Weeks 22-23 - Roland-Garros, France - clay

Etienne · Club Coach

Weeks 22-23 - Roland-Garros, France - clay

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Vandy, you raise a very serious and extremely important issue.

The point is, though, that it has nothing to do with Maxime Hamou.

In the same way as Oakie's equally very relevant point has - I sincerely hope - nothing to do with you (if you are a white male).

Just to add: Hamou has already got into trouble four times (at least) this tournament (this one by far the most serious and, as he's now banned, this'll be the end). The others have been for disrespecting the (male) umpire, scoffing crisps throughout a press interview, 'behaving disrespectfully' in another interview...... the boy's a prat. Even his coach says he a lot of work to do on 'behaviour'.

NB It wasn't helped that his interview with was for Henri Leconte's programme who was basically laughing out loud throughout - and is now issuing grovelling apologies too. (Leconte's 'reputation' with women is hardly exemplary).

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Wednesday 31st of May 2017 08:51:40 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L128: (1) Andy Murray WR 1 defeated Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) WR 85 by 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-0
L128: (PR) Tommy Robredo (ESP) WR 271 defeated Dan Evans WR 55 by 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-1
L128: Aljaz Bedene WR 52 defeated Ryan Harrison (USA) WR 42 by 6-4 6-0 3-6 6-1
*****
L64: (1) Andy Murray WR 1 vs Martin Klizan (SVK) WR 50 (CH = 24 in April 2014)
Andy beat the Slovak in three sets in the last 32 in Vienna (hard) last year.
L64: Jiri Vesely (CZE) WR 57 (CH = 35 in April 2015) vs Aljaz Bedene WR 52
Vesely (2) beat Aljaz (Q) by 1 & 4 in the quarter-finals of the Casablanca clay court tournament on his way to winning the title in 2015.

L128: Kyle Edmund WR 50 defeated Gastão Elias (POR) WR 125 by 3, 2 & 5

*****

L64: Renzo Olivo (ARG) WR 91 (CH = 78 in January) vs Kyle Edmund WR 50

Olivo has finally done for JWT by 7-5 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4 in the match suspended late yesterday evening!

Kyle played Olivo in the last 16 of the Buenos Aires Challenger (so on clay) in 2015 & beat him by 3 & 3.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Well that didn't last long this morning. Tsonga is out and Kyle will play the Argentinian Renzo Olivo in R2 who is WR 91

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

I watched most of JWT and Renzo's match yesterday. It was an exciting encounter, but despite the occasional bit of scintillating play, the overall level very poor. I haven't looked at the stats, but the UE count must have been dire. A betting man would have Kyle as a comfortable favourite in the next round.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

stevemcqueen wrote:
I haven't looked at the stats, but the UE count must have been dire.

According to the stats on the site, JWT made 73 to Olivo's 39.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Schedule is out for tomorrow. Andy is 2nd match on Suzanne Lenglen, and Kyle is 3rd match on Court 6. Play starts at 10am UK time on both of those courts.

the addict · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Player Banned from Roland Garros - Accreditation Revoked

Last year, I saw Maxime Hamou play futures in Murcia and I described him as "enigmatic and flamboyant". Well, the same Maxime Hamou has just been banned from entering the grounds at Roland Garros for trying to kiss a reporter during a post match interview.

I sincerely hope he learns his lesson and doesn't turn into another Ilie Nastase.
If he's had his accreditation revoked by the organisers, how come he & his playing partner, PHM, lost a first round doubles match to the ninth seeds, Bops & Cuevas, earlier? for the record, the score was 1 & 1.

Probably because Bourge was playing with PHM wink

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

I think you're confusing Mathias Bourgue with Max Hamou. Hamou wasn't in the dubs as far as I can see. Tomorrow is going to be a far more interesting day for the Brits, damn shame I have to work!

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Player Banned from Roland Garros - Accreditation Revoked

Last year, I saw Maxime Hamou play futures in Murcia and I described him as "enigmatic and flamboyant". Well, the same Maxime Hamou has just been banned from entering the grounds at Roland Garros for trying to kiss a reporter during a post match interview.

I sincerely hope he learns his lesson and doesn't turn into another Ilie Nastase.
If he's had his accreditation revoked by the organisers, how come he & his playing partner, PHM, lost a first round doubles match to the ninth seeds, Bops & Cuevas, earlier? for the record, the score was 1 & 1.

That was Mathias Bourgue, not Maxime Hamou

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Bob in Spain wrote:
Player Banned from Roland Garros - Accreditation Revoked

Last year, I saw Maxime Hamou play futures in Murcia and I described him as "enigmatic and flamboyant". Well, the same Maxime Hamou has just been banned from entering the grounds at Roland Garros for trying to kiss a reporter during a post match interview.

I sincerely hope he learns his lesson and doesn't turn into another Ilie Nastase.
If he's had his accreditation revoked by the organisers, how come he & his playing partner, PHM, lost a first round doubles match to the ninth seeds, Bops & Cuevas, earlier? for the record, the score was 1 & 1.
Probably because Bourge was playing with PHM

Post now deleted. I definitely need that long weekend in Brittany...

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Come on Aljaz. Take that third set !!

the addict · Tennis legend

Good third set. The match seems to be much closer than the scoreline suggests - a bit more consistency from Aljaz and he can turn this round.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L64: Jiri Vesely (CZE) WR 57 defeated Aljaz Bedene WR 52 by 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 cry

stevemcqueen · Futures qualifying

I didn't watch much of the first couple of sets, but from what I saw Vesely had too much power and made few errors. The third set continued in the same vein until (I think) 4-4. Vesely served and makes 3 UEs and then a DF. Aliaz served out to take the set. At the start of the 4th, it is clear that Vesely's level has dropped, maybe he is tired. Aliaz is into every service game and has brake points each time he returns. Jiri, who until this point has served only a couple of aces, gets out of jail multiple times with aces and big serves. Rather against the run of play, AB is broken. AB faces an MP, saves it and then has more chances to break back. A stand out opportunity is when he nets a relatively easy overhead. Had he made this, things would have been back on serve and I would have been unsuprised to see him to go on and win the match. Aliaz had a total of 9 break points in the 4th set. Both players were hitting extremely well off the ground, though Vesely had a greater weight of shot.