Everything you do on Earth will have an echo in eternity. With this cinephile phrase could put the icing on a Roland Garros 2020 in which feats more typical of demigods than human beings have been achieved. Rafael Nadal He once again lifted a title in Paris, reaffirming himself once again as a legendary athlete and a person capable of moving all humanity with his tennis and attitude. There have been many pleasant surprises, disappointments and aspects that deserve our attention in this article, which also has a special place for Iga Swiatek, an unexpected and resounding champion of the women’s tournament.
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1. Rafael Nadal and an indescribable greatness
No more adjectives to describe what Spanish is doing for and for tennis. 13 titles in Paris, 20 Grand Slams and the feeling of constantly surpassing himself and proving to be well above balls, weather, retractable cover and anything else that could hinder his perpetuation on the cusp of the French Grand Slam.
2. Novak Djokovic and a bittersweet season
It seems incredible that a player who loses two games (one playing to the end), can have the feeling at this point of having had a very improvable year. And it is that winning a Grand Slam is not enough for the Serbian, beaten by public opinion for his behavior around the coronavirus, to which the episode with the US Open linesman or his political stance with the Players Council may have taken away the dream and that he leaves Paris having seen himself without arguments before Rafa.
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner, key steps forward on their way to glory
Each one is in a different vital moment, but both have made a qualitative leap in this tournament. The Italian steps into a second week of Grand Slam for the first time, while the Greek returns to the semifinals of an event in this category and is reunited with his best version. The future is yours.
4. Carreño and Schwartzman, in a continuous progression
The regularity of the Spanish and the irruption of the Argentine fulfilling memorable objectives in a few weeks, has been an important incentive of the tournament. Both present themselves as an alternative to established power wherever they go and deserve all the credit for their game and attitude.
5. Emergence of novel names like Gaston and Korda
Fresh air, new sap, different styles. That is what these two men who have been in the media spotlight at some point in these weeks contribute. The precious style of the French and the enormous potential that the American shows, together with the youth of both, with 20 years, present them as players to be taken into account in the near future and who may have found in Paris a shuttle in their careers.
6. Iga Swiatek and a hatching with a view to perpetuation
Difficult to find a player as complete, versatile and colorful as the Polish. His maturity on the court has surprised everyone as much or more than I play total tennis, with a natural ease to move and hit. He did not miss a set, prevented anyone from winning more than 4 games in a set and is postulated as a safe value for the future.
7. Sofia Kenin, on the right track to regularity
In a circuit as full of ups and downs such as the female one, finding a tennis player capable of winning a Grand Slam and being a finalist in another of the same season is an example of authority and consistency that can be perceived as the endorsement to populate the upper zone ranking for a long time.
8. Petra Kvitova and the feeling of being able to win something great again
To see the Czech tennis player again in the semifinals after everything that happened a few years ago and that almost curtailed her sports career, is a gift for every fan. Petra must motivate herself by being back in the top-10 and seeing that she can still win great titles.
9. Nadia Podoroska and Martina Trevisan, inspiring stories of self-improvement
No one could have ever imagined seeing one in the semifinals and the other in the quarterfinals, but they have earned the right to be protagonists in this tournament. The Argentine has become a national heroine in Argentina and her ability to find her way despite the difficulties is worthy of praise, while the Italian has a story of overcoming that has moved everyone and deserves to be read.
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The Italian went four years without competing due to serious personal problems, hitting bottom with anorexia for which she had to be admitted to a center.
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10. Lights and shadows for Spanish tennis with Badosa and Muguruza
It was a disappointment and grief to see Garbiñe fall in the third round, but the brilliant performances of Paula Badosa are a breath of fresh air for national tennis. The young Catalan has taken an important step forward in her career during this tournament, where she was junior champion years ago, and shows that she has tennis for very high levels of success.
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