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seagull · Tennis legend

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

B00thy · Club Coach

seagull wrote:
Before that could be Hurkacz in round 3 who he is 0-3 against on clay.

A very tough draw

Jack is a very different player on clay since he last played Hurkacz

DF · Tennis legend

Jacob's match against Stan is one of five matches highlighted as 'first round popcorn' on the official Roland-Garros websight.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

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GBJ · County player

Just wondering what days the Brits are likely to play first round. What's the system with how they decide who plays when I've the first round? Is it one half is Sunday Monday and the other half is Monday Tues? Do they do a thing like Wimbledon so you can work out which half plays first (where the defending champs start play on the main court on Monday and Tues)?

seagull · Tennis legend

Jake is playing Monday and Jack and Cam Tuesday I believe

seagull · Tennis legend

Katie Monday Sonay Tuesday. Emma and Jodie either Sunday/Monday

GBJ · County player

Thanks Seagull. How did you work that out? There's nowt ont RG website

GBJ · County player

I don't know about others here but I'm feeling an optimism about chances of us having a British singles champ that I've never had before. I think Jack is still quite a long shot (bookies have him 40-1). I know he has a lot to do to match the achievements of Andy on clay but given his upward trajectory, how there's no Rafa now, Djokovic seems in decline and how the top two now are much less proven on as consistent winners on clay than the big 3 were it just feels a bit different and more like there's a chance things could work out for Jack to win. Never felt that with Andy going in to a french open really. I'm quite excited.....maybe I'm just taking Pat Cash said the other day too seriously? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/videos/cvg9nn970vjo

seagull · Tennis legend

GBJ wrote:
Thanks Seagull. How did you work that out? There's nowt ont RG website

Was on twitter.

Mens top half and women's bottom half Monday/Tuesday

Mens bottom half and womans top half Sunday/Monday

the addict · Tennis legend

The RG and ATP websites now have the schedule for Sunday - no Brits

-- Edited by the addict on Saturday 24th of May 2025 11:24:25 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:
Compare Fritz draw to Jack's. What a shame he was a few points off being seeded 4.

Yes, could be a biggie.

Seed 4 was bracketed with seeds 13 to 16 for the L16 and with seeds 5 to 8 for the QF.

As seed 5, Jack was bracketed with seeds 9 to 12 for the L16 and got (9) de Minaur. And was bracketed with seeds 1 to 4 for the QF and got (1) Sinner.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Being seeded 5, 9 or 17 are the ones that could always provide big pitfalls compared to just one place higher. I guess its ways been that way although if it was me Id leave 9-16 and 17-32 as completely open seeding brackets, in this day and age I think that is reasonable. Ie no sub groupings of 9-13, 13-16, etc

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 25th of May 2025 11:56:20 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Being seeded 5, 9 or 17 are the ones that could always provide big pitfalls compared to just one place higher. I guess its ways been that way although if it was me Id leave 9-16 and 17-32 as completely open seeding brackets, in this day and age I think that is reasonable. Ie no sub groupings of 9-13, 13-16, etc

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 25th of May 2025 11:56:20 AM

Neither seeds 4 or 5 are bracketed to possibly meet seed 17 in the L32. Seeds 1 to 8 are bracketed against seeds 25 to 32 with seeds 9 to 16 bracketed against seeds 17 to 24.

It's just from the L16 that being seed 5 rather than seed 4 is a bracketing issue.

Seed 5 could of course meet seed 17 in your less structured scenario. Personally I prefer it as it is.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 25th of May 2025 01:21:17 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Being seeded 5, 9 or 17 are the ones that could always provide big pitfalls compared to just one place higher. I guess its ways been that way although if it was me Id leave 9-16 and 17-32 as completely open seeding brackets, in this day and age I think that is reasonable. Ie no sub groupings of 9-13, 13-16, etc

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Sunday 25th of May 2025 11:56:20 AM
Neither seeds 4 or 5 are bracketed to possibly meet seed 17 in the L32. Seeds 1 to 8 are bracketed against seeds 25 to 32 with seeds 9 to 16 bracketed against seeds 17 to 24.
It's just from the L16 that being seed 5vrather than seed 4 is a bracketing issue.

Ok, understood