Week 22 - Roland Garros main draw (women) - Paris, France - Clay

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

RE: Week 22 - Roland Garros main draw (women) - Paris, France - Clay

paulisi · Tennis legend

The draw seems to be opening up massively with so many seeds falling:

Vinci
V Williams
Kanepi
Koukalova
Wozniacki
Li Na
Pennetta

Serena in big big trouble as well

Should be between Halep, Azarenka, Sharapova and Radwanska for title if Serena falls.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
The draw seems to be opening up massively with so many seeds falling:

Vinci
V Williams
Kanepi
Koukalova
Wozniacki
Li Na
Pennetta

Serena in big big trouble as well

Should be between Halep, Azarenka, Sharapova and Radwanska for title if Serena falls.

Not Azarneka, paul, she's out, didn't start, she's injured.

paulisi · Tennis legend

oops - Serena gone. Totally outplayed.

indiana · Tennis legend

Wow, really opening up for such as Halep.

But with that comes increased expectation and PRESSURE. That's PRESSURE, Simona. Sleep well :)

Sim · County player

Hev's match is 4th on court 1 tomorrow following Andy's match.

If the no. 1 and 2 seeds can lose in round 1 then how about 3 and 4 in round 2? (Actually just the 4th seed losing would be good enough!!!)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

So nice to see a young contingent really making their mark.

Well done to the Spanish, American, Slovakian, French and Croatian players - all 21 or under, all put out a seed (and some really high seeds).#

Really enjoyed some of their performances :::)))

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Interestingly, Halep is now 2nd favourite with the bookies to take the title here.

It has to be a three horse race between Halep, Sharapova & Radwanska. I can see Bouchard or Kuznetsova having a good run though

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

OK - I'm going for Ivanovic - no one's mentioned her :)

indiana · Tennis legend

The women's draw may have the appearance of a bit of a seed massacre with half the seeds out from the top half after R2 and a further 3 from the bottom half after R1, with of course the big headlines of Serena and Li Na out.

However, just looking at the draw, seeds 3 to 11 are all still in situ, well for now anyway.

Ratty · County player

This is extremely odd. Nobody has said that "Heather really showed that she can compete at this level".

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I thought Mary Pierce was extremely interesting in her analysis - she not only highlighted (in a positive manner) Heather's weak areas but also suggested specific drills that she should do - very focused, with a fine eye for detail. I wonder if Diego will listen ? Or agree?

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Coup Droit wrote:
OK - I'm going for Ivanovic - no one's mentioned her :)

Quite right - I overlooked Ana completely and I would love to see her do well but her quarter is packed - clearly the strongest left.

For me:

Top QTR has to be Pova coming through, assuming she beats Sam.

2nd QTR I think will be Bouchard v Aga to decide who makes it through

3rd QTF I think will be Kuznetsova/Ana v Halep

4tf QTR Jankovic

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Sorry back on topic - I think Heather played really well. Halep is a stronger version of Hev but considering she is 4th seed the gulf didnt look huge. I think Heather is playing back at top 50 level at the moment and whilst I dont expect great things on the grass, I think she could start climbing quite quickly when she gets back on to hards.

The good news is she seems to have shaken off the Glandular fever and looks fighting fit again, with heavier groundies and a tidy net game which looks really polished. I was really impressed with her performance in the second set but think she never really felt in her heart of hearts she would win or knew how to really hurt Halep.

indiana · Tennis legend

Was very tough vs Halep. Currently if they play anything near their normal, Halep wins, unsurprisingly.

I agree though that Hev competed well without ever really looking like she might win it.

Another good week or so overall in a very good recovery year. I'd say that she is generally now WR 40 to 50 level, and getting more towards the WR 40 level, so hopefully will maybe at least threaten her CH of WR 39 before the year is out.

I agree about Mary Pierce. Genuinely interesting when she talks and she doesn't too much. And most certainly doesn't comment as if folk have very bare knowledge of the game. Others could learn. I hope she is around a lot in the future and maybe on other outlets.