• RG 2026: Who is going to win it?

    From kalevi@kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) to rec.sport.tennis on Sat May 30 23:00:51 2026
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    Hello!

    Now that the tournament has progressed a lot
    and Sinner is out, who do you think will
    be the men's singles champion in 2026?

    I guess the betting agencies think it will
    be Sasha Zverev. They might be right.

    But how about Felix Auger-Aliassime? Or someone
    totally new like Rafa Jodar? What about Casper
    Ruud?

    I really cannot say at this point. It is very
    exciting as there many possibilities.

    When naming previous GS finalists, I mentioned
    Casper Ruud and Sasha Zverev, but forgot that
    Matteo Berrettini was once in the Wimbledon
    final, winning the first set against Djoker
    and then losing in four sets.

    I do not have faith in Berrettini winning it
    all. He has got a fantastic serve and a big
    forehand, but his backhand is still pretty
    weak.

    br,
    KK
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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Pelle_Svansl=C3=B6s?=@pelle@svans.los to rec.sport.tennis on Sun May 31 10:16:03 2026
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    On 31.5.2026 2.00, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    Now that the tournament has progressed a lot
    and Sinner is out, who do you think will
    be the men's singles champion in 2026?

    Zverev, Ruud, and Anybody are my favourites.

    This has been the most open RG I've seen in a while. From the start. I
    didn't have too much faith in Sinner either. How he would handle being
    the overwhelming fave was always niggling somewhere in the background.

    Will Cahill fire himself? Will Italy finally denounce the redhead?
    --
    "Cough cough"
    -- Suzanne Lenglen
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