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Nothing Major

181: 2026 Roland Garros Round QF Recap, Flying Zverev & Fallen Sabalenka | Something Major | EP 181

Nothing Major

Sift Creative

Sports, Tennis, News, Sports News

4.8608 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Thank you to Tennis Channel for the use of the Paris footage. 

From the green room, Sam & John join Stevie as he kicks off the show with his take on a "Lefkoe style" opener. 
The crew recaps a dramatic set of Roland-Garros quarterfinals, led by impressive runs from Alexander Zverev, Jakub Mensik, and Cobolli. They break down the biggest performances, debate who has the edge heading into the semifinals, and discuss what's stood out most from the second week in Paris.

On the women’s side, they react to Sabalenka’s title hopes coming to an abrupt end and Shnaider’s continued rise. Plus, semifinal predictions and an update on the Nothing Major bracket standings.

https://bracket.nothingmajorshow.com/nothingmajor

00:00 French Open Stakes
00:51 Cold Open Roast
01:36 Rating the Monologue
03:22 Show Intro and Banter
04:17 Quarterfinals Setup
05:00 Mensik Beats Fonseca
08:54 Zverev Rolls Jodar
11:38 Cobolli Upsets Felix
16:28 DMV Celebrity Tangent
17:09 Women Quarterfinal Shock
18:31 Windy Match Debate
19:44 Semifinal Surprise Run
20:42 Hermes Bag Detour
21:27 Kostyuk Streak Talk
23:03 Semifinals Set Recap
24:14 Men Semifinal Picks
27:09 Women Semifinal Picks
28:19 Guest Plans Bracket Drama
29:53 Wrap Up Thanks

Transcript

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0:00.0

As the afternoon sun baked the iconic red clay of Roland Garros, as we get to the business end of the year's second slam, the city of lights has been too bright for some of the game's biggest stars, but that opens the door for a new conqueror of play. On the men's side, there has been carnage on the clay to the likes we've never seen before. Will Zvera finally get that elusive Grand Slam win, but will the bright lights prove to be blinding in his efforts?

0:23.0

For the first time since 1977, no slam champions remain on the women's side.

0:27.6

Who of the remaining four competitors buying for glory will seize the moment and capture their

0:31.4

maiden slam title?

0:32.8

As we approach the end of this event, we will see heartbaked, triumphs, and two competitors

0:36.7

etching their names in the history books.

0:39.4

Rolling Geros once again delivers what is the ultimate test of physical and emotional and mental endurance that leads to immortality as a grand slam champion.

0:51.1

That's it.

0:52.0

Are you done?

0:52.8

That's it.

0:53.5

Okay.

0:58.3

Huh. No? Eh. no yeah screw you guys we're joking left you know what I was thinking actually I wanted to I wanted

1:09.1

to message Lefco and be like, send me something.

1:11.7

And then I wanted you guys to make fun of me for it.

1:14.1

And then be like, well, Adam wrote it so you guys don't like him. But I just didn't have enough time. Oh, you got, you, you, you, you, you were so insecure there for a second. Yeah, you did. Yeah, you weren't like. I was like, oh, man, I worked hard on this.

1:26.3

That was lengthy, dude.

1:27.6

A little long-winded.

1:28.5

No, but in a good, like, the effort.

1:30.1

It was an effort.

1:30.6

It was a hell of an effort. weren't you weren't like i was like oh man i worked hard on this that was that was lengthy dude a little

1:27.8

long-winded no but in a good like the effort it was it was a hell of an effort i had to cut some

1:32.3

pieces this morning i had a big piece on sabalanka she blew it for me wow left go thought okay

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