Season II Roland Garros

[Marcuss]

Yeeeew

 

[Mister Wright]

wac

Although Mustard appreciates the sentiment, It's a little too early to be saying, "What A Champion". Hopefully that can be repeated after the doubles final.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Roland Garros II - Boys' Singles
GRAND SLAM - Friday (Day Thirteen) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)

• Top seed Marcuss Deane will not compete in his second Grand Slam final after French opponent Wyatt LeRoux staged a miraculous comeback to beat him in three sets. Deane was in unstoppable form early as he bagelled the French wildcard in the first set, but after the nerves wore off LeRoux found his way back into the match and started to create chances on the Deane serve. In a lengthy tiebreaker, the local hope needed five set points to put Deane away and send the match to a deciding third and final set. There, both players had their opportunities as Deane had the chance to serve for the match three times. Unfortunately for him he was not successful in any of those attempts as LeRoux became the first Frenchman into the final 0-6, 7-6(6), 11-9.

• It won't be an all-French final, though, as thirteenth seed Dominic Viens was beaten by Samuel Czarzewski in straight sets 2-6, 6-7(3).

• Seeded players out:
  
  Marcuss Deane;
  
  Dominic Viens.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Roland Garros II - Men's Singles
GRAND SLAM - Friday (Day Thirteen) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)

• World No. 2 Daniel Páez Blanco will this Sunday compete in another French Open final after a second five-set contest in three days - this time against sixth seed Rasmus Olesen of Denmark. After their previous meeting in the semi finals of the Australian Open three months ago, Olesen was keen to atone for a destructive 2-6, 1-6, 4-6 loss to the Spaniard at Melbourne Park. The first four sets were tight - very tight - as the pair traded 6-4 scorelines throughout the match to send the semi final contest to a deciding fifth set. Blanco has already competed in his first five-set affair against Jefferson Drake on Wednesday, but he had it a lot easier in the fifth here as he outlasted the tiring Dane to move into the final for the second year running in the Open Era 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Having dropped six sets this week, the once unflappable champion now looks more vulnerable than ever.

• His tank will be put to the test by first time Grand Slam finalist József Boros who came from a set back to beat eleventh seed Illya Altman. Altman, who has inexplicably played himself into form after a horror preparation, took the first set 6-3 in an inspired first set of hitting. But after his strong start, he lost twelve of the next thirteen games as the gritty Boros began to work his way into the match with deep hitting and forcing Altman to make his own power - something he couldn't do. It looked like curtains at 3-0 in the fourth, but Altman mustered some courage to send the set to a tiebreaker. Despite having three set points, he fell to the Hungarian Boros who moved into a maiden Grand Slam final 3-6, 6-1, 6-0, 7-6(10). For Altman, it was his second Grand Slam semi final loss in as many Slams having gone down to Jason Hall at the Australian Open in early February.

• Seeded players out:
  
  Illya Altman;
  
  Rasmus Olesen.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Roland Garros II - Boys' Finals Day
GRAND SLAM - Saturday (Day Fourteen) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)

• In the juniors doubles final, top seeds Jack Schaap and Tommy Schaap claimed their first junior Grand Slam title with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over third seeds Diego Caballero and Santiago Manzo. The youngsters had previously lost the final of the doubles at the Australian Open to an Asian pairing, but proved too good for the Argentinian-Peruvian pairing in their three set win.

• Seeded players out:
  
  Diego Caballero &
  
  Santiago Manzo.

• In the singles, wildcard entrant Wyatt LeRoux could not become the only Frenchman to pick up silverware at Roland Garros as he was beaten in straight sets by Polish junior Samuel Czarzewski. The long week of matches - particularly his semi final - appeared to take its toll, and Czarzewski eased to the title 6-1, 7-5.

