French Open Seeds and Prediction

The seeding has been done for the French Open Tennis Tournament which begins May 24, 2009 in Paris, France. Coming in at the No. 1 spot is Dinara Safina from Russia. She is followed on the seeding chart by Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Elena Dementieva, and Jelena Jankovic, Vera Zvonareva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Victoria Azarenka, and Caroline Wozniacki to fill out the first 10 seeds.

My predictions for the French Open women’s draw are that the following will reach the semifinals: Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic, and Ana Ivanovic, with Dinara Safina getting all the way through to win her first Grand Slam title.

Safina is currently ranked No. 1 in the world. She reached the final last year, the 4th round in 2007, and the Quarterfinals in 2006. She has had a steady showing at Roland Garros, so I think this will be her year.