Wednesday, June 4, 2008

4 women standing (one just barely)

Two Russians and two Serbs will play one another in the 2008 French Open semifinals tomorrow. Dinara Safina, whose adrenal gland is working overtime, will compete against countrywoman Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Ana Ivanovic will play Jelena Jankovic.

Head to head, Kuznetsova has a 4-3 lead over Safina, including a 3-1 lead on clay. Ivanovic holds a 5-1 lead over Jankovic, with a 1-0 lead on clay; however, the two have never before met on red clay.

Here are the tournament paths of the four semifinalists:

Safina def. Katyerina Bondarenko, Magdalena, Rybarikova, Zheng Jie, Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva

Kuznetsova def. Aiko Nakamura, Vania King, Nadia Petrova, Victoria Azarenka, Kaia Kanepi

Ivanovic def. Sofia Arvidsson, Lucie Safarova, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Cetkovska, Patty Schnyder

Jankovic def. Monica Niculescu, Marina Erakovic, Dominika Cibulkova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Carla Suarez Navarro

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