French Open Tennis 2017

marc2003 · 28 May 2017 at 10:10

All day coverage on ITV4 as usual.

First match up is Petra Kvitova back after getting stabbed in the hand while at home a few months back. :eek:

Pigeon_Killer · 28 May 2017 at 10:16

Not looking forward to this from a Murray point of view. The last few months have been a disaster for him and he's looking further away from top form every time I see him play. His serve also seems to have regressed massively which is never good for a player that didn't really have the best serve to begin with.

Expecting an early exit this year which will hopefully give him a bit more time to prepare for the grass court season.

Hoping Nadal wins the whole thing.

Stumble Bum · 29 May 2017 at 12:15

I've never really watched the French open before but these attendances are appalling. Currently watching Djokovic on the main court and it's more than half empty. I thought this was a big tournament.

el_dazza · 29 May 2017 at 13:48

I fancy Alexander Zverev to pull off a huge shock and win it.

Pigeon_Killer · 30 May 2017 at 14:22

How about now dazza?

Konte out in the 1st round for the 3rd year running and Murray's game's about to start.

semi-pro waster · 30 May 2017 at 16:16

Kyle Edmund is looking good to take the first set although it didn't do Konta much good in her match to win the first set unfortunately. If Murray doesn't sort his game out soon it could be another first round exit here.

el_dazza · 30 May 2017 at 18:09

Pigeon_Killer said:
How about now dazza?

Konte out in the 1st round for the 3rd year running and Murray's game's about to start.

Never seen him lose serve that often. Still young and one to keep an eye on.

Pigeon_Killer · 30 May 2017 at 18:32

Tsonga's a bit off his game today, looks in trouble at a set and a break down.

Edit: Cracking match in the dark and it ends 5-4 in the fourth and on serve.

Edit: Seem to say it every year but the French open commentary puts Wimbledon's to shame. ITV4 might not have the funding that the BBC does but they do a fantastic job with their tennis coverage.

el_dazza · 31 May 2017 at 11:38

Yeah, I like ITV's coverage. Tsonga might get out of jail yet, he looked down and out at 2-5 in the 4th.

Watching Kvitova atm, you can tell she's been away for a long time, missing absolute sitters. A set and 2-3 down with a break.

Pigeon_Killer · 31 May 2017 at 12:01

Tsonga's a goner.

Edit: And John Inverdale's still a gimp and Margaret Court's still a nazi.

JammieR · 1 Jun 2017 at 10:30

does any one of you use a VPN service to watch french open or other events like that?

Pigeon_Killer · 1 Jun 2017 at 14:02

7-6 to Klizan in the first set in his match against Murray.

Honestly can't see Murray getting very far in the tournament if he needs to rely on his opponents form dipping to win him games, sets and matches. Add the fact his serve is even worse than usual, possibly due to injury, and he's ripe to get taken apart by a top player if he progresses in the tournament.

Edit: Oh, he's playing Del Potro next so he'll get taken apart in the next round then

semi-pro waster · 1 Jun 2017 at 19:21

Pigeon_Killer said:
Edit: Oh, he's playing Del Potro next so he'll get taken apart in the next round then

As you say against the top players he's unlikely to get away with giving up a set cheaply and he gave himself a fair bit to do in the fourth set as well. However I'm hoping that by you being a good sport and making a prediction against him he'll make it through.

Pigeon_Killer · 1 Jun 2017 at 19:34

I aim to please

Great to see Kyle Edmund progress so easily today but disappointing the only reason to watch women's tennis is out for another year

Gasquet's playing some sublime tennis at the moment, mashed through the first two sets in under an hour.

marc2003 · 1 Jun 2017 at 19:57

Pigeon_Killer said:
but disappointing the only reason to watch women's tennis is out for another year

Assuming you're talking about Bouchard? I don't think she's ever recovered from the way she was humped in that Wimbledon final.

el_dazza · 1 Jun 2017 at 22:36

Daria Kasatkina's a bit of a lovely. Moreso than Bouchard imo.

marc2003 · 2 Jun 2017 at 09:57

She looks about 12. :eek:

Pigeon_Killer · 2 Jun 2017 at 12:55

Nadal's struggling a bit at the moment :eek:

Edit: Shocking, he just lost a game!!!

el_dazza · 2 Jun 2017 at 19:58

marc2003 said:
She looks about 12.

She's 20

marc2003 · 2 Jun 2017 at 21:10

Seriously though, I just google image searched. It doesn't look good for you...

http://i.imgur.com/H7Jvpmt.jpg