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mikesiva 2025-05-25 10:31:11 

Svitolina wins her first round match at one and one....

 
Chrissy 2025-05-25 10:37:08 

In reply to mikesiva
Easy win fi Elina

 
mikesiva 2025-05-25 10:43:07 

In reply to Chrissy

Sabalenka crushing her first round opponent as well....

 
Chrissy 2025-05-25 11:13:13 

In reply to mikesiva
Big licks

 
FanAttick 2025-05-25 13:34:47 

In reply to mikesiva

Can Mpetshi Perricard pull it off?

 
Kay 2025-05-25 21:26:27 

Keep an eye on this youngster Vicky Mboko as one for the future. She breezed through the qualifiers and moved to the second rounds without losing a set.

Gauff had some nice things to say about her game after their 3-setter in Rome.

 
Kay 2025-05-25 22:35:22 

Shelton got the better of Sonego in a 5-setter

 
mikesiva 2025-05-26 14:33:15 

In reply to FanAttick

Yes, he did!

Among those advancing were Mpetshi Perricault, Shelton and Paolini, but Osaka went out in a difficult first round match against 10th seed Badosa.

Swiatek, Alcaraz, and Tsitsipas also advanced to the second round.

 
Kay 2025-05-26 23:13:11 

In reply to mikesiva

What about this whiner?
This woman love to make the headlines. I am really getting sick of her excuses now ....

 
mikesiva 2025-05-27 07:42:24 

In reply to Kay

Yeah, Raducanu is bloody annoying, isn't she? Sounds like a spoilt brat to me....

Fils won his first round match, and so did Keys.

 
FanAttick 2025-05-27 10:24:31 

In reply to mikesiva

In reply to Chrissy

Venus!!!!!!!!!!

 
mikesiva 2025-05-28 07:55:27 

In reply to FanAttick

Venus and C-Woz joking about Serena....
lol
Monfils came from two sets down to beat his Bolivian opponent. The reverse happened to Felix AA, who won the first two sets, but then lost to his Italian opponent.

Gauff, Djokovic, and Zverev also advanced to the second round, but Jabeur and Medvedev went out.

Alicia Parks looked very good in putting out former champ and 14th seed Muchova.

 
mikesiva 2025-05-29 08:06:41 

In second round action, there were wins for Paolini, Zheng, Sabalenka, Svitolina, Mboko, Alcaraz and Tiafoe.

Swiatek crushed Raducanu for the loss of only three games. Mpetshi Perricard lost in four sets to his Bosnian opponent.

 
mikesiva 2025-05-30 14:13:24 

Monfils went out in four hard-fought sets to fifth seed Draper...put up a good fight!

Fils, Keys, Djokovic and Gauff all advanced to the third round, but Parks lost.

 
mikesiva 2025-05-31 06:31:57 

There were third round wins for Sabalenka, Paolini, Alcaraz, Swiatek, Shelton and Tiafoe.

Zheng beat Mboko in straight sets to reach the fourth round.

 
mikesiva 2025-06-01 10:09:17 

Gauff, Keys, Baptiste, Djokovic, Zverev and Djokovic all advanced to the fourth round.

 
Kay 2025-06-01 18:23:53 

Mrs. Fils ousted Paolini ....

 
Casper 2025-06-01 19:25:16 

In reply to Kay

Mrs Fils? You mean Mrs. Monfils.

Fils and Monfils are two different black French players

 
mikesiva 2025-06-02 10:05:49 

In reply to Casper

Fils unfortunately had to pull out with injury....

Yes, Svitolina upset Paolini to reach the quarter finals.

Other fourth round winners were Swiatek, Zheng, Sabalenka and Tiafoe.

Alcaraz beat Shelton in four hard-fought sets.

 
mikesiva 2025-06-03 07:14:06 

In reply to Kay

There was a massive upset yesterday as French wild card Boisson knocked third seed Pegula out to reach the quarter-finals....

In an all-American fourth round clash, Keys beat Baptiste in straight sets.

Also advancing to the quarter finals were Gauff, Andreeva, Zverev, Bublik, Sinner and Djokovic.

 
mikesiva 2025-06-04 07:58:03 

Eighth seed Musetti beat Tiafoe in four sets to reach the semis.

Other quarter-final winners were Sabalenka, Swiatek and Alcaraz.

 
Kay 2025-06-04 22:31:28 

In reply to mikesiva

There was a massive upset yesterday as French wild card Boisson knocked third seed Pegula out to reach the quarter-finals....


Well the Boisson put some licks in straight sets for another big upset as she booted #6 seed Andreeva in the quarters. Will now meet Gauff in the semi finals ...

 
mikesiva 2025-06-05 09:02:38 

In reply to Kay

What an upset run by Boisson!

Gauff beat Keys in straight sets to reach the semi-finals. Djokovic beat Zverev in four sets, while Sinner won his quarter final easily.

 
mikesiva 2025-06-06 10:50:04 

In the semi-finals, Gauff crushed French wild card wonder Boisson at one and two, while Sabalenka outlasted Swiatek in three sets to knock out the Queen of Clay.

It's Sabalenka vs Gauff in Saturday's final.

