Well the Cinderella story has officially ended, if you are Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray that is.
However, credit must be given where credit is due. Sharapova, who has not played for about a year and has battled through a shoulder injury was able to make it to the quarterfinals in a tournament that usually troubles her when she is healthy. Not only did she make it to the quarterfinals but she played four three set matches to get there. Do not count her out, she is a fighter and with Wimbledon coming up; the tournament where she won her first grand slam, we have much to look forward to.
With Sharapova out of the tournament the women's side looks like it could become a rematch of the Australian Open. Dinara Safina who was seeded number one in the tournament has clinched a spot in the semi-finals beating the young Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. Her match against Azarenka was the only set she dropped throughout the entire tournament. Serena on the other side of the draw is set to play Kuznetsova who is the seventh seed. I am liking Serena's odds not only statistically but mentally as well. Serena has a lot of experience and continues to impress us whether we like it or not.
We have come to expect upsets in the women's brackets due to the inconsistency of rankings and in the WTA tour but a week ago if you were to mention that the men's quarterfinals wouldn't include Nadal we would have laughed in your face. Not only is the number one seed missing from the quarterfinals but there are only three men seeded in the top ten in the quarterfinals. Now with Murray gone, who just lost to Gonzalez we could have an interesting final developing.
The question is, which two men are going to make it to the finals. We know it is either going to be Soderling or Gonzalez but will he be joined by Federer, who everyone expected to make it and then lose to Nadal.
Although we all want Federer to win so it will no longer be such a big deal that he hasn't won all the grand slams; I know someone cry me a river it wouldn't make for an interesting final. I think that if Federer makes it to the finals this will be the time he wins. I personally, would much rather see a five set final with possibly a Frenchman; Monfils is still left, but he needs to go through Federer first. Que suspenseful music now.
i am pulling for federer, would be something for him to finally get his hands on the french crown after so many disappointments, would also give him the career grand slam and only a few men have ever done that. i think agassi was the last..but nothing is a sure thing, especially on the clay over there so federer still has a lot of work to go beginning with today's semi
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