Tennis: Stosur sizes up Errani at French Open:
PARIS – Australia's Samantha Stosur is expecting a heavyweight French Open semi-final challenge from pint-sized Italian Sara Errani and won't be fooled by the slight figure on the other side of the net.
Sixth-seeded Stosur, the US Open champion and runner-up in Paris in 2010, starts Thursday's semi-final against 21st seed Errani as overwhelming favourite, holding a 5-0 career lead over the Italian.
But Errani has punched above her weight at Roland Garros, reaching a maiden Grand Slam semi-final, knocking out former champions Ana Ivanovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova along the way.
Stosur, at 1.72m and 65kg, goes into the match with an eight-centimeter height advantage and packing
Keep on reading: Tennis: Stosur sizes up Errani at French Open
PARIS – Australia's Samantha Stosur is expecting a heavyweight French Open semi-final challenge from pint-sized Italian Sara Errani and won't be fooled by the slight figure on the other side of the net.
Sixth-seeded Stosur, the US Open champion and runner-up in Paris in 2010, starts Thursday's semi-final against 21st seed Errani as overwhelming favourite, holding a 5-0 career lead over the Italian.
But Errani has punched above her weight at Roland Garros, reaching a maiden Grand Slam semi-final, knocking out former champions Ana Ivanovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova along the way.
Stosur, at 1.72m and 65kg, goes into the match with an eight-centimeter height advantage and packing
Keep on reading: Tennis: Stosur sizes up Errani at French Open
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