Meanwhile, the Italian pair of Errani and Vavassori beat Townsend and King in the mixed doubles final.

 
mikesiva 2025-06-07 10:32:16 

In men's semi-final action, Alcaraz outlasted Musetti, and Sinner beat Djokovic in straight sets....

 
FanAttick 2025-06-07 13:38:46 

Sabalenka up an early break in the Women’s Final

 
Chrissy 2025-06-07 15:10:09 

Gooo Coco!

 
FanAttick 2025-06-07 16:07:46 

COCO GAUFF!!!

 
Ridge 2025-06-07 16:10:08 

Did I see correctly?
Did Sablenka shake the chair umpire's hands?

 
Chrissy 2025-06-07 16:33:16 

In reply to FanAttick

Fabulous win

Also beat Arynoise at the US Open in 2023.

 
culpepperboy 2025-06-07 16:41:05 

Coco tea with coco bread and cheese.cool

 
Chrissy 2025-06-07 17:40:01 

In reply to FanAttick

Gauff also won the girls’ title at Roland Garros as a 14-year-old in 2018 while she is the first American woman since Serena Williams in 2015 to win the women’s singles trophy in Paris.




sweet

 
FanAttick 2025-06-07 17:42:22 

In reply to Chrissy

SWEET INDEED big grin

 
Chrissy 2025-06-07 19:15:45 

In reply to FanAttick

di ceremony

 
Chrissy 2025-06-07 19:28:06 

Both slams this year have Afro-American women singles winners and Coco beat Maddie here.

 
nitro 2025-06-08 00:39:00 

In reply to Chrissy

Sweet!

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 13:13:26 

Let’s go Carlito.

 
FanAttick 2025-06-08 13:15:17 

In reply to Chrissy

All who have Sinned and come short?big grin

Great to see the legendary Andre Agassi commenting on Tennis!

 
FanAttick 2025-06-08 14:07:28 

In reply to Chrissy

Early break for Alcaraz..can Sinner escape from Alcaraz?

 
FanAttick 2025-06-08 14:33:02 

In reply to Chrissy

Sinner takes the 1st set after a couple of loose unforced errors from the Spaniard

 
FanAttick 2025-06-08 14:44:19 

In reply to Chrissy

Early break in the 2nd set for Sinner
Up 2-0

 
FanAttick 2025-06-08 16:32:12 

In reply to Chrissy

Alcaraz on the board
Takes the 3rd set 6-4

Sinner leads 2 sets to 1

 
FanAttick 2025-06-08 17:39:57 

In reply to Chrissy

Alcaraz takes the 4th set on a tiebreaker

 
FanAttick 2025-06-08 17:48:41 

In reply to Chrissy

Early break for Alcaraz in the 5th set

Alcaraz leads 1-0
2 sets each

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 17:49:23 

In reply to FanAttick
Carlos winning dis - beautiful tennis lol

 
Kay 2025-06-08 17:57:40 

The juice working out now .... smile

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 17:58:23 

In reply to FanAttick
Spike Lee is loving itlol

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 18:13:09 

In reply to nitro
Longest RG match in history - sweet fi true

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 18:34:17 

Oh skites Sinner breaks back. 5-5

 
FanAttick 2025-06-08 18:34:34 

In reply to Chrissy

All Square

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 18:49:37 

On we go

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 18:57:59 

One of the great finals of all time
Carlito wins 10-2 breakerlol

 
FanAttick 2025-06-08 18:59:12 

In reply to Chrissy

Done and Dusted

 
Kay 2025-06-08 19:04:41 

That tie-break was a spoiler. The match was so close throughout .....

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 19:16:11 

In reply to Kay
Until the last breaker

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 19:17:42 

In reply to FanAttick

I think I know so many national anthems because of sportslol

 
Chrissy 2025-06-08 21:31:47 

Nice Review

As he faced up to the excruciating reality of trailing three championship points against the best player in the world, Carlos Alcaraz started his service preparation from the Court Philippe-Chatrier baseline with a deep, long breath. For most other players in the history of tennis, there was no reason to believe in any outcome other than defeat.

In his short time competing in the biggest matches of his sport, however, Alcaraz has made it clear that he is different to anyone who has come before him, both in the way he approaches his tennis and the unwavering belief that underpins his success. Alcaraz recovered and pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the sport, in an otherworldly confrontation, spectacularly toppling the world No 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) after five hours and 29 minutes to defend his French Open title in Paris.

Alcaraz fights back to beat Sinner in all-time classic French Open men’s final – as it happened
Even before this moment, the greatest in his career so far, Alcaraz has built a reputation for maintaining his self-belief even when facing desperate deficits. He had already saved a significant match point against Sinner, pulling off an unforgettable recovery at 3am in their 2022 US Open quarter-final en route to his first major title. His five-set escape against Novak Djokovic in the 2023 Wimbledon final was an instant classic. None of that compares to the madness that unfolded here in the final match of the tournament.

 
Brerzerk 2025-06-09 22:47:54 

In reply to Chrissy

I've never before seen an end of game presser (in any sport) where the loser declares that the winner never won because that winner played well but solely because they the loser played badly.

 
Chrissy 2025-06-10 12:22:20 

In reply to Brerzerk

once he makes a slam final, Carlos has never lost .
Five from five