He y many excuses available to Kim Clijsters after a collapse narcotic in the second round of the France Open against a woman ranked 114th.
In the assessment of its defeat 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 against Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands on Thursday, the second seeded Clijsters may have reported to it strongly registered right ankle, which she so badly that Dancing Barefoot to his cousin of the marriage last month.
By recounting how she managed to two points of the game of waste and drop 11 of the last 12 games after leading 5-2 in the second series, the Belgian could have mentioned it last entry Garros in 2006 and has played a total of five games of clay-court anywhere since.
And explaining its non-forced errors 65-43 more fact opponent - and 10 double-faults, Clijsters could have recalled all the world that she had not participated at all since late March because of the ankle bum and prior injuries to his right shoulder and wrist.
Instead, the winner of the last two Grand Slam titles and four overall, made a finger squarely on itself and an odd crisis of confidence.
"I started to doubt a little", said Clijsters, the French open in 2001 and 2003 finalist. "When you yourself start doubting on any surface - but for me, no doubt on clay - it's the wrong attitude to have."
Roger Federer the Switzerland returns the ball to Maxim Teixeira France in their second match of the round of the French tennis tournament open, the stade Roland Garros in Paris, Wednesday, may 25, 2011.The 27-year-old Clijsters also gave credit to old Rus for 20 years, who entered the day with a 3-4 career record in major tournaments and only twice before, had been at Court Philippe Chatrier - and these visits have been as a spectator.
After delivering one of the most surprising results of tennis over the past years, Rus acknowledged that she was nervous at the outset, perhaps because Clijsters is one of his favourite players, a person, she used to cheer for replay on television.
"She obviously began to build more confidence, began playing much better and was really nice to me on my back foot all the time, Clijsters a." I could not really play my tennis aggressive anymore in this third game ".".
A similar scenario played later in this stage Thursday, except that this is heavy favourite, three-time major champion Maria Sharapova, who appeared to be down and out against a kid inexperienced, age 17 entered French wild-card of Carolina Garciabefore reeling off 11 last games to win 3-66-4, 6-0.
"Look", said the seventh seed Sharapova, "it could easily go the other way."
She said she was dealing with problems wind gusting to more than 20 mph, making the balls to move unexpectedly sometimes and sometimes raising clouds of loose clay in the eyes of the players.
These conditions led to the good word of Rafael Nadal: "If you play well, seems much less wind.". If you play bad, appears as a hurricane. ?
French Open champion five times was not forced to work as hard as he did in the beyond John Isner in five sets Tuesday, Nadal was hardly satisfied after beating the 48th rank Pablo Andujar of Spain, 7-56-3, 7-6 (4).
"I played that well," said Nadal, who spent 7 hours, 19 minutes on Court. "" "". I am not happy, but I'm here. ?
He needed clear eight set points after the flight of 5-1 in the third against Andujar, who said that he considers Nadal is "was perhaps a period of doubt."
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