2010 French Open Women's Champion - Francesca Schiavone

It's two-day old news now but Francesca Schiavone is the 2010 French Open Women's Champion, and deservedly so. She defeated Samantha Stosur, who also had a very good tournament.

The match was just as close as the score suggests, maybe even closer. It was one of those matches where every point counted and it would only take one slip up for either person to lose.

What's funny is that the article talked about how "The No. 5-seeded Stosur beat four-time champion Justine Henin, top-ranked Serena Williams and former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic en route to the final" but made no mention of Schiavone's road to the final making it seem like Stosur had the more difficult draw.

Schiavone, the now #6 seed (#17 before her French Open title), had to beat #12 Na Li, #30 Maria Kirilenko (who took out defending champ #19 Svetlana Kuznetsova), #3 Caroline Wozniacki, and #5 Elena Dementieva (Dementieva retired after the 1st set but the play was still tough).

Although the playing was pretty good and there were times of anxiety, I really didn't care who won. It was very nice to see and hear a tennis final that did not have screaming. Schiavone does have a (deep and manly) grunt but it wasn't distracting or annoying. It was one of those grunts that you could feel her tension in each shot while at the same time putting her all into it.

The male pig inside me slightly preferred Stosur because she's not as manly. I mean to have those legs wrapped around me in a vise grip...um! But then, she's got some bulging biceps that are a little...scary. Her coach says that Stosur has never done any bicep exercises. I find that a little full of bull with the size and definition of them but how narrow is he categorizing a "bicep" exercise? Know what I mean?

Then I look at Schiavone and I find her not unattractive. I mean she has sort of an eye-catching look to her. If she was endowed with a little more breast tissue maybe she wouldn't be as manly looking. During the presentation ceremony, she had her hair without clips and she actually wasn't too bad looking. The wife agrees that there is something about her that is appealing. Just look at the photo, she looks pretty. Maybe it's because she's full of elation, I don't know.

Speaking of the ceremony, I must say I was very impressed by Schiavone's speech, especially near the end in regards to Mary Pierce (who, in case you didn't know, has big boobs).

After they had already taken the microphone and started moving for the photo-ops, Schiavone requested the microphone back and complimented, flattered Mary Pierce by saying something like, "It is an honor being up here with you." It is her moment in the spotlight and she was respectful enough to make it a point to complement a former French Open champion.

You go Schiavone!