Gauff in an early battle here with Trevisan at 3-3 in first set for the right to lose in a likely drama free match to Swiatek on Saturday.
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Coco is in the final. Becomes the youngest player since Sharapova in 2004 to reach a Grand Slam Final.
Coco is 0-2 vs Swiatek. 6-7, 3-6 at the 2021 Italian Open, and got 3-6, 1-6 in Miami this year. I'd love to think she comes out with a 'nothing to lose' type mentality, though that's far easier said than done. Unfortunately if the nerves get to her to start and the Swiatek train starts rolling downhill, not sure I see a way for Coco to stop it?
Good piece of trivia is: who is the only other player besides Djokovic to defeat Nadal at the French Open?
Nadal has withdrawn from Wimbledon. Sunday’s match likely his last until at least August. Uncertain if he plans to still play in the US Open.
Hadn’t been paying attention. Pretty impressive for Coco. But not looking good now. Swiatek to serve for the title.
Iga is on a completely different level than the other women right now. Kind of wish Barty was still playing. Would love to see those two going head to head.
Dunno, he looks like he is on fumes honestly. He needed to finish the break in the first game of the second set, I think (he had three break points but made some bad errors).
Now Nadal is broken at love, 3-1 Ruud in the second.
Nadal wins the second set 6-3. This one is just about over. Nadal blowing a 2 sets lead at Roland Garros would be the biggest shock in sports history.
This would be true if Nadal wasn’t old and hurting, but as it is I will go with Gardner over Karelin, who hadn’t lost in I think 12 years before this.
https://news.theopenmat.com/international-wrestling/upset-century-rulon-beat-karelin/58179
What a treat it's been to be able to watch Fed and Rafa (Djoker is a god but he's also easy to root against). I'm stunned a man is only one slam away from Serena and two from Court. Never thought that was possible yet here we are. ¡Vamos!
It would be great if he does, Novak not playing right? I guess Rafa is doing some type of therapy on the left foot and hopeful. Geez he had his left foot "frozen" with injections this match. How does he do this?
112-3 at Roland Garros is utterly insane. I think the only loss he would want back is the one to Robin Soderling in 09. The other two are against Djokovic so no shame in losing to another all timer.
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The U.S. Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes.
The U.S. Open will allow tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes.