All I can say is wow!!. I picked Serena but knew that Gabby would be a difficult match. This was especially true after I saw how Serena played in the round. Although the score-line showed an easy match, she was too tense and way too many UFE's. Martina N. said it best, at Serena's stage in her tennis career, it is not always about the physical side of the game; mentally you are aware of your place in history and realize that you have so much more to lose. Serena still has the physical weapons, but her emotions/mental will continue to sometimes fail her at the big moments.
That said, congrats to Gabby, may she go far. The field is now wide-opened for someone to prehaps win their first major or for Maria to win her fifth.
- well not the best from Aga but she's the best of the players today on a cold day in Paris - not much joy from the players which is quite understandable with temperatures well under 20 centigrades - 14 in fact! - but it's getting worse. Tomorrow it's predited to be 13 and Friday and Saturday there will be times during the day where temperature will be 12!!! This match we saw people with umbrellas so it has also been dripping from above. 60% chance of rain tomorrow - wel, well not super conditions in French Open this year. Maybe we should have a fashion blog where we see what the players are using against the cold. I'm glad Aga hat a sweatshirt over her - sorry - ugly dress.
