Cutie pie Nicole Vaidisova was the first of the seeded players to be upset in the French Open. Nicole was seeded 15th, and lost to unseeded 70th ranked Iveta Benesova in straight sets 6-7 (2-7), 1-6.
This is the 3rd tournament in a row that Nicole has lost in the 1st round. The three tournaments before that she was beat out in the 2nd round. Just an unbiased observation – I think she needs to do something different. It is difficult to build up the hardware on the trophy shelf when you don’t make it past the 1st or 2nd round.
Nicole’s best showing in 2008 was the semifinals in the WTA Medibank International where she lost in three sets to 4th ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova. She also made it to the 4th round in the Australian Open where she ran up against Serena Williams and lost in straight sets. I can see getting beat by 4th ranked Kuznetsova or 5th ranked Serena. But getting beat out by the 2nd round five times since then by unseeded players ranked 40th or below is not a good record.
Nicole is currently ranked 16th in the world. So she can play tennis. She just isn’t doing so well lately. Come on, Nicole. We know you can do better!