• Seeded players out: None.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Roland Garros II - Men's Doubles
GRAND SLAM - Saturday (Day Fourteen) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)

• For the second time, American duo Hugh James and Ralph Robinson met Jojo Mustard and Heath Davis of West CWLand in a Grand Slam final with the top seeded Americans looking to defend their title. With Davis and Mustard holding the wood over their opponents in recent times, the American pairing came out fiery early to break immediately to lead 1-0. Davis and Mustard, though, operate as if they are one person at times, and and quickly clawed back to be level at 1-1. The set continued in much the same fashion as the Americans at one point had the chance to serve for the set after breaking in the ninth game but were again thwarted by a fantastic smash from Davis as he reached back from over his head to secure the break. The high pressure set would be decided in a tiebreaker, and it was the Westerners who shot to an early lead of 4-2. But the defending champions kept coming, and a backhand lob into the doubles court from the smaller man James brought up two set points. They needed just one as Robinson hooked a serve straight down the "tee" to secure the first set tiebreaker 7-5

Serving first in the second set, the second seeds were in a great deal of trouble early as Davis was broken after leading 40-15. The Americans began to play inspired tennis and drew a number of errors from the two-time Grand Slam champions and opened up a 5-1 lead. At 5-2 they served for the match, but were broken to keep the West CWLanders in with a sniff. But a sniff is all they got - a weak second serve was put away deep by Robinson to secure a second straight Roland Garros title for the Americans 7-6(5), 6-3.

• Seeded players out:
  
  Heath Davis &
  
  Jojo Mustard.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Roland Garros II - Men's Singles
GRAND SLAM - Sunday (Day Fifteen) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)

• For the third time in a week, World No. 2 Daniel Páez Blanco has withstood a storm to win in five sets - this time taking a second Roland Garros title with a victory over seventh seeded Hungarian József Boros. The Hungarian had more than his fair share of chances, but what cost him was his failure to serve under extreme pressure in the first two sets which saw him drop both to the second seed. That was always going to make things difficult, but the Hungarian was rewarded for not falling apart in the third set and taking it in a tiebreaker. In an overwhelmingly tense affair, Boros stuck with Blanco and ensured the title would be decided in a fifth set as he showed unbelievable resolve to stave off three break points in two service games to take the breaker 7-4. But eventually he had to run out of puff, and after being broken twice early in the fifth it all became too much for him - Blanco securing the title 7-5, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-7(4), 6-1 as Boros hit a return long. While Blanco's physical ability robbed the fans of a fifth-set classic, it completed an amazing second week which has only added to his impressive aura on the clay.

• Seeded players out:
  
  József Boros.

 

[Marcuss]

wtf.

 

[Mister Wright]

Very disappointing. Really should have won that first set and ultimately the match. Thank goodness there's at least one grand slam and a chance for Mustard to go out a winner.

 

[morgieb]

Yay for Wimby.

Shame I'll most likely be poo on grass though

 

[ripper868]

Good result for Lob and Maxum Really, Semi Final at the slam nothing to be sneezed at.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Good result for Lob and Maxum Really, Semi Final at the slam nothing to be sneezed at.

Marcuss to take note.

 

[Marcuss]

Yeah, not the most disasterous result but as #1 seed going out to a WC in the Semis burns a bit

 

[ripper868]

I should add am ready for my career to go down the toilet yet again in the grass/hard/anything but clay season.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

I should add am ready for my career to go down the toilet yet again in the grass/hard/anything but clay season.

On the bright side, not many points to defend...

There's still a heap of clay events to come anyway.

 

[ripper868]

Put me down for anything involving pottery

 

[morgieb]

Put me down for anything involving pottery

Samez. Even though I'm technically a hard courter, I'm clearly nothing outside of clay ats.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Been pretty slack through the tournament, but here we go:

Season II French Open - Men's Singles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Daniel Páez Blanco, the defending champion, defended his title by beating József Boros in the final 7-5, 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-7(4), 6-1. Notably, the Spaniard played his first five-set match at Roland Garros in the Open Era, defeating Jefferson Drake in the quarter finals.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Season II French Open - Men's Doubles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hugh James and Ralph Robinson were the defending champions, and defended their title by beating Heath Davis and Jojo Mustard in the final 7-6(3), 6-3.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Season II French Open - Boys' Singles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Samuel Czarzewski won the final, defeating Wyatt LeRoux in the final 6-1, 7-5.