French Open 2015 - Day 8

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Philippe-Chatrier Court
11:00 AM

Women's Singles - Round 4
Elina Svitolina (UKR) [19] vs. Alize Cornet (FRA) [29]

Men's Singles - Round 4
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [14] vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE) [4]

Men's Singles - Round 4
Gael Monfils (FRA) [13] vs. Roger Federer (SUI) [2]

Women's Singles - Round 4
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) [28] vs. Garbine Muguruza (ESP) [21]

Suzanne-Lenglen Court
11:00 AM

Women's Singles - Round 4
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [7] vs. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [9]

Men's Singles - Round 4
Kei Nishikori (JPN) [5] vs. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)

Men's Singles - Round 4
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [8] vs. Gilles Simon (FRA) [12]

Women's Singles - Round 4
Lucie Safarova (CZE) [13] vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2]

Read more at http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/schedule/index.html#qV78Xd0KIYm0U0Ow.99

Tsongas outfit bit like a footie referee from '80s.

Serve is back, go go go for the TB.

Berdys BH is at 25% cause of the back, Tsonga attacking that side.

Tsonga fails to serve out the match but has a mini-break in the TB.

..which is gone.

Berdbrain raising his level and takes the 3rd set.

SP Berdy and gets the set.

Tsonga crashed.

Oh dear Tsonga, what have you done? I would not be shocked if Berdych wins it now.

Jo Im getting Deja vu here

It has to be said..credit to Berdy.. he has hung in there in spite of the score line and the crowd. Well done Tomas

At the business end of that set Berdych was fed hope from Tsonga and then played the bigger points better. If Berdych takes this fourth set he must be favourite for the match. Does that now mean time for Federer V Monfils?

Tsonga is losing the plot while Berdych is now playing quite well.

CaledonianCraig wrote:Does that now mean time for Federer V Monfils?

I think they can still get maybe 3.5 hours of play or maybe even a bit more today. So, if weather is holding up, Federer Monfils should be able to at least start their match.

summerblues wrote:

CaledonianCraig wrote:Does that now mean time for Federer V Monfils?

I think they can still get maybe 3.5 hours of play or maybe even a bit more today.  So, if weather is holding up, Federer Monfils should be able to at least start their match.

Good to hear. It is a nightmare when weather screws up schedules.

Oh boy what has Tsonga done here, he had this won...

Tsonga is not hitting with any power in his shots.. I think he is tiring
Not finding the length and missing the lines. More poor play by Jo, rather than any better play by Berdy

Wawrinka a set and a break up on Simon.

Has Jo found his second wind??

Stan was never a break up in the second set. 2-1 Simon (yet to earn a bp).

oh boy... again

temporary21 wrote:Oh boy what has Tsonga done here, he had this won...

Yep, he very nearly had the job done in comfortable straights.

But a classic case of it isn't over till the last point - and one of the reasons Slam tennis over five always has potential for something different for the spectator than Bo3 matches - and why, for me, women's tennis can never be as engaging as men's.

JWT seemingly back on track now ......

Joooo

Yes!

Just please serve it out this time.

Come on Jo in for the kill

ALLLLEEZZZZ

Well done Jo. An hour later than it needed be, but he did it.

LuvSports! wrote:Stan was never a break up in the second set. 2-1 Simon (yet to earn a bp).

My bad, I had had a quick glance at the scoreboard and must have misread it. Maybe wishful thinking on my part.

Whew..close one Jo.. well tried there Berdy

Well quite extroadinary. Its Tsonga vs Nish for a place in the semis

Stan now IS a set and break up 3-2

Tsonga finally gets the job done in four sets. Implosion in his next match?

But surely Stan is a set and a break up now - unless my scoreboard is lying to me.

Berdych is the biggest casualty so far as the no 4th seed. Seeds 1-3 and 5-9 are still in.

summerblues wrote:But surely Stan is a set and a break up now - unless my scoreboard is lying to me.

I daren't lookk at that match due to those hideous boxer shorts worn by Stan.

Wawrinka at 6-3, 3-2, 40-0.

Hopefully weather will hold up and Federer and Monfils get to play at least a significant chunk of their match - if not all of it.

The fourth round is the first time where all big 4 have opponents that can test them enough to see what form they really are in, but I think Fed is the only one that can realistically lose.

summerblues wrote:But surely Stan is a set and a break up now - unless my scoreboard is lying to me.

I've never even heard of Stan. And scoreboard isn't a word. Maybe it's all in your head?

His Mum has got some material over CC and offered to make you a pair

CaledonianCraig wrote:

summerblues wrote:But surely Stan is a set and a break up now - unless my scoreboard is lying to me.

I daren't lookk at that match due to those hideous boxer shorts worn by Stan.

He was wearing his pyjama shorts when he beat Rafa, so why change the winning formula?

Where's bogbrush? One of his fave tennis players (no - I'm not talking about the Tennis ) is on ITV4

Obviously, he's watching. Does Mrs Bogbrush know?

Haddie-nuff wrote: His Mum has got some material over CC and offered to make you a pair

No thank you very much. She can make me a retro tablecloth instead.

I actually think this is the hardest last sixteen match that any of the main contenders could have had

It will be interesting to see if the slow, but stilted, improvement in Monfils is the real deal

I still think and it's understandable given his age, Roger is the most vulnerable to one of the underachievers deciding to show up

Roger in 5!!

Monfils a respectable 4-8 vs Federer and won their last two, which were on clay.
2-4 on clay, 2-4 on hard.
0-3 at RG with only 1 set.

FED BREAKS!

Good start from the old man.

Theres value in Stan finishing up quicl;y today, Fed may not finish this evening

Good start for Fed. Reasonably easy first set done in 30 minutes.

First set to Federer inside half an hour - 6-3. I wouldn't rule him out of wrapping this up tonight.

banbrotam wrote:Where's bogbrush? One of his fave tennis players (no - I'm not talking about the Tennis ) is on ITV4

Obviously, he's watching. Does Mrs Bogbrush know?

Dammit, I was away.

Who was it? Darling Ana???

Very unlikely that Monfils v Fed will be wrapped up tonight, and were it to be stopped at, say, 1 set apiece then - at risk of stating the obvious - it becomes a Bo3 tomorrow, and a very different proposition than a Bo5 played normally.

Good start by Fed, but I took 12/5 on a Monfils win and still feel my money is fairly safe. Federer's (recent) history of poor BP conversion overall gives me little confidence in him when it comes to the more meaningful clashes these days. I put it down to declining mental focus as the years inevitably catch up.