As many of you TransGriot readers are aware of, I've been a little busy with Houston human rights business, but not so much as to not have an eye turned toward Paris, the French Open and see how my fave tennis playing siblings are doing. In our last Williams siblings update, both sisters easily dispatched their first round opponents.
If they handled their second round tennis playing business and got past their respective second round opponents Garbine Muguruza of Spain and Anna Schmiedlova of Slovakia, a tantalizing and eagerly anticipated third round battle against each other would be their reward.
A third round French Open Sister-Sister matchup that's shockingly not gonna happen.
Clay has always been like Kryptonite to both Williams sisters, and out of all the majors, the red clay courts at Stade Roland Garros have not been kind to them. And with top seeds falling in this edition of the French Open, the upset bug claimed two more seeds.
Number one seed and defending French Open champ Serena was not on her A game and upset in straight sets by Muguruza 2-6, 2-6 in a error plagued 64 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen . It was earlier in the day on Court Philippe Chatrier, but Venus was also sent packing by Schmiedlova 6-2, 3-6, 4-6.
Big Sis won the first set and was up an early break in the second set before Schmiedlova responded by winning eight of the next nine games and taking control of the match.
And yeah, cue the gleeful racist vitriol in the Internet comment threads aimed at Serena once it ended. All I have to say to you bigoted haters is 'Williams'-don is coming June 23-July 6.
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