Author: Asen Peshev

Round 3 RG matches to watch

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Round 3 starts today and the Seeds finally start to meet up, for those who survived the massacres of the first two rounds…

(1) Serena Williams v (27) Victoria Azarenka

This is probably the most intriguing match from the 3rd round in both Men and Women. These two have already met on 19 occasions and Serena has commanding 16-3 lead, but their last meeting in Madrid was nothing short than amazing! Vika had 3 MP and on serve to close it out, but late collapse, DF bug and the ‘never say die’ attitude of Serena forced the match to a deciding Tie Breaker where The American

Round 2 matchups at RG

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Round 2 of Action kicks off today and here are couple of short previews on some interesting matches.

Dominik Thiem v (21) Pablo Cuevas

This should be really interesting encounter as both show have had good form in recent weeks, most notably Thiem. Fresh off his 1st title just a week ago in Nice, 21 year old Thiem started his RG campaign with a 4 set victory over the Slovanian born British passport holder Aljaz Bedene. This match should have ended in 3 but a late collapse in the 3rd set TB prolong it, raising some concerns over his physical condition… Usually very reliable on clay but mainly

Round 1 Matchups to watch at RG

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Today I am sharing some thoughts and short previews for matches that I feel have potential in R1. Watch these ones closely!

(Q) Luca Vanni v (27) Bernard Tomic

Luca will become 30 years in June, but he has played the best tennis of his life coming into this year’s Roland Garros. He managed to get through Q with 3 impressive wins which included a 16-14 win in QR1 vs Ungur and won from a set down vs Fabbiano… He also won a close one as well vs Golubev to earn his place in the top 128… After 10 years as a pro, he is finally leaving the Futures

French Open Women’s Player Analysis

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Today I look at the Top 10 women in the WTA rankings leading into Roland Garros.

#1 Serena Williams

Although the American didn’t fare very well on the Clay tournaments that led up to Roland Garros we all know that her bread and butter is the Grand Slam tennis. This is where she excels and shows her real power and that she is willing to succeed by any means. Bit of concern with her withdrawal prior to her match against McHale in Rome last week due to an Elbow Injury. If she is healed and ready to go, she will bid for her 3rd RG title and erase

French Open Men’s Player Analysis

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How is your favourite shaping up for Roland Garros? This week on The Racket I break down each player’s chances starting with the Men top 10.

#1 Novak Djokovic

This could be the year Novak Djokovic hears the roar of the Roland Garros crowd as he lifts La Coupe des Mousquetaires. Winning Rome last weekend was Djokovic’s second title of the year on clay, a feat he’s accomplished on the surface only one other time in 2011 when he won three out of the ATP’s four slams. The French was the only exception that year, but his recent overall success, especially against Nadal, has made