Friday, May 30, 2008

... And that's why you don't pick an American to win the French ...

Down goes Serena. Her mom called her loss to Katarina Srebotnik the result of being "in a funk." Okay ... but there about four players, one who's related to Serena, whose moods have just improved dramatically.
Venus, who could have faced her sister in the semis, still has to get past Jankovic. So far, Jelena's not looking too sharp, either.
A more direct beneficiary is Ana Ivanovic, who now can look forward to making the semis by beating the likes of Petra Cetkovska and Srebotnik. If she can get past Williams or Jankovic, I'd have to anoint her the new favorite. After all, if Maria Sharapova's getting pushed to three sets by Bethanie Mattek ...

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