Roland Garros tournament. Teimuraz Gabashvili remained the only Russian in the men's draw at Roland Garros. Roland Garros. Grand slam

As drab as the football game was on Sunday night, Serbian Novak Djokovic was so good during the day. The persistent Balkan Joker won the Roland Garros final on his fourth attempt and did something that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal had ever managed.

First after Laver

It's probably not a good idea to draw parallels between a living person and someone who just died, but Djokovic and Muhammad Ali have something in common. He also lives for his own pleasure under the gaze of millions. He can afford it, instead of wearing a mask of political correctness. Because he is the best in his business. Ali made a scandal, mocked his opponents, uttered aphorisms, and then entered the ring and knocked the mouthguards out of the mouths of the leading boxers on the planet. Everyone remembers his defiant behavior, but recognizes him as the fighter of the century. Djokovic dances with ball boys, makes funny videos, and plays the fool on the court. It doesn't even have close to the aristocracy inherent in European tennis. However, the Serb gets away with everything, because for a year in a row no one can take more than two sets from him. Last weekend, the world lost a great boxer of the past and finally recognized a great tennis player of the present.

Having defeated Andy Murray in the Roland Garros final, Djokovic achieved everything. He didn’t just collect a career “Slam” like Federer, Nadal, Agassi and four other celebrities. He did what Nadal and Federer failed to do, and is now unlikely to succeed. Won four Helmets in a row! The last time Rod Laver did this was in 1969. The Australian is, of course, an outstanding man, but the competition then was not comparable to the heyday of the Open Era. “It will probably not be long before someone repeats your achievement. Well done, Novak. I’m proud to be a part of such an event,” admitted Andy Murray. Beautiful, correct words, but because of this attitude, Murray usually cannot cope with the Serbian champion. The Briton is too correct, too constrained by the rules of behavior, and Djokovic allows himself to do what he wants. True, he also commented on the long-awaited victory carefully and within the bounds of decency. Why ruin such a day? And so the rain ruined half of the days of Roland Garros.

"Thank you Andy for good words, said Novak. - It was an honor to play against you. I'm sure you will win big trophies in the future. Congratulations to your team. I want to thank my team. Thanks to everyone who helped me become a champion. Thank you to the fans for your passion for tennis."

It’s funny that against the backdrop of endless praise, the men’s final of Roland Garros 2016 itself is lost. A typical strong-willed male fight between Djokovic and Murray. As usual, the Serb turned out to be more courageous and persistent, but not to say more talented. Red Andy lost to the world's first racket not in talent, but in character.

Sharapova in Spanish

The predictable outcome of the men's part of the tournament was pleasantly diversified by the sensation among the women. Spaniard Garbine Muguruza beat Serena Williams in the final. The American again lost a piece of pie, which she had already pinched onto her fork and brought to her mouth. You are the one to blame. Lady C's performance in the tournament was at times terrifying - and not at all because of the masculine power of her serves. The current Serena resembles an evil parody of herself, only occasionally rising to her previous transcendental level. The rivals forgave the mighty Williams for any number of bad plays, but someone had to prevent this undeserved victory.

It is ironic that Muguruza played the power tennis typical of Maria Sharapova in the final. He hasn’t helped out the Russian in matches against Serena for a long time, but the Spaniard crushed the Black Mamba with powerful attacks. And yet... The aging Williams lost more to herself than to her opponent. No one has the right to push Serena to end her career, but it’s painful to see the strongest tennis player of our time in a weak state. She deserves a better ending.

|Numbers

Novak Djokovic has earned $100,000,000 in prize money in his career! He was the first in the history of men's tennis to take this symbolic, but damn nice mark. Roger Federer has 98 million greenbacks in his account. The Swiss had to get ahead of the Serb. Injuries got in the way. None of the other stars of the men's court knocked out even 80 million from the tournament organizers. Thus, the famous American Pete Sampras has 43 million in his entire career. However, in his time money was worth much more. Inflation!

|By the way

Will Makarova and Vesnina take revenge at the Olympics?

Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova failed to take the Roland Garros title in the women's doubles. To the delight of the stands, the French women Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia beat the Russians in the final - 3:6, 6:2, 4:6. Note that both couples can take part in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with the same composition.

results

Roland Garros. Grand slam. 30,717,500 euros. Priming

Finals

Women. Muguruza (Spain, 4)- S. Williams (USA, 1) 7:5, 6:4

Men. Djokovic (Serbia, 1)- Murray (Great Britain, 2) 3:6, 6:1, 6:2, 6:4.

You probably already miss tennis? The Australian Open is far behind us, and there is a whole chasm between the first and second Grand Slam tournaments of the season. And even though Sharapova will not be at Roland Garros, for tennis fans this tournament will still become a center of attraction for two whole weeks. How many “majors” do we have in total, can you remind me? Four, and Roland Garros is among them - at worst the second most prestigious after Wimbledon. True, the French will definitely want to argue with the British about primacy in this matter.

Roland Garros dates

Tennis. France. Thousands of fans flock to the Philippe Chatrier and Suzanne Lenglen courts to watch the matches the best masters rackets on the planet. When will this happen?

Roland Garros will take place from May 23 to June 6, 2016. Since we are talking about the courts, it is necessary to say how many spectators they can accommodate. The main arena is the Philippe Chatrier court, its capacity is almost 15 thousand people. Court Suzanne Lenglen is also far from small - a little over 10 thousand spectators can watch the match in the stands here. Not bad, isn't it? It turns out that the central platform is slightly smaller than “Petrovsky” in capacity, and its “deputy” is comparable to Ice Palace, where SKA performs.

Where can I watch the tournament?

The French Open Tennis Championship is also loved in Russia because our athletes perform extremely well there. In addition to Maria Sharapova’s two victories, it is definitely worth remembering the successes of Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Anastasia Myskina, and Svetlana Kuznetsova. What is this connected with? For many years, the Spanish tennis school was one of the exemplary ones for Russia; some tennis players went there to train and learn the basics of clay skills from a young age. Ground is a tricky surface, requiring a special style of play on the back line and certain technical nuances.

Rafael Nadal, who has ideal qualities for playing on clay courts, has won Roland Garros nine times. Will he submit to the tournament for the tenth anniversary? Now Rafa is in good shape and is able to once again show the world his former greatness. As for Russian fans, they should closely follow the St. Petersburg tennis player Kuznetsova - everything is heading towards the fact that this season will be her most successful in a row. last years, and we’ll see where great success awaits her, in Paris or on the courts of other cities.

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Djokovic's first triumph

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has been the undisputed leader of world men's tennis in recent years. Before the start of the current Roland Garros, the athlete had 11 titles at Grand Slam tournaments. However, Djokovic has never managed to win the French Open. Three times he was very close to this, reaching the final of the tournament (2012, 2014, 2015), but the Serbian could not collect a complete collection of victories in the four most significant world tennis competitions.

Djokovic walked towards his cherished goal at Roland Garros 2016 effortlessly: in six meetings at the tournament preceding the final, the Serbian tennis player gave only one set to his opponents - in the fourth round meeting with Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut (3:6, 6:4, 6:1, 7:5). In addition, at the start of the tournament, one of Djokovic’s main competitors, the recognized “king of clay” Rafael Nadal, who beat the Serbian in the Roland Garros finals of 2012 and 2014, withdrew due to injury. Therefore, the real competitor in the fight for victory at the French Open for Djokovic remained Briton Andy Murray, who is in second place in the world ranking.

It was the Scot who paired up with Djokovic in the final of this year’s Roland Garros. The rivals met at the decisive stage of the Grand Slam tournaments for the seventh time. Murray defeated the Serbian twice in the finals of the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon, but lost four times to his opponent in Australian Open (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016).

