French Open - Men's Semifinal
5 David Ferrer d 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - 61 76(3) 62
It took 11 years and 42 Slams for David to finally gain his 1st final.
And it's very well deserved.
He had come up empty in his last 5 semifinal attempts.
He takes a massive losing record against Rafa with him - H2H: 19-4/Rafa.
Post match: I'm very, very happy. This tournament is very special for me
and to be the first final of Grand Slam in Roland Garros is amazing.
Now I want to enjoy this moment, to rest tomorrow,
and to try my best in the final.
I know he's the favourite, but I am going to be focused every point.
I will try to do my best.
Serena Williams Wins 2013 French Open Title
French Open - Women's Final
1 Serena Williams d 2 maria Sharapova - 64 64
It took her 11 years to win a 2nd French Open title - but she's done it.
That is the longest gap between Slam (any Slam) titles in the Open Era.
She now has 16 Slams and at least 2 of each: AO 5, FO 2, W 5, USO 4.
She has a ways to go to catch Steffi Graf who has at least 4 of each.
Post match about her Slams:
I'm just trying to go up and up. Today when I won I was trying to win
the French Open; I wasn't trying to get to No.16. I think it was
Fabrice Santoro who told me that on court, 16, and I thought,
"Wow, I forgot about that.' I think it's really special. I feel like I definitely
want to continue my journey. If It means I stop at 16 or if it means I have
more, I definitely want to continue my journey to get a few more.
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I doubt she will ever catch Margaret Court with 24 Slams but...
Serena is 2 away from Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova.
Their count is definitely in jeopardy.
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