The Williams.27 sisters performance 2008 French Open

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katarina srebotnik knocked serena williams out of french open in third round. triumph ensured there new champion in 2008.


this tournament saw worst performance of williams sisters @ grand slam tournament since 2006 australian open.


serena williams, former french open champion left in draw, stunned in third round katarina srebotnik, ensuring there new champion year. williams had never lost srebotnik in 4 previous attempts, , had defeated in second round of 2001 french open , in third round of 2008 family circle cup, won title part of seventeen-match winning streak compiled between february , may. third round exit worst performance @ tournament since 1999, when fell in third round. 2 espn experts had touted serena williams pre-tournament favourite; same 2 experts predicted ana ivanovic, 2007 runner-up whom serena williams have met in quarter-finals, make exit, when, in fact, exact opposite occurred , ivanovic won championship amidst form slump saw suffer defeats in miami , rome. williams had said prior french open had enjoyed best preparation since winning event in 2002 ; entering tournament, had won 23 matches , lost 2 (to jelena janković @ australian open , dinara safina in berlin) season.


on same day serena williams defeat, older sister venus williams upset world no. 26 flavia pennetta, had never advanced past fourth round of french open, in third round, adding recent history of exits @ french open. marked first time since 2004 french open both williams sisters defeated within 24 hours of each other; on occasion, both defeated in quarter-finals jennifer capriati , anastasia myskina, went on contest semi-final between each other.








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