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Who will be 2026 French Open Women's singles champion?

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Nostradamus said:
WHAT happened today ?? this gotta be the biggerst choke in history of tennis


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Hard to see a collapse like that ever happening o_O
 
Kralingen said:
That isn’t a good excuse it’s a downright embarrassing one. Sinner’s exit is still more embarrassing for me.
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It was the team's responsibility (him included) to not gamble with his physical integrity by playing (and winning) 3 Masters 1000 tournaments on clay before what was the top priority in 2026. It has nothing to do with lack of fitness, unless you think a player can just compete week-in-week-out winning every single match and be expected to do that for months on his least favoured surface. It wasn't the loss that was embarrassing, but the preparation for this tournament.
 
ScentOfDefeat said:
It was the team's responsibility (him included) to not gamble with his physical integrity by playing (and winning) 3 Masters 1000 tournaments on clay before what was the top priority in 2026. It has nothing to do with lack of fitness, unless you think a player can just compete week-in-week-out winning every single match and be expected to do that for months on his least favoured surface. It wasn't the loss that was embarrassing, but the preparation for this tournament.
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The clay masters are extended so they’re not that grueling like before. IIRC Sinner also didn’t think they affected his preparation/stamina. Like all gingers he melts in the sun’s heat.
 
Kralingen said:
That isn’t a good excuse it’s a downright embarrassing one. Sinner’s exit is still more embarrassing for me.
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Like we've learned about Sinner last year, we don't know what's going on with him "behind the curtain." This latest episode was plainly bizarre and almost for sure related to something he takes.

But enough men's tennis talk here :cool:
 
Kralingen said:
That isn’t a good excuse it’s a downright embarrassing one. Sinner’s exit is still more embarrassing for me.
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Studies show that people with red hair are more impacted by heat and cold and have more trouble regulating body temperature. The same mutation that causes red hair changes their pain and temperature management.
 
one complaint about TNT...take off that damn ticker when it gets to this part of the tournament...there's only one big singles match at a time now, and the doubles are on TRU TV

ESPN finally did that, after I complained to them for years...yes, I take some credit for that
 
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marc45 said:
heading to our next teenage slam champion in a couple days?
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I’d take that easily over Chwalinska or Shnaider tbh.

Andreeva is a player who feels like should win at least one slam on tour in her career (and it’s only young) so I’d be happy for her to do it. Ditto for Kostyuk of course. But I don’t see either of those top 2 mentioned above making a slam final again outside of this RG.
 
If Andreeva keeps playing like this, there isn’t even a remote chance that Kostyuk will agree to change her policy of no handshake at the end of the match. As for hugs and kisses, those are completely out of the question.
 
Aussie Darcy said:
I’d take that easily over Chwalinska or Shnaider tbh.

Andreeva is a player who feels like should win at least one slam on tour in her career (and it’s only young) so I’d be happy for her to do it. Ditto for Kostyuk of course. But I don’t see either of those top 2 mentioned above making a slam final again outside of this RG.
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respectfully disagree about Andreeva...multiple, on different surfaces

hope for one with Marta
 
Aussie Darcy said:
But I don’t see either of those top 2 mentioned above making a slam final again outside of this RG.
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Chwalinska, the 2026 Roland Garros champion, is such a wildcard I can see that prediction, but why would you make such a claim about Shnaider? She's 22, she showed a level of maturity on a stage she's never been on yesterday that was very encouraging. Do you just not like her?
 
marc45 said:
respectfully disagree about Andreeva...multiple, on different surfaces

hope for one with Marta
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I was referring to Chwalinska and Shnaider never making a slam final again or winning one. Not Andreeva. She could have a better slam career than Sabs tbh at the rate Sabalenka is going.
 
Sudacafan said:
If Andreeva keeps playing like this, there isn’t even a remote chance that Kostyuk will agree to shake hands at the end of the match. As for hugs and kisses, those are completely out of the question.
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Frankly i want Andreeva to win because of Kostyuk wins she will do a long speech in the final making everyone uncomfortable.
And plus if Schnaider be the other finalist, can't imagine how cold the atmosphere would be.
 
ScentOfDefeat said:
It was the team's responsibility (him included) to not gamble with his physical integrity by playing (and winning) 3 Masters 1000 tournaments on clay before what was the top priority in 2026. It has nothing to do with lack of fitness, unless you think a player can just compete week-in-week-out winning every single match and be expected to do that for months on his least favoured surface. It wasn't the loss that was embarrassing, but the preparation for this tournament.
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Respectfully disagree. Was 5-1 up in 3rd set.
 
ibbi said:
Chwalinska, the 2026 Roland Garros champion, is such a wildcard I can see that prediction, but why would you make such a claim about Shnaider? She's 22, she showed a level of maturity on a stage she's never been on yesterday that was very encouraging. Do you just not like her?
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Firstly, lol, declaring Chwalsinska the champ of this slam already.

