29-5-15 french open tennis

FRENCH OPEN ROUND 2

MEN'S SINGLES

Rafa Nadal from Spain beat N Almagro 6-4, 6-4, 6-1

Rafa Looks back on form at the early stages of this competition

Andy Murray from Great Britain beat J Sousa 6-2  4-6, 6-4. 6-1

Murray found it tricky at the start of this match but when he got things right they seemed to work very well for him

Novac Djokovic from Serbia beat G Muller from Luxembourg 6-1, 6-4, 6-4

Novac seems to be on form at this early stage of the competition

Jeremy Chardy from France beat John Isner from the USA 6-4, 4-6 6-3, 6-3

Chardy found it tough to get into some sense of form of this match

Tommy Robredo from Spain beat B Coric from Croatia 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

It took Robredo some time to get into this match but when he did he looked ok. There will be a lot more difficult challenges than this in the French open for him

Marion Cilic from Croatia beat Amabodi from Italy 7-6, 6-1, 6-1

A straight sets win at this stage and it can only help you

Kevin Anderson from South Africa beat Y H Lei from Typee 5-7, 6-4, 6-4,6-4

It took Kevin Anders some time to win this match but he looked ok in this match

David Ferrer from Spain beat D Gimeno Traver 6-3, 6-2, 6-1

David Ferrer showed that this was why he was the best of the rest and that a result like this could help him win a major but it is still early

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/mens-singles/results

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark beat J Goergrs from Germany 7-5, 6-4

Wosniki found it difficult to get over this first round match. It showed that she can improve in a big way  

Serena Williams from the USA beat A L Friedsman 5-7, 6-3, 6-3

Serena is not on form at the moment maybe she can be beaten before the quarters this year

 Petra Kitova from Czech Republic beat S Soler Espinsa 6-7, 6-4, 6-2

Kitova showed that she doescnot have a performance to go far in the competition either

Victoria Azerenka from Bulgeria beat L Hradenka from the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3

Azerenka cruised into the quarter finals and looks on top form

Stefana Errani from Italy beat C Hitthoeft from Germany 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

Erani is finding it that little bit tricky in this French open as the match is taken to 3 sets

Madison Keys from the USA beat Bencic from Switzerland 6-0, 6-3

Keys is one of the best players coming through the American female system and does look to be improving a lot  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/womens-singles/results

You can rarely say too much about who are going to be the runners and riders in early rounds but you can look at players for confidence and that is what I am trying to do here

  

28-5-15 french open tennis day 4

FRENCH OPEN TENNIS

MEN'S SINGLES

ROUND 2

Kei Nishikori from Japan Asia’s only real hope beat T Bellucci 7-5, 6-4 6-4

Kei Nishicori is showing some real form in this second round match

Gail Monfils from France beat D Schwatzman from Argentina 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

Monfils found it difficult to get over this second round tie

Joe Wilfred Tsonga from France beat D Sela from Israel 6-1, 6-1, 6-1

Joe Wilfred Tsonga was in a separate planet to Sela and looks like he is on a road to the quarter or semi-finals.  

Roger Federer from Switzerland beat M Granollers from Spain 6-2, 7-6, 6-3

Roger Federer showed why he would be considered the greatest ever player and why he could be an outside bet for the tournament.

Tomas Berdych from Czech Republic beat R Spepanek 6-3, 6-7 6-3, 6-3

Tomas Berdych showed why he would be doing very well in this tournament but finding it difficult to beat an unseeded opponent how will he do against a seeded one

Gail Simon from France beat M Kizan from Slovakia 7-5, 6-2, 6-3

Gail Simon biggest test is not right now it will come at the later stages when the pressure becomes more and more at a home tournament

Stan Wavwina from Switzerland beat D Lajovic 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6

Wavwenka looks very good at this stage of the tournament and you feel that he can get into goo form again but are not sure how or when a win is a win at this stage but you would like as little stress as possible

Benjamin Becker from Germany beat Fernando Verdasco from Spain 6-4, 0-6, 1-6, 7-5 10-8  

One of the great matches of French open tennis and I think that the difficulties in this match will harm Becker in the later stages of this competition

WOMEN'S SINGLES

ROUND 2

Carla Suarez Navaro from Spain beat V Razzano from France 6-3, 6-0

Suarez Navaro looks very good at this stage of this competition

Maria Sharapova from Russia beat V Diatchenko from Russia 6-3, 6-1

Maria Sharapova looks awesome at this stage of the competition and looks on top form and definitely looks likes one to watch out for

Samona Halep from Romania beat M Lucic Baroni from Croatia 7-5,  6-1

Halep got better and better in the match and if she can do that during the competision few will be close to her

Sam Stoser from Australia beat AHesse from France 6-0, 6-1

Stoser looks well at this stage of the tournament but little can be learned from this first round match

Anna Ivanovic from Serbia beat M Doi 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

I would be one to worry about as this was not an easy win

Angelique Kerber from Germany beat ATomljanovic from Croatia 6-3, 6-2

Kerber found it relatively easy in this second round tie. Again you would worry about the class of opponent that they face at this stage

Savine Lisiki beat D GAvrilova from Russia won the first set 6-1 before retiring

Lisiki found it too easy and you definitely cannot say too much from a first round tie like

french open 27-5-15

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS DAY 3

Novac Djokovic from Serbia beat J Nieminen from Finland 6-3,  7-5, 6-2

From this type of player very little can be learned from the first round. But this does look like his time as Nadal is out of form  

Rafa Nadal from Spain beat Q hayls from France 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

Is he awesome or is he out of form and if he is what is going to happen to the French open if Nodal cannot make a run as he is not on hot form but an easy first round wind

