So, Andy Murray is up against
Joao Sousa in the 2nd Round of the French Open. There’s scope for
optimism since 44th seed Sousa has lost all 5 of his previous
matches against our British No. 1.
Murray has already beaten Sousa
once this year, at the Australian Open in January. That was a straight sets
victory. However; it will be interesting to see how it pans out today, since
this will be the first time they have met on clay.
Andy beat Facundo Arguello in straight
sets to reach the 2nd Round. Joao Sousa overcame Vasek Pospisil.
My favourite Serbian female
player, Jelena Jankovic (25), lost by straight sets in the 1st Round
to Bulgarian, Sesil Karatantcheva (106). That’s the second Grand Slam this year
she’s been eliminated in the 1st Round, having lost to Timea
Bacsinszky (24) in straight sets at the Australian Open in January.
It’s amazing to me that this
former World No. 1 has never won a Grand Slam Singles title. She’s only even
reached 1 final, at the US Open in 2008 where she lost in straight sets to
Serena Williams (1).
She did win the Wimbledon Mixed
Doubles title in 2007. Her partner was Andy Murray’s younger brother, Jamie.
However, I still hold out hope that she will eventually win the Singles title,
because she’s a great player and very entertaining to watch.
She still has time. The oldest ever winner of
the Women’s Singles title at Wimbledon was Charlotte Cooper-Sterry. She was 37
when she won the title way back in 1908. Jelena, born on 28th
February 1985, is only 30 years old, so she still has time.
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