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Well, sort of what we expected after all the upsets…Sharapova and S. Halep advance today and will meet in the final of the French Open. Given the early exits of Serena Williams, Li Na, A. Radwanska (not to mention V. Azarenka sitting out still trying to heal her hurt foot), this seemed like the matchup we would expect! Sharapova won in three sets (she has now won 10 consecutive three set matches) over Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Amazing how when it goes three…the third set is a blowout! Bouchard, age twenty, had her chances, but too many unforced errors and losing two sets on her serve when up 40-0, well, that is not going to get you into the final of a Major. Still, a great tournament for the up and coming super star from Canada. Gotta say, I still like M. Raonic even more, also from Canada, also on the way up (#8) and such a nice, really genuine young man. OK, the other women’s semifinal featured #4 S. Halep vs. A. Petkovic of Germany. Petkovic has suffered from and come back from so many injuries it is impossible to keep a tab on them. At one point, she even thought about quitting the sport. Glad she did not as she is delightful, talented, very athletic, but still needs a little bit of work on her game. Halep won the first set with ease, 6-2, and then battled her way to a second set tie break win, 7-6 and will face Sharapova in the final. She most recently faced off against Serena Williams in the final in Rome and did not fare so well. Something tells me her final against Maria on Saturday will be a different story! Hope Halep gets it done and wins her first Major!
Tomorrow, the men’s semifinals..Nadal vs. Murray (it could last hours if history is any indication) and Djokovic vs. Gulbis (who has backed up that five set victory over Federer, darn!) and looks poised to really make a move! Still, when all is said and done…expect to see Nadal and Djokovic in the Sunday final.
Now, I feel compelled to mention that once we get through this clay court action in Paris, we will move to the grass…starting in Halle, Germany on Monday 6/9 where both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be in action (looking forward to the return of Mr. Federer and yes, grass is a good surface for Roger!).
Next, it is time to look at the NBA finals. They finally get underway tonight with a “rematch” from last year’s finals..the Heat vs. the Spurs. The Heat are looking to “three peat” (please, NO!) and the Spurs would like to win another title before some of the oldie but goldies, ie., Tim Duncan call it a day. The Spurs could have and should have (for all of you who watched last year’s finals) won the series in game six. They did not and the Heat went on to win in game seven. Looking forward to this series…hope the Spurs can get it done. Let’s go Spurs!! Would certainly be remiss not to mention one of the highlights of the NBA finals…the Jimmy Kimmel pregame show. It airs every night a half hour before game time! Be there or be square!
Can California Chrome get it done this weekend in NY at the Belmont? Can he become the first triple crown winner since 1978? Let’s go with YES…dreams can and do come true! Stay tuned…there is a lot going on between now and the end of the weekend!
Also, a really interesting movie comes out on Friday (6/6)…The Fault in our Stars! It is based on a wonderful book (0f course) and I do plan to try and see it! Will let you know what I think…do I ever fail to do that?
All right! All right! All right! Have a wonderful night!
