Matteo Berrettini saves two MPs to outlast Francisco Comesaña 7-6, 5-7, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6(13) in 5h 13m(!!)
Berrettini, the only former slam runner-up left in the top half, is into his first major round of 16 since Wimbledon 2023
#RolandGarros
I love how what felt like the most predictable of French Open men's draws in recent memory has spontaneously combusted before round 3 has fully completed.
What a win by Fonseca special stuff. The potential always been there to the eyebut I hope that’s like an 01 Fed Wimby type win for him to start being able to put it all together. FH went nuclear in a way very few have ever been able to manage over 3 sets in a big spot like that
Back-to-back wins from 0-2 sets down, one of them coming vs the GOAT... and those three aces in a row to close it out?!?
WHAT a tournament for Joao Fonseca
On this day in 1956, Althea Gibson became the first Black athlete to win the French Open.
The following year she became the first Black athlete to win Wimbledon.
Stan been a part of some titanic matches here at RG even beyond the signature 2015 tournament (Gasquet classic in 2013, the b2b Tsonga battles in 2011/12, 2017 SF that ended his and Murray’s primes, 2019 vs Tsitsipas R4 + fun QF vs RF) so this farewell here really means something
There's quite a logjam of retiring ATPers who are outside the top-100 this year. RBA provoked this thought, but add in Wawrinka, Monfils, Nishikori, Goffin.
Not enough wildcards to go around. And not enough tissues.
Mamdani closed a $12B deficit in 132 days, fixed 100K+ potholes, secured millions for gig workers, fined corrupt landlords millions, raised snow workers to $30/hr, and violent crime hit historic lows.
THIS IS WHAT A LEADER DOES!!
This one hurts. Jason Collins was a pioneer. He had courage like you've never seen. He was an incredible teammate. And having him in Brooklyn at the start of my coaching journey meant so much. Those who knew him were blessed to call him a friend. You are already missed my brother. Rest in power. 💔
La increíble historia de JOAQUIM ALMEIDA 🇧🇷🏆
El brasileño, oriundo de Pará, se fue a jugar al tenis universitario a Estados Unidos.
No tenía ranking. Se inscribió para disputar el M15 de Vero Beach, en Florida. Era el "alternate" número 28 para la qualy. Y logró entrar...
Superó la clasificación. Entre otros, venció a J.J. Wolf, ex top 40. Salvó varios puntos de partido durante el torneo.
¡Y el jugador de 24 años fue campeón en su primer torneo profesional! 🤯
Una historia de película... 📽️
This has never happened before ever in tennis… and may never again… the youngest ATP ranked singles player (Teodor Davidov, age 15, on the left) playing against the oldest ATP ranked singles player (Ryan Haviland, age 45, on the right) in our @verofutures 15K qualifying final
Like 10 D1 schools are dropping Tennis, and the only way to watch the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is a fisheye lens on some courts but not others with no commentary. Maybe the revenue model would make more sense if the NCAA made any attempt to market it?