A couple of surprises at the Roland Garros Ending Rounds

Since it started, the 2008 French Open at Roland Garros has had everything nevertheless boredom, even though there have been some expected results; there have also been very unforeseen and astonishing events in the tournament, especially at the final rounds.

Starting with the Men's singles, the semi-finals round came with three expected: the Top 3 tennis players of the world, and a completely unexpected Gael Monfils, No. 59 of the world ranking who amazed each fitting the cardinal Frenchman in 7 second childhood to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals, defeating No. 5 Spaniard David Ferrer.

21 year old Monfils was the nature No. 1 secondary in 2004, and won three of the four Grand Slams titles of this sort (Australia, Wimbledon and Roland Garros) and in the identical year he turned professional, much though he hadn't had a prominent career in the ATP on behind caducity and in 2008 he had ethical won 5 games before arriving to Paris. Monfils had a positive lope here at the most extensive tennis event of his own country before falling on semi-finals to World No.1 Roger Federer on Friday on the contrary not without giving Federer a hard lifetime who needed 4 sets to defeat him on a very exhilarant entertainment that lasted and than 3 hours.

Federer testament momentarily face the defending prizewinner Rafael Nadal for the third duration in a row on the Finals, after Cosmos No. 2 defeated on three sets No.3 Novac Djokovic. Nadal has come to Paris with the faith and conviction that he will catch home his fourth "Coupe des Mousquetaires"and has been unstoppable and flawless winning every unmarried set with an sensational draw up of 110/37 games on the tournament. Nevertheless, Federer has noticeably improved his clay play and will try his crowing to win his first French Direct as this is the only Grand Slam title he hasn't been able to earn in his career.

On the other had, the Women's singles have also been witness of a appropriate surprising performance from an unexpected player: 22 year old Russian Dinara Safina, currently No. 13, who is having a great second of her career and has been playing her elite on this tournament, defeating three Top 10 players on her way to her very first Grand Slam Final.

Safina defeated No.1 Maria Sharapova in the 4th round and No. 7 Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals after saving match points on both games, and finally defeated in two sets No.4 Svetlana Kutnesova in the semi-finals. Now she will equitable with the favourite to win the tourmanent, last year's runner up No. 2 Ana Ivanovic, who is two years younger than Safina, but course of action more experienced than her on the big stage as this will be Ivanovic's third Grand Slam Final.

Ivanovic has further had a great tournament, and after ensuing Monday she will be officially the new World No.1, position that she secured defeating Jelena Jankovic on the semi-finals and after Sharapova gone astray important points and her recently acquired ranking when she was defeated early on the competition. Ivanovic becomes the inaugural Serbian to reach the top ranking and she could accession her points provided she wins the final which would also be the beginning Grand Slam title of his promising career.

This way, this year's French Open vow to stop the same form it started, with the world's eyes fixed on the Roland Garros clay courts to clock the first-class tennis of the World.

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