2026 French Open - Men's Discussion

[ibbi]

Berrettini's forehand is OFF! Without that, he is sort of helpless.

 

[ibbi]

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.

We famously have tremendous weather in London.

 

[Pmasterfunk]

Bert can't hit a forehand, what's going on?

 

[Pmasterfunk]

Anybody watching Sabalenka in the final Saturday?

You mean like her psychiatrist?

 

[Sudacafan]

We famously have tremendous weather in London.

I haven't seen more slam player discomfort than in Roland Garros lately.

 

[NaDjoFed]

Arnaldi does not have massive weapons but his atheticism is insane

 

[mrfresh]

HOW can Arnaldi run like this after all his record long marathon matches??? He is like an elite cyclist. Have we seen anything like this lately?

 

[Sudacafan]

HOW can Arnaldi run like this after all his record long marathon matches??? He is like an elite cyclist. Have we seen anything like this lately?

Maybe that's because of something we haven't yet seen.

 

[veelium]

Arnaldi looks amazingly fresh for someone who beat the record of max court time before the QF by 2 hours.

 

[ibbi]

HOW can Arnaldi run like this after all his record long marathon matches??? He is like an elite cyclist. Have we seen anything like this lately?

 

[Vincent-C]

Anybody watching Sabalenka in the final Saturday?

No.

 

[helterskelter]

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

Which do you prefer of:

Two aging second tier players who never quite got over the line but might do so once (Zverev and Berrettini) and two players who never got over the line and are unlikely to do so more than once or twice and are neither youngster breaking through nor aging players at the last chance saloon but middle-aged second tier players (Cilic and Nishikori)?

 

[Darren Diez]

I can say one thing: Matteo will definitely win

 

[Sudacafan]

Arnaldi wants to beat the match duration record today. He needs more training time to get better for the semifinals and finals.
Cerundolito-Landaluce 6 hours record is in danger.

 

[Pmasterfunk]

I can say one thing: Matteo will definitely win

Bet your house on it

 

[Ray Mercer]

Who in there right mind would have though CobolliArnaldi would be the likely RG SF haha

 

[helterskelter]

Arnaldi was a bit stiff at first, but he has now warmed up and he just isn't that tired. Berrettini already does seem tired.

 

[ibbi]

How long has this game been going on? NINTH deuce.

 

[alexio]

noodles cant finally break super matteo in this game, 4 all

 

[Pmasterfunk]

How long has this game been going on? NINTH deuce.

A minute ago it said about 13:30

 

[cha cha]

God, I thought my score feed was frozen.

 

[AndyM2]

Wow

 

[ibbi]

I get this feeling that whoever loses this set might just collapse thereafter.

 

[Sudacafan]

How long has Berrettini invested in holding his serve?

 

[Pmasterfunk]

I think the game took around 16 minutes

exhausting to watch, I dunno how the Mattei are doing it

 

[Sudacafan]

I get this feeling that whoever loses this set might just collapse thereafter.

No worries. Italian physios can do miracles.

 

[Pmasterfunk]

Gotta hand it to Arnaldi, he's got good dink skills

 

[ibbi]

Matteo cannot hit through these conditions, and Matteo is giving him hell on account of it.

 

[ibbi]

Guys, Arnaldi is going to freaking do it.

 

[Sudacafan]

Matteo cannot hit through these conditions, and Matteo is giving him hell on account of it.

I believe that Matteo will prevail in the end.

 

[vwanderaa]

A coworker said today she’s rooting for Berrettini to win RG and I just laughed

 

[Sudacafan]

Berrettini looks spent.

 

[Pmasterfunk]

Matteo cannot hit through these conditions, and Matteo is giving him hell on account of it.

I wonder if Matteo is going to run out of steam at some point and just hit a wall like his compatriot did in R2, which will allow Matteo to run with it

Beautiful lob by the non-dinker Matteo

 

[cha cha]

the Mattei

Exquisite.

 

[NaDjoFed]

A coworker said today she’s rooting for Berrettini to win RG and I just laughed

Lots of women root for Berrettini

 

[ibbi]

I wonder if Matteo is going to run out of steam at some point and just hit a wall like his compatriot did in R2, which will allow Matteo to run with it

Seems likely with the way this is going right now. His serve is returnable in these conditions, his forehand is off (got to be close 15UE in the set so far) and he hates the long rallies.

 

[Sudacafan]

Cobolli is beating any of these two in the semis.

 

[ibbi]

Cobolli is beating any of these two in the semis.

I think I might only pick Max Von Sydow in The Exorcist to stop Arnaldi right now.

 

[ibbi]

I don't know if anyone posted this here, but even if so, it is always worth throwing out again.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061612284011528303

 

[Borg Number One]

This is a marathon first set!

 

[alexio]

well done, matteo

 

[ibbi]

Good luck, Big B.

 

[jazzu4ia]

...mattias ranaldo looks fresh !

 

[Gazelle]

A coworker said today she’s rooting for Berrettini to win RG and I just laughed

Let me guess, she finds Berrettini the hottest of the bunch?

 

[Gazelle]

I just noticed but the poll is wrong.

 

[kishnabe]

Berretini...please win. 90's gen need another slam winner.

 

[Kralingen]

truly awful moonballing decision on BP... and he gives up the break. But now Matteo going off court for a MTO. Doesnt look good

 

[ibbi]

This match is so over. But I expected this to happen the other way...

Hope the big fella is okay anyway. A loss is fine, another effing injury is not.

 

[Aabye5]

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.

And what's wrong with low-profile? It's nice sometimes to have a match that doesn't seem bogged down by the weight of historical achievements.

Let the players play!

 

[ibbi]

And what's wrong with low-profile? It's nice sometimes to have a match that doesn't seem bogged down by the weight of historical achievements.

Let the players play!

I think Arnaldi/Cobolli would be a much more fun match too, health allowing.