Sorry Trig, beat you to it this year but since the name change .............
Not a bad draw for Murray up to the quarters then it changes completely. Wawrinka, Federer, Nadal follow if seeds go to plan.
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23-05-2014 02:44 PM #1
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Roland Garros 2014
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23-05-2014 03:29 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
What's even more unacceptable is the wrong information!
If seeds go to plan, Murray is due to play Wawrinka (QF), Nadal (SF) and Djokovic (F).
Honestly, you let someone else have a wee bit of responsibility for a change and it goes pear shaped!
PS-Gasquet in the last 16 would be extremely difficult as well if he was to play to his potential, especially on clay.
Also, well done to James Ward for getting through qualifying and becoming the first British man to do that at the French Open in more than 40 years.
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24-05-2014 09:14 AM #3
Does anyone know when the schedule of play is drawn?
I'll be there on Tuesday and I'm itching to know who I'll see.
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25-05-2014 08:02 PM #5
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25-05-2014 08:04 PM #6
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Boring results on the tennis today. Coverage is on ITV3 and 4 throughout the tournament for anyone who doesn't know. Weather forecast not good for tomorrow.
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26-05-2014 06:07 PM #7
Watched most of the James Ward match today.
Won the 1st set, deservedly so, but the rain delay broke any momentum had and he lost in 4. Put up a good fight though and done well to even reach the 1st round proper imo.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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26-05-2014 07:32 PM #8
Will be there tomorrow but Murray is on the wrong court.
Gutted to not get one of the top top guys.
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26-05-2014 07:40 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I just wish Ward would realise that he can live with these guys. There's no way he should be as low down in the rankings as he is. He should definitely be in the top 100 and should be aiming for around top 75 as far as I'm concerned.
Time's getting on now though, with him being 27 now.
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26-05-2014 07:43 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Murray's on third on Suzanne Lenglen, which should mean he's on around 2:30pm.
Hope you enjoy your day anyway.
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Pretty sure he must have been injured as he only won two games in the last two sets.
That's really opened up Murray's quarter now and he might face another match-up against Fabio Fognini now in the quarter finals.
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26-05-2014 08:25 PM #12
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Mind and get her to sign your giant ball.
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26-05-2014 10:34 PM #15
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Is there not a place to swap tickets for different courts?
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27-05-2014 01:17 PM #16
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Anyone watching Murray this pm?
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27-05-2014 04:01 PM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Disappointing to lose a set but it looks like it's still going to be a fairly comfortable victory.
His backhand winner a few minutes ago was a thing of beauty.
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27-05-2014 04:10 PM #18
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Still working but sure I will see it in highlights. Is it over yet?
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27-05-2014 04:11 PM #19
Murray wins 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3.
He plays either Marinko Matosevic or Dustin Brown in round two.
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27-05-2014 04:19 PM #20
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Matosevic is from Bosnia but his family emigrated to Australia when he was young and he plays for them.
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27-05-2014 04:33 PM #22
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Nothing straightforward nowadays. Take it no other seeds out yet?
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Grigor Dimitrov, Tommy Haas and Nicolas Almagro.
Li Na has also lost today as well in the women's draw.
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28-05-2014 07:25 AM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Left Simona Halep at 6-0, 2-0 to watch the second set in Heather Watson's match. Turned out to be a good atmosphere.
Ferrer was good but a bit dull, still gutted I got him rather than another top seed.
Ivanovic was good but was another hiding.
Monfils was a great atmosphere with some good tennis.
Saw the last game for Flipkins to win her match and watched Jamie Murray for a wee while too.
The atmosphere for the Lokoli match was nuts throughout. Shame for those that were there that it didn't finish.
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28-05-2014 07:50 AM #25
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Glad you enjoyed it. Was it your first time there?
Sounds like you got around plenty of courts.
Ferrer is a bit boring, just keeps returning it.
How were the food/drink prices and did you get to take your own stuff in?
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We had tickets for the main court and could see Flipkins and Lokoli from the entrance balcony. Went to other courts for Watson and Jamie Murray.
Aye, Ferrer was a bit boring to be honest. He was the one I'd least wanted to see of the top guys but you could at least appreciate he was good at playing his game.
You were allowed to take up to 1.5L of water in. Didn't specify rules on food so I'd assume it was ok (there was a huge list of things you couldn't bring in from knives to mini scooters to telescopes) but we had a big breakfast before so didn't take anything in.
It was €13 for a burger king type meal deal: burger, chips and a drink. Was about €3-€4 for a juice/water and the same for chips. Didn't see anywhere selling pints but there was a bar/restaurant that we didn't go in. So doesn't have to break the bank but it would quickly rack up if you had kids there. Had a wee chuckle to myself seeing people pay €32 for one of the big tennis balls you see people get signed.
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28-05-2014 12:17 PM #27
Not looking like a good day for the Williams sisters. Venus out and Serena getting humped as well.
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28-05-2014 03:01 PM #28
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Venus Williams losing isn't too much of a surprise as she has a lot of injury and illness problems now.
Serena Williams losing is a whole different matter. She is the top seed and was the defending champion.
Losing her and Li Na opens up the draw a lot.
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28-05-2014 08:24 PM #30
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