The heat got him though.
Some said he was a bit too greedy by playing Rome Masters. He should have skipped it to redirect his efforts here.
They said there were already concerning signs developing in Rome and they just exacerbated.
Others said well, his opponent played in the same hot condition yesterday, so there really isn’t an excuse.
No but the point being, you could have said that match could have been an email given the way it was poised to play out.
You just never know.
Novak has an excellent chance to win his next Grand Slam with his 2 main rivals out of contention
Interestingly, The First Serve provided excerpts of him refusing to answer that question and that he’d ‘announce it in due course’ and that the TA board have appointed him CEO and thus technically oversees the AO anyway.
Of course, years ago there were separate TA CEOs and AO TDs (Tiley was the latter for years before also taking on the former role).
“It’s Djokovic’s best chance to the 25th career Slam now that Sinner is knocked out”.
There’s only one problem.
The last player to knock Novak out after being down 2 sets was Jurgen Meltzer in 2004. In the same tournament.
The draw now has no former grand slam champions and only one top 10 player in Félix Auger-Aliassime.
There’s no better reality show than sports.
*2010 quarter-final.
I stand with Katie.
— Zeynep Sonmez (@ZeynepSonmez__) May 29, 2026
5 incidents in 5 days. I left the court with 2 stitches and a bruised knee. Thankfully, it wasn’t worse.
Do we really have to wait until a player is seriously injured before these courtside boards are removed?
Player safety must come first.#rolandgarros https://t.co/k7kXCxHAuc pic.twitter.com/sx749V1R5r
THIS. TOURNAMENT.
Two top-10 U.S. women - Gauff and Anisimova - has been eliminated. Meanwhile Sabalenka played the email match.
On the men’s side, the Cerundolos played one hell of a day - Francisco was eliminated after forcing a fifth set from two down, while JM played the absolute longest match of RG that will never be surpassed for the remainder of the year - 5 hours 58 with 4 of 5 sets requiring a tiebreak, including the last one. And won.
Night session starts moments from now. Can’t. Wait.
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo has been fined $65,000 (£48,300) for making “unacceptable” comments about a female umpire following his exit from the French Open.
The 22-year-old from Paraguay criticised Brazil’s Ana Carvalho in an interview with Clay magazine, saying she was not strong enough to handle the crowd in his second-round defeat by French teenager Moise Kouame and that it was the sort of the match that should have been officiated by a man.
Afterwards, French Open organisers said Vallejo’s comments were “unacceptable” and that they “strongly condemn all sexist remarks”.
Serena will play doubles at the Queen’s Club championship next week, after receiving a wildcard.
SABALENKA HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.
Roland-Garros really hates the betting market this year. All the favorites & top seeds knocked out. Then there was Alcaraz who couldn’t participate due to injury.
You’re seriously kidding.
Even more remarkable was that Sabalenka lost 6-0 in the third and final set. How often does a world No.1 player get a bagel in the deciding set and lose a match like that?
Casual self-destruction in losing 12 of final 13 games.
Chwalinska is the first qualifier ever to reach the singles final at Roland Garros.
So Zverev continues his fantastic 2026 form and we get rising star Cobolli (who had a shock retirement due to stomach upset in his R1 match at the Aus Open in Jan).
Can the German veteran finally win a Grand Slam?
Mirra Andreeva has just beaten Maja Chwalińska 6-3, 6-2 in the Women’s Final at the French Open.
Well deserved and has had a great few years, reached the Round of 16 at Melbourne Park four times in a row I think and won Silver at the Paris Olympics. Roland Garros was always going to be her maiden major, given she made the semis there I think a couple of years back.
