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Everyone was so excited that we forgot the make a thread before the tournament started... right? Pictured below, last years women's winner Jelena Ostapenko, who already crumbled in the first round   Tournament winner odds These are slightly wonky as the first round hasn't finished and I grabbed these just now. Rafa Nadal 1.48 Alex Zverev 10.0 Novak Djokovic 16.0 Dominic Thiem 18.5 Elina Svitolina 5.8 Simona Halep 6.6 Maria Sharapova 14.0 Petra Kvitova 12.5 Serena Williams 16.0 Garbine Muguruza 16.5 Zverev and Theim have both been playing well in the past few weeks. Kvitova won back to back clay tournaments. And maybe Svitolina will do something at a slam for once? Order of play link Draws link Radio Roland Garros link .... If you're thinking of download the RG app, don't it is poo poo.
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Ostapenko crashing out early was the most obvious thing. Maybe not first round, but still. Osaka won, which is good. And Bencic won, which is great since it feels like she's been injured or coming back from an injury for ages now. Going on two years maybe? I can't remember, but I'll be happy if she can get back to the top. And Petra's been the best player on the WTA this season so far and might actually go deep here, which is also great. I hope she wins it, and then wins Wimbledon too. Other than that though, this is definitely the least interested I've been in a major in a long, long time. Hopefully the actual tennis is good and makes up for the lack of drama/match-ups/narratives. I don't even know what to say about the men's side at this tournament.
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May 29, 2018 05:10
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At least we have the heart-warming story of Lucky Loser Trungelliti driving back to Paris from Barcelona and then beating Tomic. Very rough match from Sharapova. Completely wondered off in the second set.
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May 29, 2018 16:22
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Boris Becker has lost a lot of weight.
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May 30, 2018 10:53
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bollig posted:Boris Becker has lost a lot of weight. He should play again I bet he could beat all the dope frauds.
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May 30, 2018 14:33
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Zverev is making everything look hard. https://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/1001489687939252228
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May 30, 2018 16:02
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Just got home from work. Zverev down 1-2 and Kei down 1-2 to Paire 
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May 30, 2018 16:12
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I'm feeling nostalgic tonight. You guys remember when Djokovic was finally going to win RG for the first time, but instead Wawrinka just utterly clobbered him? drat, that was a great match. I basically spent the entirety of sets 2-4 getting my mind blown repeatedly. ...  Anyway Dimitrov's out, Svitolina's out, Osaka's out.
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Jun 1, 2018 21:28
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Goffin/Monfils was a good match. You knew what was going to happen when Monfils didn't serve out the forth. Nadal is still trucking along nicely.
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Jun 2, 2018 16:11
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So I just found out in the last 5 minutes that there are two Zverevs. I just thought that Mischa was short for Alex or something. Especially because Alex is called Sascha? I must have known they were brothers but just forgot it.
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Jun 3, 2018 11:51
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Third five-setter in a row for Sascha. Up a break. Will he finally beat a top 50 player in a slam and reach a quarter-final? Stay tuned. Edit: oh, he beat Dzumhur in the third round so top 50’s done fancyclown fucked around with this message at 13:31 on Jun 3, 2018 |
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Jun 3, 2018 13:20
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fancyclown posted:Third five-setter in a row for Sascha. Up a break. The tournament's turning into a real gauntlet for Zverev. I'm going to make a dumb prediction and say Verdasco's going to knock out Novak in five. I've got a feeling. edit: Heh. Sway Grunt fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Jun 3, 2018 |
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Jun 5, 2018 15:42
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Cecchinato is up two sets against Djokovic, but a break down in the third. Zverev's five setters caught up with him. Sloane Stephens is silently going for another slam?
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Jun 5, 2018 16:40
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Sodium Chloride posted:Cecchinato is up two sets against Djokovic, but a break down in the third. This is an insanely good match
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Jun 5, 2018 18:13
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lol this match
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Jun 5, 2018 18:19
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Yeeesssssss get hosed djoko
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Jun 5, 2018 18:21
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Holy gently caress that tie break had everything (pretty much the only decent tennis today). Well done Cecchinato, he was the only person who didn't mentally check out in the forth set.
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Jun 5, 2018 18:22
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Remember when people were saying that Djokovic would be on par with Roger? lol
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Jun 5, 2018 18:24
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That was a fun tiebreak. Thiem is almost certainly going to clobber him in the semi-final, but that doesn't matter right now. Is it too much to hope for a Thiem/Delpo final?Sodium Chloride posted:Sloane Stephens is silently going for another slam? I'd love this. My preferred outcome, although Halep finally winning one would be great too.
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Jun 5, 2018 18:26
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Nouni had the worst overrule when Carebear should’ve been up 3-0 in tie-break. She won the set anyway but goddamn FO needs hawk-eye
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Jun 6, 2018 14:09
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Hopefully schwartzman has the tank to sustain this He's got a rocket of a 2handed backhand - seems to have been surprising nadal with how quickly his shots get on him This kid is loving awesome how have i not seen more of his games - he is cranking the poo poo out of the ball aejix fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Jun 6, 2018 |
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Jun 6, 2018 15:12
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Rafa literally eating poo poo
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Jun 6, 2018 15:52
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 quote:"I don't know," Djokovic said during his brusque post-match press conference when asked where and when he plans to play next. "I don't know if I'm gonna play on grass." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqJEDCUNBkg
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Jun 6, 2018 16:19
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Man what a baby
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Jun 6, 2018 17:21
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oliwan posted:Yeeesssssss get hosed djoko My tournament thoughts (so far) summed up above.
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Jun 7, 2018 09:35
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Alas, the Schwartzman adventure is over.
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Jun 7, 2018 12:11
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He is hanging on like grim death Edit: aha yes now it's over bollig fucked around with this message at 13:00 on Jun 7, 2018 |
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Jun 7, 2018 12:49
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Halep played great against Mugu. Interested to see how she’s gonna blow the final this time lmao Both men’s semis should be great
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Jun 7, 2018 15:47
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If Halep can't beat Stephens then she'll never win a slam. Keys' inability to play decently against Stephens is sad.
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Jun 7, 2018 17:09
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Halep v Stephens is interesting. I imagine Halep might be a little desperate to finally win one, but her recent record in finals is obviously not so stellar whereas Sloane has never lost one, and has a really cool and steely demeanor on court as well. I feel like Halep will start strongly, maybe winning the first set, but I'm not sure she'll survive once things derail / her form drops a bit and Stephens starts to mount a comeback. I like 'em both so win-win for me, at least. I hope it's good.
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Jun 7, 2018 17:31
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my analysis is that Halep will win because she's better
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Jun 8, 2018 08:55
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Genuinely expected a lot more from Del Potro.
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Jun 8, 2018 17:29
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Is there any chance at all Thiem pulls it off
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Jun 8, 2018 18:10
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The answer: lol.
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Glare Seethe posted:Halep v Stephens is interesting. I imagine Halep might be a little desperate to finally win one, but her recent record in finals is obviously not so stellar whereas Sloane has never lost one, and has a really cool and steely demeanor on court as well. I feel like Halep will start strongly, maybe winning the first set, but I'm not sure she'll survive once things derail / her form drops a bit and Stephens starts to mount a comeback. Yeah this is well put, I think Halep either doesn't let up and wins solidly in 2 or loses in 3 in agonizing fashion
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Jun 9, 2018 04:20
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Stephens showing some genuine composure out there right now. Totally stonewalling Halep.
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Jun 9, 2018 14:30
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Sloane's game looks so effortless. Makes it seem like Halep's working twice as hard in every point.
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Jun 9, 2018 14:40
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Stephens was very impressive, playing better than the US Open final.
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drat good set by Stephens. Great rallies too
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