The Paris rain washed away two of the leading contenders at the French Open. “It was impossible to play, in my opinion”, she said.
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The rain was not as heavy on Tuesday, but was persistent.
Sam Stosur will look to carry the Australian torch one step further tonight in her fourth round encounter against Simona Halep.
Weather: Rain, washing out all but 2 hours of play.
Paris – Second seed Agnieszka Radwanska crashed out in the French Open last 16 on Tuesday after losing 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.
“It was very hard with all the rain as we were waiting nearly two days to finish the match”, a beaming Pironkova said after reaching the last eight in Paris for the first time. “I don’t think they really care what we think”. I’m just pissed off. “I can not play in those conditions”.
On court Wednesday in the fourth round: No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs.
Halep indicated should would not take her complaints up with tournament officials, but was unimpressed with the level of care shown to players. Join The Roar for live scores from around 12:30am (AEST). Having dropped to No 15 in the world rankings last summer, she has climbed back to No 2 after a year of consistent performances.
Radwanska called a medical timeout at 0-4 in the third set for her right hand, which required surgery a few years ago. It’s a grand slam.
“For me, playing with those balls in that kind of court is pretty much impossible”. “It shouldn’t be like this. We have played in all sorts of conditions”, said the Bulgarian, a semifinalist at Wimbledon in 2010. We still have a couple of days of tournament.
Like Radwanska, Halep was quick to add that her opponent played well and deserved to win. It’s slippery, as well. Yeah, when it’s harder to move, that makes it just that a little bit harder. What can you do? He even got a code violation in the second game for slamming a ball out of the stadium.
She goes on to face former US Open champion Samantha Stosur, the 21st seed, for a place in the semi-finals. “I didn’t feel safe on court”. Because the court was not good.
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“Heavy, wet conditions like this don’t typically help me too much, but I think today I was able to use them better to my tennis than (Simona) was and I was able to put her under more pressure”, said Stosur.
