The daydream Lucie Safarova continues at Roland Garros. On Thursday afternoon, the Czech has qualified for his first Grand Slam final on clay in Paris. After Maria Sharapova in the second round, the 13th World has offered another former winner in Paris and member of the Top 10, Ana Ivanovic, to continue his journey (7-5, 7-5). A road on which it could regain the World No. 1 Serena Williams, opposite in the second semi-final in the Swiss Timea Bacsinszky.
Yet not everything was like clockwork. Less tense than his opponent, Ivanovic started the game better by taking the first Safarova service. At ease in his movements and very efficient service, the Serbian led the dance until 4-1. The game then began to switch when the former world number 1 doubles missed two break points. It missed trotted him probably in the head, to the point of losing his into play in stride and see his opponent back to 5 games all.
Caught by the heat as much as by tension, Ivanovic let out the set a few minutes later, after another break from Czech, very happy to see the Serbian give him free points on his last in. Safarova then down the second inning nail by rapidly taking the opponent’s service, confirming his domination marked by winning 8 of the last 9 games to get to 7-5, 3-1.
Despite a pocket ahead of break, the Safarova arm is stretched in turn. She ruined her first match point at 5-4 on a double fault, and restored hope to Ivanovic in search of a second wind by losing his service in stride.
But this has however benefited the seventh player in the world, which has lost the last two games, the match and his hopes of a second final at Roland Garros, seven years after his victory Porte d’Auteuil. It is Lucie Safarova, 28, who will have the privilege of playing in the Paris final. This is the first Czech since Hana Mandlíková to reach this stage of the competition in Paris in 1981, the last Czech to win this time.
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