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JonH comes home · Tennis legend

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

indiana · Tennis legend

I could have cashed out for a decent profit on that 3 set win for Sinner when he broke at the start of the third.

But there have a few instances lately when I lost out a bit by cashing out bets rather than seeing them through. So I had faith and stuck wirh this one. Hey, you win some, you lose some.

Alcaraz 5-3* up in the final set after 4 hours 53 minutes. Epic.

indiana · Tennis legend

Ha, 5-5 after a minute over 5 hours.

indiana · Tennis legend

Final set MTB !

Couple of ridiculous points from Alcaraz in that last game, including one astonishing return of the return when Sinner was going after his second serve

Tonight's winner? - Tennis!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Is this the longest ever Slam final?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Oh, 5 hours 53 Djoko and Nadal AO, this isnt far off though

Neil Gee · County player

Yes it's a new record for the longest Roland Garros final and second ever longest in Grand Slam history. A magnificent tennis match nearly 5 and a half hours on court going all the way to a fifth set tie break without the standard ever dipping much. Carlos just outlasting Jannik in the end after looking second best for the first 2 sets.

B00thy · Strong Club Player

what a match! Fantastic! I wondered if Carlos would finish stronger. And he did, but only by just the smallest smidge .. other than the tie break ..

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Pleased, like Carlos game more and still not entirely sure Im happy with the whole Sinner drugs and ban thing. So right result for me. And glad it was an epic!

Ill need to watch highlights , didnt see a single shot - sadly since the French stoppped being on ITV, Ive not been able to watch it

Var · Futures qualifying

JonH comes home wrote:
Pleased, like Carlos game more and still not entirely sure Im happy with the whole Sinner drugs and ban thing. So right result for me. And glad it was an epic!

Ill need to watch highlights , didnt see a single shot - sadly since the French stoppped being on ITV, Ive not been able to watch it

Absolutely agree JonH. Cant warm to Sinner. Carlos all the way. Best result but a great match. I caught snippets on EN sport.

indiana · Tennis legend

For the record,

FINAL :

(2) Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) WR 2 beat (1) Jannik Sinner (ITA) WR 1 by 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6[10-2]

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

just watched the highlights - I mean, that was something. Amazing tennis. Alcaraz is real box office as well. Those going to Queens, I hope you get to see him in person. What a treat.

9vicman · Futures qualifying

I think the sport is lucky to have both Alcaraz and Sinner. Alcaraz the more naturally charismatic (arguably of all players), but Sinner comes across really well, and was very dignified in defeat. And Jack's bezzie of course.

Would be a shame if the doping ban continued to haunt him. No one is suggesting that he deliberately doped (outside the Twittersphere that is), and of we can forgive Dan Evans for taking cocaine, then I hope people can be similarly sympathetic towards Sinner. He's a cracking player.

indiana · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
I think the sport is lucky to have both Alcaraz and Sinner. Alcaraz the more naturally charismatic (arguably of all players), but Sinner comes across really well, and was very dignified in defeat. And Jack's bezzie of course.

Would be a shame if the doping ban continued to haunt him. No one is suggesting that he deliberately doped (outside the Twittersphere that is), and of we can forgive Dan Evans for taking cocaine, then I hope people can be similarly sympathetic towards Sinner. He's a cracking player.

Agreed. Certainly doesn't seem deliberate and it's not his fault that once there is an issue the authorities appear to expedite things more speedily and conveniently for the top players.