MEN’S TENNIS NEWS FROM PARIS, FRENCH OPEN 2016

Written by: Staff on 29th May 2016

French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros

MEN'S TENNIS NEWS FROM PARIS, FRENCH OPEN 2016

epa05335360 A visitor of the French Open holds a big tennis ball with autographs of players like Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tommy Robredo and others at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 28 May 2016. EPA/Caroline Blumberg |

* Raonic shocked by Ramos-Vinolas; Gasquet blocks Nishikori’s Top Five hopes (is that with Johhny Macs Help?)

Roland Garros

Singles – Fourth Round: (2) A. Murray def. (15) J. Isner 7-6(11-9) 6-4 6-3

This was one of the day’s matches interrupted by rain (they managed to finish the men’s singles, but almost everything else was disrupted), but if the rain changed anything at all in this match, it just increased the performance gap between Andy Murray and John Isner. For Isner, that means he won’t rise above #17 (although it is extremely unlikely that he will fall).

Singles – Fourth Round: (3) S. Wawrinka def. (22) V. Troicki 7-6(7-5) 6-7(7-9) 6-3 6-2

The first two sets of this, obviously, balanced on a knife’s edge; Viktor Troicki had several earlier chances to win the second set several times before finally finishing it off. But he has been playing himself to a frazzle, and ended up with a sore hip; he wasn’t the same after that. He won’t quite make the Top Twenty. Stan Wawrinka wins his tenth straight match here — which still leaves him far behind Rafael Nadal in the contest for #4, but he’s making life tough for Kei Nishikori in the race for #5.

Singles – Fourth Round: (9) R. Gasquet def. (5) K. Nishikori 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2

And with that, Wawrinka can stop worrying about falling out of the Top Five altogether; Kei Nishikori will stay stuck at #6. For Richard Gasquet, this assures that he will again be France’s #1; this takes him back ahead of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. As a side effect, that clinches his return to the Top Ten. He might be as high as #8.

Singles – Fourth Round: A. Ramos-Vinolas def. (8) M. Raonic 6-2 6-4 6-4

Milos Raonic has just started working with John McEnroe, and it looks like it’s already taking effect: Raonic has instantly started struggling on clay. He could still rise to #7 — he has a decent lead on all the other contenders for the spot — but obviously he won’t clinch yet. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, #55 coming in, appears to be up to #32. It will be interesting to see what this Spanish clay expert does with a Wimbledon seed!

Doubles – Third Round: (16) Matkowski/Paes def. (4) Murray/Soares 7-6(7-5) 7-6(7-4)

That’s two down in the contest for #1. Jamie Murray won’t regain the top spot; the best he can hope for is to be #2. That doesn’t mean that Nicolas Mahut has clinched, but he’s now very much in the driver’s seat; he has a more than 1500 point lead on the next active player (other than his partner Herbert, who can’t pass him). For Bruno Soares, this might cost him his Top Ten spot.

Photo by Ricky Dimon.

Doubles – Third Round: (5) Bryan/Bryan def. (12) Stepanek/Zimonjic 4-6 7-6(8-6) 6-3

Nicolas Mahut is now the clear favorite for #1, but the Bryans still have a chance if they can win the title and Mahut doesn’t go much deeper. Nenad Zimonjic may lose his Top Twenty spot as a result of this. Here is how we currently show the Top Ten:

1..(2) Mahut…………..7580

2..(3) Murray………….7535

3..(6) Herbert…………7190

4..(4) Tecau…………..6820

5..(5) Rojer…………..6660

6..(7) BryanB………….6030

6..(8) BryanM………….6030

8..(1) Melo……………5770

9.(10) Soares………….5330

10.(11) Bopanna…………5160

Photo by Ricky Dimon.

Doubles – Third Round: (6) Bopanna/Mergea def. Baker/Daniell 6-2 6-7(4-7) 6-1

Rohan Bopanna is up to #10 in safe points, with Florin Mergea right behind; if they can win their next spot, Mergea might make the Top Ten and Bopanna will effectively clinch.

