Simona Halep stormed through an injured Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-2 6-2, to make her first semi-final at grand-slam level, late on Wednesday afternoon. She backed up her number 4 ranking with a solid display of aggressive tennis and impressive mental stability, in a match which could have been troubling. An injured Kuznetsova, who had gone the distance in her two prior matches, struggled to find her range and deal with the steadiness of Halep.
As the players took to the court, the rain which had been pouring all day, started again. Halep seemed untroubled, playing her tennis without a worry and getting on with what she had to do. Kuznetsova was clearly troubled, she complained and talked to the umpire on more than one occasion. Luckily, the rain stopped and we had a match on our hands.
It’s been three days since Federer crashed out to Gulbis in the 4th round of the French Open and I’ve been trying to unpick where things went wrong. He was going for his 10th consecutive quarter-final appearance at the slam and had a decent clay court season with a final appearance at Monte Carlo.
Gulbis has recently hit a rich vein of form, with a reformed forehand which has the commentators exclaiming what an unusual but improved shot it is, he has been backing up some of the hot air which has come from his mouth. Continue reading Roland Garros: Gulbis d. Federer→
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