On the women’s side of things the last few majors have been pretty disappointing, so it’s good to see some decent matches and a competitive draw. Weirdly, the two most dominant players of the last few years, Serena Williams and Justine H-H went out early. Instead, the interest is coming from a few resurgent players.<br />
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Mary Pierce plays Venus Williams, and both look like they are giving it one final flutter. Both players haven’t won a slam in years. Pierce did well to reach the French final, and seems to be having fun, though she is still clearly a bit bonkers. Williams has looked bored with the game for quite a while now, but at Wimbledon she has suddenly woken up, remembered that she won this thing a few times, and could go all the way.<br />
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Lindsay Davenport is still number one, still hasn’t won a slam since god knows when, and is still in the draw. Her match against Kuznetsova will be interesting – the Russian is still the US Open champ after all.<br />
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Another intriguing quarter match-up is Amelie Mauresmo vs Anastasia Myskina – Mauresmo is so overdue winning a major it is getting silly. I have been saying “perhaps this is her year” so many times, but maybe this time…<br />
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And of course, there is still Maria Sharapova. Thank God, otherwise who could we put on the front of all the papers? My prediction is a Sharapova – Mauresmo final. 3 sets. Sharapova to win.
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