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Eurosport expert Alex Corretja has given his reaction after world No. 1 Novak Djokovic was both booed and cheered as he entered the court at the French Open. The top seed and defending champion was walking onto Court Suzanne-Lenglen when he received a very mixed ovation with loud boos and roars at the same time making for quite an atmosphere.
Alex Corretja feels Stefanos Tsitsipas must serve well if he is the make a deep run at the French Open. After two tough matches, Tsitsipas produced an excellent display to beat Mikael Ymer 6-2 6-2 6-1. Ad/> The warm weather was more suited to Tsitsipas, as the conditions allowed him to get more action on the ball, and he dominated his Swedish opponent.
John McEnroe has said that the red clay of Roland-Garros «hurts» second seed Daniil Medvedev, who has had to adapt to the surface the hard way after having only one match worth of preparation for this year's tournament. Speaking with fellow Eurosport expert Alex Corretja, McEnroe thinks that the Russian «relies on movement», which in turn makes him «more uncomfortable than the most of the other players» when it comes to the dirt of Paris. Ad/> «It’s like it hurts him,» the American said.
Alex Corretja feels Rafael Nadal has added weight to his shot at this year’s French Open. Nadal came into Roland-Garros as an injury doubt, after struggling with a foot problem at the Italian Open. Ad/> The 21-time major winner said it was an ongoing issue that could flare up at any time, but in his opening two rounds this week he has looked good.
Tim Henman has warned players they have to control their temper, after Andrey Rublev hit a ball in anger at the French Open which was described as “not a good look for the sport”. The Russian smashed a ball into his bench next to the umpire’s chair during his first round win over Kwon Soon-woo and was fortunate it did not fly up to hit a ball kid or an official. Ad/> “You don’t want to be hitting balls in anger and hitting ball kids, that can be an expensive mistake, as I found out in 1995…”, Henman told Eurosport, referring to his unfortunate disqualification at Wimbledon 27 years ago.
Stefanos Tsitsipas said the key to his impressive comeback victory over Lorenzo Musetti at the French Open was a switch of “attitude”. The world No. 4 looked to be heading for a shock exit as he lost the first two sets against Musetti, who pushed Novak Djokovic to five sets last year in Paris.
Praise has kept pouring in for the new hot prospect on the block, as Carlos Alcaraz has yet again found himself lauded by those in high places. Mats Wilander, Tim Henman and Alex Corretja were all quick to applaud the young Spaniard's meteoric rise, culminating in an «incredible» victory in Madrid according to Wilander, and a sixth seeding at Roland-Garros with Henman noting that the 19-year old could well be «one of the favourites». Ad/> Corretja was in buoyant mood in the Eurosport commentary box, joking: «I’m so pleased we’re bringing another Spanish guy through so I can keep on commentating! /> Roland-Garros'Sheer brutality' — Alcaraz dominates incredible point at French OpenAN HOUR AGO »It’s exciting, not just because he’s Spanish, but because of the way he is playing, the way he is behaving on the court; the way he is hitting the ball, the variation he’s got.
Alex Corretja praised Magda Linette as the unseeded Pole came from behind to shock Ons Jabeur 3-6 7-6 7-5 in the first round of the French Open. Speaking to Alize Lim, Corretja said: "[It was] an amazing win! Of course, [Linette was] very aggressive, [especially] in the beginning as the court was a little bit heavier and the clay was humid, so she could hit the ball as hard as she could, not making too many mistakes, and of course, even if Jabeur was leading, you could see that she was struggling, trying to move well, but it wasn’t easy for her and it’s a surprise.