There could yet be another upset in the French Open women’s semi-finals
History dictates that a Safina/Kuznetsova final is far from certain
Top seed Dinara Safina and Serena-conquering Svetlana Kuznetsova are strong favourites to overcome Dominika Cibulkova and Samantha Stosur in today’s French Open semi-finals. However, in ten of the last 11 years at least one of the women’s semis has been won by the lower seed, meaning there is potential for an upset.
Dinara Safina v Dominika Cibulkova
The major concern for Safina will be that the top seed has made the final just once in nine years at Roland Garros, with four falling at the semi-finals over that period. The Russian lost the final last year and it is notoriously difficult to bounce back, with Ana Ivanovic last year becoming the first woman to do it since 1996. Safina has won her two previous meetings with the Slovakian in straight sets but Cibulkova, who has never been this far at a Grand Slam before, has dropped just 15 games in her last four matches.
Tags: Ana Ivanovic, Anastasia Myskina, Dinara Safina, Dominika Cibulkova, Elena Dementieva, French Open, Grand Slam, Roland Garros, Samantha Stosur, Semi-finals, Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Women's Singles
Posted: June 4th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment 
