Women’s semifinals at the French Open
ROLAND GARROS, Paris First semifinal was [CR7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) against [CR13] Lucie Safarova (CZE). Ivanovic got off to a quick start and even served for the set, only to lose…
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ROLAND GARROS, Paris It has not been pretty, but she’s made it to another major semi-finals. The pressure of trying to win her 20th major title has affected Williams’ game….
Continue reading →Forty-three and counting
ROLAND GARROS, Paris [CR1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. [CR7] Rafael Nadal (ESP) Forty-three, the number of times they have competed against each other. Three times have been in quarterfinals and…
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ROLAND GARROS, Paris [CR2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [CR9] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) It was quality tennis from both players from the first ball. Yet, Wawrinka had a slight edge coming into this…
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ROLAND GARROS, Paris [CR1] Serena Williams (USA) defeated [CR40] Sloane Stephens (USA) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 How many more times can Williams recover from dropping the first set? She leads the…
Continue reading →Federer vs. Monfils, to be continued….
ROLAND GARROS, Paris [CR2] Roger Federer (SUI) vs. [CR14] Gael Monfils (FRA) It was one of the matches that everyone wanted to see. Many waited with bated breath in anticipation of…
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