French Open Men’s Final Preview – Soderling v Federer
Saturday, June 6th, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
Could tomorrow be the day that Federer becomes the greatest tennis player in history? Roger Federer is still searching for his first French Open title despite dominated the tennis world for the last six years. His main rival on clay is out of the championship leaving Federer with a slightly clearer path to glory in his fourth successive final appearance at Roland Garros. The Swiss will be in determined fashion on Sunday at the Philippe Chatrier court in front of 15 thousand fans.
A Swede stands between Roger and tennis glory. Robin Soderling is in blistering form going into the men’s final at the French Open. The 24-year-old has fought his way through to the final on the back of some great results against Nadal and Davydenko and also the gutsy win against Gonzalez in the semi-final. This would be Soderling’s first Grand Slam if he beats Federer and it would be a deserving achievement for the 23rd seed. MTF Prediction – The form books favour Soderling to win the French Open tomorrow, but we are going for Federer glory. Enjoy!
French Open Men’s SF Preview – Del Potro v Federer
Friday, June 5th, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
This mouth watering semi-final match has the ingredients to be a classic. Both players are in top form and this could go all the way to a five sets ‘if we’re lucky’. Federer has grand slam glory in his sights after seeing his nemesis, Nadal knocked out earlier in the tournament, but he has to get past a very strong Argentinian first. Del Potro is a huge presence on the court these days and will have his own ambitions of lifting the trophy at Roland Garros. Both players came through their quarter final matches with ease which makes this head-to-head an intriguing encounter. MTF Prediction – Del Potro to cause problems for Federer, but the Swiss maestro will emerge victorious.
French Open Men’s SF Preview – Soderling v Gonzalez
Friday, June 5th, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
It is men’s singles semi-final day at Roland Garros. Robin Soderling and Fernando Gonzalez go head-to-head on the Philippe Chatrier court today with a place in Sundays French Open final up for grabs. Gonzalez must go into this match being the favourite after he defeated Andy Murray in the previous round with relative ease. Soderling will be no pushover though, he has beaten massive opponents in Nadal and Davydenko en route to the last four stage. Expect to see both players belting the ball from the back of the court as they unleash their favoured strong forehand strokes. MTF Prediction – This will be close contest. We are going with Sodering though, the Swede’s confidence is sky high.
French Open Women’s SF Preview – Safina v Cibulkova
Thursday, June 4th, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
We are at the semi-final stage at the French Open today and it is the women who will do battle first. Number 1 seed, Dinara Safina finally dropped a set en route to the semi’s, but still looks in formidable form as she looks to go one better than last year’s final defeat and win the French Open title. The Russian faces Dominika Cibulkova in the first of today’s women’s semi-finals. The Slovakian is in great form going into the last four having comfortably beating Maria Sharapova in straight in the last round. This will be a ferocious encounter and is set to go the distance. MTF Prediction – This is a very tough call. The 20-year-old Slovakian might come up short with experience in the big game, but anything can happen at this stage. We are going with Safina though.
French Open Men’s QF Preview – Monfils v Federer
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
Hold on tight because this match is going to be an awesome display of passion, power and accuracy. The home crowd will be behind Monfils, but Federer won’t be intimidated by that because he has only one thing on his mind – ‘Nadal is out’. The Swiss legend is looking for his first French Open title and now has the best chance after his long-term nemesis, Rafael Nadal was beaten in the previous round at Roland Garros. Gael Monfils will be in no mood to spoil his own party though. The tall Paris born right handed player is looking to reach the semi-final of the French Open for the second year running and will give Federer a tough time on the Philippe Chatrier court later on today. MTF Prediction – Tough one to call, but Federer has to win this one. It is probably his best and last chance of winning the French open.
French Open Women’s QF Preview – Kuznetsova v Williams
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
This is tipped to be the match of the round as two strong players go head-to-head at Roland Garros today. Serena surely wants to add to her impressive list of Grand Slams by winning the French Open again for the second time – seven years after she picked up the trophy for the first time. It will be a tough match for the American, Svetlana is a strong player and has a steady record at Roland Garros having reached the final of the tournament back in 2006. Kuznetsova will be hoping she can eclipse that record and go onto win her second Grand Slam title, but she needs to beat the strong American first. MTF Prediction – Serena to reach the semis after a battle against the Russian.
French Open Men’s QF Preview – Del Potro v Robredo
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
Fifth seed takes on sixteenth seed in the third men’s quarter final match at Roland Garros. Both players are looking to reach the semi-final stage of the French Open for the first time in their careers. Del Potro is in fine form going into this match-up. The Argentinian convincingly disposed of Tsonga in the last 16 to reach the quarter-finals and now plays Tommy Robredo of Spain. Robredo will be attempting to take over the mantle of Nadal’s dominance by taking the men’s French Open title back to Spain again. MTF Prediction – Another tough one to call, but we will go for Del Potro. The Argentinian will be too strong for the Spaniard.
French Open Women’s QF Preview – Cirstea v Stosur
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
The second half of the quarter-final matches gets under way at Roland Garros today with places in the semi-finals up for grabs. The next ladies match on court in Paris will be between the unseeded, Sorana Cirstea and 30th seed, Samantha Stosur. Cirstea will be full of confidence after beating Jelena Jankovic in the previous round, but will be up against a gutsy opponent in Stosur, who has also been in good form after beating one of the pre-tournament favourites Elena Dementieva in a previous round. MTF Prediction – A tricky one to call, but we are going for the young Romanian to oust the Australian.
French Open Men’s QF Preview – Murray v Gonzalez
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
The Philippe Chatrier court plays host to the battle between Andy Murray and Fernando Gonzalez today in the quarter final stage of the French Open. This match has the potential of going all the way as third seed plays twelfth seed. Gonzalez is looking to better his record at Roland Garros by reaching the semi-final stage for the first time and as for Murray, well he is already in uncharted territory having only reached the third round on previous visits. Ground strokes-a-plenty as these two super fit athletes battle it out to face either Nikolay Davydenko or Robin Soderling in the semi-final. MTF Prediction – Murray to edge a thriller to make the semi’s.
French Open Men’s QF Preview – Soderling v Davydenko
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009| Overall Rating | No Ratings |
Can Robin Soderling go all the way in the French Open? We will have to wait and see if all the Swede’s energy has been used up on the world number one in the last round. Confidence in the Soderling camp must be sky high after the 24-year-old beat Rafael Nadal. Nikolay Davydenko will not be an easy opponent for Soderling today though. The Russian boasts a good record at Roland Garros and will be looking to reach the semi-final stage for a third time. Now we are at the business end of the tournament we can expect to see closer sets with less errors. This is another match that could go all the way. MTF Prediction – The Swede sweeps the Russian aside with grit and determination.
