Roland Garros 2014

[PatHead]

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.

[Sir David Gray]

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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.

Unacceptable.

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.

[Speedy]

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.

[Sir David Gray]

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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.

Tuesday's order of play will be announced on Monday night.

[PatHead]

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Unacceptable.

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.

Sorry but in my defence got excited at the thought of seeing Murray/Wawrinka as I have quarter final tickets for the Wednesday. Hope it is that game but wouldn't surprise me if I end up with Raonic.

[PatHead]

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.

[Pretty Boy]

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.

[Speedy]

Will be there tomorrow but Murray is on the wrong court.

Gutted to not get one of the top top guys.

[Sir David Gray]

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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.

As I said in an earlier post, he's the first British male to come through qualifying at the French Open in 40 years so it's no mean feat.

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.

[Sir David Gray]

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Will be there tomorrow but Murray is on the wrong court.

Gutted to not get one of the top top guys.

Aye, just about to post this.

Murray's on third on Suzanne Lenglen, which should mean he's on around 2:30pm.

Hope you enjoy your day anyway.

[Sir David Gray]

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Sorry but in my defence got excited at the thought of seeing Murray/Wawrinka as I have quarter final tickets for the Wednesday. Hope it is that game but wouldn't surprise me if I end up with Raonic.

Sorry but you'll no' be seeing Murray v Wawrinka as Wawrinka's just lost to Guillermo Garcia Lopez in four sets.

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.

[PatHead]

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Sorry but in my defence got excited at the thought of seeing Murray/Wawrinka as I have quarter final tickets for the Wednesday. Hope it is that game but wouldn't surprise me if I end up with Raonic.

Well not getting to see Stan as he was well beaten today. 1st shock of the tournament. Hope Andy isn't next.

[Speedy]

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Aye, just about to post this.

Murray's on third on Suzanne Lenglen, which should mean he's on around 2:30pm.

Hope you enjoy your day anyway.

Thanks, sure it'll still be a great day. At least I get to see Ana Ivanovic

[Sir David Gray]

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Thanks, sure it'll still be a great day. At least I get to see Ana Ivanovic

Every cloud and all that...

Mind and get her to sign your giant ball.

[PatHead]

Is there not a place to swap tickets for different courts?

[PatHead]

Anyone watching Murray this pm?

[Sir David Gray]

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Anyone watching Murray this pm?

Just got in a wee while ago at the end of the third set.

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.

[PatHead]

Still working but sure I will see it in highlights. Is it over yet?

[Sir David Gray]

Murray wins 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3.

He plays either Marinko Matosevic or Dustin Brown in round two.

[PatHead]

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Murray wins 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3.

He plays either Marinko Matosevic or Dustin Brown in round two.

Thanks don't know much about them apart from Dustin Brown being German which always struck me as strange

[Sir David Gray]

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Thanks don't know much about them apart from Dustin Brown being German which always struck me as strange

His father's Jamaican and his mother's German. They emigrated to Jamaica when he was 12 years old.

Matosevic is from Bosnia but his family emigrated to Australia when he was young and he plays for them.

[PatHead]

Nothing straightforward nowadays. Take it no other seeds out yet?

[Sir David Gray]

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Nothing straightforward nowadays. Take it no other seeds out yet?

Three seeds out today;

Grigor Dimitrov, Tommy Haas and Nicolas Almagro.

Li Na has also lost today as well in the women's draw.

[Speedy]

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Every cloud and all that...

Mind and get her to sign your giant ball.

Was a good day.

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.

[PatHead]

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?

[Speedy]

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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?

Aye, first time there.

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.

[Speedy]

Not looking like a good day for the Williams sisters. Venus out and Serena getting humped as well.

[PatHead]

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Not looking like a good day for the Williams sisters. Venus out and Serena getting humped as well.

Brave man humping Serena, she would eat you alive.

[Sir David Gray]

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Not looking like a good day for the Williams sisters. Venus out and Serena getting humped as well.

I wonder what odds you would have got at the start of the day for a 3rd round clash between Garbine Muguruza and Anna Schmiedlova!?

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.

[PatHead]

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I wonder what odds you would have got at the start of the day for a 3rd round clash between Garbine Muguruza and Anna Schmiedlova!?

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.

Might open up the draw a bit but will it be a better tournament?