the coming of gary 4:00 Sat May 25
The 2024 French Open
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.. The first of two visits, returning for the Paris Olympics.
Murray is nearly done, and injuries are hampering the top three (Djokovic, Sinner, and Alcaraz).
Some seed numbers ;
4 - Zverev - Could retire Nadal for good by beating him in the first round
8 - Hurkacz - did well recently in Rome
12 - Fritz - is a clay court specialist
16 - Jarry - Made the Rome final. Part of a talented Chile team
... and the Women ;
1 - Swiatek - All time great, just won Madrid and Rome
2 - Sabalenka - Strength and power means she always has a chance
9 - Ostapenko - won this in 2017 and is back
12 - Paolini - yet another Italian who plays well on clay
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Come On You Irons
1:17 Mon Jun 10
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Could the last couple of sets of Alcaraz vs. Zverev yesterday. It was a great final from what I saw.
It's farcical than the men's winner gets the same price money as the women's winner given Swiatek won in 68 minutes on Saturday. But such is these enlightened times we live in.
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Fauxstralian
9:23 Mon Jun 10
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Another struggle for Alcarez in 5 from 2-1 down
Has now won Grand Slams on grass, hard court & clay with just the Australian Open missing.
Quick turnaround onto grass with Wimbledon starting 3 weeks today on July 1
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the coming of gary
1:40 Mon Jun 10
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The Finals ;
Alcaraz beat Zverev
Swiatek beat Paolini
All four had a great tournament. Next stop Wimbledon.!
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Fauxstralian
10:44 Fri Jun 7
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Alcaraz beats Sinner in 5 from 2-1 down
Must be odds on for the final
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Fauxstralian
10:41 Fri Jun 7
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Pride Month innit?
Got his hands full
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the coming of gary
8:48 Fri Jun 7
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haha... i miss his shouts of 'BENT'
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Far Cough
8:20 Fri Jun 7
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Haven't seen Soldo recently, he must be queing up for Wimbledon tickets?
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the coming of gary
3:52 Fri Jun 7
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... the Women's final is set ;
Swiatek v Paolini
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Fauxstralian
12:24 Wed Jun 5
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Yes, your point seems to be that a slippery court affects everyone in the same way
And that a player with an existing knee problem should have no more difficulty than players without
Or maybe its just the usual anti Djokovic drivel
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Far Cough
12:14 Wed Jun 5
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I think I made the point already, if you're too dumb to see that, then I can't help you I'm afraid.
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Fauxstralian
11:59 Wed Jun 5
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The courts were the same but HE had a knee problem & the court surface helped aggravate it
What exactly is your point?
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Far Cough
11:48 Wed Jun 5
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I see that Djokovic blamed the slippery clay courts for exacerbating his knee problems. Wasn't it the same for everyone?
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Fauxstralian
11:26 Wed Jun 5
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Given his previous recoveries you can understand Djokovic seeing if he could make it to the next round with a days treatment
Sinner v Alcarez in the semi
You'd have to think the winner of that takes it
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the coming of gary
3:46 Wed Jun 5
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.. Djokovic was clearly injured and could have shown great sportsmanship by conceding at match point (it has been done before)
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Fauxstralian
7:42 Tue Jun 4
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Ruud gets a bye through to play the winner of Zverev & DeMinaur
Sinner beats Dimitrov in straight sets. Tsitsipas or Alvarez next up for him
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Come On You Irons
7:14 Tue Jun 4
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Djokovic is OUT with injury.
His quest for his quarter-century grand slam singles title continues.
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Fauxstralian
10:15 Tue Jun 4
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Great win as 11th seed for De Minaur in 4 sets over Medvedev (5th seed) with Zverev (4th seed) up next
Djokovic struggled through in 5 again getting treatment for a knee problem
Have seen this before where he appears dead & makes a miraculous recovery
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the coming of gary
4:02 Tue Jun 4
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The Quarter Finals are set ;
Ruud v Djokovic
De Minaur v Zverev
Tsitsipas v Alcaraz
Dimitrov v Sinner
... and the Women ;
Swiatek v Vondrousova
Gauff v Jabeur
Paolini v Rybakina
Andreeva v Sabalenka
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the coming of gary
1:34 Wed May 29
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.. It's defeat for Katie Boulter
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Fauxstralian
9:52 Tue May 28
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After the Olympics at Roland Garros of course
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Fauxstralian
9:50 Tue May 28
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Saw Nadal had said he might miss Wimbledon as he wants to play at the Olympics
The greatest clay court player of all time & wont be back at Roland Garros
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