2026 French Open - Men's Discussion

[movies99]

cobolli looks like a decent guy but i seriously struggle to find some appeal in his game... looks like a relentless soporific FH-drilling/grunting machine to me: is there anything wrong with me, folks?
he would make berasategui look like a creative artist...
(i mean... of course there's something wrong with me...... but i mean more specifically with my perception of cobolli here)

His FH improved miles in the 4th set.. nothing wrong with it..he is more than decent at everything and is a good one between the ears..

 

[Zardoz7/12]

FAA will be disappointed but he's reached the Quarter Finals of the French Open for the first time to my knowledge and that is something positive to take away.

Cobolli plays aggressive tennis, there's absolutely nothing grinding or counter punching from him, it's hit hard, ask questions later.

 

[roysid]

if someone told me 2 weeks back there would be an Italian in the Roland Garros Men's singles final and it would be someone not named Sinner or Musetti, I would not have believed it LOL

Two semifinalists from Italy .wow

 

[Gattone]

Interesting how many Italophiles here.
Pizza and pasta lovers.

Not particularly phile, all things considered, but I happen to be Italian, so...

(also, I would be quite suspicious of anyone who doesn't love pizza and pasta, regardless of his nationality)

 

[roysid]

Alright, fine, I admit it. You caught me

U look like Pablo careno busta

 

[jm1972]

Before the match I thought FAA was the better player but not anymore. FC won this match.

 

[Sudacafan]

Not particularly phile, all things considered, but I happen to be Italian, so...

(also, I would be quite suspicious of antone who doesn't love pizza and pasta, regardless of his nationality)

Djokovic, because of the gluten.

 

[Vincent-C]

And Monica Bellucci.

OohLaLa..

 

[Vincent-C]

Just got a (used, very Italian) Bianchi Milano cafe racer bike, been looking for one for ages.
Celeste Green, of course!

 

[Hitman]

The last three remaining players in the top half are all Italian and none of them are Sinner or Musetti.

 

[YellowFedBetter]

Turner not even thinking about showing Cobolli’s interview. Classless.

 

[RossiBhoy]

At least you have Bret Hitman Hart.

Bret screwed Bret

 

[RossiBhoy]

Interesting how many Italophiles here.
Pizza and pasta lovers.

There’s a few of us Italians in here. Plenty of room for some temporary TTW Italians to join us

 

[Sudacafan]

There’s a few of us Italians in here. Plenty of room for some temporary TTW Italians to join us

Well, most of my ancestry is Italian, so you can count me in.

 

[helterskelter]

And Monica Bellucci.

And Mattea Bellucci, who is ranked higher than either of the men about to take to the court.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

Who would you cheer for if Berasategui was up against a famous bovine?

what kind of question is that?... or course berasategui
that FH was scary...
(and the wrist... ouch!!!)

 

[RossiBhoy]

Well, most of my ancestry is Italian, so you can count me in.

Me too if I am being honest

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Once again, always humour listening to Tim Henman talking about meltdowns.

 

[Vincent-C]

Once again, always humour listening to Tim Henman talking about meltdowns.

Oh, the irony!

 

[helterskelter]

what kind of question is that?... or course berasategui
that FH was scary...
(and the wrist... ouch!!!)

I didn't know how much you disliked the Calf, so it seemed plausible that you might prefer him to Berasategui!

Calves are bovines, too, you know!

 

[helterskelter]

I think Berrettini will win the upcoming match, and I hope he does. But it would be hilarious if he didn't. Arnaldi v Cobolli would be quite the low-profile semi-final. A flashback to Corretja v Mantilla in 1998.

 

[StrongRule]

I think Berrettini will win the upcoming match, and I hope he does. But it would be hilarious if he didn't. Arnaldi v Cobolli would be quite the low-profile semi-final. A flashback to Corretja v Mantilla in 1998.

Yeah, Zverev vs Berrettini would be the only pretty much decent final.

 

[helterskelter]

Yeah, Zverev vs Berrettini would be the only pretty much decent final.

Cobolli beat Zverev in Munich in April, so he could give him a run for his money.

Mind you, Zverev battered him in Madrid in the very next tournament, and beat him in straight sets here last year, so it wouldn't be likely.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Yeah, I do have nostalgia for the Berrettini era.

 

[Mainad]

Zverev now the only top seed remaining in the draw. Opportunity knocks....and how!!!

 

[JMR]

Yeah, Zverev vs Berrettini would be the only pretty much decent final.

I'm hoping for Mensik-Cobolli.

 

[StrongRule]

I'm hoping for Mensik-Cobolli.

That at best sounds as a potential third round match.

 

[zvelf]

Yeah its hard to believe Felix is ranked so high, really just a non-slam player.
The ranking system needs an overhaul to stop rewarding these pretenders.
99% of the world's population has never heard of the non-slam events anyway.

