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Iga beat the Brazilian 6:2, 7:6 and she will meet Muchova in the final. Sabalenka v Muchova was a real thriller though. After losing the opening set, Aryna gained momentum and seemingly guaranteed herself a place in the final but... she lost from 5:2 and even had a match point. Muchova had a medical issue with her leg(s) but Sabalenka seemed to ignore it and was just hitting out or right into the net all the time. I guess she conceded 50+ unforced errors if not more. There were several close-ups of Muchova during this and it was funny to see that look on her face (like WTF if going on here? What that crazy girl is doing? ) Muchova didn't win the match, Sabalenka lost it (or better say it was like a gift she gave to her opponent).  
As to the final, I won't be surprised if Muchova will retire. In any case it will be an easy win for Iga.

Alcaraz managed to show an unbelievable performance against Tsitsipas especially in the first 2 sets. However if he becomes complacent as he was after the middle of the 3rd set, Djokovic wouldn't forgive this and he would send Alcaraz back home.

Djokovic can still have a psychological superiority to his opponent somehow even in times his opponent is better than him. Therefore unlike the betting odds the person I expect to see in the finale is Djokovic.

Casper Ruud - Alexander Zverev

Casper Ruud, who currently occupies the number 4 position of the ATP ranking, and who last year managed to reach the number 2 position of the ATP ranking, beat the following athletes: Elias Ymer, Giulio Zeppieri, Zhizhen Zhang and Nicolas Jarry and also managed to come out better than Holger Rune, he will be very motivated in this game, but his opponent is not a weak opponent, on the contrary this will be a very difficult game for Ruud to win. Alexander Zverev who currently occupies the number 27 position of the 27 in the ATP ranking that also arrived from being in the number 2 position in June last year, he beat Lloyd Harris, Alex Molcan, Frances Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov... being that his last victory was against Tomas Echeverry. in my opinion Alexander Zverev will win this game

Carlos Alcaraz - Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz, who currently occupies the number 1 position, did very well in this tournament, he had no great difficulties in beating his opponents and without a doubt his victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas was something that showed that he is in a good phase, and in this game he will having to play against Novak Djokovic who currently occupies the number 3 position in the ATP ranking and who was also in the number 1 position many years ago, Novak Djokovic also did not have great difficulties to beat his opponents. my guess is that Alcaraz will win this game

They are only individual opinions, and it is the counterpart to phrase that says "Master play paid the entrance"

In any case, I think that the Novak and Nadal list should be updated  Be careful, I say it with the same enthusiasm, following them from the beginning.

Tremendous game between Swiatek andHaddad.  That tie break paid for the tickets
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Muchova vs. Sabalenka paid for tickets throughout the year.  

I had the same feeling while watching 3rd set but even first 2 sets were chaos as Muchova won a set what should have been won by Sabalenka and vice-versa so yea..this game was crazy from start to end.

Now , 3rd set ...from 5-2 , Muchova found a way to comeback and win 5-7 which is crazy and Sabalenka ran out of fuel just before the finish line. 

Can Maia beat Iga ? I mean Maia had an awesome run until now and already proved herself and to us the fans , that she deserves to be in top 10 WTA. Currently she is 12 I think.

Watching 3rd set now and she just gave it all away! Tiring herself out with powerful serves, but giving away faults and Muchova got a free pass now. Doesn't look good, but you never seem to know with these women's games, I guess?

I actually really need to find time to watch Alcaraz, haven't seen a single game in past 3 tourneys. I feel like I'm really missing out.

Sabalenka turning it around and looks like sure thing now even though result is not backing it yet. She started to simply overpower Muchova.

Tsitsi had no chance against Alcaraz and before we start to pile on him let's wait to see how Djoković will fare tomorrow. I feel like there is nobody on tour capable of competing with Alcaraz when he is on his best. First 2 sets against Tsitsipas he was simply unplayable. But if anybody can test him it is player like Djokovic, full of experience and tricks even when he is not in his best form like here.

Sabalenka made to fight, next casualty perhaps? I'm beginning to think to bet on Haddad now the way the women's seem to be going...


I should have known that's what you meant -- no idea about players and their relationships with family/coaches... Djokovic I believe has had several, and Raducanu seems to have parted ways with a lot of talk surrounding it, but I never paid attention to that news. Maybe I should start?