Secondly, Shnaider has a great game but it’s all been in doubles. Her junior slams all came in doubles, her adult results all on the doubles courts. Her beating Sabalenka was just her second ever win over a top 10 player and let’s be honest, Sabalenka choked that.
Shes won some singles titles but nothing big and never looked threatening on the big stage.

But I also said last night that watch Andreeva/Kostyuk play a battle and Chwalinska/Shnaider snatch the win.
 
roysid said:
Frankly i want Andreeva to win because of Kostyuk wins she will do a long speech in the final making everyone uncomfortable.
And plus if Schnaider be the other finalist, can't imagine how cold the atmosphere would be.
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Ug. How easy yall forget Andreeva liked pro Russian invasion posts years ago about Ukraine while Yastremska who was under siege underground in Odessa reported her to the WTA.

Andreeva isn’t innocent, and if you want to say politics should remain out of sport, imagine being in a bunker while your city is bombarded with bombs. I’m so sick of people here playing dumb with why the Ukrainians speak up about what’s happening.
 
Aussie Darcy said:
Secondly, Shnaider has a great game but it’s all been in doubles. Her junior slams all came in doubles, her adult results all on the doubles courts. Her beating Sabalenka was just her second ever win over a top 10 player and let’s be honest, Sabalenka choked that.
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Are you not downplaying Shnaider here? The level she was on in the 3rd set would have beaten Sabalenka anyway. Of course Sabalenka let her in and wilted away mentally but let's not pretend Shnaider was not painting lines and blowing Sabalenka away from the Forehand.


It doesn't matter what came before, she could have been 10000 ranked singles player but what matters is Shnaider has showed up big time this tournament. And hit an obscene level in the 3rd.
 
ForehandCross said:
Are you not downplaying Shnaider here? The level she was on in the 3rd set would have beaten Sabalenka anyway. Of course Sabalenka let her in and wilted away mentally but let's not pretend Shnaider was not painting lines and blowing Sabalenka away from the Forehand.


It doesn't matter what came before, she could have been 10000 ranked singles player but what matters is Shnaider has showed up big time this tournament. And hit an obscene level in the 3rd.
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I said what I said. We’ve seen enough players make a slam SF or final or even win one and fade to oblivion.
 
roysid said:
Respectfully disagree. Was 5-1 up in 3rd set.
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Yeah, and then his batteries went to zero.
If it had just been the heat and cramps he could've recovered during the match.
But he didn't, he was simply exhausted from all the unnecessary tennis he played over the past month. It's cumulative and it reached the limit in that match at 5-1.
 
Aussie Darcy said:
Firstly, lol, declaring Chwalsinska the champ of this slam already.

Secondly, Shnaider has a great game but it’s all been in doubles. Her junior slams all came in doubles, her adult results all on the doubles courts. Her beating Sabalenka was just her second ever win over a top 10 player and let’s be honest, Sabalenka choked that.
Shes won some singles titles but nothing big and never looked threatening on the big stage.

But I also said last night that watch Andreeva/Kostyuk play a battle and Chwalinska/Shnaider snatch the win.
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She's not done yet much, no, but again, she's 22! Time is on her side, even in the historically shorter windows of the women's game. Sabalenka definitely choked, but just as those conditions did not suit Sabalenka's game, they also did not favour Shnaider's, and down a set and a double break was a hell of a time for her to find her composure in them.

The fact that she has not gotten any credit for that, and all of the attention is on her opponents meltdown, is very sad to me.

Anyway, Maja's gonna do her in. You heard it here first :laughing:
 
Aussie Darcy said:
I said what I said. We’ve seen enough players make a slam SF or final or even win one and fade to oblivion.
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Does it matter though? She is not hitting those high due to luck, there is routine hardwork behind it. I get your concerns about one hit wonders.

But a slam although as big as it is, is just one tournament. Its about the best player that fortnight, not the best player all year. For that we have the rankings and the year end championships.
 
Aussie Darcy said:
I was referring to Chwalinska and Shnaider never making a slam final again or winning one. Not Andreeva. She could have a better slam career than Sabs tbh at the rate Sabalenka is going.
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got it, sorry..must have misread it

was looking forward to this one, it's not happening so far
 
I normally don't employ this kind of terminology, but Kostyuk is playing like crap. Blasts a ball well out and stands there looking at it with her hands on her hips. She seems lost.
 
ForehandCross said:
Does it matter though? She is not hitting those high due to luck, there is routine hardwork behind it. I get your concerns about one hit wonders.

But a slam although as big as it is, is just one tournament. Its about the best player that fortnight, not the best player all year. For that we have the rankings and the year end championships.
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For me it does and I’ve had this argument before on this forum. I don’t want some random winner who bombs out like Raducanu. I want a consistent woman on tour to boost this wonderful sport instead of the nonsense we hear of “yet another random woman wins a slam”.

Kenin, Sloane, Ostapenko, Vondrousova, Andreescu, Raducanu. The list goes on.
 
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