Thursday, May 22, 2008

Svetlana Kuznetsova in French Open 2008

The second grand slam tournament of the year, French Open 2008, is now knocking at the door. Players, coaches and organizers are busy with their last minute preparation as the tournament goes underway from 25 May 2008. World no. 4 of women’s tennis, Svetlana Kuznetsova is no difference. The Russian tennis star is now gunning for her second grand slam title in French Open 2008. Since the 22 year old clinched her first grand slam title in 2004 US Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova could not win any more grand slam title until now. However, Kuznetsova reached the final of French Open 2006, where she lost to eventual champion Justine Henin. Recently, Justine Henin, the winner of French Open for the last three years in a row, announced her retirement from WTA tour.

So, it is now wide open to all the top seeded players to win the French Open 2008. I am pretty sure that Svetlana Kuznetsova has also set her eyes on French Open 2008 and now working on her game. However, her performance in Australian Open 2008 was not satisfactory as she crashed out of the tournament at the third round , being defeated by Agnieszka Radwanska 6–3, 6–4. To tell the truth, her recent performance is quite satisfactory as she reached the final of Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California. In her way to the final, she defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6–2, 6–4 in the quarter final and Maria Sharapova 6–3, 5–7, 6–2 in the semi final, before losing to Ana Ivanovic in the final. She finished second in WTA ranking in 2007.

If you are a fan of Svetlana Kuznetsova, then I think, you can keep your faith on her. She is just 22 and has lots of tournaments and matches ahead of her. If she can continue her development, then it is very possible to get another great tennis player in Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Do you have any doubt about it?

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