French Open 2022

[PKBasu]

Bopanna-Middelkoop now have a pretty clear path to the final. They face Glasspool-Heliovaara in the QF, and the highest-seeded opponents in the SF would be 7-Venus/Puetz. Beating the second seeds has cleared the path to a potential Slam final.

The top half of the draw is much tougher, with 1-Ram/Salisbury playing Dodig/Krajicek next (QF), with the prospect of either 4-Granollers/Zeballos or 6-Koolhof/Skupski in the SF.

[PKBasu]

Sania-Lucie comfortably through to R3 after beating a couple of good singles players:

[R2] 10-Sania Mirza (IND, 23)/Lucie Hradecka (CZE, 17) d. Tamara Zidansek (SLO, 103/s25)/Kaja Juvan (SLO, 130/s68) 63 64

And in Mixed doubles:
[R1] 6-Rohan Bopanna (IND, 27)/Andreja Klepac (SLO, 20) d. Lloyd Glasspool (GBR, 62)/Asia Muhammad (USA, 37) 61 64

[vparam]

When we will have a junior player in the main draw of a junior grand slam? Do we have any youngsters in the ranks that have a chance in the near future? Can’t remember the last time we have gone this long without a single player in the junior draw of a grand slam.

[sameerph]

When we will have a junior player in the main draw of a junior grand slam? Do we have any youngsters in the ranks that have a chance in the near future? Can’t remember the last time we have gone this long without a single player in the junior draw of a grand slam.

Dev Javia played French open juniors main draw in 2020. After that I do not think anyone has played and that too was a rare. Generally there has been no top notch junior from India since Sumit-Karman-Pranjala batch which is about 6-7 years back.

Hope Shruti Ahalawat is the next one to play junior slams hopefully at US open this year or if not Australian open next year. Hope few others join.

[vparam]

Thanks Sameer!

[PKBasu]

Sania/Dodig lost their MxD R2 to Soares and his Brazilian partner

[sameerph]

Rohan and Klepac lost too in second round. So, our challenge ends in mixed doubles.

Rohan and Matwe play their mens doubles QF today.

[sameerph]

Bops and Middelkoop come back from a break down in third set and 0-3 down in super tie break to win 10 straight points to win 46 64 66 (10-7).Glasspool served for the match at 5-4 in third set and our guys broke them.

At 42, Rohan into grand slam SF after 7 years .

[PKBasu]

Remarkable achievement. Congratulations to Rohan Bopanna. This is the first Slam SF of Middelkoop's career too!

[jayakris]

Terrific, Bops! It's like they are on a mission!!

[prashanthm]

WOW! What a top-class couple of back-to-back wins..... Saving multiple match points in a tight match against the second seeded favorites and coming back from the bring again in the QF....

[sameerph]

Sania and Lucie lose 46 36 to young American pair of Coco Gauff and Jesica Pegula.

[PKBasu]

18 year old Coco Gauff has had a great day, making the singles SF (beating Sloane Stephens) and now the doubles QF. Pegula has a tougher QF coming up against Iga Swiatek.

[jayakris]

They almost did their thing today too, saving two match points, but fell in the end

[SF] (16) M. Middelkoop (NED)/ R. Bopanna (IND) l. (12) J. Rojer (NED)/ M. Arévalo (ESA), 64 36 67(8)

[prashanthm]

That shanked overhead at the beginning of the STB had a lot of impact on the play and eventually the end result. Great match neverthless...