Allons enfants de la Patrie
Le jour de gloire est arrivé!

Alizé defeats Szavay 75 64. She will play Serena in the semis tomorrow. Now, If Elena can best Schnyder, it will not be possible for ESPN2 to pick a semifinal I don't want to see--and we can check out again whether they detest Russians or teens the worst. lol!

COrnet!!! pls beat serena tomorrow!!!..this girl has really a potential to become a top10 player

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aw..she lost to serena

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yeah...she lost....serena ended her dream and (our dream) but she'll be one of the top 10 players in the next few years...

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YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO BRINGS REASONS TO MY DAY....AND THE PERSON WHO BRINGS MAGIC TO MY NIGHTS.....YOU ARE BEST FRIEND AND PARTNER IN ALL THAT I DO.....MY SOULMATE.....

WISHING YOU HAPPINESS......

C'mon Maria,you're the best in my eyes

"Be optimistic,don't afrumpy,when the road gets bumpy just SMILE and be HAPPY"

At least I got to see Alizé. Damn! She is a little hottie, isn't she? Not even to speak of a very good player. Yeah, she'll be coming on strong in Europe, I bet, even right now. Just the usual caveats to coach Pierre: don't spend too much time in the States; avoid like the plague anything the Witches are peddling. (I'd get emotional counseling from either of Patty Schnyder's husbands before I'd find a sports shrink through MJ Fernandez. )

Anyhow, big congrats to Cornet. Girl done good here.

paul has a new favorite

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 France, two-time Fed Cup winners, named former world number one Amelie Mauresmo, up-and-coming Alize Cornet, Nathalie Dechy, and Virginie Razzano in the promotion/relegation playoff at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on April 26-27.

good for her. she deserves be in the team after her recent performance.

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YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO BRINGS REASONS TO MY DAY....AND THE PERSON WHO BRINGS MAGIC TO MY NIGHTS.....YOU ARE BEST FRIEND AND PARTNER IN ALL THAT I DO.....MY SOULMATE.....

WISHING YOU HAPPINESS......

C'mon Maria,you're the best in my eyes

"Be optimistic,don't afrumpy,when the road gets bumpy just SMILE and be HAPPY"

rome 3rd round: Cornet def. kuznetsova 6-2, 6-4...this girl is really good at clay

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Told ya the kid is guuud!!! And Kuzi is a first class clay player, so this is no small achievement.

Yes Paul you are right, barvo Alize!!!

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" CHAMPIONS TAKE CHANCES, AND PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE"- Maria Sharapova ( Billie Jean King )

If I would talk all human languages, and angels, and LOVE I wouldn't have, it won't be usefull. If I would have gift to predict, and know sacrament, all knowledges, and if I would have all religion, but LOVE I won't- I'M NOTHING!( 1.Kor.1-13)

So now Alizé has a walkover due to Serena's withdrawal with "back injury". She'll play Chaki in Rome semis tomorrow. Oh my! Two clever little players.

Well, well... I gotta say that some part of this win was Chaki's loss--unforced errors, namely, netting too many returns. Nonetheless, Alizé sure held her nerve well, both when it appeared Chak had the upper hand and also at the critical turning points. More baseline, less duels at the net, but still some clever play.

Might she be ready for JJ? Probably not but OTOH, if JJ gets to wandering off, shriekin' for the trainer, grubbing in her bag, puttin' stuff up her nose... LOL! You never know.

Congrats to Alizé and good luck!

I so much love this girl, she have something special in her game, she always keep fighting, and passion with she plays it's amazing!!!

Love that " Alez " at the end of the pionts, reminds me at Henin:))

She has amazing future and believe me she'll be Grand slam champion some day. Keep it up!!!!

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" CHAMPIONS TAKE CHANCES, AND PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE"- Maria Sharapova ( Billie Jean King )

If I would talk all human languages, and angels, and LOVE I wouldn't have, it won't be usefull. If I would have gift to predict, and know sacrament, all knowledges, and if I would have all religion, but LOVE I won't- I'M NOTHING!( 1.Kor.1-13)

she's playing good and has nothing to lose tomorrow,so all pressure on jj.this gril has impressive forehand and doesn't give-up without a fight and thats good point to her tomorrow cuz jj gets alot of balls back.unfortunately I can't see the match but hope Alize win it.

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YOU ARE THE PERSON WHO BRINGS REASONS TO MY DAY....AND THE PERSON WHO BRINGS MAGIC TO MY NIGHTS.....YOU ARE BEST FRIEND AND PARTNER IN ALL THAT I DO.....MY SOULMATE.....

WISHING YOU HAPPINESS......

C'mon Maria,you're the best in my eyes

"Be optimistic,don't afrumpy,when the road gets bumpy just SMILE and be HAPPY"

Well, Alizé didn't best JJ, but I hadn't expected she would at this time. She has yet to learn how to employ her precision game to consistently counter the power players. She will though. WTA sums up her season:

"Cornet has had an absolute breakthrough year so far, working her way from outside the Top 50 to inside the Top 30 as of the new rankings, mostly as a result of her impressive results on clay. Having never made it past the quarterfinals of any event on the Tour, she reached the final of Acapulco in February, back-to-back semifinals at Amelia Island and Charleston last month, and now another final - her first at a Tier I - here in Italy. She is now lined up for a seed at her home Grand Slam, Roland Garros."

At the very least, I suspect this is a new French number one in the making. Maybe more than that.

Allez, Alizé!