muss man klar brave zustimmen. die "belastung" war in den einzelspielen bis jetzt für suarez nicht so gross - noch kein satz abgegeben. dazu doppelspiel erst morgen. gegen am papier leichte gegner. dazu kommt weiters, dass diese südamerikanischen kämpfer(innen) zäh wie leder sind. flink wie die windhunde auch. kruppstahl kennen sie dort noch nicht glaub ich.
eine schwalbe macht noch lang keinen sommer. wir erinnern uns doch noch alle an finale miami im april, in dem ich dementieva als "das schlechteste, was ich jemals ein damenfinale gesehen habe", bezeichnet habe. war auch so. 16 16 gegen williams, der zweite gamegewinn kam von einem break. somit im ganzen spiel einen mickrigen aufschlag durchgebracht. sicher, suarez ist nicht williams, und gegen mauresmo war sie gut, - aber was heisst das schon? bei den möserln? eben. suarez ist ziemlich abgezockt und dement wird das eine oder andere mal das handerl schon zittern - da "wett" ich drauf. lol.
schaut man sich die ergebnisse von suarez voriges jahr in slams an - das jahr, in dem sie im doppel alle finali erreicht hat - und us gewonnen, kann ich kein grossartiges "abschenken" oder "schonen" erkennen - gegen clijsters oder davenport kann man schon mal verlieren.
nordic übrigens mit 1,80 auf dementieva most doublefaults -2. kann man wohl nehmen.
nette vorschau, deswegen kopier ichs rein:
Paola and Elena are both aiming for their first Grand Slam final, and will be extremely nervous with just hours to go before they begin the match of their lives. Both have played extremely well with Paola not dropping a set and Elena after some shakey performances agianst Jurgic-Salkic and Smashnova in the early rounds has been at the top of her game to knock off Davenport and Mauresmo who was the pre-tournament favourite.
Experience
In big match experience the edge goes to Paola, with 5 Grand Slam doubles titles( w/ Viginia Ruano-Pascual, 8 (perhaps 9) consecutive Grand Slam Doubles finals and numerous clutch victories (Canberra saved 5 match points to win, 2001 Fed Cup 14-12 last rubber over Huber and just yesterday saved 2 match point sin the second set versus Husarova and Martinez. If the match gets tight, the Argentine's chances get better.
Groundies
Dementieva possesses a sheer power advantage, but Paola has better consistency and placement. Both will have vastly different stategies with Elena just trying to hit winners at every opportunity whereas Suarez will be content to rally whipping her topspun forehand and backhand deep into the court from corner to corner, trying to draw the error or work into a position to end the point with an outright winner. Suarez has very solid groundstrokes that look so natural and great to watch, Dementieva will rip it for winners and if she's on may blow away her opponnent.
Serve
The weakness of both players. Dementieva's second serve is at times quite pathetic. She serves up to twenty double faults a match and will need to serve better to avoid Suarez teeing off on the return and dictating the point. Suarez has a solid serve but will not serve Dementieva off the court. Paola is proned to the odd double fault hersqelf but has a far more reliable technique under pressure.
Return
Both possess excellent returns of serve. Many breaks will occur and it may come down to who can hold the most service games.
All in all, it takes grit and detremination to make a Grand -slam semi final and it will the career highlight for either player to make the 2004 Roland Garros decider. Expect a few early nerves from both players on the big occasion. An intriguing math-up of Dementieva's power versus Suarez's clay-court savvy. Both have an air of destiny about their Roland Garros run. Suarez has battled hard and is set to reach number 10 and Dementieva is set for a career best ranking of seven. But both players will not be thinking about their ranking when they take the court for the biggest match of their lives.