Harboursport - French Open Day 12 2009

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TENNIS

FRENCH OPEN
Day 12 review - Thursday 4th June 2009.

SEEDWATCH - Mens Singles

1 – Rafael Nadal (ESP) - Eliminated Round 4
2 - Roger Federer (SUI) - Through to Semi Final
3 - Andy Murray (GBR) - Eliminated Quarter Final
4 - Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 3
5 - Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) - Thru to Semi Final
6 - Andy Roddick (USA) - Eliminated Round 4
7 - Gilles Simon (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3
8 - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) - Eliminated Round 4
9 - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)- Eliminated Round 4
10 - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) - Eliminated Quart Final
11 - Gael Monfils (FRA) - Eliminated Quarter Final
12 - Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - Through to Semi Final
13 - Marin Cilic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 4
14 - David Ferrer (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3
15 - James Blake (USA) - Eliminated Round 1
16 - Tommy Robredo (ESP) - Eliminated Quarter Final
17 - Stanislas Wawrinka - Eliminated Round 3
18 - Radek Stepanek (CZE) - Eliminated Round 3
19 - Tomas Berdych (CZE) - Eliminated Round 1
20 - Marat Safin (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2
21 - Dmitry Tursinov (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1
22 - Mardy Fish (USA) - Eliminated Round 1
23 - Robin Soderling (SWE) - Through to Semi Final
24 - Jurgen Melzer (AUT) - Eliminated Round 3
25 - Igor Andreev (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
26 - Ivo Karlovic (CRO) - Eliminated Round 1
27 - Rainer Schuettler (GER) - Eliminated Round 1
28 - Feliciano Lopez (ESP) - Eliminated Round 2
29 - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) - Eliminated Round 4
30 - Viktor Hanescu (ROU) - Eliminated Round 4
31 - Nicolas Almagro (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3
32 - Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) - Eliminated Round 3

SEEDWATCH - Womens Singles

1 - Dinara Safina (RUS) - Through to Final
2 - Serena Williams (USA) - Eliminated Quarter Final
3 - Venus Williams (USA) - Eliminated Round 3
4 - Elena Dementieva (RUS) - Eliminated Round 3
5 - Jelena Jankovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 4
6 - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) - Withdrawn
7 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Through to Final
8 - Ana Ivanovic (SRB) - Eliminated Round 4
9 - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) - Eliminated Quarter Final
10 - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) - Eliminated Round 3
11 - Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 2
12 - Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) - Eliminated Round 4
13 - Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Eliminated Round 2
14 - Flavia Pennetta (ITA) - Eliminated Round 1
15 - Jie Zheng (CHN) - Eliminated Round 2
16 - Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) - Eliminated Round 1
17 - Patty Schnyder (SUI) - Eliminated Round 1
18 - Anabel Medina Garriques (ESP) - Eliminated Rnd 2
19 - Kaia Kanepi (EST) - Eliminated Round 1
20 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - Eliminated Semi Final
21 - Alize Cornet (FRA) - Eliminated Round 2
22 - Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) - Eliminated Round 3
23 - Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1
24 - Aleksandra Wozniak (POL) - Eliminated Round 4
25 - Na Li (CHN) - Eliminated Round 4
26 - Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) - Eliminated Round 1
27 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) - Eliminatd Rnd 3
28 - Sybile Bammer (AUT) - Eliminated Round 2
29 - Agnes Szavay (HUN) - Eliminated Round 4
30 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) - Eliminated Semi Final
31 - Shuai Peng (CHN) - Eliminated Round 1
32 - Iveta Benesova (CZE) - Eliminated Round 3

Sam Stosur's dream run at the French Open came to an end in the quarter finals, but not before she
put up a gallant fight against Russian 7th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.
After Kuznetsova took the first set 6-4, the second set was a classic of momentum swings and
changes in fortunes. Both players managed to break their opponents' serve twice, with several other
games going through multiple deuces. But eventually it went to a tie-break, and despite Kuznetsova
having held a match point during the second set decider, it was Stosur who would take it out to force
the match to a deciding set.
With the advantage of first serve in the final set, Kuznetsova's single break of serve saw her race to a
3-0 lead. And although Stosur was not to be broken again, that break was enough for Kuznetsova to
take the match and progress to the final.
Kuznetsova's opponent in the final will be Dinara Safina, after the top seed was too good for 20th seed
Dominika Cibulkova. The Slovakian had hopes of an upset after breaking Safina in her first service
game of the match and going to a 3-0 lead. But Safina then went on the rampage, winning the next 5
games to take a commanding position in the first set. Cibulkova fought back to take the second set the
full distance and then win the tiebreaker to force the match to a deciding set, before Safina stepped up
a gear in the third to end Cibulkova's campaign and advance to the final, keeping hopes of taking her
first Grand Slam title alive.