Doubles – Third Round: Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin def. (10) Huey/Mirnyi 6-4 6-4

The former champions here really do seem to be back in form. Still no title #50 for Max Mirnyi.

Doubles – Third Round: Cuevas/Granollers def. (14) Nestor/Qureshi 7-6(7-3) 6-4

Once again Cuevas/Granollers show that they are a team to be reckoned with, despite being unseeded. They cost Daniel Nestor any chance of hitting the Top Ten.

Mixed Doubles – First Round: Cornet/Eysseric def. Savchuk/Qureshi 6-3 6-3

Odd that Aisam Qureshi didn’t find a stronger partner. Obviously he paid the price — Cornet/Eysseric aren’t strong either, but they like playing in France.

Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (1) H. Chan/J. Murray def. Kudryavtseva/Bopanna 2-6 6-3 10-8

This goes against the mixed rankings, which would have demoted Chan/Murray to unseeded — putting them right next to Kudryavtseva/Bopanna in the standings! So perhaps we could say that they predicted it would be close. And no doubt Jamie Murray wanted to make up for his disappointment at losing his chance ot be #1 in doubles.

Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (3) Mladenovic/Herbert def. Xu/Draganja 6-3 6-4

Kristina Mladenovic is now a day behind every other team in the women’s doubles draw, so she is going to be very busy in the next few days, but so far, it hasn’t stopped her from winning.

Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (6) Hlavadkova/Roger-Vasselin def. Voskoboeva/Martin 6-2 7-6(7-5)

Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (7) Y. Chan/Mirnyi def. Jankovic/Zimonjic 7-5 6-4

Maybe things don’t look as promising for Serbia’s Olympic Mixed Doubles team as we thought. Either that, or it was just a great day to be named Chan.

Mixed Doubles – Second Round: (8) Vandeweghe/B. Bryan def. Chuang/Kontinen 6-3 6-3

Chuang/Kontinen were last-minute fill-ins in the Mixed, so arguably it’s pretty creditable that they did as well as they did.

THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Roland Garros (Slam/Clay). Defending Champion: Stan Wawrinka

NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Stuttgart (250/Grass). Defending Champion: Rafael Nadal

