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Williams sisters at French Open

 
mikesiva 2016-05-20 09:52:49 

First round

Serena plays Rybarikova

Venus plays Kontaveit

Sloane Stephens plays Gasparyan

Madison Keys plays Vekic

 
mikesiva 2016-05-22 05:10:24 

Sloane Stephens plays one of the last matches today....

 
Chrissy 2016-05-22 11:46:30 

In reply to mikesiva

Lots of matches postponed because of rain

 
mikesiva 2016-05-22 15:38:02 

In reply to Chrissy

Dustin brown will continue tomorrow leading dudi sela two sets to one after playing the shot of the day - a hot dog for a winner!

 
Ewart 2016-05-22 16:10:44 

In reply to mikesiva

Did not see this! Look forward to the resumption.


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mikesiva 2016-05-23 05:15:36 

In reply to Ewart

Here it is
big grin
He's second up on Court 14, weather permitting, after Sloane Stephens.

More rain in the forecast....
sad

 
Ewart 2016-05-23 08:27:29 

In reply to mikesiva

Thank you sir! You tried!

big grin


But they say it is not available in my geographical area.


cry cry

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mikesiva 2016-05-23 09:30:24 

In reply to Ewart

Try this one
smile
Sloane Stephens beat Gasparyan at four and three...Dustin up next on Court 14.

 
Ewart 2016-05-23 10:12:42 

In reply to mikesiva

Got it! Thanks.


big grin

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mikesiva 2016-05-23 10:23:11 

In reply to Ewart

Dustin won 6-7,6-4,7-6.4-6,6-4.

 
mikesiva 2016-05-24 03:31:17 

Both Williams sisters are scheduled to be in action today, along with Madison Keys....

 
Ewart 2016-05-24 06:44:57 

Good!


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mikesiva 2016-05-24 10:48:29 

In reply to Ewart

Keys won her first-round match at three and two, while Venus needed two tiebreakers to get past her opponent.

 
mikesiva 2016-05-25 04:01:01 

Serena beat her opponent at two and love.

Kerber and Azarenka also knocked out!

Serena will be pleased....

 
mikesiva 2016-05-25 11:01:16 

number 23 seed American jack sock beat Dustin brown in straight sets


the Williams sisters won their women's doubles match at two and two.

Serena twisted her ankle during this match.

Sloane Stephens won her second round match 7-6,6-1.

 
mikesiva 2016-05-26 12:53:41 

both Williams sisters advance to the third round of the singles with identical two and one victories over their respective opponents. No sign of any ankle injury for Serena.

Madison keys beat her opponent at three and two.

 
mikesiva 2016-05-28 04:17:26 

It's back to the same old Sloane Stephens, easily beaten at two and one by Pironkova....

rolleyes

 
mikesiva 2016-05-28 13:35:17 

both Williams sisters advance to the fourth round of the women's singles with hard fought wins over French opposition.

 
Ewart 2016-05-28 13:51:28 

In reply to mikesiva


Some thing is wrong with Sloane. She does not show any fire, any spirit. She looks... well... depleted.




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Ewart 2016-05-28 13:54:00 

Serena won today.

And Venus! 7:6, 1:6, and 6:0 over Cornet, a bright little French player.


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Oilah 2016-05-28 14:03:32 

Well done Venus. When it reach set 3 with Venus I usually run out of hope so I am very happy that my dread did not materialize big grin

 
mikesiva 2016-05-29 04:44:07 

In reply to Ewart

Madison Keys won her match against Puerto Rico's Monica Puig in two hard-fought sets.

 
mikesiva 2016-05-29 14:26:09 

In reply to Oilah

the Williams sisters were knocked out of the doubles beaten three and three by Larson and bertens in the third round.

 
Tryangle 2016-05-31 13:50:40 

Draw opens right up as Halep and Aggie both fall.

 
mikesiva 2016-06-01 06:46:27 

In reply to Tryangle

the fourth round finally got under way after two days of rain. Serena won but both Venus and Madison keys go out.

 
Ewart 2016-06-01 09:15:24 

In reply to mikesiva

Too bad. Madison has been playing well... and so has Venus - until today.


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mikesiva 2016-06-01 14:01:29 

In reply to Ewart

I can't see anybody stopping Serena from reaching the final. However, the final should be a much stiffer test, against either Muguruza or Stosur.

