Key occasions
Elsewhere, Rybakina leads Riera 3-0 and Korda leads Darderi 3-1. I believe there’s an even probability it’s simply me who calls him Smurf, dardas being smurf in Hebrew.
A backhand winner down the road raises two damage issues for Bouzas Maneiro … each stored by means of Navarro. So to deuce we move and so they’re completely zetzing it now, Bouzas Maneiro changing her 2nd merit for 1-0. Already, this looks as if a belting tussle whilst, on Court 8, Wang is serving having come again from 0-30 all the way down to deuce. As I sort, although, Raducanu punishes a go back then a swing-volley for merit, Wang then swipes extensive, and that’s a damage too.
Emma Navarro is aware of herself. This closing yr, she’s long past deeper in all 4 Slams than ever ahead of – the closing 8 on the Aussie Open and Wimbledon, spherical 4 in Paris and the semis in New York – in addition to her absolute best score, 8. I’m now not sure she’s the guns to overcome the most productive at the greatest events, however she’s at one along with her recreation and a severely unhealthy match-player.
Bouzas Maneiro, although, is aware of learn how to play on clay and could also be settled into herself – closing yr, she binned Marketa Vondrousova, the protecting champion, at Wimbledon – and this must be a amusing tussle.
So the place do we begin? Good query. But worry now not, I’ll now prevent responding to myself and say I’ll be looking at Raducanu v Wang, Bouzas Maneiro v Navarro and Ruud v Ramos-Vinolas. To start with…
Preamble
Salut et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2025 – deuxième jour!
An completely indecent amount of stupendous tennis awaits us as of late – such a lot in order that it’s laborious to understand the place to begin, however we’ll do our perfect!
The event of the day comes 2nd on Chatrier, the place Naomi Osaka takes on Paula Badosa – I’d now not wish to be a ball in that one. Before that, although, we’ll see Iga Świątek, going for an exceptional fourth identify in a row however horribly out of self belief, together with Emma Navarro, seeded 9, in opposition to the canny Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
Then, later within the day, Katie Boulter starts her marketing campaign in opposition to the qualifier, Carole Monnet; Madison Keys, the United States Open champion – and what a thrill it’s to sort the ones phrases – takes on Daria Saville; whilst Elena Rybakina, Daria Kasatkina and Barbora Krejcikova also are in motion.
And goodness me, that isn’t it – in truth that’s thus far from it, it’s slightly conceivable to procedure. Because coming proper up are Jelena Ostapenko, Emma Raducanu v Wang Xiyu and Danielle Collins v Jodie Burrage – ahead of we even check out the boys’s festival.
Which after all is turning too. Carlos Alcaraz, the protecting champion will get again concerned; Taylor Fritz, seeded 4, faces an uncongenial opener in opposition to Daniel Altmaier; Holger Rune, seeded 10, meets Roberto Bautista Agut; Jacob Fearnley encounters Stan Wawrinka; with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Arthur Fils, Seb Korda and Casper Ruud all drawn in opposition to tough warring parties.
On y va!
Play: 11am native, 10am BST; Chatrier 12pm native, 11am BST.