First round
Djokovic over Hurkacz in 3, Martinez over Querrey in 5
Munar over Caruso in 3, Simon over Stakhovsky in 3
Struff over Shapovalov in 5, Albot over Sandgren in 5
Harris over Rosol in 5, Coric over Bedene in 4
Fognini over Seppi in 4, Delbonis over Garcia-Lopez in 4
Fritz over Tomic in 3, Bautista Agut over Johnson in 3
Lajovic over Monteiro in 4, Norrie over Benchetrit in 3
Ymer over Rola in 5, A. Zverev over Millman in 4
Thiem over Paul in 3, Molleker over Bublik in 4
Cuevas over Janvier in 3, Chardy over Edmund in 4
Verdasco over Evans in 4, Dzumhur over Hoang in 3
Travaglia over Mannarino in 4, Monfils over Daniel in 4
Khachanov over Stebe in 3, Ebden over Barrerre in 3
Klizan over Kukushkin in 5, Bolelli over Pouille in 5
Auger-Aliassime over Thompson in 3, Lopez over Karlovic in 4
Nishioka over McDonald in 5, Del Potro over Jarry in 3
Tsitsipas over Marterer in 3, Dellien over Gunneswaran in 3
Carballes Baena over Muller in 4, Tiafoe over Krajinovic in 4
Wawrinka over Kovalik in 3, Garin over Opelka in 3
Dimitrov over Tipsarevic in 4, Cilic over Fabbiano in 4
Cecchinato over Mahut in 3, Kohlschreiber over Haase in 5
Mayer over Vesely in 3, Schwartzman over Fucsovics in 4
Berrettini over Andujar in 4, Ruud over Gulbis in 3
Jaziri over Otte in 4, Federer over Sonego in 3
Nishikori over Halys in 3, Tsonga over Gojowyczk in 3
Humbert over Popyrin in 4, Djere over Ramos-Vinolas in 5
De Minaur over Klahn in 4, Sousa over Carreno Busta in 5
Paire over Copil in 4, Medvedev over Herbert in 3
Basilashvili over Londero in 5, Gasquet over M. Zverev in 3
Moutet over Vatutin in 4, Pella over Andreozzi in 3
Goffin over Berankis in 3, Kecmanovic over Kudla in 4
Maden over Coppejans in 5, Nadal over Hanfmann in 3
Second round
Djokovic over Martinez in 3, Munar over Simon in 4
Albot over Struff in 5, Coric over Harris in 3
Fognini over Delbonis in 3, Bautista Agut over Fritz in 4
Lajovic over Norrie in 5, Zverev over Ymer in 3
Thiem over Molleker in 3, Cuevas over Chardy in 4
Verdasco over Dzumhur in 3, Monfils over Travaglia in 3
Khachanov over Ebden in 3, Bolelli over Klizan in 4
Auger-Aliassime over Lopez in 3, Del Potro over Nishioka in 4
Tsitsipas over Dellien in 3, Tiafoe over Carballes Baena in 4
Wawrinka over Garin in 5, Cilic over Dimitrov in 4
Kohlschreiber over Cecchinato in 5, Schwartzman over Mayer in 4
Berrettini over Ruud in 3, Federer over Jaziri in 3
Nishikori over Tsonga in 4, Djere over Humbert in 3
Sousa over De Minaur in 4, Medvedev over Paire in 3
Basilashvili over Gasquet in 3, Pella over Moutet in 3
Goffin over Kecmanovic in 4, Nadal over Maden in 3
Third round
Djokovic over Munar in 3
Coric over Albot in 4
Bautista Agut over Fognini in 4
Zverev over Lajovic in 3
Thiem over Cuevas in 4
Verdasco over Monfils in 5
Khachanov over Bolelli in 5
Del Potro over Auger-Aliassime in 4
Tsitsipas over Tiafoe in 3
Wawrinka over Cilic in 4
Schwartzman over Kohlschreiber in 4
Federer over Berrettini in 4
Nishikori over Djere in 4
Medvedev over Sousa in 4
Pella over Basilashvili in 4
Nadal over Goffin in 3
Fourth round
Djokovic over Coric in 4
Bautista Agut over Zverev in 5
Thiem over Verdasco in 4
Del Potro over Khachanov in 3
Wawrinka over Tsitsipas in 5
Schwartzman over Federer in 5
Medvedev over Nishikori in 4
Nadal over Pella in 3
Quarterfinals
Djokovic over Bautista Agut in 4
Thiem over Del Potro in 3
Wawrinka over Schwartzman in 4
Nadal over Medvedev in 3
Semifinals
Thiem over Djokovic in 5
Nadal over Wawrinka in 3
Final
Nadal over Thiem in 4
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Interesting picks, Ricky. Wawrinka has not looked good lately but he does have a habit of shaping up for slams. Schwartzman over Fed? H’mmm, not buying that one. Too sleepy to do any picks tonight though.
