RG R3: Lepchenko def. Schiavone 36 63 86

:woohoo: Became a fan.

Can't. Believe. It.

awful result

Franny :hug:

:eek: wut :o

Hahaha what the hell is this result. Didn't expect that at all.

feel sorry for Sexy Franny :(

Disgusting

:eek: Vavara! You kind of pissed me off by beating Empress, but backing it up with Franny!?
You're fave could never :oh:

Come on, get out BWA HEE

Varva:bowdown::bounce:

Franny :sobbing::hug:

I only saw the last set, but it seemed like an entertaining and hard fought match from both ladies. Good job Varvara.

Varvie!!! :hysteric: SO PROUD!!! :hysteric: :hysteric: :hysteric: :hysteric: :hysteric:

Schiavone :bigwave: :bigwave: :bigwave: Finally some justice! :bigwave: :bigwave: :bigwave:

Lepchenko saved 4 bps in the last game with some good serves. Impressive.

Lepchenko is really growing on me. Amazing what an Olympic dream can do. :worship: Great play to save those 4 BPs serving for it.

Fran :hug:

Well done Varvara. Simply amazing. Fran is soo tough to beat at Roland Garros, this is just amazing. She keeps fighting and these wins against Jankovic and Schiavone are truly deserved. GL for your next match :)

Come on, get out BWA HEE

Coming from a Pova fan - hilarious. :hysteric:

Yesssssss Lepchenko ! :bounce: Great play !
:hug: Sexa, at least she has 1 RG and another RG final :p

http://www.bestweekever.tv/bwe/images/2011/02/Kane_final.gif

Fran :mad:

Pironkova should have beaten her the other day, but the brain got in the way.

Fran is so hittable. A lot of noise but not much pace.

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Wow! Great match from Lepchenko.

Pironkova should have beaten her the other day, but the brain got in the way.

Fran is so hittable. A lot of noise but not much pace.

There's usually enough on her shots.. what she lacks in pace, I think she makes up for in direction and spin.

Anyway, I'm sad to see one of my favorite players to watch lose, but Lepchenko is also fun to watch I'm learning.

Blocking this damn court for 3 hours :fiery:

Varva played some amazing tennis if you forget about the nerves when serving it out :lol: Sooooo happy for Varve's! Her father looked as if he was about ready to have a heart attack :hug: They've been through so much together :awww:

Franny :hug: I'm a huge fan of hers. Hopefully she'll get into better form this summer and play the 2013 season :)

Thats a very sad result for franny supporters and to go out probably of her last french open like that sad

Lepchenko is doing the buisness though well done.

Lepchenko saved 4 break points in the last game (was down 0-40) with some good play. :clap2:

Fran :hug:

Franci :awww:

Finalist points gone :help:.

:o Franny :tape:

disgusting schiavone blowing bp everywhere, RETIRE

this Roland Garros is getting even worse :o

Lepchenko was really hitting the ball hard, some great backhands down the line! Congrats to her! :clap2:

logical result for the game - Varvara is owning Sexa all year long:cheer:

Did not see this coming.

Varvara takes the 4th place Olympic Stephens ???

Lepchenko saved 4 bps in the last game with some good serves. Impressive.

Also took Fran 9 set points to win the first set.

i feel really sorry for Fran, mostly because going out on her last RG on a horrible match like that probably wasn't her hope...but Varvara kept moon balling all the time and it turned out to be the right strategy, though the show was horrid because of that

Varvara takes the 4th place Olympic Stephens ???


It's still up for grabs as both players are still in the draw :bounce:

Sexa :hug:
thanks for the money Varvie :oh:

It's still up for grabs as both players are still in the draw :bounce:

But currently 4R? whom the fourth :confused:

But currently 4R? whom the fourth :confused:

Right now it's Lepchenko.

Fran :spit:

Amazing result :spit:

:hah: Fran...

Losing to Varvara in 3rd round of French Open :sobbing:

Lepchenko game is getting better and better. Nice results, but I feel sorry for Fran :awww:

Var TOP 30 pleaseeee

Not that unexpected :shrug:

Fransexa plummeting down the rankings :tape:

Lepchenko played so well, well desreved.
I think she will give Petra a hard time on the court.

Fran :hug:

Why do people feel so sorry for Fran? She has been playing shit tennis for awhile now and her ranking is back to reality...160 points is actually too generous for this tournament anyways considering how horrific her results have been...Pironkova should have taken her out in R2...Schiavone is a washed up irrelevant hack and everyone knew her ranking would plummet here...Great job Varvara for taking out the trash and keeping the OG dream alive...Schiavone, congrats for returning to your rightful place among the irrelevant shit tennis club players...Good riddance, Bitch

Bye bye Roland Garros :wavey:

Not that shocking. :shrug:
Another great result for Lepchenko. :yeah:

Bad luck Fran:hug:

Didn't see the match, but the result is not entirely unexpected, she has been struggling for form all year. Still, most would die for her RG record of recent years, so she can hold her head up.

