It’s now down to two for this year’s Roland Garros 2009 Women’s singles event and it is going to be an all-Russian affair.
World number one Dinara Safina uncharacteristically made several errors but still managed to defeat Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova in two sets 6-3, 6-3 to reach the French Open final for the second straight year. In the other semifinal, Svetlana Kuznetsova had to go the distance to beat Australia’s Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-7, 6-3. Both Cibulkova and Stosur are first time Slam semifinalists while the winners have impressive records but still short of the title win.
Safina, last year’s finalist, currently holds the lead in the head-to-head matches (8-5) against Kuznetsova, the 2006 finalist. Both players have met twice so far this year, with Kuznetsova beating Safina in Stuttgart final and the latter avenging the defeat by ousting the world number 7 a week later in Rome.
Who do you think will win? A title win for Safina would mean a validation of her top ranking and that she’s no longer the “Slamless number one player.” Meanwhile, a victory for Kuznetsova would mean a second Slam trophy. She won the US Open in 2004.
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