May 14 2008
Is This Roger’s Year in Paris?
The great Roger Federer has 12 Grand Slam titles to his name—5 Wimbledon, 4 U.S. Open and 3 Australian Open. But there’s a big empty spot on his mantle. He has never won a French Open. After reaching the semi-final in the 2001 French Open, Federer has been a dominating force on the court. Unless of course the court’s surface happens to be clay. His arch-nemesis Rafael Nadal has won the last three championships at Roland Garros, beating Federer in 2006 and 2007. Nadal bested Federer again a couple weeks ago in Monte Carlo in a tune-up to the May 25-June 8 French. I think this will be Roger’s year to win the last remaining Grand Slam and fill in that empty spot in his mantle. We won’t have long to wait. I for one will be watching the excitement. Stay tuned for my prediction on the ladies’ side of the tournament as well.
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This may be Roger’s year at the French, but I’m not willing to bet on it. I’d like to see him win it, but his game just doesn’t work on clay. Just like Justine Henin couldn’t win on grass. Justine’s sudden retirement this week was really a shock. She was my absolute favorite among the women players. And to quit while ranked No. 1 in the world and only 25 years old. She owned the French, so to stop playing only two weeks before the tournament was very surprising. I’m guessing this means that Maria Sharapova will move to the top spot. She’s not one of my favorites. I like Ana Ivanovic much more and I’ll be rooting for her and Jelena Jankovic in the French. The Serbians are the best and they don’t flaunt it.
I agree that the Serbian women are the most entertaining, although Sharapova certainly had no trouble defeating Ana Ivanovic in the Australian. This year’s French Open should be spellbinding on both the men’s and women’s sides.