Weeks 22 & 23 - French Open (Roland-Garros) - Paris, France (clay) - main draw

indiana · Tennis legend

Weeks 22 & 23 - French Open (Roland-Garros) - Paris, France (clay) - main draw

the addict · Tennis legend

Dan is the only Brit playing tomorrow (Sunday 30/05) - second match on Court 6

wolf · Tennis legend

Evo up 3-0* - a lot of errors from the Serb

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Tears in my eyes as the crowd are shouting 'ENZO' and the 26 year-old lad who's never been in the Roland Garros MD, always failed at FQR level, and got a wildcard this year, has just won his first round match in three sets.

I do LOVE wildcard stories.....

wolf · Tennis legend

Scorching forehand for the double break 4-0.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Tears in my eyes as the crowd are shouting 'ENZO' and the 26 year-old lad who's never been in the Roland Garros MD, always failed at FQR level, and got a wildcard this year, has just won his first round match in three sets.

I do LOVE wildcard stories.....

Who is enzo?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Tears in my eyes as the crowd are shouting 'ENZO' and the 26 year-old lad who's never been in the Roland Garros MD, always failed at FQR level, and got a wildcard this year, has just won his first round match in three sets.

I do LOVE wildcard stories.....
Who is enzo?

Enzo Couacaud.

wolf · Tennis legend

First set Evo 6-1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Enzo Couacaud - what many would call a 'journeyman' - age 26, currently 171, career high of 164, basically a challenger player, who's always in the qualis of Grand Slams, but has never made it through, and never got an RG WC for some reason. Has had his fair share of injuries. And he comes from Mauritius, and is very proud of the place, (although plays for France)
It's no huge deal as a story, I guess, but it was a good match, it had a nice feelgood factor, the crowd were VERY into it, and the boy did good !

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Enzo Couacaud - what many would call a 'journeyman' - age 26, currently 171, career high of 164, basically a challenger player, who's always in the qualis of Grand Slams, but has never made it through, and never got an RG WC for some reason. Has had his fair share of injuries. And he comes from Mauritius, and is very proud of the place, (although plays for France)
It's no huge deal as a story, I guess, but it was a good match, it had a nice feelgood factor, the crowd were VERY into it, and the boy did good !

Good stuff, well done! Whod he beat!?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Enzo Couacaud - what many would call a 'journeyman' - age 26, currently 171, career high of 164, basically a challenger player, who's always in the qualis of Grand Slams, but has never made it through, and never got an RG WC for some reason. Has had his fair share of injuries. And he comes from Mauritius, and is very proud of the place, (although plays for France)
It's no huge deal as a story, I guess, but it was a good match, it had a nice feelgood factor, the crowd were VERY into it, and the boy did good !
Good stuff, well done! Whod he beat!?

The 6'5" Belarusian, Egor Gerasimov (WR 78)!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done to him, thanks SC and Cd

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Meanwhile, Dan has come a bit unstuck in this second set ..... *1-4 down

DF · Tennis legend

Dan has been distracted and his mind is not focused on the match.

Spireman · Strong Club Player

Bit of a commentary play off on 5 live with Laura Robson and Naomi Broady on. Talking about seb korda, then naomi mentioned Petr korda and said, didn't he win the aussie open? Laura said, no he was runner up. But he did win it, 1998. I wish commentators would get facts right, not guess. It's so easy for rest of us to check.