French Open Day 2 - Svitolina, Ruud survive scares
5/26/20261 hr 9 min
Catherine, David and Matt capture another day at Roland Garros which saw Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils say goodbye, Elina Svitolina and Casper Ruud survive, and more players succumb to hot conditions.
Part one - Day session. We cover Svitolina’s hard fought win over Anna Bondar, overcoming her recent difficulties in that match up. What makes Bondar tricky for her? And how did she come through? Elsewhere, there’s chat about Amanda Anisimova’s winning return, a tough day for Zheng Qinwen, and Rafael Jodar’s emphatic victory.
Part two - Night session (38:31). Gael Monfils ended his Roland Garros career with a 6-0 final set loss to Hugo Gaston. Why was this such a weird match? And how will Monfils be remembered? We also pick the bones out of an even more bizarre five-setter between Casper Ruud and Roman Safiullen.
Part three - Mousquetaire of the day and Day 3 Order of Play (56:21).
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[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to the Tennis Podcast on day two of the French Open, part one of the show today coming to you from Court Philippe Chatrier. We are up in the press seats overlooking what is currently a completely empty court. We are making the most of intentionally blank