Wawrinka over tsitsipas and in semis?? Bautista in quarters??
And of course Nadal over Thiem in the final, what a generic prediction.
Federer will probably lose even earlier since bo5 on clay is taxing.
Federer n tsitsi qf…tough to pick that one though..
Djoko will not lose to Thiem in best of 5. He has in 17 but he was subpar then.
Fognini will make quarterfinal I think
Schwartzman over Roger. OMG Please stop
wouldn’t be a big upset at all
No, and not just on clay.
Fed over Thiem in the Final.
Fed is not winning RG, but I do not see him going out in the fourth round. It is true that he has not looked that good in Madrid or Rome. I don’t think the injury was a big deal. Fed wanted to make sure he was ready to play RG. I think Fed should get to the quarterfinals, but I am not convinced that Tsitsipas will beat him.
I am not sure that Thiem can beat Novak should they meet in the semis. This is not the Novak who was still in a slump last year.
I think Fog is too unpredictable and mentally weak to do anything here. At one time Wawrinka would have been in the mix. But I don’t think he has found his form. He has shown up for the slams in a big way in the past before his knee surgery, but I just fon’t think it will happen here.
Rafa’s draw is so good that it makes me want to do anti-jinxing. I am superstitious by nature. He has a real opportunity to get number 12. As long as he stays healthy. He is on track to peak at the right time.
I think Ricky may be right, Fed most likely losing to Diego, as all he really wants is to get some points and go for Wimby title which he has a big chance to win!
Novak to lose to Dominik is very good news but not likely. Although, this time around Thiem is coming well rested, and highly confident and playing well, so let’s see… it might be interesting… Fog is so weak mentally that he will blow any given opportunity, the same as that idiot Kyrgios…
Vamos Rafa!
Looks like FAA might withdraw due to injury, Laaksonen would take his place. Who would win then between him and Thompson and then that winner vs Lopez?
Thiem has literally never beaten Del Potro & you have Thiem beating him in 3?!?!?
Have they ever played on clay
I have to agree, not many over-power or out-position Del Potro from the back of the court.
Del Potro has some testy early round matches which are just tough enough to get him to peak steadily until the later rounds.
Attempting to predict this whole draw is ambitious to say the least.
I’m doubtful Wawrinka will make the semis. Garin will most likely take care of Stan.
Will be enjoying Roland Garros from the comfort of my lounge chair this year. Would love to be there again though, it was a great atmosphere last year, very social and friendly crowd.
I thought Garin,but heard he was injured so went for Stan going far.He has a habit of turning it on in the Slams .
When was the last time Stan turned up at a slam?
He does have a habit of deep runs from nowhere,and is still young enough.But yeah,it’s been a couple of years .
A. Zverev won the title in Geneva yesterday, which should boost his confidence somewhat.
His odds are pretty good, I might put a small stake on him just in case he makes a deep run.
Zverev will be very tired. He’s played A LOT of tough 3 set matches this clay court season. Monfils or Verdasco will be tough matches.
Nadal’s path to the final looks suspiciously easy.
I detect a suggestion of bias?
I love all the improvements this year at RG, but hope they keep everything else traditional , eg no late night matches under a closed roof.
YANNICK WARNS RAFA: “I CAN DO SOME DAMAGE”
SUNDAY 26 MAY 2019 – IAN CHADBAND
Yannick Hanfmann says he has to believe he can pull off RG’s greatest upset.
©Philippe Montigny / FFT
Yannick Hanfmann was wandering through the streets of Paris with his sister on Friday evening when a text from a friend popped up on his phone, which translated simply to: “ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?…”
“I realised straight away that as the main draw for all the qualifiers was being made around that time, it could only mean one thing,” smiled the German. “And when I checked, sure enough…”
Yes, in the opening round, he had just been drawn to challenge Rafael Nadal, 11-time Roland-Garros champion, in his Court Philippe-Chatrier kingdom, sport’s equivalent of scaling Mount Everest in a pair of flip-flops.
Was he disheartened or buoyed by the news? “A bit of mixed feelings,” smiled the 27-year-old after a session at the Jean Bouin training complex on Saturday. “Of course, I wasn’t really happy with the draw overall but, on the other hand, it’s an unbelievable experience that’s coming towards me.”