Not the best tennis but still entertaining final set.

So many long matches for Lepchenko! She did well to get across the finish line in this one as I thought she had blown her chances serving for it the first time. I don't think she will have much left in the tank for Kvitova...

Great fight from Varvara.

Franny :sobbing: Lepchenko has been crappy all year but dicided to peak in slam :o
Kvitova's draw :rolleyes:

not unexpected really, though i was hoping RG would put some life into schiavone's game. too bad.

Kvitova's draw :rolleyes:

Every top player's draw to the quarters is a bit of a joke except for
Section 3 (Aga) and
Aga, Sveta, Ana, Errani, Venus

Section 7 (Serena)
Serena, Gorges, Wozniacki, Kanepi

Made even worse by most of the lower seeds failing to live up to their seeding. It's not localized to just Petra. :rolleyes:

Why do people feel so sorry for Fran? She has been playing shit tennis for awhile now and her ranking is back to reality...160 points is actually too generous for this tournament anyways considering how horrific her results have been...Pironkova should have taken her out in R2...Schiavone is a washed up irrelevant hack and everyone knew her ranking would plummet here...Great job Varvara for taking out the trash and keeping the OG dream alive...Schiavone, congrats for returning to your rightful place among the irrelevant shit tennis club players...Good riddance, Bitch

:unsure:

Fran! :sad::sad::sad:

Love Franny, but met Varvara in DC and she was really nice. She's been through soooo much. Am over the moon for her about this tourney...and really, really hope she makes the team. (Like Sloane too, but she's young and will have another chance.)

Didn't get to see this match (demmit!), as we had a tornado go down our street yesterday.Fortunately it only took out lots of trees and some roofs and no one was hurt. But... No power. (Am @ MickeyD's stealing their wifi and catching up!) Fortunately, I've learned that it's strong enough to stream...so likely we be hanging out here some. ;)

:eek: wut :o

hiraiken daisuki！:bounce:

Love Franny, but met Varvara in DC and she was really nice. She's been through soooo much. Am over the moon for her about this tourney...and really, really hope she makes the team. (Like Sloane too, but she's young and will have another chance.)

Didn't get to see this match (demmit!), as we had a tornado go down our street yesterday.Fortunately it only took out lots of trees and some roofs and no one was hurt. But... No power. (Am @ MickeyD's stealing their wifi and catching up!) Fortunately, I've learned that it's strong enough to stream...so likely we be hanging out here some. ;)

stay safe :)

not expecting this, but good that schiavone wasn't bullshitting her way once again at RG to reach 3 consecutive finals only to receive the silver plate

Varvie should now make olympics :)
I am not a real fan but I love her story and she deserves it
Sloane is young and will make Rio
I see a potentiala upset of Kvitova for Varvie but not one of Sam for Sloane

Lepchenko is really playing some good tennis, but to be honest she had so much luck playing against Empress and Fransexa. Otherwise I doubt she would be in R4.... I hope she snatches the OG place :yeah:

I just some of the 2nd set. In the 7th game Fran had BPs, should have taken her chances, to try and win in 2.

Oh well, it was nice while it lasted:hug:

does this justify Empress loss now ???

Lepchenko has been crappy all year but dicided to peak in slam :o

:facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

You follow tennis? :tape: :help:

Varvara!!!

Who would have thought the American women would have put up such a good fight on clay. No Williams, but McHale nearly got Li Na, Varvie takes out Schiavone, and Sloane is into the fourth round.

Amazing tournament for the non-Williams Americans.

Lepchenko is good on clay... especially on RG :lol: last year she won against Pennetta ... seems like italian killer ...

Still amazed at how the last game played out 0-40 down to win. Amazing what an Olympic dream can do. Well done Varvie!

Francesca :wavey:

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I won't have to watch the RG final on mute for the third year in a row. :D

Happy for her, seems she's gonna break top50 soon at this rate. :yeah:

Fran :sobbing:

Oh fuck, Fran was last actual tennis player left in the draw.

I know I am a dinosaur, but I just like players who, you know, actually PLAY tennis, instead of just bashing, running and screaming. Silly me, I know. :(

Wow! :eek:

i feel really sorry for Fran, mostly because going out on her last RG on a horrible match like that probably wasn't her hope...but Varvara kept moon balling all the time and it turned out to be the right strategy, though the show was horrid because of that

Did she say this is her last Roland Garros?

Will she retire? :eek: