Great stuff from Genie Bouchard!
The young Canadian overcomes a very tough Suarez Navarro in 3 tough sets. Genie had to recover from a tricky situations in both first and third set. In the opener the Canadian was 2-5 down to refocus and win at the breaker. Suarez Navarro fought back in the second set to win 6-2. In the third set Genie seemed to be doomed as she was 1-4 down. The Spaniard won 8 of the last 9 games. But Bouchard is not only a pretty face. The 20 years-old regrouped and won the decisive set 7-5.
Bouchard: I am excited to being the semifinal
Gene is the only player this year that has managed to reach the semifinals both in Melbourne and in Paris to comment “I want to thank everyone here for creating such a great atmosphere. I didn’t expect to play such a tough match. She played really well and is a great clay court player.
At the end of the third set I thought I was getting the upper hand began to believe that I could win. I’m just excited to be in the semifinals and to stay a little longer in Paris. I’m just going to enjoy myself in the semifinals.”
The semis vs. Sharapova
Genie will play Maria Sharapova in the semifinal. Head to head is 2-0 for Maria that has beaten Genie last year at the Roland Garros. This year Genie has a shot at her. Let’s see it!
