Tuesday’s late night showdown between Rafa and Novak – though not equalling their SF battle from last year – was the clear highlight among another round rich in quality and intrigue at RG. Given Novak’s absence in Oz, coupled with the pair’s aforementioned Parisian battle last year, some ‘experts’ were saying that a top-of-his-game Djokovic […]

Business end stuff now, cue some hopeless at-a-glance predictions. Djokovic vs NadalThe headline event should be an unmissable display, even if it almost certainly will not rival the contest-for-the-ages last time out. Rafa’s five set struggle with Felix was very telling. Djokovic in 4 Zverev vs AlcarazAnother potential barnstormer, could actually go either way despite […]

Alot of the matches yesterday that – on paper – should have been memorable or tournament highlights at least, never really materialised. It was the home contingent responsible for alot of this; Cilic swept aside Simon, Cornet had no answer to the impressive Zheng and Leanjean could not prolong her own excellent stay here. Add […]

We’ve had shocks aplenty in this first week on the red stuff, but whilst yesterday lacked any jaw-dropping exits, it more than delivered with some quality matches across the board. I thoroughly enjoyed Cam Norrie’s gutsy effort in vain against Kachanov late on, the Russian ultimately proving too good in an encounter that never really […]

Alize Cornet continues to revel in this career twilight renaissance and on the biggest stages, as after her heroics in Australia, the 32 year old is headline grabbing again on home soil . A night session victory over former champion Ostapenko (herself back on the way up to the top slowly but surely) was the […]

A quick update today, we had more big names exit yesterday and some who sailed through pretty much untroubled. But the main theme yesterday was once again that of great escapes for some of the favourites. First the losses, and last year’s semi-finalist Sakkari, beaten by Muchova via two breakers, we also lost Raducanu who […]

Another day of memorable moments in Paris yesterday, but despite drama lasting deep into the night – there was really only once story and one lasting image in Roland Garros and French Tennis history; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s final goodbye to a glittering career. In what had been billed as his last ever match, the former world […]

On a rain interrupted 2nd day in Paris we had thrills and spills as champions were again ousted, seasoned veterans shone through the clouds and the French crowd played its part as is so often the case. First to the upsets- and having not played since February and nursing a significant elbow injury, it was […]

A sleepy Sunday in Paris this most certainly wasn’t! Ever since Roland Garros elected to start the tournament on a Sunday for the fans, the day itself, usually without the biggest of names and alot of empty seats has largely been forgettable. With the exit of household name Dominic Thiem, former champ Garbine Muguruza and […]