The 2013 edition of the French Open started yesterday in Paris and will run through June 9. Unlike that Grand Slam tournament on the other side of the English Channel that my fave tennis playing siblings have dominated to the point I call it 'Williams-don', Stade Roland Garros and its clay courts have been a frustrating career long house of horrors for the Williams Sisters.
They have won the French Open doubles title twice in 1999 and 2010, but the only time Big and Little Sis have made it to the French Open singles final was in 2002 when Serena beat Venus in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 for her only French Open singles title to date.
2002 is also the last time that either Williams sister has made it to the finals of the French open women's singles. Venus has never won a French Open singles title and that streak will sadly continue.
Stade Roland Garros is also the site of the only first round loss ever for Serena Williams in a Grand Slam tournament when she shockingly lost last year to 111th world ranked qualifier Virginie Razzano of France 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3. Number one world ranked and number one seeded Little Sis however sent a message to the 2013 French Open field that she's in it to win it this year by blitzing in 51 minutes her first round opponent Anna Tatishvili of Georgia, 6-0, 6-1.
She faces France's Caroline Garcia in the second round and if you think she isn't pissed about her first round loss here last year or what transpired in Australia back in January, y'all don't know Serena Jameka Williams very well do you?
Unfortunately as I mentioned earlier, Big Sis is done in this 2013 singles tournament. Venus took 3 hours and 19 minutes to go down fighting to Urszula Radwanska, the baby sis of 4th seeded Agnieszka Radwanska.7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-4. Ironically, Agnieszka Radwanska eliminated her from last year's French Open singles tourney in the second round.
But her competitive stay in Paris isn't over because she and Little Sis are playing doubles at Roland Garros. They are seeded 12th in this French Open doubles competition and are seeking their first doubles title since 2010.They will start the quest for their third French Open doubles crown with their opening round match with the doubles duo of Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia.
Here's hoping that on June 9 I'm writing some good news about my fave tennis playing siblings taking home the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen and the Coupe Simone Mathieu.
FYI in case you're wondering, those are the names of the championship trophies for the French Open women's singles and women's doubles tournaments.
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