And this likeable figure, who currently stands at 184 in the world rankings, quite fancies the idea of giving Rafa an unbelievable experience too – the prospect of being on the end of the biggest shock in Roland-Garros annals.
“I have been playing well. I’ve got a big game, I’ve won all six sets I’ve played (in qualifying), I’m definitely feeling comfortable here. So if my serve and return works, I can definitely do some damage.
“I won’t go into the match thinking I’ve no chance because that would be stupid. I’ll have a match plan ready.”
Then, he added with a broad smile: “I’ll know a lot about him – and maybe he doesn’t know as much about me!”
Renaissance man
So in case Rafa does need a bit of help, here’s what he should know about the big-serving, 6ft 4in German who will be aiming to become only the third man to defeat him in his 89th Roland-Garros match.
Hanfmann, a late starter in the professional ranks at 23 after a successful college career at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he earned a degree in international relations, has made impressive strides despite what might be considered the handicap of a significant hearing impairment.
“I can hear roughly only 60% of what you should normally be able to hear in each ear,” he explains. “Sometimes, it’s an advantage on court – maybe on Chatrier, it’ll be an advantage because I don’t hear that much that’s going on – but, overall, I don’t think in tennis it’s that much of an disadvantage because I’m just able to blend out a lot of the noise.
“I’ll still get all the atmosphere on Chatrier on Monday; there’s this thing about my hearing that when it gets loud, I’ll hear as good as the next guy, but female voices I have much more trouble hearing.
“I think the distance between my box and the court is a bit too far for me to hear anything, so they’d have to yell! But that’s okay – I don’t need coaching,” he smiled.
Here’s a guy with interests that stretch far beyond tennis, though. An eco-friendly, political scientist who wants to be involved in some way in saving endangered species, he’s a bit of a renaissance man.
Cares about people – and cheetahs!
“I can only say more than the best words about him. He’s a pretty nice, reflective guy, always friendly, always thinking about different matters, who cares a lot about people, which is unusual in our business,” enthuses one of his coaches Lukas Wolff.
“I feel tennis is amazing, I love it, but tennis isn’t everything, there’s more in this world,” shrugs Hanfmann. “I’ll try to be the best I can be as player into my mid-30s or whatever, but I know there’s something out there for me when I finish.
“I feel the world is changing so quickly, so fast – who knows what jobs, what technological advancements there’ll be, what the political situation will be? – I think there’s exciting, if difficult times ahead.
“In South Africa, I went to a cheetah outreach centre and loved these animals to death. It’s hard to see what we’re doing to our planet with beautiful animals like the cheetah being classified as endangered only two years ago, so I’d definitely like to get involved in things like that which make me happy and fulfilled.”
For the moment, though, he says, nothing would fulfil him more than giving the greatest clay-courter of them all a proper scare. “Yes, the ultimate test in tennis – this and beating Roger (Federer) on Centre Court at Wimbledon,” he mused.
“It is a privilege but I can’t afford to make the match too big in my mind. If I do, I won’t be able to play really well. It won’t be easy – but I’ll try to keep it laid-back.”
https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/yannick-hanffman-warns-rafa-nadal
Sounds like a nice guy but — everyone under the bus for Rafa! 🙂
Hanfmann won more games than I thought he would. Didn’t get to see any of the match, though.
What are the changes at RG this year
Any court alternations that may affect Rafa…is all that space behind baseline that he likes there or taken off..
Philippe-Chatrier has been completely rebuilt. In a couple of years it’ll get a roof. Rafa has practiced on it already and does not think it will play any differently – it’s still a very big court and wind patterns still the same. Main difference is in the seats.
A nice new court has been added – Simone-Matthieu, I think. It’s a sunken court with greenhouses around it. Doubt Rafa will play on it at all as Suzanne Lenglen is still the second show court.
Djokovic says it already feels like indoors 😉
https://i.postimg.cc/7LDPq92M/Screenshot-2019-05-28-at-16-56-36.png
For some reason I feel like Medvedev deserved that.
What did he do?
He lost leading 2 sets to nil.
That and the Mahut win are my two favorite results so far haha
Wasn’t aware of the rise of Cristian Garin and Matteo Berrettini. I’ve followed NBA more this year so have not kept up as well with the 250 events. Garin won in Houston and Munich that is awesome. He and Berrettini are terriers out there. Fight for every point, especially Garin. He’s like a mini Ferrer, at least mentally speaking. Wawrinka is in for a tough one against him. And Berrettini/Ruud will be one of the most underrated matches of the second round. Absolute dogfight that one
NBA? So that’s where you’ve been! Anyway, welcome back, missed ya, Benny!
https://twitter.com/i/status/1133140498502303744
Lol