The Aussies
Womens Singles, Semi Final
7 - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d 30 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6-4 6-7 6-3

Girls Doubles, Quarter Final
Ksenia Kirillova(RUS)/Martina Trevisan(ITA)d Isabella Holland(AUS)/Olivia Rogowska(AUS) walkover

Legends Under 45 Doubles
Pat Cash (AUS)/Emilio Sanchez (ESP) d Goran Ivanisevic (CRO)/Michael Stich (GER) 6-3 2-6 [10-5]

Legends Over 45 Doubles
Andres Gomez (ECU)/Victor Pecci (PAR) d Peter Mcnamara (AUS)/Ilie Nastase (ROU) 6-2 6-1

The Seeds
Womens Singles, Semi Final
1 - Dinara Safina (RUS) d 20 - Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 6-4 6-7 6-3

Mens Doubles, Semi Final
3 - Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Leander Paes (IND) d 1 - Daniel Nestor (CAN)/Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) 7-6 7-6
Wesley Moodie (RSA)/Dick Norman (BEL) d 2 - Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) 0-6 7-6 6-4

Boys Singles, Quarter Finals
11 - Gianni Mina (FRA) d 3 - Andrea Collarini (ARG) 1-6 6-2 6-3
14 - Dominik Schulz (GER) d Guilherme Clezar (BRA) 4-6 7-5 6-4

Girls Singles, Quarter Finals
3 - Ksenia Pervak (RUS) d Valeria Solovieva (RUS) 6-2 7-5
9 - Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) d Chanel Simmonds (RSA) 7-6 6-2
15 - Sloane Stephens (USA) d 11 - Silvia Njiric (CRO) 6-2 6-2

Boys Doubles, Quarter Finals
4 - Guilherme Clezar (BRA)/Liang-Chi Huang (TPE) d 7 - Hiroyasu Ehara (JPN)/Shuichi Sekiguchi
(JPN)                        6-2 6-3
Marin Draganja (CRO)/Dino Marcan (CRO) d 5 - Evan King (USA)/Denis Kudla (USA) 6-0 7-6
6 - Dominik Schulz(GER)/David Souto(VEN) d Karim Maamoun (EGY)/Nikila Scholtz (RSA) 6-1 3-6 [10-6]

Girls Doubles, Quarter Finals
3 - Timea Babos (HUN)/Heather Watson (GBR) d Katarena Paliivets (CAN)/Chanel Simmonds (RSA)
6-3                     6-4
6 - Yana Buchina(RUS)/Ksenia Pervak(RUS)d 4 -Kristina Mladenovic(FRA)/Silvia Njiric(CRO) 3-6 6-3 [10-6]
12 - Elena Bogdan(ROU)/Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA) d 7 - Beatrice Capra (USA)/Lauren
Embree                     (USA) 6-1 6-4

Wheelchair Mens Singles
1 - Shingo Kunieda (JPN) d Michael Jeremiasz (FRA) 6-1 6-2
2 - Stephane Houdet (FRA) d Nicolas Peifer (FRA) 7-5 6-2

Wheelchair Womens Singles
1 - Esther Vergeer (NED) d Florence Gravellier (FRA) 6-2 6-2
2 - Korie Homan (NED) d Sharon Walraven (NED) 6-0 6-2

Wheelchair Mens Doubles
Robin Ammerlaan (NED)/Maikel Scheffers (NED) d 2 - Shingo Kunieda (JPN)/Stefan Olsson (SWE)
6-7                        6-2 [10-8]

Wheelchair Womens Doubles
Annick Sevenans(BEL)/Aniek Van Koot(NED) d 2 - Florence Gravellier(FRA)/Jiske Griffioen (NED) 6-4 7-6

The Others
Boys Singles, Quarter Final
Daniel Berta (SWE) d Richard Becker (GER) 6-3 6-3
Henri Laaksonen (FIN) d Filip Horansky (SVK) 6-3 6-4

Girls Singles, Quarter Final
Daria Gavrilova (RUS) d Bianca Botto (PER) 6-4 2-6 6-2

Boys Doubles, Quarter Final
Patrk Brydolf (SWE)/Radim Urbanek (CZE) d Devin Britton (USA)/Jordan Cox (USA) 2-6 6-2 [10-6]

Legends Under 45 Doubles
Paul Haarhuis (NED)/Cedric Pioline (FRA) d Sergi Bruguera (ESP)/Richard Krajicek (NED) 2-6 7-6 [10-5]

MIXED DOUBLES – FINAL
1 - Liezel Huber (USA)/Bob Bryan (USA)
d
Vania King (USA)/Marcelo Melo (BRA)
5-7 7-6 [10-7]