Perfect Tennis

Day thirteen at Roland Garros was a strange semi-final day that never really delivered the drama or quality fans would normally expect from the final four of a Grand Slam. The opening semi-final at least produced some competitive tennis, with Alexander Zverev once again looking like the most stable and complete player left in the …

Day eleven at Roland Garros wasn’t exactly a classic in terms of quality as neither quarter-final really caught fire. Flavio Cobolli and Felix Auger-Aliassime played a scrappy, momentum-shifting contest in awkward conditions under the Chatrier roof, while Matteo Berrettini’s comeback run ended in disappointing fashion when injury forced him to retire against Matteo Arnaldi. Ital...

Day ten at Roland Garros delivered something almost unexpected after a tournament packed with marathon battles and endless five-setters: two relatively controlled straight-set wins. After upsets, comebacks and physical epics, both Alexander Zverev and Jakub Menšík managed to navigate their quarter-finals in three sets, although neither victory was as straightforward as the score...

Day nine at Roland Garros delivered another five-set marathon, and there’s no doubt the men’s draw has completely opened up in Paris. Matteo Berrettini continued his impressive comeback from years of injury frustration by ending Juan Manuel Cerundolo’s giant-killing run, while Felix Auger-Aliassime produced the kind of composed straight-sets performance (not something he o...

Day eight at Roland Garros saw three teenagers reach the quarter-finals as the draw continued to open up, as another former finalist crashed out, as the new generation kept pushing aside established names. João Fonseca backed up his stunning win over Novak Djokovic by taking down two-time finalist Casper Ruud, while Jakub Menšík survived another …