French Open Tennis Reaches Semi-Final Stages
The French Open has now reached the semi-final stages with the top 4 seeds in the Mens draw making it through. Nadal will play Murray and Djokovic will play Federer.
Murray played the Argentinian Juan Ignacio Chela in a match that at times had some brutal hitting from the back of the court.
Murray had done some ligament damage to his ankle in an earlier match but with the help of pain killers and strapping he still had decent movement around the court.
Chela is one of the older players on the tour and in the end he didn’t quite have enough to challenge Murray on the big points when it really mattered.
Nadal defeated Robin Soderling in straight sets in a re-match of last years final. It took him 2 hours and 35 minutes as Soderling failed to make any meaningful inroads into Nadal’s game.
Djokovic got a by into the semi’s when his quarter final opponent pulled out for health reasons. It means that he has had more time for rest but this doesn’t always help when trying to win Grand Slams.
Djokovic seems to be the man to beat however as it seems likely that he will claim the No.1 spot from Nadal sometime this year after going on an unbeaten run stretching back to 2010.
He will play Federer in the semis in his biggest test so far, Federer has looked back to his imperious best in France and who will win is, quite frankly, anyone’s guess.
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