The first set of the final meeting at Roland Garros went to Murray (6:3), after which Djokovic mobilized and unexpectedly easily took the next two games (6:1, 6:2). In the fourth set, a fight ensued, which was largely provoked by Djokovic, giving two games to the Scot with the score 5:2 in his favor. Nevertheless, the Serb managed to pull himself together and bring the set (6:4), and with it the match, to victory.

Djokovic is the first tennis player in 24 years to win the opening two Grand Slams of a season. He is also the eighth man to win every Grand Slam tournament in his career, after Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver, Don Budge and Fred Perry.

Another failure for Serena Williams

The last Roland Garros will also be remembered by fans for the unexpected defeat in the final of the main favorite of the women's singles tournament, American Serena Williams. The 22-year-old Spaniard Garbiña Muguruza created a sensation. Decisive match for the title turned out to be stubborn - the fight lasted 1 hour 44 minutes, it took two sets (7:5, 6:4) to determine the winner.

The young contender did not allow the American to win Roland Garros for the fourth time in her career, and also took revenge on Serena for her defeat in the 2015 Wimbledon final (4:6, 4:6).

“This match was a good rivalry. Muguruza definitely hits the ball hard, putting in every shot and doing a great job. Clearly she has a great future ahead of her. She knows very well how to play big matches and now knows how to win Grand Slam tournaments,” Williams Jr. said after the final.

Muguruza is the first Spanish woman since 1998 to win Roland Garros. The previous victory was won by Arantha Sanchez-Vicario. Following the results of the tournament, she also managed to rise to second place in the WTA rankings - this best result for Spanish women since 1996. Then the same Sanchez-Vicario was in second position.

Williams lost for the first time in her career in the final of Roland Garros, her second defeat in a decisive match of Grand Slam tournaments in a row. Prior to this, Williams lost in the final of the 2016 Australian Open to German Angelique Kerber.

Olympic prospects of Vesnina and Makarova

Russian tennis players Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina only reached the second round in singles at Roland Garros. The athletes were many times more successful when they habitually performed in tandem - in doubles they managed to reach the final. The decisive match could have been a Russian one, but Svetlana Kuznetsova and Margarita Gasparyan lost to the French duo Caroline Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic in the semifinals (4:6, 6:4, 3:6).

Vesnina and Makarova failed to repeat the success of 2013. The hosts of the tournament turned out to be stronger (3:6, 6:2, 4:6). For them, this victory is the first in their career at Grand Slam tournaments.

Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Stopping one step away from victory is an offensive outcome for any athlete, but the Russians still managed to complete the minimum task at the tournament.

“It was a bloody nose to reach the semi-finals for Vesnina to score the required number of points in the pairs ranking and remain in the top ten. Only thanks to this our couple could play at the 2016 Olympics,” Shamil Tarpishchev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation (RFF), told TASS.

According to him, in Rio Vesnina and Makarova have everything to perform no worse. Tarpishchev noted that Vesnina and Makarova are real contenders for medals.

Natural disasters

This past Roland Garros will be remembered by tennis fans not only because of the game itself, but also because of the uncharacteristic weather in Paris for this time of year. Almost every day there were heavy downpours in the French capital, causing flooding in cities across the country, causing injuries and even deaths.

In Paris, the water level in the Seine has risen by more than four meters. The movement of barges and pleasure boats along the capital's part of the river was stopped, and the embankments were flooded with water. The storm also affected the French Open - on May 30, all scheduled matches were canceled due to rain. IN last time The organizers resorted to a similar measure exactly 16 years ago - on May 30, 2000.

It often began to rain during matches, which had to be stopped and rescheduled. The elements scared off some spectators - even at the decisive stages of Roland Garros, there were voids in the stands of the open courts, uncharacteristic for Grand Slam tournaments.

An article about the favorites of the French Open tennis championship Roland Garros tournament for men, as well as bookmaker quotes for the favorites.

