French Open 2025

[sameerph]

Hitesh put up an excellent fight against a top 10 player but lost in third set tie break.

[R2] (Q) Hitesh Chauhan (IND,83) l. (6) Benjamin Willwerth (USA,9) 26 62 67(6)

At one stage in third set, Hitesh was 4-2 up and had a break point to go up 5-2 but could not break and got broken in next game. Still, this was a breakthrough sort of week for Hitesh.

He add to our long pipeline of talent which is coming up in 17-20 age group among boys.

[arjun2761]

^^^Very impressed by his performance here.

I saw a part of his match with Kriish a few months ago. It was a very competitive match which he lost. My impression then that he was a very scrappy player with a very competitive mindset as he seemed to be challenging what looked like correct calls in the streaming feed. On the blurry streaming feed, he looked like a smaller guy which may limit his ceiling but his results so far seem to be very promising given that he has one more year in the juniors. Good luck to him!

[jayakris]

No comments at all about the historical final yesterday between Alcaraz and Sinner?? Any one of 3 shots (2 from Sinner and one from Alcaraz iirc) being different by an inch in length or height would have finished the match with a relatively dominant 4 set win for Sinner, but Alcaraz saved 0-40 3MPs at 3-5 in the 4th, and took the match from there. What a match! ... It should go down in history as one of the greatest ever!

[sameerph]

Yes, one of the greatest grand slam finals that I have seen. People were worrying that after the big 3 are gone mens tennis would be uninteresting. But, these 2 already look like taking over the mantle not only by their dominance in recent times but their quality of play. Last 6 grand slam titles have been shared between Sinner and Alcaraz. We are only the way to next big 2 ( waiting 1 or 2 others to further increase the interest).

[arjun2761]

Yes, these 2 have clearly separated from the rest with Djokovic appearing to be the 3rd best on the GS stage right now although he is clearly near the end of his career. Perhaps, Fonseca of Brazil may make it a 3 person race. Zverev may be able to pull out a major here or there....

[jayakris]

The quick decision-making on shot placement by these two were just unbelievable yesterday. So many unexpected shots, hit instinctively from positions where we thought these guys had no chance to hit a winner. From where do they come up with these shots? Incredible tennis.

[deekshith_ttr]

When Alcaraz was serving 5-6 , 30 all in the fifth set .. Sinner returns were so powerful not sure how Alcazar turned the points around... That was incredible to watch

[punarayan]

The final was the best one that I have seen in the last 50 years of watching tennis! Our own PKBasu might have been a witness - must have been a life experience.

[Sanjay]

The final was the best one that I have seen in the last 50 years of watching tennis! Our own PKBasu might have been a witness - must have been a life experience.

2019 Wimbledon was awesome too!

[prasen9]

Alcaraz has quietly won five slams. He is 22. If he has 13-14 more years left of top-quality tennis, and he manages 1-2 every year, he will be close to the big three. That sounds a daunting task. Reaching the Sampras level, 14 titles or beating it seems doable with 1 a year. Let us see what happens.

We have a big two in Alcaraz and Sinner.

[Sanjay]

Alcaraz has quietly won five slams. He is 22. If he has 13-14 more years left of top-quality tennis, and he manages 1-2 every year, he will be close to the big three. That sounds a daunting task. Reaching the Sampras level, 14 titles or beating it seems doable with 1 a year. Let us see what happens.

We have a big two in Alcaraz and Sinner.

Avg of 1.5 a year consistently is a big ask. Sinner is there and I am sure some newer younger players will emerge. Fonseka maybe. I think he will end up with about 14-15 slams.

[SaniaFan]

Not sure how this can be speculated. Novak also had Federer and Nadal. But see where he reached. It depends on so many factors that it is impossible to speculate.

[sameerph]

Not sure how this can be speculated. Novak also had Federer and Nadal. But see where he reached. It depends on so many factors that it is impossible to speculate.

An Novak had won only 1 slam at the same as Alcaraz is now. His real charge started in 2011 when he won 3 slams when he was 23+. So, one never knows how things pan out over next decade or so.

[prasen9]

Not sure how this can be speculated. Novak also had Federer and Nadal. But see where he reached. It depends on so many factors that it is impossible to speculate.

Well, it can be speculated. Sanjay just did. That is how it is done. However, what the belief score or probability of the speculation is another story. If the range is that he will end up between 5 and 25 slams, then 14-15 perhaps would be at a 15% probability - again a wild speculation. But, I am very comfortable betting against 14-15 than for it.

[arjun2761]

Please check the definition of speculation. It literally means to guess without having enough information to be certain. So, yes we can certainly speculate how many majors that Alcaraz or Sinner may win.