Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Saturday, May 25, 2025
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Cut the ace at the championship point, Novak Djokovic Joined the Century Club today in an exciting style.
Two days after celebrating his 38th birthday, Djokovic beat his 100th professional champion at the Geneva Open 5-7, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2). Djokovic joined idols Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103) as the third person in the history of the Open Age, collecting 100 Pro Tour champions.
Hall of Fame says John McEnroe.
Djokovic continued to pursue the record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title, facing a tough draw from Roland Garros.
If the seed is established, Djokovic will need to beat the 2024 final and the third seed Alexander Zverev In the quarterfinals World No. 1 Jennike Sina In the semifinal No. 2 seed dominance champion Carlos Alcaraz His third Roland Garros title in the past five years.
Former world No. 1 singles and doubles McEnroe said Djokovic is the third favorite to win the 2025 French Open final, second only to the top seeds of the Sinner and four-time main champion Alcaraz.
exist TNT Zoom Call Roland Garros, who media promoted the network on Friday, reported that McEnroe ranked Djokovic’s four factors third in order to win Roland Garros:
*The Serbian superstar has a 96-16 record with Roland Garros, which includes a 15-year straight win streak, he reached the quarterfinals or higher, and he has the best draw in any top seed.
*If Djokovic reaches the quarterfinals, he can face Zverev. McEnroe said if the game stands out, he prefers the dominant Olympic gold medal champions over the former gold medal champions.
* Despite Alcaraz being 15-1 in Clay this season, Djokovic beat Alcaraz in the gold medal match in Roland Garros’ Red Clay, and the Serbs beat the Spaniard in the last major meeting at the Australian Open, one of two men who beat the Red Red Clay last year.
*This is the 21st consecutive French open appearance, McEnroe said you can’t discount the Grand Slam King’s ability to more magic in Paris.
“You didn’t count him until one day [he] Retirement,” McEnroe said of Djokovic. [quarterfinals].
“How Zverev plays – Zverev only played the same confidence before reaching the Australian final this year. [loss to Sinner in the AO final] It really hurt him mentally – at least from what I saw. And he doesn’t seem to have the same confidence.
“So I can see [Novak] Get there. Regardless of whether Zverev is there or not, I don’t think Novak will be a weak person.
TNT Sports, the exclusive residence of Live Roland-Garros coverage in the U.S., said it plans to “provide the most comprehensive coverage in the history of the Paris Grand Slam.”
McEnroe, Jim Courier and Caroline Wozniacki Will be one of the top analysts in the network Andre Agassi and Venus Williams Contribute to coverage as well.
It all starts at 5 a.m. on Sunday, May 25. TNT Sports will offer nearly 300 hours of programming on TNT and TRUTV (all live streaming from Paris), as well as the largest streaming report like never before, and a wide range of original content is available through Bleacher Report and House of House of House of House of House.
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McEnroe, a long-time ticket holder for the New York Knicks season, saw his beloved Knicks get caught in a 0-2 hole against the Indiana Pacers, using basketball analogy to expand Djokovic’s observation in Paris.
“Who and everyone else know? What would happen if one of them was [Sinner or Alcaraz] Injured? “McEnroe said. “I hate seeing any athlete get injured, but [Celtics star] Jayson Tatum fell down and you never want to see that, but it certainly makes it easier for the Knicks to take out the game.
“So Nowak, to me, is still like the third favorite [to win Roland Garros]. ”
Mercurial McEnroe makes up half of fame and ice competition, and along with Iceman and Hall of Fame member Bjorn Borg, advises that the Sinners’ competition with Akaraz will continue to direct the sport as long as both young superstars stay healthy.
“If they can stay healthy, they will continue to dominate, and I hope they do that, obviously we will all do it,” McEnroe said. “I think Ben Sheldon can step up,” he said. [fill] A blank…he seemed to have been smooth and there were not enough steps to move forward.
“If we can get an American male, it will obviously be good for us [to win a Grand Slam title]It’s been 20 years. I think [Rome semifinalist] Tommy Paul may have the best shot [of American men] On this surface. ”
