Roland Garros Thread

[RoboticDreams]

Good job, Fed. One step closer to the title.

 

[sportingly]

Just a heads up for viewing tmr. ESPN2 has the coverage from 5 AM EST to 10 AM EST and after that the rest of the day is on the tennis channel

There is some replay on Local Channel NBC. Glad of that because I had to let the Tennis Channel go with Directv. Got too expensive, then Directv moved the live streaming out of my bundle to a more costly bundle. Had to drop them and go with Centurylink Prism TV. Bad thing, Prism doesn't carry the Tennis Channel, but hey I'm saving around $50 per month with Prism. With Directv when the weather got bad the signal would be lost for awhile. Prism doesn't lose their signal. Directv is trying very hard to get me to come back along with an offer to pay off my present contract with Prism. All of these providers are much too high, but some are worse than others. Hope Prism will pick up The Tennis Channel later. Then I will be tennis heaven again.

 

[Liberal Icon]

Thank you, sir. It's on NBC at the moment so I'll be good until it cuts off. I'll check out the link you posted later.

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As stated, NBC showing is tape-delayed therefore if you want to view it in livestream get to the link I posted and go to the tennis link that will show live games. Go to any of the links and click on it. Do not download any HD or whatever they choose to ask you to. Let the commercials play and after that presto, you are watching your favorite live.

 

[Liberal Icon]

There is some replay on Local Channel NBC. Glad of that because I had to let the Tennis Channel go with Directv. Got too expensive, then Directv moved the live streaming out of my bundle to a more costly bundle. Had to drop them and go with Centurylink Prism TV. Bad thing, Prism doesn't carry the Tennis Channel, but hey I'm saving around $50 per month with Prism. With Directv when the weather got bad the signal would be lost for awhile. Prism doesn't lose their signal. Directv is trying very hard to get me to come back along with an offer to pay off my present contract with Prism. All of these providers are much too high, but some are worse than others. Hope Prism will pick up The Tennis Channel later. Then I will be tennis heaven again.

See my post No. 23, it is the "poor man's" version of watching live games without paying the exorbitant bundle from these clowns. It cannot hold a candle to watching these games on big screen but then again some people want the trade-off, I prefer to pay and watch it on my big screen.

 

[nuraman00]

Isner struggling with a French WC

It's been said before, but I wish Isner could find a way to win matches easier. His only time breaking was the last game of the match.

 

[nuraman00]

I don't get the logic of having NBC/Tennis Channel with tennis coverage at the same time. I'm so happy this is the only major where NBC still has coverage......So sick of their tape delay coverage

I agree.

I hate it.

Plus, 90% of what they showed on NBC today was already on ESPN 2 this morning.

They're even worse when it gets to the SFs. Sometimes they'll air the 2nd SF tape delayed first, and then inadvertently reveal who won the earlier SF.

 

[bksballer89]

So they chose Novak & Wawrinka on Chatrier over Rafa for tomorrow.

 

[Smart]

I didn't realize Nishikori was as tired as he was. Apparently, he said he would have withdrawn if it wasn't for the fact it was a major. He just shot my predictions to hell. Raonic, Dogopolov, and Jiri Vesely have to love their draw now.

 

[bksballer89]

Tired from what

 

[nuraman00]

Djokovic on Tennis Channel right now.

 

[Smart]

Tired from what

Apparently, his hip wasn't good, and skipping Rome wasn't enough to heal it. I don't know how, but the ESPN crew was citing exhaustion. I don't know what he did the last week, but whatever it was wasn't enough. He looked out of sorts in the part of the third I watched.

 

[nuraman00]

I liked how Ginepri played at the 2005 USO.

At one point I had liked him more than James Blake, because Ginepri was more consistent at majors.

Australian Open 4R (2004)
French Open 4R (2008, 2010)
Wimbledon 4R (2004)
US Open SF (2005)

 

[nuraman00]

Wawrinka vs. Garcia-Lopez on Tennis Channel.

 

[bksballer89]

Slow start for Stan. Garcia-Lopez is serving for the 1st set

 

[bksballer89]

Stan loses the 1st set 6-4

 

[bksballer89]

Stan won the 2nd set but is down a early break in the 3rd

 

[nuraman00]

Stan won the 2nd set but is down a early break in the 3rd

Agree.

 

[nuraman00]

Wawrinka about to go down 2 sets to 1 to Garcia-Lopez in the 1st round. He's down 5-2 in the 3rd.

 

[nuraman00]

Wawrinka almost down a 2nd break in the 4th.

 

[bksballer89]

Stan is getting his ass handed to him. Is he a good clay court player? He only seems to make deep runs on the hardcourts majors.

He's about to be down 2 breaks in the 4th.

There it is. Down 3-0