The 2012 French Open women’s final is set. No. 2 Maria Sharapova will face this year’s Cinderella story, Sara Errani.
Women’s Semifinal Previews
PresswireAfter quite a few upsets in the women’s draw at the 2012 French Open, the biggest upset of all is that there weren’t more of them. For the first time since 2008, two of the top four women’s seeds have made the semifinals. Last year, none did. In both 2009 and 2010, only one did. Granted, we are assured that only one will make the finals but, for the women at Roland Garros, this is how a chalk bracket looks.
The shorelines are rather divergent in this year’s semifinals. In one matchup, you’ve got a woman continuing her mid-career surge and looking for her second final in three slams against a 25-year old Italian playing in her first slam semifinal. In the other, you’ve got a duo of Top Five players facing off for the third time in four slams. And in all, you’ve got four women playing the best clay court tennis of their respective careers.
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June 6, 2012; Paris, FRANCE; Maria Sharapova (RUS) celebrates after recording match point against Kai Kanepi (EST) on day eleven of the 2012 French Open at Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-US PRESSWIRE Maria Sharapova has won every Grand Slam singles title except for the French Open. Her shot at taking home hardware from Roland Garros has never been better than in the 2012 French Open, and she has a shot to advance to the final on Thursday.
No. 2 Sharapova will face No. 4 Petra Kvitova in the day’s second semifinal, and will look to continue her dominant play in the match. Sharapova has dropped just one set so far in the Open, to Klara Zakopalova, and has blitzed her other four opponents in straight sets while dropping no more than five games in a two-setter.
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