TENNIS in DEPTH.

Two players, neither of whom has won a Grand Slam, are at the top of my picks to be the Champion at the French Open. On their recent form, and their dominating wins over great top ten players, both Samantha Stosur and Victoria Azarenka are showing the form on clay to earn either one of them their first Grand Slam title.

Earlier this month Stosur’s demolition of Zvonareva was thing to behold, and today in Stuttgart Azarenka blitzed Flavia Pennetta in straight sets 6-1, 6-4.

Both Zvonareva and particularly Pennetta are tough clay court players, both have hovered around the top ten for a few seasons, and both have a wealth of experience, but both were made to look average against Stosur and Azarenka.

It may be time for a new face to be inserted into the Grand Slam picture, and at Roland Garros, where neither of the Williams sisters is comfortable, this year may be the right time for either Azarenka or Stosur to move up.

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