What can tennis fans expect? Of course, major tournaments. What is the next tournament on our schedule? Roland Garros 2016 opening date is May 22. Initially, the qualification sieve will still pass, but we are interested in the main draw for men.

The French Open Tennis Championship brings together the best representatives of the tennis world. There are so many contenders for the title, but only one person will win. Roland Garros is more predictable for men than for women. Favorite on this moment There is an obvious one, but more on it below. Now bookmakers are ready to accept bets on Roland Garros tennis, on the winner. You can take a risk and try to place a bet now!

Roland Garros favorites for men

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

Nadal's favorite tournament is Roland Garros. No one played better than him in France, and it will not be long before he reaches his heights. He won it nine times, that’s just something. Although he passed last year, he is now getting back into shape.

From his recent performances you can see that he wants to show himself in France. He does everything for this. His mood for Roland Garos will be exorbitant, there is no doubt about that. Bookmakers also highlight him as one of the main favorites of this tournament. Rafael Nadal enters with odds of 3.75. Compared to the other participants, at least the final is predicted for him.

Stan Wawrinka

Andy Murray

We can only wish this comrade a speedy departure from Roland Garros. He, you see, is a fighter for purity in tennis, and a lover of giving bullshit interviews. He needs to look after himself more and not discuss others.

Moreover, he hasn’t achieved anything this year yet; he hasn’t won a single tournament yet. But he wants to reach the finals in France. Many people want this, but we hope he won’t succeed. In any case, the bookmakers' bet on him is 9 to 1. A good chance to increase your fortune. Only in this case it’s worth considering whether you need to risk your money.

Other candidates

You can place a bet on the winner of Roland Garros by following the link.

We are waiting for the start of the tournament on May 22, 2016, and then we will provide you with forecasts for the fights.

", losing to the 108th racket on the planet to American Rogers. Already the first game left a bad taste in the minds of Russian fans, as Elena gave away her serve.

True, Vesnina immediately corrected herself by making a reverse break. Having pulled herself together, Elena did not convert two break points with the score 2:1 in her favor and was clearly upset, losing her own serve.

Fortunately, Elena instantly made a break, and the score was even again.

It seemed that everything was going well for the Russian, but she made a fatal mistake, giving away her serve again at the most unnecessary moment. Rogers led 5:4 and calmly took the set.

The second game turned out to be even more unsuccessful for Vesnina. If Elena continued to give her opponent breaks, the American, on the contrary, stopped making mistakes. As a result, Rogers very calmly took two breaks and quickly brought the matter to the final victory.

Now Vesnina can only win the doubles event, in which she will play together with Ekaterina Makarova.

Yanina (Belgium) - Makarova (Russia, 27) - 2:6, 6:2, 6:2

Makarova, apparently, decided not to upset her and also “sheathed her racket” in the second round. Moreover, the first set did not foretell trouble for Catherine. Wickmayer's serve was so bad that she did not win a single game on it and lost - 2:6.

Unfortunately for Russian fans, after a short break the Belgian came to her senses and regained her courage, but Makarova clearly relaxed, for which she immediately paid.

Only 12 minutes of the second set had passed, and Ekaterina was already “on fire” - 0:4, having lost her serve twice. Ekaterina was no longer able to recover from such a blow, although she took two games - 2:6.

Makarova seemed to start the decisive set confidently, but with the score 2:2, Wickmayer made another break, and then broke her serve. The Russian woman completely fell apart and eight minutes later dejectedly wandered to the net to congratulate her opponent on reaching the third round.

(Russia, 13) - Heather Watson (Great Britain) - 6:1, 6:3

But Kuznetsova had no problems with Briton Heather Watson in the second round match, giving her only four games. Svetlana chalked up 19 winners against her opponent's 12 and made 10 unforced errors against Watson's 17.

Already at the start of the first set, the Russian woman led 3:0 with two breaks, but then allowed Heather to take someone else’s serve. True, there was no turning point in the game, and Kuznetsova calmly brought the matter to victory - 6:1.

