Oops. Overslept this morning. Had just enough time to flip on my TV and see Cibulkova breaks Safina's serve to open the match. No problem, though; we all know one lost serve means nothing when it comes to someone as tenacious as Dinara. Sure enough, she soon breaks back and races to a 5-2 lead. Unless Cibulkova steps it up a notch, Safina's going to slam through her as easily as she did her first few opponents.
So...for the final, it looks (to me) like we're looking at another Kuznetsova v. Safina blockbuster. Kuznetsova is playing some amazing tennis; Safina beat her the last time they played, but can she do it again?
I think so. I may be blinded by my Safina fangirlness, but it looks to me like she's going to get her first slam here, and shut all of her critics (*coughSerenacough*) up.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Sveta through to the semis; Federer kicking butt
Am I right or am I right? Kuznetsova is through to the semis, where she'll play Sam Stosur.
Did I say four sets for Fed to win? Forget that--the Swiss Maestro is going through in three. *Crosses fingers*
Did I say four sets for Fed to win? Forget that--the Swiss Maestro is going through in three. *Crosses fingers*
Stosur: First Woman through to the Semis in the Bottom Half
Stosur spanks Cirstea, 6-1, 6-3, and will play the winner of the Serena/Sveta match--and it's looking pretty likely that the winner will be Sveta.
Roland Garros: Quarterfinals, Day 2
Too early. I'm not a person made for 8 AM. It's better than 5AM, I suppose. Oh, the things I do for tennis.
On to today's matchups. It's a blockbuster day. First up is Serena vs. Kuznetsova on Court Suzanne Lenglen?? While Stosur and Cirstea are on Philippe Chatrier? The French really do hate Serena, don't they? I like Serena and Svetlana, and this should be an interesting match. I'm not sure who will win. Ordinarily, I'd say Serena, but I've got one of those funny feelings that Svetlana is going to pull through. Still, it's hard to count a Williams sister out in this stage of a slam.
Then comes the match of the tournament: Federer vs. Monfils. Monfils impressed the hell out of me with his play in that match against Roddick, and completely turned me off of him as a player with his antics and attitude. Usually I find him amusing, but the rolling his eyes, and pumping up an already super pumped up crowd was just poor sportsmanship. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when Andy Roddick is more of a gentleman in a match than his opponent.
Plus, I remember a few years back when Monfils was playing juniors, and how much all the other players hated him.
I fear for Roger, but I refuse to believe he'll lose. I'm going to have faith and say--Roger will take it in 4. He'll lose the first set, then win the next three.
For the other matches, I'm picking Del Potro over Robredo--the Argentine has just looked too good out there. On the other hand, I haven't watched Robredo play a single match here in Paris, and he's obviously upped his game. Plus, it would be nice to see him get some respect for a change--and I think Federer (who is going to BEAT MONFILS) will have an easier time picking off Robredo than Del Potro. Yes, Roger has rolled past Del Potro the last few times they've played, but Del Potro keeps getting better and better, so...
For Stosur vs. Cirstea...no idea. Cirstea played some amazing tennis against Jankovic, but the nerves-factor of being in her first quarterfinals at a grand slam might affect her. Of course, it might equally affect Stosur. Who knows.
On to today's matchups. It's a blockbuster day. First up is Serena vs. Kuznetsova on Court Suzanne Lenglen?? While Stosur and Cirstea are on Philippe Chatrier? The French really do hate Serena, don't they? I like Serena and Svetlana, and this should be an interesting match. I'm not sure who will win. Ordinarily, I'd say Serena, but I've got one of those funny feelings that Svetlana is going to pull through. Still, it's hard to count a Williams sister out in this stage of a slam.
Then comes the match of the tournament: Federer vs. Monfils. Monfils impressed the hell out of me with his play in that match against Roddick, and completely turned me off of him as a player with his antics and attitude. Usually I find him amusing, but the rolling his eyes, and pumping up an already super pumped up crowd was just poor sportsmanship. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when Andy Roddick is more of a gentleman in a match than his opponent.
Plus, I remember a few years back when Monfils was playing juniors, and how much all the other players hated him.
I fear for Roger, but I refuse to believe he'll lose. I'm going to have faith and say--Roger will take it in 4. He'll lose the first set, then win the next three.
For the other matches, I'm picking Del Potro over Robredo--the Argentine has just looked too good out there. On the other hand, I haven't watched Robredo play a single match here in Paris, and he's obviously upped his game. Plus, it would be nice to see him get some respect for a change--and I think Federer (who is going to BEAT MONFILS) will have an easier time picking off Robredo than Del Potro. Yes, Roger has rolled past Del Potro the last few times they've played, but Del Potro keeps getting better and better, so...
For Stosur vs. Cirstea...no idea. Cirstea played some amazing tennis against Jankovic, but the nerves-factor of being in her first quarterfinals at a grand slam might affect her. Of course, it might equally affect Stosur. Who knows.
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