Grand Slam - Roland Garros

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

RE: Grand Slam - Roland Garros

johnnylad · Tennis legend

VSandhi20 wrote:

at least it guaranteed a show court!!

True. Will it be on BBC interactive?

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

last year depending on the OOP, it switched from the phillipe chatrier court to the suzanne lenglen court, hopefully they will have both courts to show simultaneously!!

-- Edited by VSandhi20 at 12:21, 2006-05-26

Sheddie · administrator

It'll almost certainly be on BBCi, I don't think that the BBC are restricted to just showing one channel.

If Murray-Monfils isn't on a show court, I'm 100% sure that they'll arrange things so that they can show the match live.

Vonce · Club Coach

Yeah it will almost certain it will be on BBCi plus it being Monfils I'd expect it to be more than less on a showcourt.

But if he can beat Monfils he will more than less will make the 3rd round I feel as he will be facing a qualifier in the 2nd round if Andy gets past Monfils.

Akhenaten · Pro player

This is an odd thing...

One of the wildcards for the French Open goes to a Australian.

4 Aussies - Arthurs, Guiccionne, Healey, Luczak - had a mini-tournament.

Healey won it - so gets a WC into Roland Garros.

Vonce · Club Coach

I think it's because of the connections between the French and Australian Open as it's under a reciprocal arrangement between Australians and French at their respective Opens to give each other's players WC into the respective opens.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Vonce wrote:

I think it's because of the connections between the French and Australian Open as it's under a reciprocal arrangement between Australians and French at their respective Opens to give each other's players WC into the respective opens.

Correct.

Drew · May 26, 2006

UltimateSlabbaFan wrote:

The schedule will be released on Saturday for Sunday's matches. It'll be on either Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. Please post your match predictions in the Murray-Monfils thread

Tim is playing on Sunday....Greg & Andy Monday or Tuesday..........

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

is the schedule ready on the official site?

Sally · Grand Slam Champion

Sunday`s schedule is on the official site already.

Drew · May 27, 2006

BBC Interview with Andy Murray.....

* Playing well in practice
* Played well in exhibition match against Bagdahdis
* Happy playing Monfils.....game matches well against his
* Know Gael since he was 12 and they get on well...2-2 in junior matches
* Beat him in RG juniors 6-4 6-1...same score last week in Hamburg...going for that again !
* He thinks Nadal will win it

Sounded very relaxed and really looking forward to his first RG !!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/ukfs_sport/hi/av/bb_wm_fs.stm?nbram=1&news=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1&nol_storyid=5021450

Drew · May 27, 2006

If Andy gets passed Monfils which I think he will.....he would play a QF in round two :

All have now booked their place in the MD : Name & ATP ranking

Roko Karanusic (Cro) 180
Evgeny Korolev (Rus) 150
Wayne Arthures (Aus) 209
Ilia Bozoliac (SCG) 159
Dick Norman (Bel) 107
Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) 139
Martin Vassallo Arguello (Arg) 181
Sergio Roitman (Arg) 116
Kristian Pless (Den) 142
Dieter Kindlmann (Ger) 436
Diego Hartfield (Arg) 156
Julio Silva (Bra) 212
Oscar Hernandez (Esp) 130
Sasa Tuksar (Cro) 165
Stefano Galvani (Ita) 157
Edgardo Massa (Arg) 556

ONLY 3 OF THESE HAVE A HIGHER RANKING THAN BOGGO !!!!!!

-- Edited by Drew at 18:03, 2006-05-27

Vonce · Club Coach

Gorka Fraile (Esp) lost to Kristian Pless (Den) - 6-4, 6-4.

Benjamin Becker (Ger) lost to Dieter Kindlmann (Ger) - 6-1, 6-2.

Diego Hartfield (Arg) defeated Alejando Falla (Col) - 6-1, 6-4.

Julio Silva (Bra) defeated Tomas Cakl (Cze) - 6-2, 7-5.

Oscar Hernandez (Esp) defeated Cyril Saulnier (Fra) - 6-4, 6-0.

Sasa Tuksar (Cro) defeated Ivan Navarro Pastor (Esp) - 7-6(4), 6-3.

Melle Van Gemerden (Ned) v Stefano Galvani - still to be played

Edgardo Massa (Arg) v Andreas Beck (Ger) - still to be played

Sheddie · administrator

I can't see any of those causing Andy problems, the only qualifiers who I can see troubling him are Arthurs and Norman especially if it's a hot day and the clay is fast.

Germany's Ben Becker has shot through the rankings in the past 6 months, it was only in September last year that he was ranked about 500 and playing Lee Childs in a futures final in Canada.