‘s-Hertogenbosch (250/Grass). Defending Champion: Nicolas Mahut

RANKINGS

Estimated ATP Singles Rankings

1..(1) Djokovic……….15130

2..(2) Murray………….8075

3..(3) Federer…………6655

4..(5) Nadal…………..5405

5..(4) Wawrinka………..4675

6..(6) Nishikori……….4290

7..(9) Raonic………….2965

8.(12) Gasquet…………2905

9..(8) Berdych…………2850

10..(7) Tsonga………….2725

11.(13) Goffin………….2660

12.(10) Cilic…………..2605

13.(15) Thiem…………..2565

14.(11) Ferrer………….2560

15.(14) Monfils…………2290

16.(16) Bautista Agut……2150

17.(17) Isner…………..2100

18.(19) Kyrgios…………1855

18.(18) Simon…………..1855

20.(20) Anderson………..1760

21.(24) Troicki…………1670

22.(23) Lopez…………..1630

23.(22) Tomic…………..1625

24.(21) Paire…………..1596

25.(26) Kohlschreiber……1450

25.(27) Cuevas………….1450

27.(25) Sock……………1415

28.(28) Karlovic………..1360

29.(31) Pouille…………1311

30.(29) Sousa…………..1275

DRAWS

Roland Garros — Week of May 22

……………….3R……………….4R…………..QF

1 Djokovic………(1)Djokovic……….Djokovic

31 Delbonis……..Bedene

20 Tomic………..Coric

14 Bautista Agut…(14)Bautista Agut….Bautista Agut

11 Ferrer……….(11)Ferrer………..Ferrer

21 Lopez………..(21)Lopez

25 Cuevas……….(25)Cuevas

7 Berdych……….(7)Berdych………..Berdych

4 Nadal…………(4)Nadal

32 Fognini………Granollers………..Granollers

18 Anderson……..A.Zverev

13 Thiem………..(13)Thiem…………Thiem

12 Goffin……….(12)Goffin………..Goffin

24 Kohlschreiber…Almagro

26 Sousa………..Gulbis……………Gulbis

6 Tsonga………..(6)Tsonga

8 Raonic………..(8)Raonic…………Raonic

29 Pouille………Martin

23 Sock…………(23)Sock

10 Cilic………..Ramos-Vinolas……..Ramos-Vinolas…Ramos

16 Simon………..(16)Simon

22 Troicki………(22)Troicki……….Troicki

30 Chardy……….(30)Chardy

3 Wawrinka………(3)Wawrinka……….Wawrinka……..Wawrinka

5 Nishikori……..(5)Nishikori………Nishikori

33 Johnson………Verdasco

17 Kyrgios………(17)Kyrgios

9 Gasquet……….(9)Gasquet………..Gasquet………Gasquet

15 Isner………..(15)Isner…………Isner

19 Paire………..Gabashvili

27 Karlovic……..(27)Karlovic

2 Murray………..(2)Murray…………Murray……….Murray

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Djokovic

2 Murray

3 Wawrinka

4 Nadal………….WITHDREW from 3R

5 Nishikori………lost 4R (Gasquet)

6 Tsonga…………lost 3R (Gulbis)

7 Berdych

8 Raonic…………lost 4R (Ramos-Vinolas)

9 Gasquet

10 Cilic…………lost 1R (Trungelliti)

11 Ferrer

12 Goffin

13 Thiem

14 Bautista Agut

15 Isner…………lost 4R (Murray)

16 Simon…………lost 3R (Troicki)

17 Kyrgios……….lost 3R (Gasquet)

18 Anderson………lost 1R (Robert)

19 Paire…………lost 2R (Gabashvili)

20 Tomic…………lost 2R (Coric)

21 Lopez…………lost 3R (Ferrer)

22 Troicki……….lost 4R (Wawrinka)

23 Sock………….lost 3R (Ramos-Vinolas)

24 Kohlschreiber….lost 1R (Almagro)

25 Cuevas………..lost 3R (Berdych)

26 Sousa…………lost 2R (Gulbis)

27 Karlovic………lost 3R (Murray)

28 Dolgopolov…….WITHDREW

29 Pouille……….lost 2R (Martin)

30 Chardy………..lost 3R (Wawrinka)

31 Delbonis………lost 1R (Carreno Busta)

32 Fognini……….lost 1R (Granollers)

33 Johnson……….lost 1R (Verdasco)

SCORES

SUNDAY

Roland Garros

Singles – Fourth Round

(2) A. Murray def. (15) J. Isner 7-6(11-9) 6-4 6-3

(3) S. Wawrinka def. (22) V. Troicki 7-6(7-5) 6-7(7-9) 6-3 6-2

(9) R. Gasquet def. (5) K. Nishikori 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2

A. Ramos-Vinolas def. (8) M. Raonic 6-2 6-4 6-4

Doubles – Third Round

(16) Matkowski/Paes def. (4) Murray/Soares 7-6(7-5) 7-6(7-4)

(5) Bryan/Bryan def. (12) Stepanek/Zimonjic 4-6 7-6(8-6) 6-3

(6) Bopanna/Mergea def. Baker/Daniell 6-2 6-7(4-7) 6-1

Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin def. (10) Huey/Mirnyi 6-4 6-4

Cuevas/Granollers def. (14) Nestor/Qureshi 7-6(7-3) 6-4

Mixed Doubles – First Round

Cornet/Eysseric def. Savchuk/Qureshi 6-3 6-3

Mixed Doubles – Second Round

(1) H. Chan/J. Murray def. Kudryavtseva/Bopanna 2-6 6-3 10-8

(3) Mladenovic/Herbert def. Xu/Draganja 6-3 6-4

(6) Hlavadkova/Roger-Vasselin def. Voskoboeva/Martin 6-2 7-6(7-5)

(7) Y. Chan/Mirnyi def. Jankovic/Zimonjic 7-5 6-4

(8) Vandeweghe/B. Bryan def. Chuang/Kontinen 6-3 6-3

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