 
Chrissy 2016-06-01 20:23:39 

In reply to mikesiva

Great match today

 
mikesiva 2016-06-02 09:50:29 

In reply to Chrissy

Serena up against Putinseva in the quarter-finals now....

Another rain delay....
lol
Level at 1-1 in the first set.

Back on again...Serena's not enjoying the wet conditions and the heavy balls.

The Kazakh takes the first set 7-5.

 
Hants 2016-06-02 10:51:05 

Serena is playing really badly. She needs to get going now.

 
mikesiva 2016-06-02 11:36:42 

In reply to Hants

Phew...that was a close one. Serena takes the second set 6-4.

 
NineMiles 2016-06-02 11:37:27 

Serena in a real ding dong... just manages to win the 2nd set!

 
mikesiva 2016-06-02 11:59:16 

In reply to NineMiles

Serena might be able to serve better than Venus, return better than Venus, cover the court better than Venus...but Venus is a much better volleyer than Serena!
big grin

 
NineMiles 2016-06-02 12:09:41 

In reply to mikesiva

Agree... Venus' game is more pleasing to the eyes

Easy final set win for Serena and on course for #22 big grin

 
nick2020 2016-06-02 12:16:53 

In reply to NineMiles

Think Dukes will make a reappearance when #22 happens?

Maybe he will give me a shout out too lol

 
ProWI 2016-06-02 12:21:32 

In reply to nick2020

Not, if he's convinced Hillary will lose to Sanders in California.

 
Kay 2016-06-02 12:47:23 

In reply to mikesiva

Back on again...Serena's not enjoying the wet conditions and the heavy balls

Is Serena you talkin bout bro.... smile

 
JahJah 2016-06-02 12:47:48 

In reply to NineMiles

Venus' game is more pleasing to the eyes


Carl Hooper then.

 
nick2020 2016-06-02 15:27:07 

In reply to JahJah

Venus is more pleasing to the eyes

 
mikesiva 2016-06-03 06:50:22 

In reply to Kay

lol
Actually, I disagree...Serena's game is more pleasing to the eye. Her service action is poetry in motion, and her strokes are much more well-timed. It's just that Serena looks so uncomfortable at the net, compared to Venus.

Serena up against Kiki Bertens in the semis shortly....

 
mikesiva 2016-06-03 11:19:35 

Serena wins 7-6,6-4 in a hard-fought encounter.

She will need to step up in gear against a much-improved Muguruza in the final.

 
mikesiva 2016-06-04 09:42:30 

Final now....

Muguruza breaks first, and it's 3-2 in the first set.

Serena breaks back, and it's 4-4.

 
StumpCam 2016-06-04 10:09:28 

In reply to mikesiva

Serena needs to take the pace off her serve and strokes against this girl to disrupt her rhythm! wink

 
Khaga 2016-06-04 10:14:15 

Looks very sluggish

 
mikesiva 2016-06-04 10:16:49 

In reply to StumpCam

Muguruza takes the first set 7-5...more drop shots needed. The Spaniard doesn't move around the court as well as Serena does. This power play just plays into Muguruza's hands. She doesn't have to move much.

 
Larr Pullo 2016-06-04 10:21:12 

This done! Serena doesn't play well from behind.

 
StumpCam 2016-06-04 10:30:17 

In reply to Larr Pullo

New kid on the block beating the veteran at her game! The oldest story in sports!

 
mikesiva 2016-06-04 10:42:52 

In reply to StumpCam

Muguruza moves 4-2 up in the second....

 
Hants 2016-06-04 11:15:40 

Serena played below her normal standard and lost.

The last point says it all. Serena needs to refocus and re energize.

 
FuzzyWuzzy 2016-06-04 11:25:55 

In reply to Hants

Come on man at 34 that's to be expected. She'll get the record but it's no longer automatic

 
Devin 2016-06-04 11:34:09 

In reply to FuzzyWuzzy

Chrissy is attributing the loss to the passing of Ali.

 
FuzzyWuzzy 2016-06-04 12:34:01 

In reply to Devin

Wuh. Loss

 
nick2020 2016-06-04 16:39:09 

In reply to FuzzyWuzzy

She'll get the record but it's no longer automatic


That means 2 more.