ROLAND GARROS 2015

Switzerland just keep trolling France or what.

Anyway, we're done for today.

LOL @ Petra. A bagel, of course. Happy for Timea! Wonderful story and an awesome person, it seems like.

Your obvious women's QFs.

(1) Serena Williams vs. (17) Sara Errani
(23) Timea Bacsinszky vs. Alison Van Uytvanck
(7) Ana Ivanovic vs. (19) Elina Svitolina
(21) Garbine Muguruza vs. (13) Lucie Safarova

Williams 8-0 Errani (5-0 on clay)
Bacsinszky 0-0 Van Uytvanck
Ivanovic 6-0 Svitolina (2-0 on clay)
Muguruza 0-0 Safarova

even with her recent total trashbag play, this is basically Serena's to lose right? I don't think Errani or Ivanovic can take her and I'm not familiar enough with the others to know how likely it is that they'll be able to capitalize on Serena's inability to play the first set well

Serena's Fed Cup match vs Errani a few weeks ago was a MESS, it'll be interesting to see whether that repeats or whether Serena ups her game to Errani-squashing level.

Muguruza beat her here last year and if she was her QF opponent I'd be giving her a big chance given Serena's form, but in a Slam final...I can't see it.

I'm wondering whether Ivanovic's open draw will make her gag at some point. She's very lucky she faces her pigeon next.

The White Mug and Safarova are absolutely BELTING the ball at each other

Serena and Djoko could win calendar year slams. Don't want it to happen but its a great chance for both of them.

Such a high level of tennis in this match. Those screaming BH DTL winners by Lucie in this TB!

Ivanovic a game away now.

Safarova one game away now.

Great shot to end there!

That was an absolutely brilliant performance by Safarova. Muguruza was fantastic as well, never gave up, and it would only have taken a shot here or there to tilt the balance of the match, but Safarova just came up with the answers every time. Thoroughly enjoyable match.

Also, no question in my mind that Safarova is the favourite in the SF.

- H2H favours her - she leads 6-3, including 5 of the last 6
- Match-up favours her - just imagine the Lucie lefty FH into the Ana BH all day long
- She's actually had to play lights-out spectacular tennis to get to the SF, including against big hitters who had dominated her in the past in Pavlyuchenkova and Sharapova. Ivanovic BSed her way past mentally weak Shvedova, tiny Doi, clay-hating Vekic, clay-averse Makarova and her pigeon Svitolina

I'll be on Chatrier for it, looking forward to it!

Also, Safarova acquitted herself very well in her maiden Slam SF at Wimbledon, so it's hard to think she'll be the one to choke, if anyone does

Fed in deuce in the 1st game against Stan.

Fed sat down after holding.

Initially thought the Tsonga/Nishikori scoreline was down to Tsonga picking up where he left off but Nishikori is really having a nightmare out there. So wild.

:-(

Stan has played outrageous tennis to break Fed to 40!

Gorgeous blocked backhand winner.

Last rally had some great defense before hitting a winner on the line.

Fed/Stan is brilliant so far. Might have to start ignoring the other match.

Nishikori somehow getting WORSE. Cannot look away from this car crash.

Wawrinka return brings a serve-and-volleying Federer to his knees

I cautiously suspected Tsonga could surprise kei but nothing like this, only judging by scoreline tho, can't view :(

well, bits of Chatrier falling off might be the break Kei needs to get himself together

Hugely enjoying the stan match - doubt he'll keep this up but liking the view from the clouds.

Stan bangs some BH passes to break in set two...

...and Tsonga fails to serve out the set after play resumes. IRONY if Chatrier falling apart saved Kei

STAN! That pass

you'd think Fed would learn by now not to come in while hitting to Stan's backhand lol

2nd set Tsonga but still Kei might be in the right frame of mind so it isn't embarrassing.

Jo came out so shaky and Kei had improved...slightly, but I think Kei should've broken back there.

Stan on fire

Ben Rothenberg ‏@BenRothenberg
Groundstroke winners in matches on right now:

Wawrinka - 28
Tsonga - 16
Federer - 9
Nishikori - 8

#RG15

A game away.

Fed easily holds.

brilliant drop shot by fed, but easily could have seen that being disastrous

tiebreak

If Fed loses this TB it will be the first time in 292 GS matches he has failed to break his opponent's serve (last time: 2002 USO).

BACKHANDA

(That was Max Mirnyi, btw)

Well, I hope he wins it.

now that's a swashbuckling way to win MP

is there a useful schedule for the rest of today

the rest of today = finishing Tsonga/Nishikori plus whatever doubles/juniors may or may not be streamed (I have no idea of this and have to leave the house imminently)

Kei. :(

that was the first match i have watched in the tournament and it was rather good, some excellent tennis in spite/because of the conditions in the fourth set and into the fifth

aw that's a doubly bad loss for Kei now: coming out playing so terribly AND failing to capitalise on the gigantic gift he was given...Tsonga was nowhere near his awesome level vs Berdych in this match

Serena be screamin' to the SFs.

Djoko-Nadal about to start.

considering if its worth it to outright quit my job to watch rafa/novak

I am working from home