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C'EST MAGNIFIQUE! GUGA WINS HIS SECOND FRENCH OPEN
WOW! The men's title match had everything. I found myself holding my
breath at the end, sweating out every point. The match started like a rout yet
turned into one of the most dramatic confrontations in recent memory on
the red clay. At the end, after four sets and 11 match points, Gustavo Kuerten
laid claim to his second French Open title, beating Magnus Norman 6-2,
6-3, 2-6, 7-6.
After an easy road to the final, third-seeded Magnus Norman met his match in the finals falling to number five Gustavo Kuerten, 6-2, 6-3, 3-6 7-6 (8-6).
After a three-year absence, the Woodies, Australians Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, were back in the Grand Slam doubles winner's circle, beating Sandon Stolle and the Netherlands' Paul Haarhuis, 7-6, 6-4 to take the title.
After a remarkable and unpredictable two weeks, it seemed fitting that the women's final at Roland Garros evoked memories of matches and events of French Opens past.
After two weeks of grueling tennis on the red clay of Roland Garros, France has crowned a new queen of the tricky surface. Interestingly enough, it is one of their own. What seemed to be a surprise final to most tennis enthusiasts, Mary Pierce (6) of France defeated Conchita Martinez of Spain, in the end 6-2, 7-5.
Call her aloof if you want. Call her underachieving if you must, even occasionally lackluster. But now you also have to call Mary Pierce the French Open champion.
The first French Open champions were crowned Friday, as South Africa's Mariaan De Swardt and David Adams won the mixed doubles title in three sets, defeating Australians (and top seeds) Todd Woodbridge and Rennae Stubbs, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. It's the first Grand Slam title for the 30-year-old Adams and the 29-year-old De Swardt, who will continue teaming with Martina Navratilova in doubles at Wimbledon.
