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French Open Day 6: Federer and Wawrinka Score Routine Wins
How is everyone doing? Today was a pretty interesting day in Paris with some good matches. Like I said in my last post, I would be focusing mostly on Roger, Monfils, and Stan. Roger and Stan both won their matches 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 while Monfils had another five set marathon with Cuevas, finally winning 4-6, 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. The seeds Berdych, Tsonga, and Simon also progressed to the next round. Finally, Gabashvili defeated Rosol while Nishikori already had a walk over after the withdrawal from Becker.
Federer vs Dzumhur
Federer vs Monfils
Tomorrow’s Matches
Highlights
Federer Presser

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I think Federer really needs to concentrate in the Monfils match. I am sure the crowd will get behind Monfils again to give him some energy. Also if Fed does play Monfils/Stan/Nishi and wins I think he must be almost 50-50 to win the finals if it is Djokovic or Murray. Also hoping Djokovic is fresh going into the Nadal match and Nadal is a bit tired from maybe a tough match vs Sock. Djokovic really deserves this one a lot. Also Murray looks like a sure bet to reach the semis if you ask me. Roger’s 4th round match against Monfils is actually by far the toughest match among the big 4’s 4th round matches (when it happens). Also Monfils will definitely feel a little tired initially and Federer should definitely try to impose himself early on in the match. I think in the past 10 years at least Roger has only lost to Djokovic, Nadal, Murray and Del Potro thrice in a row and I would really think he will get the job done. Also as long as it is not over 4 sets it won’t really be a problem because after the quarters Roger has 2 days to rest for the semis. All in all it is definitely in Roger’s hand to make the finals. Even if it requires 1 or maybe even 2, 5 setters.
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Hi Ruan, you are right about crazy French crowd and Monfils was actually 2 breaks down in 4th and then Cuevas crumbled under pressure, he was serving for 5:1.I was cheering for Cuevas cause as you said Monfils can hurt Roger but Monfils is not playing his best French open at all, he is loosing his serve very easily, hope it will continue this way.. He is game is up and down all the time. But as you said Paris is last place you want to play him, crowd were as loud as football fans, even singing national anthem. Hopefully Roger will silent them early in the first set.
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Hey, Ru-an! You are getting on a serious roll with these back to back great posts. Congratulations.. Onto Monfils – I really really hope that Monfils will be burned out by Sunday. Won’t count on it though. I am more counting on Roger being the better player on clay now than he was when he played Monfils in Monte Carlo. He looked good today so we’ll see. I am hoping for straight sets or 4 sets – anything more and his chances for winning the tournament will diminish significantly… An interesting stat – Stan and Simon are 2:2 head to head with Stan winning a 5 setter here against Simon in 2012 and Simon beating Wawrinka in 3 sets last year in Shanghai. So that match up is a toss up as well. I almost want Wawrinka to win again but also in 5 sets. Or vice versa. But Simon doesn’t mind long matches. While Wawrinka will get tired from a long match.. Hey, if Nishikori got a walkover, Roger should be getting easy matches as well. Just saying. Fair or not fair. At this point Roger needs all the help he can get. He is not 27 anymore. Anyway..
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Ru-an Reply: May 29th, 2015 at 11:11 pm Yeah, Simon would be a tough opponent as well in Paris. And yes Nishikori is fresh and plays Gabashvili next. Birdshit on the other hand just had a 4-setter vs Paire and plays Tsonga next.
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Veronica Reply: May 30th, 2015 at 2:17 pm ” ….will try to inject Monfils with adrenaline……”
What a funny but most apt description, Ru-an!! The French crowd is like a life supporting machine for Monfils. He would have long been dead and gone if not for them. And that’s where he is so dangerous. You wouldn’t want to play against an inspired, energy-sucking Monfils. Roger will get lesser support. He has to be mentally prepared for this and not allow the crowd to rattle him. If the crowd can pull Monfils through another victory, the tourney will lose some of its intrigue and excitement as The Clown will be true to his name and completely collapse in the next round. You can bet your money on that!
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Just beat the clown, Roger, and shut up the damn French crowd….
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Initially I was thinking Roger in four but after listening to Fabrice Santoro on ITV ttonight I decided to go with Roger in five, losing the first two sets and coming back for the five set win. If I take a guess at the exact scoreline I would go with 2-6 6-7(4) 6-2 7-6(2) 6-3. Just plucked the tiebreak scores out of thin air but the other stuff I feel might be about right, first set to Monfils comfortably, close second set as Roger gets into the match, letdown from Monfils in the 3rd, close 4th set and then a fairly easy 5th set. Pretty similiar to the US Open match. Obviously I would love to be wrong and watch as Roger destroys him and the French crowd 6-2 6-2 6-1.
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Ru-an Reply: May 30th, 2015 at 8:42 pm I’d be amazed if the sets turn out anything close to your prediction Charlie, nevermind the tie-break scores. And I don’t say that because I think your prediction is poor. I say that because for it to be right you’d have to have supernatural powers.
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Vily Reply: May 31st, 2015 at 1:32 am I would be shocked if Roger lost the first set 6:2. I really hope that Roger puts on a clinic. He should shut that Parisian crowd down and get through quickly. I think that he’ll come out super focused and I’m actually looking for a straight sets shut out. There might be a tiebreak thought and he’ll need to be clutch there..
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Charlie Reply: May 31st, 2015 at 9:29 am Yeah when I said about right I really meant that I may have got a few things wrong like the exact score within the sets or whether Roger goes two sets down or just two sets to one down, or just loses the first set, but something tells me that Roger is still due his one sloppy match of the tournament where he plays badly and either gets through it and continues a long way into the tournament or loses. As I said though, no one would be happier to be wrong than me.
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