Friday, June 09, 2006
Henin-Hardenne vs Svetlana Kuznetsova: dare we look?
Okay, this game will not break the current growth momentum of the tour, and just think about the Steffi Graf days, and the Martina Hinges reign. But dare we watch this final at Roland Garros?
Nicole Vaidisova, the 17 year old who defeated Mauresmo and Venus, was one set up, serving for the match at 5-4 (it's game, set, match: Nicole won the first set, and led Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 games to 4 in the second set, needing to win only one more game, which she was serving, to win the second set and thus the match.) Svetlana Kuznetsova recovered, won that set in a tie breaker (not this time), and then took the third set 6-2 (and thus the match.) Full Story
Still, "defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne whipped Kim Clijsters 6-3 6-2 to move into her third Roland Garros final", says the RolandGarros.com news summary. Full Story
Yes, but that is not the story here: the story is what Henin-Hardenne did to Frenchwoman Mary Pierce in the finals last year: 6-1 6-1. Henin-Hardenne queen of France
Dare we watch this time: "French Open, Women's Final" NBC, Sat Jun 10 08:00am CDT 120 min.
Above: Nicole Vaidisova
Below: Svetlana Kuznetsova
photos source: rolandgarros.com
