By Chris Oddo | Sunday, June 1, 2014
Smile pretty. It's time for the Day 8 media mash.
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Couldn’t make the trek to clay-court mecca this year? No worries, we’ve got you covered. Take a tour around the Roland Garros grounds without ever leaving your computer monitor with the Media Mash.
More Media Mash: Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7
Au revoir maestro! It was way too short but we’ll see you on the grass…
Maria Sharapova’s trademark grit and determination were on full display as she fought back from a set down to take out Samantha Stosur on Day 8. And she was pretty awesome in the press room, too. Music to our ears, Maria…
Apparently she was pretty good during changeovers, too, at least according to some:
One intelligent Roland Garros photographer figured out the perfect way to make Ernests Gulbis’ forehand look normal. B-l-U-R!
(Part One) Andy Murray finished off Philipp Kohlschreiber on Day 2 of their five-set battle, and immediately went into a little victory squat. (Who does a victory squat?)
(Part Two) And Murray was promptly called out for said victory squat by the Twitterazzi… (and deservedly so, don’t you think?)
Now that the Eugenie Bouchard has made consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals (and her first at Roland Garros), is it safe to assume that this painting will someday be on the walls of Le Louvre?
ESPN’s Brad Gilbert, finding the positives (there weren’t many) in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s straight set loss to Novak Djokovic…
Congrats to Milos Raonic on reaching his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal and for becoming the first Canadian man to achieve that task in the Open Era. But more importantly, congrats on that hair!!!
Interesting stat No. 1:
Interesting stat No. 2:
Carla Suarez Navarro, bringing the one-handed backhand back to a WTA Grand Slam quarterfinal. Thanks, CSN, and keep on smiling!!!
Could Garbine Muguruza be the second player in history to beat Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams in the same tournament? That is just a crazy stat to behold. And Muguruza has some *crazy* talent, so maybe…
Ernests Gulbis tosses a ball in the air during his five-set battle with Roger Federer on Sunday. Gulbis would prevail, reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in six years.
Nole made it look easy on Sunday, dropping just six games in his beatdown of a very downtrodden Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Speaking of Tsonga, was this the tweet of the day?
Last but not least: When Maria Says “Come OOOOOOOONNNNNNN, you all better just start coming on.