Serena Williams:
Serena has dominated women's tennis for the past decade. She has won twelve majors in singles and a bunch more in doubles. Coming into the French Open, she was on a high after winning a few weeks ago on the blue clay in Madrid. Serena was one of the favorites to win this years French Open but that all came to a halt two days ago when she lost in the first round to the 111th ranked female, Virginie Razzano. Before entering this week, Serena was undefeated in the first round of majors (46-0). She struggled all match ending up with 30 unforced errors. Enough cannot be Razzano though. He 32 year old coach died a few months ago due to a brain tumor so she was wearing a black ribbon on her shirt. She is also French so she had the whole crowd rallying around her. All in all, it was a major disappointment for Serena and it showed as she was in tears during the post game interview.
Approaching 30 years old, Andy appears to be slowing down on the tennis court. His shots have a lack of movement and his serve isn't as strong as it use to be. He was easily beaten by Frenchman Nicolas Mahut and people are starting to wonder when Andy will hang up the shoes and retire. It tough because he was the face of US mens tennis not to long ago but he is just not the same player anymore.
Venus wasn't even ranked for this years French Open. Due to numerous injuries, she has not been able to play in recent tournaments. Just like Roddick, she is appearing to slow down as she was demolished in the second round today. She lost 6-2 6-3 to the #3 seed Radwanska. Just like her sister, she did not expect to exit the French Open so early but now she needs to get healthy so she can try to get back to the level she was once at.
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