her mass and mobility) and she didn't even have particularly easy opponents.

Forza Sara! (I really love how she is still around to annoy the hell out of all the serve contest-fans! I wonder if I have ever read from this forum how well she can play despite amateur serve - never a credit where it's due? )

I'm watching Samsonova vs. "Volley nets" at the moment. The marginals are not wide but the slightly harder hitting has already lead Samsonova to 4-0 lead.

 

[spystud]

Sheesh, Teichmann out.

 

[HarveyPitnik]

^

Oh, and by the way there's one more thing... for once I got something right. I watched 2/3 of Tauson's qualification matches and thought she is getting back to form and seems that definitely is the case.

 

[spystud]

JPeg v. Dani on now.

 

[ktx]

Dani in a Free People kit! And with the technifibre racquet still.

 

[Tennfan123]

Never watched a Pegula match in my life until now.

 

[Tennfan123]

Collins seems all over the shop.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Samson was pretty stingy today.
Only offered a bagel and breadstick to Volynets.

 

[Tennfan123]

This'll be the last Pegs match I watch, too.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Collins seems all over the shop.

Never watched a Pegula match in my life until now.

Par for the course for Collins.
You haven't missed much with jPeg.

 

[Tennfan123]

Par for the course for Collins.
You haven't missed much with jPeg.

I'm struggling to stay awake.
I like Collins though and am hoping she can bring this match to life.

 

[Purestriker]

I'm struggling to stay awake.
I like Collins though and am hoping she can bring this match to life.

Probably straight sets for JPEG

 

[spystud]

That was a pretty damn boring set.

 

[Purestriker]

That was a pretty damn boring set.

Agreed. No wonder people are asleep in the stands.

 

[Tennfan123]

Probably straight sets for JPEG

Shame. I thought Collins would be up for this.
Seems no atmosphere, either, but I am watching at home.

 

[Mark-Touch]

I'm struggling to stay awake.
I like Collins though and am hoping she can bring this match to life.

I know the feeling.
I also hope Dani can turn things around. But I wouldn't bet the house on it.
Despite both being on the tour more than 10 years, they have only played four times together.
Unfortunately jPeg owns Dani, winning each of their previous four matches.

 

[spystud]

Dani turned pro in '16, her only previous main-draw tourney was as a WC in the '14 USO.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Dani is uncharacteristically quiet today!
I don't know if that's because she doesn't want to rock the boat with jPeg, or she's spaced out?
Not even any fist pumps!
No feistiness at all.

I can see why jPeg's a bad matchup for Dani. jPeg is Miss Consistent.
Whereas Dani is Miss Hit or Miss.

 

[Purestriker]

JPEG rolling.

 

[Slicehand]

is danielle collins hot as hell or just hot as hell?

 

[spystud]

This is all over but the handshake.