That Roland-Garros was wild, but was it because of how entertaining it was, or for all the wrong reasons? And what about the gigantic pink elephant in the room? Also, was it a coincidence, or is this the start of the sport paying for its scheduling? tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/chaos-does...

As Grand Slams chase buzz & $$ worthy off court action, Roland-Garros gathering some of the best & most famous French chefs in gardens near Simonne-Mathieu court was its biggest 2026 win.Come meet Jeffrey Cagnes, Yves Camdeborde, & Alessandra Montagne. tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/chaos-does...

As Grand Slams chase buzz & $$ worthy off court action, Roland-Garros gathering some of the best & most famous French chefs in gardens near Simonne-Mathieu court was its biggest 2026 win.Come meet Jeffrey Cagnes, Yves Camdeborde, & Alessandra Montagne. tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/chaos-does...

That Roland-Garros was wild, but was it because of how entertaining it was, or for all the wrong reasons? And what about the gigantic pink elephant in the room? Also, was it a coincidence, or is this the start of the sport paying for its scheduling? tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/chaos-does...

Dimitrov, Wawrinka and Chwalinska figure among the initial WCs announced by Wimbledon. Serena and Venus Williams get a doubles WC.

On IG, Vicky says she suffered a left knee MCL injury that will make it impossible for her to play Wimbledon. No info about how long she’ll be out. Such bad luck…

Brutal turnaround for Mboko… Damn… Hope that knee injury won’t be too bad… 😔

Believe Women.

Andreeva was finishing her practice session, while Chwalinska was starting hers. Had a big smile on her face when saw the side of her court was full.

Sabalenka and Auger-Aliassime showed why the best players can keep being denied by their own ghosts. Whatever the résumé. But these two, in their own way and for very different reasons, might now be at a crossroads. tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/when-you-k...

Side Netflix note: that Rafa documentary is really good. Also the Tio has the best lines. As always, he doesn’t speak much but that goes straight to the point. Rafa won so much, yet u watch this and wonder if it was really worth the suffering and the body damage. Gosh I miss this tennis era…

Chwalinska. That’s it. That’s the word.

Sabalenka and Auger-Aliassime showed why the best players can keep being denied by their own ghosts. Whatever the résumé. But these two, in their own way and for very different reasons, might now be at a crossroads. tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/when-you-k...

Gosh, Berrettini… 😔

A very heartbroken Auger-Aliassime at press. Said he was “destroyed“, that this loss at this stage of his career hurts and that right now he’s not satisfied about where his career has gone. Needs a week to settle and decide how to move forward. Made me sad…

No Sinner, no problem. There will still be an Italian in that Roland-Garros final.

You cannot miss this amount of chances in à match like this… Wrong day not to be clutch, FAA.

FAA’s right ankle is lucky to be so flexible because that was a nasty fall. The replay is like 👀 Boy is all covered in clay though. But hey he won that point.

Goodness gracious, Félix. Was up 40-0 on Cobolli’s serve but we’re at 2-2.

Auger-Aliassime loses that second set 6-4 from 3-1 up. With the roof. Wut?

FAA up 6-4,3-1 under a roof should n’ont be back at 3-3.,,

It’s still not raining btw.

They’re putting the roof on now… Paging Sabalenka. 6-4 FAA.

We just had a sandstorm on Chatrier. Like, more of a clay storm actually.

Auger-Aliassime vs Cobolli for a spot into the semifinals. The stakes are high.

This is abysmal from Sabalenka. Abysmal. Two years in a row… It’s not about fighting ghosts anymore, it’s about needing an exorcist at this point.

When Sabalenka’s evil twin shows up, she’s really going for it…

Unable to calm down, Sabalenka totally lost the plot here. Flashbacks from last year’s finale. 6-3,5-7 from 4-1 double break up and serving for it at 5-4. That service game was something else in all the wrong ways… Crazy, really, for a player like her.