Richard Gasguet from France beat G Gigougon from Belgium 6-3, 6-4, 6-0

Gasguet is one of the major French hopes going into this competition. He looks ready for anyone with a comfortable first round win

David Ferrer from Spain beat L Lacko from Slovakia 6-1, 6-3, 6-1

Ferrer looks quality on his home count

John Isner from the USA beat A Seppi from Italy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Isner looks like one of the ones to watch

Marion Cilic from Croatia beat R Hasse from the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Cilic looks good at this stage of the tournament

Kevin Anderson from South Africa beat  TSmyczeck from the USA 6-4, 6-2 6-2

Anderson looks like he is doing well with an early straight sets win

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Serena Williams from the US beat Hlavackova from the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3

Serena has the chance to become a legend if she picks up the wins she needs to be top of the female leaderboard and in this day and age it is much harder

Petra Kitova from the Czech Republic beat M Erakovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

Kitova looks off form at this early stage

Caroline Wosniki from Denmark beat K Knapp 6-3 6-0

Wosniki looks on hot form and able to beat anyone at this point

Eugenie Bouchard from Canada beat Kmladenovic from France 6-4, 6-4

Bouchard is one of the female tennis players that I would like to win the majors as she is someone that I think can do very well  

Madison Keys from the USA beat V Lpchenko also from the USA 7-6, 6-3

Keys seemed to get better and better during this match. She seemed to be improving during the match. If she can do this during the tournament she might be one to watch out for  

26-5-15 french open tennis day 2

Here are some select results from the French Open Yesterday

Philippe-Chatrier Court

Day 2: Monday, 25 May, Women’s Single – Round 1

Alize Cornet (FRA)  4 6 6 Winner

Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6 4 1 

Roberta Vinci got an early first set 6-4 but Cornet showed her class to show improvement in the second and third set to win by 2 sets to 1 and might be a bit of a force in the tournament this year.  Vinci was much the favourite in the this first round and it did look like Vinci was running out of energy the mo

 Round 1

Lucas Pouille (FRA)  3  1  2  4 

Gilles Simon (FRA)  3  6  6  6  Winner

Giles Simon found it easy to win this first round match as he beat fellow Frenchman Lucas Poucelle in 3 straight sets as this was a very easy first round and found it so easy that you cannot be completely sure how well that he is going to do in the second round.

 Round 1

Kaia Kanepi (EST)  2  4  

Maria Sharapova (RUS)  6  6   Winner

Maria Sharapova rocketed into the second round and showed why she is one of the best players in the world championships as she cruised into the second round losing six games in an easy win

 Round 1

Andy Murray (GBR  6  6  6 Winner

Facundo Arguello (ARG)  3 3 1 

Andy Murray showed what it is to cruise into the second round at the French open after beating Nadal on clay earlier this year Murray must feel full of confidence.

Suzanne-Lenglen Court

Round 1

Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN)  0  5  3 

Tomas Berdych (CZE)  6  7  6   Winner

Tomas Berdych also found it very easy to win his first round match with an easy straight sets win

Round 1

Gael Monfils (FRA)  6  6  6  7  Winner

Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)  2  7(5)  1  5 

Gail Monfils has got the hopes of France on his shoulders as he found a first round win

Round 1

Sloane Stephens (USA)  7 6   Winnner

Venus Williams (USA)  6(5)  1 

 

This was the match of the big American females asking the question which is better youth or experience. It turns out that this year it belongs to youth as Slone Stevens won in straight sets but it was not as simple as it seems

Court 1

11:00 AM

 Round 1

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)  6  6  Winner

Monica Niculescu (ROU)  2  2 

Suarez Navaro showed what it was that she won in straight sets but it is very early to say anything about what is going on

Round 1

Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP)  2  1  – 

Victoria Azarenka (BLR)  6  6  –  Winner

Victoria Azerewnka also found it easy in her first round match but little can be said at this stage of the tournament

Court 2

 Round 1

Timea Babos (HUN)  0  1 

Angelique Kerber (GER)  6  6  Winner

Angiliaue only lost one game in this first round match and looks very impressive at this early stage

 Round 1

Mathilde Johansson (FRA)  4  5 

Heather Watson (GBR)  6  7  Winner

Brit heather Watson found things very simple in this first round tie but questions will be asked when she goes to the next round

Court 3

Round 1

Samantha Stosur (AUS)  6  6       – Winner

Madison Brengle (USA)  1  3       – 

Sam Stoser found things very easy in the first round tie but little can be said so early in this year’s tournament how far she can go

Court 6

 Round 1

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)  2  6  1 

Annika Beck (GER)  6 3 6 Winner

Agniska Radvanska found it particularly difficult to get through to the seccond round she seems to find it difficult to find her form here

Court 7

 Round 1

Kyle Edmund (GBR)  2 6 6 5 6 Winner

Stephane Robert (FRA)  6 4 3 7 2 

Kyle Edmond found it difficult to go get through to the second round of this first round tie and again there will be difficulty for Edmond in the second round. I do not know how deep he can go as he found this first round to be very difficult   

 Round 1

Alison Riske (USA) 6(1)  6  0 

Sara Errani (ITA)  7  2  6 

Sara Erani found it difficult in the first set but cruised to second set it does make you think which Erani will run up in the second round as that will make the difference

Court 10

 Round 1

Ruben Bemelmans (BEL)  3 7(5)  6 6(4)  2 

Benjamin Becker (GER)  6 6 2 7 6 Winner

Boris Becker’s son found it a bit tricky to get into the second round after a 4 set match with 2 tie breaks with a win and a loss