Here’s a name that wouldn’t have featured too highly in French Open title calculations before the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open – Aravane Rezai.
But after the Frenchwoman defeated Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams - all former world No. 1s – on her way to the third title of her career, Rezai has announced herself as perhaps the best chance France has of winning the women’s singles titles at Roland Garros this year.
It’s something that had to be seen to be believed, but the diminutive right-hander (she’s just 5ft 5in tall) simply overpowered Williams in the final at Madrid as the American struggled to find an answer to Rezai’s hard-hitting game.
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