Already two awful mistakes for Sabalenka while serving for the match. And a third one. 30-40. Shnaider gets that FH winner and we’re at 5-5. Gosh that was the opposite of clutch from Aryna here. How did she miss that one at the net on open court??

Aryna saves 4 break points to hold for 6-3,5-3. It’s winning ugly at its finest out there. She looks totally dejected by her own game.

“Qualifiers, we must believe that one day it will click for us too,“ Chwalinska. Also says that “for some reason, I don’t process it right now“ about her achievements here.

6-3,4-1 double break for Sabalenka but again she's lost half of it. 4-3.

“I couldn’t get out of bed. I was lifeless. I need to take a break and didn’t know if I’d come back to be honest,“ Chwalinska about her battle with depression.

“I’m aware that my game can be very annoying for other players,“ about why her variations are the base of her game and success here. Her social media strategy is on point: “I post and I quit.“

“I’m very proud that I stayed composed,“ Chwalinska

6-3 Sabalenka after saving a 5-4 point. This is not pretty but she’s hanging in there.

Wind giving Sabalenka PTSD from last year’s final… 5-1 up on Shnaider but ot’s starting to get on her nerves. DF followed by DjokoSmah but here she saves that break point.

Félix Auger-Aliassime demands that his clay game be paid more respect. “I learned my professional tennis on clay. People forget. (…)But my coaches, when I was a teenager, made me play a lot on clay. All that taught me to play tennis in general." tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/swiateks-t... (@fft)

Unreal miss from Kalinskaya on a so-so drop shot, and then new error gives Chwalinska the semifinals. Insanity! Coming from quallies…Poland lost Swiatek but is still two wins away from title. What a run. 7-6(3),6-3. Up 5-1 in the 1st and 4-1 + 5-2 in the 2nd. Tough to close the door but she made it.

That wind is gonna be part of the cast today at RG.

“It’s not that big of a deal if u get derailed. It doesn’t matter. What’s important is that u shouldn’t stay there for days or months.The most important thing is to get back to a state of balance. None of this is dramatic; she’s such a high-quality player. U should never bury great champions,“Sumyk

The player in an interesting situation is Auger-Aliassime. He’s just 25 but he was so early that people tend to feel he’s been there forever. He’s just a year older than Sinner. If he can stay in that train and keep the Baby Gen on check here and there… Starting in Paris?

Had these two not been in the same side of the (post Sinner crash) draw, they might have fought for the trophy this year. Seemed way above the rest to me. This RG could be the last chance of the Gen stuck between Big 4 and SinCaraz… The Baby Gen is coming fast.

Mensik stays ahead of Fonseca: first to win a 1000 & first to get a GS semi. He was looking like a Top 10 player at 18 then carried elbow injury for a while, then got into post Miami slump. Finding his way anyway.Very fun temper too, this one. Will these 2 be this era’s NolAndy to SinCaraz’s Fedal?

Jakub Mensik wins the Baby Gen battle, 6-4 6-3 7-6(3). Gonna love that rivalry. The shot making is just absolutely stunning. Pure talent, the both of them. First Grand Slam semifinal for the 20yo Czech, without a doubt the first of many.

That was a great set of tennis from Mensik, 6-4. Fonseca a bit all over the place but also because he can’t find a way through Jakub.

Mensik just hit a 209 km/h SECOND serve. 😂

When Mensik looks like the one playing it safe, you know it’s something else on the other side. Yet too many UEs from Fonseca and for now a very steady Jakub who leads 4-3 break. Joao saved a 5-2 point.

That Fonseca FH is the son of the Stan Wawrinka and Fernando Gonzalez FH. The sheer violence of it while still being loose. Has to hope he has a Stan to Roddick shoulder though because each time he hits that shot, you wonder if the joint is going to fly with the ball too.

Fonseca goes to his chair at 2-2. The umpire looks at him like… Fonseca looks at the umpire like… Then the child got it 😂 It’s not chair time. That was cute.