Stosur will challenge Kuznetsova in bottom half semifinal

On Wednesday in Paris, No. 30 seed Samantha Stosur continued to shine in her run at the French Open, as she ousted her Romanian opponent in straight sets, while No. 2 seed Serena Williams didn't succeed in getting to the semifinal.

Stosur not only won her match to Sorana Cirstea with a score of 61 63, but also became the first Australian woman to reach the semifinal at Roland Garros in 20 years, after Nicole Bradtke in 1988.

Serena failed to defeat No. 7 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in her quest to the final, losing to the Russian with a score of 76(3) 57 75.

"I started out a little slowly. I got down a double break. Maybe I could have won the first set, and then maybe I could have won the first two sets," Williams said. "In the third I had an opportunity and I got tight, and I gave it to her. It was like, 'Here, do you want to go to the semis? Because I don't.' She was like, 'Okay.'"

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Singles - Quarterfinals

(7) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. (2) Serena Williams (USA) 76(3) 57 75

(30) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 61 63