So that's the ladies semi final matches over with and as predicted the two players I thought would win did indeed get through.
In the first match Victoria Azarenka took on Petra Kvitova, both of them are terrific top 10 players so right from the get go we knew it would be difficult and Petra came out fighting and putting in a very impressive first set, but in the second she dipped in form and let Azarenka back into the match, which saw a 3rd set, but by this time Petra reasserted herself and sealed the match in 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. This sees Petra reach her first ever Grand Slam final so it will be very interesting to see how she gets on.
So in the second match we had Maria Sharapova take on the German wilcard Sabine Lisicki in what could have been a very tightly contested match. But in the end after a poor start Sharapova took control of the match and dominated Lisicki and sealed the win in 6-4, 6-3. Perhaps Lisicki looked down the other end of the court and realised who she was playing, but at any rate Sharapova was the firm favourite to win and win she did.
Well this sets up the ladies final, Sharapova vs Kvitova, and it promises to be a really good match, both of them are tough players, but in the aggression stakes Sharapova will definitely dominate the proceedings. However Sharapova also has a tendency to start off terribly and she could do that on Saturday, which she simply cannot afford to do against Kvitova. But luckily for Maria, Petra also has her own wobbles as she showed in the 2nd set of today's match and also at Eastbourne against Marion Bartoli. So either way, they both have a real shot.
Moving onto the mens semi finals tomorrow, which promise to be very exciting with the much anticipated match up between Rafa and Andy once again. Rafa has beaten Andy in their last two Wimbledon meetings, both in straight sets, not only that Rafa has a win loss ratio of 11-4. Could tomorrow be Andy's 5th win??? I hope so, but the odds are very firmly stacked in Rafa's favour, he is World No.1, 10 slams behind him, 2 Wimbledon titles and counting. On the other hand Andy has been playing some great tennis on the grass this year, breezing his way through the last two matches, surviving Ljubicic, not to mention winning Queens against Tsonga. Andy always has been the underdog, can he really show his winning qualities against Rafa?? Is Andy finally going to be the Rocky of tennis??? For Rafa is Apollo (well the white version!). We will soon find out. I just hope its going to be a really great match, both players will have to raise their levels against each other, let's just hope Andy raises his that little bit higher, he deserves this win.
So onto the other men's semi final which you never know might prove to be an even greater match between Djokovic and Tsonga. This will be a rematch of the 2008 Australian Open final, which saw Djoko take the title back then, will he be able to do the same this time?? Possibly, but Tsonga is playing some of his very best tennis just now and Djoko has already had a few wobbles this tournament. Tsonga looks really strong and solid,so if he can beat Djokovic it will give even himself a strong chance of winning the title, but if Andy wins against Rafa it will be his best chance of winning a grand slam and he must take it with both hands.
OK so some of that sounds a bit OTT, he must do it, he must etc etc! But basically it boils down to how well these four guys play tomorrow. The most likely outcome will be a final with Djoko and Nadal, but I sincerely its those two other guys in the final, cos between the top 2 guys, they've won quite enough.
And that's yer lot!
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