Generally speaking, when a Grand Slam tournament enters the quarterfinals, there are very few matches left, just two men's singles and two women's singles every day.
All these games will be held at the most important venue of the event. After all, the event organizing committee also wants to sell more tickets. The difference is just Philippe Chartier or Susan Lenglen; but occasionally - or rather , not just occasionally, unexpected situations often occur.
Don’t forget, in addition to singles events, there are also doubles events.
When singles enters the quarterfinals, men's doubles and women's doubles also enter the quarterfinals, and mixed doubles enters the quarterfinals, with six doubles games every day.
So, how should the doubles match be arranged, in addition to Philippe Chartier and Susan Lenglen, into Court 1 and Court 2 and 3 behind it?
not necessarily.
At the French Open, if the doubles partner of two local players reaches the quarterfinals in the doubles match, it is not impossible that their match will be arranged to enter Susan Lenglen or even Philippe Chartier.
And, that's not all.
If all the local players have been eliminated in the singles field, then even if there is only one local player in the doubles quarterfinals, then this game is likely to go to Susan Lenglen. After all, this is the last hope for the locals.
Similar situations have occurred more than once, almost every year.
In fact, the other three Grand Slams are no exception.
In the final analysis, the tournament organizers are still willing to give some preferential treatment to the host players, but they are not as frequent, bold and crazy as the French Open. It is estimated that among the four Grand Slams, only the French Open dares to use doubles matches to squeeze the Big Four out of the center court. ,frenzied.
but……
The performance of the French Legion this year is overall sluggish——
After all the games on the eighth match day were suspended due to rain, the ninth match day resumed. This time, although there was some light rain, there was no heavy rain again. The crowded schedule ended before the sky darkened completely. This is also The event organizing committee breathed a long sigh of relief.
As Federer achieved sweet revenge with a score of "3:1" and eliminated Monfils, the host was no longer in the draw.
From singles to doubles, all French players were eliminated, not even a single seedling was left, and they disappeared completely.
Objectively speaking, among these games, the game between Tsonga and Gao Wen is undoubtedly the closest——
Gasquet challenges Djokovic, Simon challenges Murray, and Monfils challenges Federer. The Frenchman's matchups in the draw are really impressive. It proves that there is nothing fishy in the draw and is 100% fair and objective. Those who think the organizing committee is manipulating the draw can shut up.
In terms of strength comparison, Tsonga does have the best chance; and the actual game process and the final score also prove this.
However……
Very regrettable.
But from another perspective, for non-native audiences, this is a good thing.
Because all the players from the host country were invisible in the quarterfinals, this also means that the tournament organizing committee does not need special control over the schedule.
So, how should the schedule be arranged?
Men's singles, upper half -
"Djokovic VS Kei Nishikori".
"Murray VS Ferrer".
Lower half——
"Federer VS Wawrinka".
"Gawain VS Nadal".
The top eight are all settled, and the top players continue to go strong.
This situation immediately reminds people of the Australian Open at the beginning of the year. The top eight seeds performed strongly. Only Federer was upset and fell behind. The other seven all advanced smoothly. It is precisely because of this that the gold content of Gao Wen's final championship has never been affected again. Questioning, except for those blind and brainless people.
The same is true at the French Open this time, but the only player among the top eight seeds who fell out was Berdych, and the other players continued to maintain their strength.
Moreover, at the Australian Open, Karlovic advanced to the quarterfinals in an upset; while at the French Open, Wawrinka eliminated Berdych. Strictly speaking, it cannot be regarded as an upset——
Wawrinka is the ninth seed at this year's French Open.
Since last year, the topic of "Big Four VS Challengers" has been noisy, and after entering this year, it has climbed to a new peak.
But if you observe carefully, you can find that the top players are still strong, and the challengers are breaking out one after another, completing different degrees of transformation. From the mesozoic generation to the new generation, the new generation is ushering in breakthroughs one after another. The men's tennis world is indeed showing a thriving trend. Full of vitality.
"Chaos" is not the leaderless melee of the WTA from 2008 to 2012. To be precise, it should be read as "chaos" instead of "chaos". The challengers joined forces to attack the dominance of the four giants. They were not only strong, but also Stable, a hundred schools of thought contend, and the excitement of the confrontation is unforgettable.
From the Australian Open to the French Open, the stable and strong top eight lineup proves this point——
Although there have been some minor upsets one after another, they have never been able to shake the overall pattern. On the contrary, the performance of the new generation led by Dimitrov and Raonic has dropped significantly, which is disappointing; however, the new generation born after 1995 has begun to emerge, and new hopes are vying to sprout.
ATP is indeed getting more and more exciting.
Now, the focus returns to the schedule——
On the eleventh match day, Djokovic and Murray will both appear. Can the two favorites to win the French Open this year successfully meet the semi-finals?
More importantly, which game should go to Philippe Chartier and which game to Susan Lenglen?
Also, the day before, on the tenth match day, Federer and Nadal both played. The key to whether the Big Four can meet the top four again. After all, compared to Djokovic and Murray, these two The status of the giant is a mystery, the opponent is more impactful, and the suspense of victory or defeat is greater.
So, how will the schedule be arranged on this match day?
Originally, it was a difficult problem to decide whether Federer or Nadal would enter Philippe Chatier; moreover, now there is an unknown factor added:
Gawain.
At the post-match press conference, Isern did not give any face to him and confronted Isern, which made the entire tournament organizing committee unable to stand down and triggered a storm of condemnation.
Maybe Ethan didn't dare to blatantly embarrass Federer, but there was no problem in giving Gawain some shoes to keep the young man calm.
So, is Ethan going to teach Gawain a little lesson?
Let Gawain know not to be proud, complacent and arrogant. Maybe he is second in the world now, but he is still a newcomer in the professional field.
Suddenly, rumors were flying all over the sky——
Some people say that Federer will play Philippe Chartier, and the match between Gao Wen and Nadal will be arranged for Susan Lenglen.
Some people say that Federer should be stationed in Philippe Chatier as an olive branch for Issern to show his goodwill, turning the hostility into friendship; at the same time, Nadal will be dragged into Court No. 1 by Gawain, which is equivalent to being exiled and is also a kind of punishment. Warning, don't cock your tail casually.
Some people say that a doubles match will be played by Susan Lenglen. The official statement is called "fulfilling the wishes of doubles fans", but it doesn't take a genius to guess it. Since the doubles match is played by Susan Lenglen, This means that there is a singles match going to Court No. 1. Who will it be?
