DAY 10 - THE BIG T AT RG: DROPSHOT EDITION - Serena Is Back! Tiafoe's Tough Exit, Kostyuk Reaches Semis, Italians Conquer RG-Minus Sinner
6/2/202619 min
WELCOME TO THE BIG T @ Roland Garros | Drop Shot Edition | Day 10 🎾 SERENA IS BACK — after nearly four years away, the G.O.A.T. announced her comeback via a Nike drop, heading to Queen's Club for doubles alongside Canadian teen Victoria Mboko. The tennis world awaits. 🎾 TOUGH LOSS FOR TIAFOE — Frances falls to Matteo Arnaldi in five sets, 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4. Arnaldi reaches his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. 🎾 SABALENKA OVERPOWERS OSAKA — Aryna handles business against Naomi in a power-versus-power matchup and is now the odds-on favorite to claim her first Roland Garros title. The bracket is hers to lose. 🎾 ZVEREV ENDS JODAR’S MAGICAL RUN 🎾 ANDREEVA IS UNSTOPPABLE — Mirra dismantles Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-3 and it wasn't even that close. The 19-year-old Russian looks like a woman on a mission. Does anyone stop her? 🎾 KOSTYUK BEATS SVITOLINA — In one of the most emotionally charged matches in Roland Garros history, Marta Kostyuk defeats close friend and compatriot Elina Svitolina in three sets. Two Ukrainians, one court, a war back home — tennis at its most human. 🎾 ITALIANS CONQUER PARIS — BERRETTINI, COBOLLI, ARNALDI!!
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First 90 secondsAndrea Petkovic· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the Big T, the drop shot edition. It's Brad Gilbert next to me. I'm Andrea Petkovic. It's very nice that you are back.
Brad Gilbert· Host0:14
We had 90-degree weather for eight days. We had hail- [laughs] ... this afternoon.
Andrea Petkovic· Host0:20
Let's start with Frances Tiafoe, a tragic, a great match. It was so entertaining. Maybe my favorite match that I watched, just in terms of entertainment purposes, and there were so many great ones. But it was a little bit of a tragic tale for Frances, because he was up two sets to one, 4-1, and had, I believe, 40-15 to go up 5-1, and then things happened. Brad, what did you make of this match from Frances Tiafoe?
Brad Gilbert· Host0:47
First of all- And he was playing Matteo Arnaldi, I should add. Frances was playing beautifully, and I thought he got a little bit casual maybe in that 4-1 game. Couple of drop shots, a lob. But Arnaldi, let me tell you, this guy is a sliding, gliding genius. He's got nothing on my famous Oakland A's relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley, who had a wicked slider. This guy could slide, glide, and play defense. It was a thing of beauty to watch. I'm gonna go back to the week before the Italian Open. Arnaldi is goose egg on the year, 0-5. And do you know for a tennis player,