French Tennis

Remember that commercial that illustrates how anything French is better (maid vs. french maid; toast vs. french toast;etc.)? Well, it seems to hold true even in tennis. The French Open has advanced to the semifinal round in both men's and women's play, and let's just say there have been some surprises so far.
1. Venus Williams' outfit- tennis skirt or what you wear to bed? Everyone is complaining about the skirt, but I think everyone is really complaining about the person wearing it. I mean, come on, if Maria Sharapova had worn that, would anyone be complaining?
2. Justine Henin- beat Sharapova and then lost to Stosur. She had her 24 match win streak broken, which is pretty darn good, especially considering she retired in the middle of that streak.
3. Roger Federer's quarterfinal exit- courtesy of Robin Soderling. He showed that his awful record against Federer didn't matter, as he knocked out the defending champion in a rematch of last year's final.
4. All American Exit- even Venus and Serena. The US men rarely challenge at Roland Garros, and it was the same this year as even highest American seed Andy Roddick did not do well at all. Meanwhile, Venus and Serena were ousted before the semifinals again. Apparently, we Americans like to wait until Wimbledon and the US Open to show up.
5. Newbie women's final- no woman in the semifinals has won a grand slam title (French, Wimbledon, US, Australian). ESPN commented that chances are, we will have a new French Open winner. Well, yes, in fact the chance is 100%. Good observation.

Well, it seems even tennis can't escape the wacky happenings of the sporting world in 2010.