# \>\>TENNIS\<\< 2010 French Open **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 22, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2010-french-open/540330 "2010-05-22T02:03:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2010-french-open/540330/141 "2010-06-07T21:07:10Z")
> [@abbeytxs](#): > > Speaking of technology, what do you want to bet that Babolat is going to be inundated with orders for the new strings Nadal, Stosur and Schiavone were using? Did they have a deal with Johnny Mac to mention the strings every five minutes or did they just get lucky? It is only my undying and irrational love of Bjorn Borg that prevents me from rolling my eyes everytime Mac mentions him. Borg really ought to put him on retainer as a PR rep. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2010-french-open/540330/142 "2010-06-07T23:34:11Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > As far as women go, I do hope it doesn’t continue down the path of being a light version of the men’s game, with baseline rallies overshadowing the finesse of the sport. I really enjoyed watching Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez’s victory over Jelena Jankovic in Rome this year. It was one of the funnest matches I’ve ever watched. She could drop shot on a dime. 🙂 For the past decade, the top of the women’s game has been the men’s game, at least if you go by holding serve and aces. The Williams sisters are basically Andy Roddick of old playing against women. I find all their matches incredibly boring. Ironically enough, their matches against each other are the worst of all even though they can’t dominate each other on serve. You’d think it’d evolve into a decent men’s match looking thing, what with the power serves and great returns, but it devolves into an amateur women’s looking trainwreck with eighty bajillion unforced errors, no pace, and a complete lack of intensity. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2010-french-open/540330/143 "2010-06-08T05:59:05Z")
One last thing regarding this tournament, Nadal winning it sends him back to the number one ranking. How long can he hold it this time? Having zero points from last year’s Wimbledon will definitely help last through it at least. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2010-french-open/540330/144 "2010-06-08T16:47:11Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > It is only my undying and irrational love of Bjorn Borg that prevents me from rolling my eyes everytime Mac mentions him. Borg really ought to put him on retainer as a PR rep. I wonder where we can watch their match at Wimbledon. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2010-french-open/540330/145 "2010-06-08T21:21:46Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > One last thing regarding this tournament, Nadal winning it sends him back to the number one ranking. How long can he hold it this time? Having zero points from last year’s Wimbledon will definitely help last through it at least. He should gain ground at Wimbledon for sure. After that it depends on how much he plays and how well he holds up during the hardcourt part of the season. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2010-french-open/540330.md?page=7)