Quick Served: Roland Garros Day 10

Delayed appreciation for Jakub Menšík

Jun 03, 2026

Context-free soundbite: “Because we [only] tune in when he’s getting stretchered off the court, I’m an asshole.”

We’re guilty of denying Jakub Menšík his full due by focusing on the hype and excitement around João Fonseca and Rafael Jodar lately. Bygones, Jakub? Andy makes up for it with today’s review of the 20-year-old’s statement win over Fonseca. Plus: women’s recaps and picks for tomorrow.

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STRAIGHT SETS TO THE SEMIS 🔥 Is Menšík going all the way?!

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Mirra and Marta, the Rematch

Mirra Andreeva [8] and Marta Kostyuk [15] booked a rematch of their Madrid final a month ago. Kostyuk won it 6-3, 7-5. She also won a smaller title the week before, and she is on a run of 17 straight clay-court wins with no losses.

After Madrid, she came on Served and talked about the good vibes she had when she arrived in Paris.

Kostyuk found another gear in the third set of her win over Elina Svitolina [7] in the quarterfinal today. She won 13 of the last 14 points, and nine were winners. If she can produce the same level of offense versus Andreeva, the match should be on her racket.

But Kostyuk had a letdown in the middle of the match, allowing Svitolina to get back into the match in the second set. Andreeva might not let her get away with a lapse like that. She has been clinical in her five wins and dismantled Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-3 in just 56 minutes.

With both playing for their first major final, nerves will be a factor. Andreeva has been in a major semifinal before (here in 2024) and is 17–3 on the Paris clay. Kostyuk will play her first major semi, but she is four years older and wiser than Andreeva and has the Madrid win in her favor.

Kostyuk, Andreeva and Svitolina have been the best players throughout the clay season. Kostyuk’s quarterfinal match was an important test to pass. But Andreeva really wants that semifinal jewelry.

🎤 Mirra Andreeva
“I feel like [the pins are] a very nice addition to the tournament, because that’s what kind of keeps me motivated, because I want to get more pins.”

Bracket Challenge Update

Andy’s men’s draw is keeping him in the lead at Served, but his hopes for a top finish disappeared with Iga Swiatek, his pick to win the women’s title. The women’s draw will likely determine the winner because there was no consensus on the champion, so some will score with the semifinalists and winners and others won’t. In the men’s contest, the majority of Chuckers have similar brackets for the remaining rounds. Those who picked Zverev to win the title (ahem, Techy Sean) could still see a significant bump.

Big bonus points are out of play unless you had Berrettini, Arnaldi or Chwalinska making the quarters or semis.

Today’s bonus points:

Marta Kostyuk, 8 points for seed differential

Perfect Delivery: Dirty Words

Felix Auger-Aliassime is running out of patience with the conventional wisdom that he is out of his element at Roland Garros. A reporter asked him about it in his last press conference.

🎤 Felix Auger-Aliassime
“Maybe if I win the tournament, I will make it clear to everyone: I don’t mind the clay. I just don’t mind it.”

The first-time quarterfinalist followed up with a story that he hopes will put the misguided theory to rest.

“When I was 18, my coaches thought I should go and play in South America, because I was better on clay. So I went to Rio, Buenos Aires and São Paulo. In the summer, I skipped the grass to play on clay. I don’t mind the clay, and I didn’t get Toni [Nadal, his former coach] to play better on clay [but] just to learn from somebody who has been at the highest level in tennis.”

Sold. ClayFA it is.

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Number of Mirra Andreev's wins at Roland Garros, the most ever for a teenager this century

Andreeva passed Coco Gauff for the most Ws on the Paris clay with her win today over Sorana Cirstea, matching her run to the semifinals in 2024.

Listen to Andy’s take on Andreeva’s prodigious talent.

Watch: Stat of the Day on YouTube

Tiebreak Trivia

Jakub Menšík and João Fonseca were the fifth-youngest quarterfinal pairing in Roland Garros history. Which American former champ was part of the two youngest pairings?

💡 The answer will be in Day 11’s Quick Served newsletter.

Day 9 answer: Martina Navratilova holds the record for the oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in the Open Era. She was 47 when she won her first-round match at Wimbledon in 2004.

Quick Hits

JW interviewed Sascha Bajin, Serena Williams’s ex-coach, about her comeback for Sports Illustrated. Keywords: “bored” and “sore.”
It’s time for Andre Agassi and Venus Williams to join the TNT coverage. Venus appeared at the studio desk yesterday and will stick around. Agassi is due for the men’s semis and finals, like last year, serving as an analyst and studio guest. Follow TNT Sports PR on social media for alerts. Here’s Venus today o Serena’s form.
Not that it made a difference, but Jakub Menšík was kicked off his practice court early today.
Dirty martini, please ⬇️