Roland Garros 2014

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Wow! What a forehand by Andy.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

10 each

[Speedy]

Murray has been very poor on his serve today.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

11-10 Murray

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Get in there!

[PatHead]

Must admit I am knackered watching that. How do they have the strength to play in it.

Well done Andy.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Good 40 odd mins entertainment there.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Gulbis beats Federer 3 sets to 2!

[Sir David Gray]

Didn't catch any of the match today as I was working but that's almost like another set that he played today.

It's good to come out of that sort of situation victorious though.

He'll have another tough one tomorrow against Fernando Verdasco, although the French Open is surprisingly the Grand Slam that Verdasco has done worst at during his career and he has never been past the fourth round at Roland Garros.

Murray can also take confidence from the fact that he has a 9-1 winning head-to-head record against Verdasco and also came from two sets down against him at Wimbledon last year.

He also has a great record against left handers. Apart from Rafael Nadal, Murray hasn't lost to a left hander for over three years, although Verdasco has beaten him at a Grand Slam before.

I'll go for Murray in four sets in that one.

[Speedy]

I would've picked 3 out of 4 in each today, here's my predictions for tomorrow:

Men

Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] to beat Dusan Lajovic (SRB)

David Ferrer (ESP) [5] to beat Kevin Anderson (RSA) [19]

Gael Monfils (FRA) [23] to beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

Andy Murray (GBR) [7] to beat Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [24] (almost gave this one to Verdasco)

Women

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [27] to beat Lucie Safarova (CZE) [23]

Simona Halep (ROU) [4] to beat Sloane Stephens (USA) [15]

Sara Errani (ITA) [10] to beat Jelena Jankovic (SRB) [6]

Andrea Petkovic (GER) [28] to beat Kiki Bertens (NED)

[Sir David Gray]

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I would've picked 3 out of 4 in each today, here's my predictions for tomorrow:

Men

Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] to beat Dusan Lajovic (SRB)

David Ferrer (ESP) [5] to beat Kevin Anderson (RSA) [19]

Gael Monfils (FRA) [23] to beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

Andy Murray (GBR) [7] to beat Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [24] (almost gave this one to Verdasco)

Women

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [27] to beat Lucie Safarova (CZE) [23]

Simona Halep (ROU) [4] to beat Sloane Stephens (USA) [15]

Sara Errani (ITA) [10] to beat Jelena Jankovic (SRB) [6]

Andrea Petkovic (GER) [28] to beat Kiki Bertens (NED)

I would agree with all of that, except I may be tempted to go for Garcia-Lopez to beat Monfils. Both men went to five sets in the previous round but Monfils can just be so erratic, it's hard to tell how he'll play.

Whatever happens, I hope it goes the distance as Murray is due to play the winner in the quarter finals, provided he gets past Verdasco of course!

[PatHead]

How easy a run has Nadal had? Don't think he has played a seed

[Sir David Gray]

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How easy a run has Nadal had? Don't think he has played a seed

He hasn't.

The three seeds he could have played by now were Tommy Haas (retired in the first round), Nicolas Almagro (retired in the first round) and Vasek Pospisil (lost in the first round).

Not a bad draw, having to play Dusan Lajovic, the world number 83, for a place in the quarter finals.

I can't see it being anything other than a Nadal-Djokovic final to be honest.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Murray wins the first set 6-4

[PatHead]

Just switched on the radio coverage. Trying to clear up before I go away to Paris tomorrow. If things stay the same and the weather is okay I should see Nadal v Ferrer as I suspect Monfils would be on the main court. Personally would prefer Murray but not a bad fallback.

Well back to work

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Murray goes 2 sets up, 7-5 in the 2nd set.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

3rd set tie-break.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

7-3 Murray. Murray wins the match.

[PatHead]

Finished up at last. Weather forecast is pants for tomorrow, who knows whom I shall see if anyone.

[Sir David Gray]

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Finished up at last. Weather forecast is pants for tomorrow, who knows whom I shall see if anyone.

Fingers crossed any rain will pass over quickly.

The play won't start until 2pm local time so plenty of time for all the showers to fall in the morning.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

What a racket Sharapova makes! pardon the pun! :-)

[Sir David Gray]

Big breakthrough for Ernests Gulbis as he makes the semi finals of a Grand Slam for the first time after defeating Tomas Berdych quite convincingly today.

I can't see him going any further though as he now plays Novak Djokovic after beat Milos Raonic in straight sets.

The other two quarter finals are played tomorrow with Andy Murray taking on Gael Monfils and Rafael Nadal facing David Ferrer.

Both matches are due to start around 3:30pm, although the start may be delayed as the forecast for tomorrow is pretty grim.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Murray wins the first set 6-4

De ja vu!

[Onceinawhile]

3-0 up in the second. Its on itv4 if anyone wants to watch.

[Onceinawhile]

5-0 so murray really should win the second

[Onceinawhile]

Rafa a set down!

[jodjam]

Irvine welsh tweets on murrays match are very funny

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Murray takes the 2nd set 6-1

[Sir David Gray]

Monfils being a bit more competitive in the 2nd set but still fancy Murray finishing things off in straight sets.

Nadal now at one set all.

[Sir David Gray]

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Monfils being a bit more competitive in the 2nd set but still fancy Murray finishing things off in straight sets.

Nadal now at one set all.

Monfils takes the 3rd set.

Should have kept my mouth shut!

Nadal goes 2 sets to 1 up after winning the 3rd set 6-0!!