Henin reestablishes herself as Yokozuna, Murray falls short again
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Yokozuna (=Grand Champion) Roger Federer spoiled again Andy Murray's prospects of a grand slam title and Ozeki (=Champion) promotion, beating the young Scott in straight sets. Federer therefore increased his tally of grand slam titles to 16. Murray just gets re-promoted to Sekiwake (=Junior Champion I) going into the French Open, a rank that he will share with ex-Ozeki Andy Roddick and first-time sanyaku ranked player Marin Cilic. A seminfinal at Roland Garros, another final at Wimbledon, or a quarterfinal at Roland Garros and a semifinal at Wimbledon (which is what Murray did last year) would elevate Murra to Ozeki--a rank he is clearly qualified for.
In the ladies' tournament, Serena Williams completed her dozen of grand slam titles with a hard-fought three-setter over fellow Yokozuna Justine Henin. The return of the petite Belgian, together with the comeback of her compatriot Ozeki Kim Clijsters, is already making the ladies' game much more interesting.
Here is how the sankyaku-ranked players will line up for the 2010 French Open.
| East 1/ | Current Rank | West 1/ |
|---|---|---|
| Men | ||
| Roger Federer | Y | Rafael Nadal |
| Novak Djokovic | O | Juan Martin del Potro* |
| Andy Murray | S1 | Andy Roddick (O) |
| Marin Cilic | S2 | - |
| Robin Soderling (S) | K | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (S) |
| Women | ||
| Serena Williams | Y1 | Justine Henin |
| Venus Williams | Y2 | - |
| Kim Clijsters* | O | - |
Dinara Safina (O) | S1 | Elena Dementieva (O) |
| Na Li | S2 | - |
Svetlana Kuznetsova (O) | K1 | Carolina Wozniacki (S) |
| Jie Zheng | K2 | - |
1/ Career-high sanyuaku rank in brackets if different.
* kadoban
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