In the second game, Watson resisted more actively and even took the lead with a break. However, there was still no real fight on the court: 6:3 in favor of Kuznetsova.

In the third round, a Russian confrontation awaits us: Kuznetsova will face off against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

(Russia, 24) - (Turkey) - 6:3, 4:6, 6:1

Pavlyuchenkova herself, it seemed, should not have had any problems in the match against a Turkish woman with an unpronounceable surname who had passed the crucible of qualification. However, in reality, Anastasia had to spend almost two hours on the court.

The Russian left the first game for herself - 6:3, but unexpectedly lost in the second. Fortunately, Pavlyuchenkova came to her senses in time and in the decisive set she simply destroyed Buyukaksai, giving her only a game.

True, it’s a little frustrating that Anastasia made the same number of unforced errors as the modest Turkish woman - 31 each.

Men. Second round

Kei Nishikori (Japan, 5) - Kuznetsov (Russia) - 6:3, 6:3, 6:3

Last year, Kuznetsov reached the third round of the French Open for the first time in his career, but this time Andrey had little chance of repeating his achievement, since the tournament draw “threw” him the fifth seeded Nishikori in the second match.

The Russian tried to fight honestly, but the Japanese won without special effort, within 1 hour 50 minutes.

Moreover, Kuznetsov started the game quite cheerfully and even took the lead with a break - 2:1. Unfortunately, Kay quickly made his break, and then another, leaving the first set 6:3.

In the second game, Kuznetsov looked less interesting. Andrey made a break when the score was 2:5, but immediately gave Nishikori his serve.

The third set ended with a similar score - 6:3 in favor of Kay, who will play the Spaniard in the next round.

Teimuraz (Russia) - (France, 19) - 6:3, 6:2, 3:6, 6:2

After Kuznetsov's defeat, the only Russian representative in the Roland Garros men's draw was Gabashvili, who very confidently beat the 19th seeded Paire tournament.

In the first set, with the score 4:3 in his favor, Gabashvili took the opponent’s serve, and then served for the game - 6:3.

In the next set, Teimuraz led 4:0 with two breaks and ultimately gave Paire only two games.

The successful course of the match for our tennis player was somewhat spoiled by the next game, which the Russian lost - 3:6.

However, the Frenchman was never able to truly recover, and Gabashvili did not drag out the match to five sets.

In the next round, Teimuraz will play against the 15th seeded American of the tournament.

Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland, 3) - Taro Daniel (Japan) - 7:6, 6:3, 6:4

The current winner of the Wawrinka trophy in the second round did not meet serious resistance from the 93rd racket of the planet, the Japanese Daniel.

Although Taro managed to force a fight on his venerable opponent in the first set and even brought the matter to a tie-break, he still lost there - 7:9.

However, in the next game the Swiss will have a more difficult time, since his opponent will be the 30th seeded tournament Jeremy Chardy.

Andy Murray (Great Britain, 2) - Mathias (France) - 6:2, 2:6, 4:6, 6:2, 6:3

Murray, the second rocket on the planet, continues to surprise with a minus sign in France. Who would have thought that Andy would have to play two five-set matches already at the start of the tournament.

First, Andy fought with the Czech veteran Radek Stepanek for two days, and then met serious resistance from the Frenchman Mathias Burg, the wild-card holder.

22-year-old Burg, with the support of his home crowd, played perhaps the best match of his life.

Moreover, Murray confidently retained the first set - 6:2, but then unexpected difficulties began to arise. Perhaps it was fatigue, but Andy still had to go on court for the third day in a row.

As a result, the Briton managed to lose two sets to the unknown Frenchman and hung by a thread.

Murray realized that he was close to failure, and managed to find a hidden reserve within himself that allowed him to confidently complete the fight.

Now the Briton will finally have time to rest, because his next game against the Croatian Ivo Karlovic will not take place until May 27.

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