Roland Garros 2010 Day 6: Bartoli v Sanchez

For some reason I figured that Bartoli might not be as popular as maybe some of the other French stars – indeed she was behind in the set as they started…. Lots of cries of ALLEZ Marion and no sign of the evil Dr Walter.



Ballet 2nd position serve seems to be the favourite de jour – better than that ridiculous bunny hop and that god awful knees together – and love her or loathe her – she comes up with crazy angles.





And interestingly – when she lets go of that frying pan slip action to do a single handed running pass – guess what – it’s unreachable! Just putting it out there Marion... sometimes the single handed play is more helpful to ya!

Sanchez was a lot like Kavcic – there were some flashes of real brilliance but also plagued with UE leaks… and experience really showed – Cakeoli really took her apart in the second and Olivia’s form just evaporated. But she’s one of promise and I think one to look out for.