Thursday, June 02, 2005

The French Open at Roland Garros

Equal Opportunity Sporting News - it's not just about Le Tour even though it may appear that way in July.



This week's excitement comes in the form of tennis played on the red clay courts of Roland Garros in Paris, France. Friday will be an adrenaline-fest as Roger Federer meets Rafael Nadal in one of the men's semi-final matches. Do I even know who's playing in the other semi? Nope. It's all about Federer and Nadal. I watched them play a heck of a match in Miami a few weeks ago (on TV) and I expect that Friday's match will be lots of fun. Federer is a seasoned veteran while Nadal and is ready to take over. Federer has won all three other Grand Slams (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open) but he's not won the French Open. Nadal is a clay-courter through and through so this is his court, so to speak. Will Nadal come out on top this time and upset Federer's apple cart?



Oooh, the suspense is killing me. Let's hope that they show some coverage on TV - and not just on cable, please!!

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