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Nearly Sane · « **Reply #125 on:** September 30, 2020, 02:43:49 PM »

Serena pulls out. Imagine there may be some impact from the weather here as well.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/54356293

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #126 on:** September 30, 2020, 04:48:04 PM »

And I suspect Bertens will pull out next round

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/54356446

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #127 on:** October 01, 2020, 11:15:55 AM »

Looking like Ostapenko will put out second seed Pliskova. I suppose not a huge upset but a welcome return to form for Ostapenko

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #128 on:** October 02, 2020, 09:40:28 AM »

Galan taking the opportunity of getting into the competition by being a lucky loser in qualifying by getting to the 3rd round of the men's. Though as his next opponent is Djokovic, I suspect that's as far as he will go.

And with Andreescu out injured, another young Canadian doing well in the women's, Fernandez. She's playing Kvitova next - which will be interesting.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #129 on:** October 02, 2020, 09:46:03 AM »

Looking at today's matches Korda v Martinez in the men's means that a qualifier is guaranteed to make the 4th round.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #130 on:** October 02, 2020, 08:03:41 PM »

Brutal win by Halep over Anisimova

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #131 on:** October 02, 2020, 08:05:50 PM »

Bertens wins! Hmm... o

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #132 on:** October 03, 2020, 10:53:55 AM »

Huge shock yesterday with Gaston beating Wawrinka 6-0 in the 5th. Gaston was ranked 239 at the start of the tournament and got in as a French wildcard.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #133 on:** October 04, 2020, 10:55:25 AM »

Galan, the (p)lucky loser from qualifying not surprisingly lost comprehensively to Djokovic.

Kenin seems to have played herself into some form and from looking out of sorts must be in with a chance of a second slam.

Halep in big trouble currently against Swiatek.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #134 on:** October 04, 2020, 12:13:20 PM »

Swiatek knocks out Halep easily, and Bertens is beaten by Trevisan.

Think this means that Barty is certain to be No1 at year end. Had Halep won the French she would have taken it.

Trevisan, another qualifier, is up 77 places in the rankings with that win to 82.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #135 on:** October 04, 2020, 12:43:23 PM »

Currently only 4 seeds left in the women's draw. Svitolina, Kenin, Kvitova, and Jabeur. Jabeur was only seeded because so many higher ranked players were missing.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #136 on:** October 05, 2020, 07:46:15 AM »

Big win for Sinner over Zverev.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #137 on:** October 05, 2020, 07:58:00 PM »

Both Kenin and Swiatek are in the quarter finals of singles and doubles.

SusanDoris · « **Reply #138 on:** October 06, 2020, 06:49:33 AM »

Catching up on the tennis news - and as usual nowadays recognising only the occasional name! I hope the Slams get back to, or rather, go forward to a system similar to the old, so that at least I can perhaps get to know a few of them and listen with more interest.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #139 on:** October 06, 2020, 12:10:49 PM »

British interest in the main competitions now over with Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski knocked out of the men's doubles.

Looking forward to Nadal vs Sinner later.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #140 on:** October 06, 2020, 01:53:45 PM »

2 more seeds knocked out in the women's, Jabeur, and the top remaining seed Svitolina. Svitolina lost to Podoroska who is a qualifier, and currently up 83 places in the rankings to 48.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #141 on:** October 06, 2020, 07:43:10 PM »

Big win for Schwartzman over Thiem. Not sure that the Paris Masters and EOY will happen.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #142 on:** October 07, 2020, 08:28:31 AM »

Nadal beat Sinner in straight sets but definitely the toughest match he has had so far.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #143 on:** October 07, 2020, 03:55:26 PM »

So the semi finals in the women's are Swiatek v Podoroska and Kenin vs Kvitova.

And Swiatek is into the doubles semi final as well

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #144 on:** October 08, 2020, 05:43:30 PM »

Swiatek and Kenin into final. Youngest set of women finalists at the French since 2003.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #145 on:** October 09, 2020, 08:53:35 AM »

While it feels unlikely that we wom't get a Nadal v Djokovic final, both semifinals present a chance of an upset. Nadal plays Schwartzman who beat him in Rome, and was impressive in beating Thiem.

Djokovic has Tsitsipas who has rather like Kenin in the women's appeared to have played himself into form.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #146 on:** October 10, 2020, 08:34:00 AM »

And we are back at Nadal vs Djokovic - the most frequent men's match in the Open era. Nadal could win a 13th French Open and equal Federer's 20 Slams. And yet Djokovic's win guarantees that he will pass Federer's record of weeks at number 1 ranking.

Swiatek lost in the doubles semi final.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #147 on:** October 10, 2020, 09:00:37 AM »

Nadal's record of currently 99 wins and 2 losses at the French Open is one of the most extraordinary records in all sport.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #148 on:** October 10, 2020, 03:49:02 PM »

Utterly brilliant performance from Swiatek, lowest ranked woman to win the French. That level of performance should mean she wins more though Ostapenko's win in 2017 looked very similar, if not as dominant.

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #149 on:** October 10, 2020, 10:53:18 PM »

This is actually not bad on the GOAT debate

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/54396063

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