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Lucky in love Mauresmo threatens to end Williams` reign
Paris, May 19: Serena and Venus Williams know they had better watch out for Amelie Mauresmo when the French Open draw is made here on Friday.
Paris, May 19: Serena and Venus Williams know they had better watch out for Amelie Mauresmo when the French Open draw is made here on Friday.
The 23-year-old Frenchwoman has beaten both the Williams' sisters in the last month and puts her new-found form down to her love life.
Mauresmo says she struggled to cope with the media storm she created when she admitted at the Australian Open in 1999 she was homosexual. And last year a serious knee ligament injury almost forced her out of the game.
Now she is fit and healthy and ready for a fresh assault on the Roland Garros clay courts which she has rarely mastered.
"I'm in love," she told Paris Match magazine. "I've been lucky to meet Pascale who's made me feel strong and beautiful. For someone like me who is never stable it's made me serene."
Maursemo's 1999 Australian Open semi-final win over Lindsay Davenport was only the seventh time an unseeded player had upset a grand slam no. 1 seed.
Her broad shoulders made her the butt of players' jokes at Melbourne in 1999 but the then 19-year-old handled the situation admirably and has no regrets about coming out.
Bureau Report
The 23-year-old Frenchwoman has beaten both the Williams' sisters in the last month and puts her new-found form down to her love life.
Mauresmo says she struggled to cope with the media storm she created when she admitted at the Australian Open in 1999 she was homosexual. And last year a serious knee ligament injury almost forced her out of the game.
Now she is fit and healthy and ready for a fresh assault on the Roland Garros clay courts which she has rarely mastered.
"I'm in love," she told Paris Match magazine. "I've been lucky to meet Pascale who's made me feel strong and beautiful. For someone like me who is never stable it's made me serene."
Maursemo's 1999 Australian Open semi-final win over Lindsay Davenport was only the seventh time an unseeded player had upset a grand slam no. 1 seed.
Her broad shoulders made her the butt of players' jokes at Melbourne in 1999 but the then 19-year-old handled the situation admirably and has no regrets about coming out.
Bureau Report