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Outside of Sinner, Djokovic and Zverev, who do you think has a real shot of winning Roland Garros?

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Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Xabi Alonso as Manager of the Men’s Team. The Spaniard will begin his role on July 1, 2026, having agreed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge. Welcome to Chelsea, Xabi!

Medvedev was asked about Sinner struggling physically during their match, ‘That he struggles is not a problem for him to win… Whenever I play Novak, it's a bit the same. Novak many times was struggling against me physically…’ “What's your opinion about Jannik physical crisis? He has them every now and then. He had one with you in Wimbledon a couple years ago. What is your opinion about that? He's a very tough opponent. Do you guys in the locker room talk about that, not you and Jannik, the other guys, and wonder what's going on when Jannik is feeling bad?” Daniil: “No, definitely not talking about this in the locker room because we try I think not to discuss, like, tennis. When I say 'tennis in the locker room', meaning we don't look a match and say, ‘Look at his backhand, it's so bad. Everyone should go there.’ At least I didn't discuss this with anyone. Look, it's very tough to play him. So to win a point, you need to hit a lot of shots. I try to win the points, so I hit a lot of shot. I don't know if maybe there was something else, but the points were physical. It was tough for me, as well. He was struggling. Whenever I play Novak, it's a bit the same. Novak many times was struggling against me physically. Were there some other guys? I mean, I guess Rafa, I struggled physically. But it was the same story. We played many shots because that's how I play as well. I don't think there is more about this. Again, whenever someone is going to be good enough to play against Jannik in the baseline game, because there is no other way to win, it's going to be struggle for both. We saw in Monte-Carlo, he was struggling as well, but he won. That he struggles is not a problem for him to win. The only kind of chance you have is to play this 30-shot rally, try to win them. Then you both going to struggle.” (via Rome Press)

One game a week next season with a new manager sounds good, it probably isn’t unless we start off firing. Carabao Cup R2 & R3 to experiment around must win PL games. Sounds risky.