But yeah, Tsitsi, I'm over him, to be honest. Would love to be proven wrong at some stage (as I actually like the guy) but I'm more inclined to put my hopes on other rising (youthful) stars -- a revival by 26 and powering on from there maybe? Hard to say.

Almost every match looked like an easy win for Ruud, whereas Rune had great fight in every match. Particularly in the fourth round the match went till the fifth set against Cerundolo. Expected a comeback from Rune after Ruud leading 2-1. He won the third set, couldn't continue the winning. In the semifinals Ruud is the favourite against the three successive French Open semifinalist Zverev. Though Ruud is the favourite I expect it to be highly competing as the three time semifinalist will try his best to reach the final.

For what I have seen during my bets (I can't forgive Djokovic Rune win by young player) he is a talented player, but very "emotional".
it is not uncommon to see him shout or "provoking" opponents.
it is also likely a sign of his insecurity or need to mature.
This does not mean that he is not a genuine talent, and will probably be talked about a lot in the future.

Meanwhile Ruud is much more "cold" he has a very professional attitude on the field, and I think this can be an advantage in these matches.
Let's see the semi final, for sure it will be as usual a great match

At least Rune was able to win one set. But Ruud had dominated the match and it is quite surprising why Rune performed so poorly. Maybe too young and too wild?

The semi-final between Ruud and Zverev will certainly be exciting. Ruud is the favourite as Zverev has not managed a consistent performance in the last weeks. But he is outperforming himself in Paris and it could be 5 tough sets.

Yes, I generally agree. Swiatek v Haddad Maia is more or less clear, but Sabalenka v Muchova won't be an easy walk in a park for the Belarussian. Muchova is playing incredibly well at RG this year and has eliminated many powerful contenders. But my bet is that Sabalenka will win it in 3 sets and we'll witness a Sabalenka v Swiatek final.  

Yes, Swiatek and Sabalenka will move to the finals. Previously Muchova in the Italian open lost to Paula Badosa in the earlier rounds. This time she had reached the semifinals, which is a good progress and can expect a good match based on the result of the first set.

In the other match Haddad Maia have won against Ons Jabeur. This could've boosted her confidence level and play better against the number one. In the previous tournament she had good record and lost to Kalinina in the quarter finals after a tough match that had two tie breaker sets.

In the semifinals for the women's section, it looks like the 1st and 2nd seeds will advance to the finals, Swiatek will face Haddad Maia who performed quite well by beating Ons Jabeur in three sets but facing Swiatek will be very different and I don't think Maia will be able to get through and indeed Swiatek will be difficult to defeat at Roland Garros.
If the prediction for the final is between Swiatek vs Sabalenka happen, I think this will be a tough test for Swiatek because Sabalenka has experience beating the clay specialist in big tournaments this year with the same surface, hope this won't be a final like last year which was easy for Swiatek through and before seeing Swiatek vs Sabalenka in the final both of them have to overcome their opponents first in today's semifinal match.

Watching this too. Honestly, spectators should demand their money back. It's been a huge disappointment so far: 6:1, 6:2 Ruud. Rune only showed some GS worthy performance in the last game or two. 

Ruud is going strong, he has bagged the first set 1-6 and serving for the second 2-5.

Its great for him and great to get revenge from their last meeting, Ruud is a very intelligent
player. Will he be able though to beat Djokovic....if he beats Rune?

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On the WTA side, bit of an interesting win by Haddad Maia over Jabeur, she now plays
Swiatek in one of the semi finals. Muchova plays Sabalenka in the other but
its kind of looking like a Sabalenka v Swiatek final. Its only now really that I start
following the WTA side.

Beautiful match as was to be expected. Alcaraz's prediction of victory has been confirmed (now he has reached 5-0 against tsitsipas). in the third set it seemed that a small comeback was possible (at least winning the set) but in the end, he still managed to confirm his performance.
Tsitsipas spoke at the end of the match of a problem with some sleeping pill - Melatonin... that made him sleepy in the first two sets....

We are approaching the semifinals, Alcaraz vs Djokovic will be an epic match!

Zverev won the match against Etcheverry. But it was a great performance from Etcheverry and he was really strong. Many people did not think that Zverev would get so far. After a mixed performance in the last few tournaments, he seems to have found his old form again in Paris.
Now he will play against Rude or Rune in the semi-finals.

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