Yeah, so why not eliminate these tournaments so only Australia, France, the UK, and the USA get tournaments? Oh, wait, no one cares about the thoughts of 99% of the world's population on tennis. Only tennis fans need to care.

 

[Drighiz]

Gotta say, I fancy Cobolli's chances of winning the whole thing at this point

This post from Sunday morning is ageing well so far

 

[Carax]

Wow, Venus is a great commentator. Wozniacki, Stephens, and her really bring in the class to that booth.

 

[duaneeo]

Lets go Cobolli/Arnaldi and Mensik! A 2K born RG final would be so great with Sincaraz out.

 

[PlaysInAviatorShades]

Cobolli and Mensik are both inconsistent, but they're also both upset artists with extremely high max potential.

Basically not what big Z wanted on his big night.

He wanted some familiar gatekeeper he's trounced 10 times en route to being trounced by Sinner... But without the Sinner.

Another heartbreak brewing?

 

[PlaysInAviatorShades]

cobolli looks like a decent guy but i seriously struggle to find some appeal in his game... looks like a relentless soporific FH-drilling/grunting machine to me: is there anything wrong with me, folks?

yes
whats wrong with you is you dont like relentless forehand drilling

 

[Vincent-C]

I'm hoping for Mensik-Cobolli.

Me too, me too

 

[Kralingen]

Matteo breaks Matteo right off the bat. (Sorry couldn’t resist)

Arnaldi doesn’t look up for this yet, he is looking a little shellshocked. He had to move heaven and earth to beat Foe last round, understandably might be a bit zapped at the moment.

 

[ibbi]

Arnaldi has surely got wayyyyyyyyyy too many miles on the clock to put up much fight to big brother. Will be amazed if he can win a set, but the same was sort of true in the last round also.

 

[duaneeo]

Matteo breaks Matteo right off the bat. (Sorry couldn’t resist)

Darn, the wrong Matteo was broken!

 

[Pmasterfunk]

The french canadian we speak is way different compared to the actual french they speak over there. To watch him code switch he looks like a complete phony

Honnêtement des fois les français comprennent rien, ya pas le choix ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Kralingen]

What a story this might end up being for Berrettini if he does get to the Final. From derided and mocked as the harbinger of the inflation era with “Berrettini Open” becoming a famous descriptor to somehow making Slam SFs on all surfaces and outgunning the rest of his generation. The one 90s born player I have respect for.

 

[ibbi]

Arnaldi will surely lose the match, but his girl is looking wonderful again tonight.

 

[Pmasterfunk]

Arnaldi will surely lose the match, but his girl is looking wonderful again tonight.

He could be the moral winner of the tournament

 

[JMR]

That at best sounds as a potential third round match.

Coming into the tournament, I would have said the same thing. But we have to play the cards that have been dealt since then. I'd rather see a couple of up-and-comers battle it out than two never-quite-got-across-the-finish-line warhorses.

 

[ibbi]

The wizardry starting to come out now.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Arnaldi starting to cook.

 

[ChrisRF]

if someone told me 2 weeks back there would be an Italian in the Roland Garros Men's singles final and it would be someone not named Sinner or Musetti, I would not have believed it LOL

And it certainly adds to the absurdity that there are THREE different possibilities.

 

[helterskelter]

Coming into the tournament, I would have said the same thing. But we have to play the cards that have been dealt since then. I'd rather see a couple of up-and-comers battle it out than two never-quite-got-across-the-finish-line warhorses.

Nah.

1) Two never-quite-got-across-the-finish-line warhorses
2=) A couple of up-and-comers
2=) A pair of aging ATGs rolling back the years one last time
4) A couple of ATGs at the height of their powers

 

[Federer and Del Potro]

What a story this might end up being for Berrettini if he does get to the Final. From derided and mocked as the harbinger of the inflation era with “Berrettini Open” becoming a famous descriptor to somehow making Slam SFs on all surfaces and outgunning the rest of his generation. The one 90s born player I have respect for.

Not only is he getting more powerful, he's doing it faster now too.

 

[Sudacafan]

Arnaldi will surely lose the match, but his girl is looking wonderful again tonight.

He could be the moral winner of the tournament

Anybody watching Sabalenka in the final Saturday?

 

[Sudacafan]

I have no idea how Paris became one of the world's top tourist destinations. It has some of the lousiest weather on the planet.
The locals seem to spend every holiday escaping to London.

 

[JMR]

Nah.

1) Two never-quite-got-across-the-finish-line warhorses
2=) A couple of up-and-comers
2=) A pair of aging ATGs rolling back the years one last time
4) A couple of ATGs at the height of their powers

This is a very contrarian hierarchy! Mine would be the exact opposite.