PETE ZIEBRON
Last night Jared Pine and I previewed Roland Garros 2016 prior to the draw ceremony this morning.
Here is the outline from our show on Passing Shots on the ProTenn Radio Network:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/protenn/2016/05/20/jared-pete-preview-roland-garros-and-review-murrays-title-in-rome
Federer OUT of RG
Nadal at #4 seed changes things for the entire field
ROME
Murray defeats an exhausted Djokovic to win first Rome title
Top half of the draw was stacked: Djokovic - It was a different event
2nd week in a row they met in final, 2nd week in a row Djokovic played the significantly later SF the day before
Djokovic'e week: bagelled by Bellucci, tested by Nadal & challenged by Nishikori
Murray's week: dropped just 11 games in first 5 sets - plays LL Rouille in SFs & wins in less than an hour
Nadal's takeaway: swats away Kohly, steadies game to beat Kyrgios after dropping opening set & had opportunities vs. Djokovic
Federer: "this was an information tournament not a result tournament" - beats Zverev & loses to Thiem
Kyrgios - steadily improving on clay
anything else from Rome?
RG Qualies:
Stepanek into 3rd round - plays Nishioka
Brown vs. Brands in 3rd
Tiafoe battles to advance - winning 2 tight matches - lost today in 3 after winning 1st set
RG
Draw not yet out: your top 5 favorites to win in order: ---------------------
Dark horses that can cause damage to the draw and potentially advance to the quarters or semis: ---------------
This week:
NICE
Zverev vs Simon & Thiem vs Seppi today - YOUNGSTERS prevail & advance to SFs
Young defeats Fognini in R1
Fritz wins opening match - gives Simon a battle in R2
GENEVA
Rosol withstands 29 aces from Isner - wins
Isner 3-7 in TBs on clay in 2016
Big names playing this event: Stan, Cilic, Ferrer - ALL are in SFs (Cilic vs Ferrer tomorrow)
Rosol still alive in dubs as well - how wise is this - playing 2 matches less than 48 hour before RG begins?
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