2009 French Open (from May 24 to June 7, 2009)

[emi&celine]

Hi everyone!

 

I really love tennis! I hope you do!

 

As the 2009 French Open gets closer, I want to know: what are your favourite? Which players have the greatest chances to win the title?

 

Rafael Nadal?

Dinara Safina?

Roger Federer?

Serena Williams?

Venus Williams?

Novak Djokovic?

Andy Murray?

Svetlana Kuznetsova?

Elena Dementieva?

 

Here's the topic where we will be able to discuss about matches, favourites,...

 

Hope you like it!

[I Surrender]

I am hoping for a Federer - Nadal finals. That will be a great match.

For the women I dont have a favourite.

 

I prefer tennis from the olds days actually. Graf, Sanchez, Seles, Sabatini, Navratilova, Edberg, Agassi, Lendl etc

Those were the days.

[emi&celine]

Women: Safina or Kuznetsova

 

Men: Federer

[emi&celine]

This year's withdrawals:

David Nalbandian (Arg), Richard Gasquet (Fra), Dmitri Tursunov (Rus), Mario Ancic (Cro) & Katerina Srebotnik (Svn)

 

Last ten French Open finals:

 

Men:

 

1999 Andre Agassi (US) d. Andreï Medvedev (Ukr)

2000 Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) d. Magnus Norman (Swe)

2001 Gustavo Kuerten (Bra) d. Alex Corretja (Spa)

2002 Albert Costa (Spa) d. Juan-Carlos Ferrero (Spa)

2003 Juan-Carlos Ferrero (Spa) d. Martin Verkerk (Ned)

2004 Gaston Gaudio (Arg) d. Guillermo Coria (Arg)

2005 Rafael Nadal (Spa) d. Mariano Puerta (Arg)

2006 Rafael Nadal (Spa) d. Roger Federer (Swi)

2007 Rafael Nadal (Spa) d. Roger Federer (Swi)

2008 Rafael Nadal (Spa) d. Roger Federer (Swi)

 

Women:

 

1999 Steffi Graf (Ger) d. Martina Hingis (Swi)

2000 Mary Pierce (Fra) d. Conchita Martinez (Spa)

2001 Jennifer Capriati (US) d. Kim Clijsters (Bel)

2002 Serena Williams (US) d. Venus Williams (US)

2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Bel) d. Kim Clijsters (Bel)

2004 Anastasia Myskina (Rus) d. Elena Dementieva (Rus)

2005 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Bel) d. Mary Pierce (Fra)

2006 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Bel) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus)

2007 Justine Henin (Bel) d. Ana Ivanovic (Ser)

2008 Ana Ivanovic (Ser) d. Dinara Safina (Rus)

 

Active players

 

Finals of the last three Grand Slam events:

 

Men:

 

2008 Wimbledon Champs: Rafael Nadal (Spa) d. Roger Federer (Swi)

2008 US Open: Roger Federer (Swi) d. Andy Murray (UK)

2009 Australian Open: Rafael Nadal (Spa) d. Roger Federer (Swi)

 

Women:

 

2008 Wimbledon Champs: Venus Williams (US) d. Serena Williams (US)

2008 US Open: Serena Williams (US) d. Jelena Jankovic (Ser)

2009 Australian Open: Serena Willams (US) d. Dinara Safina (Rus)

 

2009 Seeds:

 

Men:

 

1. Rafael Nadal (Spa)

2. Roger Federer (Swi)

3. Andy Murray (UK)

4. Novak Djokovic (Ser)

5. Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg)

 

Women:

 

1. Dinara Safina (Rus)

2. Serena Williams (US)

3. Venus Williams (US)

4. Elena Dementieva (Rus)

5. Jelena Jankovic (Ser)

[Nat27]

H-U-G-E upsets this weekend....Dementieva, Djokovic, Ivanovic and NADAL........very very suprising that the King of clay was taken out. I am a Roger Federer fan, but I was hoping for a Federer/Nadal final again. Fave female tennis player = Elena Dementieva...unfortunately she's out too....I'd have to go with either Safina or Kuznetsova to take the woman's title...

[ZoraSourit]

Nadal is out. Djokovic is out. Federer to win.

 

 

I don't care for the female tennis nowadays... I miss Justine Henin.