ROLAND GARROS 07- The Birthday Match - 網球

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ROLAND GARROS 07- The Birthday Match
02/06/2007:

Justine celebrated her 25th birthday Friday evening on court at Philippe
Chatrier with a victory over Italy's Mara Santangelo 6-2 6-3. The World #1
enters the round of 16 and plays Austrian Sybille Bammer on Sunday.

Justine was slated fourth in the day on Philippe Chatrier, but with the
extended Nalbandian/Monfils match clocking in at about the four hour mark,
the birthday match turned into a 19:15 hrs. night match. The lite sprinkles
of rain, and cold temperatures were less than ideal as the sunny afternoon,
but Justine kept things upbeat for herself and won the first set 6-2 in 36
minutes.

The 3rd rounder wasn't as simple as the score. Santangelo plays an eccentric
combination of 1980's no speed marshmellow balls, hard flat serving, and
volleys with deceptively solid baseline retrieval skills. There was a little
medical time out for Justine to pop a pill for a minor stomach and cramp
problem, but the match otherwise was reigned by the Belgian tennis heroine.
Justine won the second set 6-3 in 40 minutes.

It wasn't the prettiest match for an irrestible occasion, but Justine's giddy
smile with a thumbs up gesture, and a blown kiss into the crowd after match
point lit up Philippe Chatrier to finish in style.

Final Score 6-2 6-3 in 1hr 16 min


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