The Core Four Make French Open A Must See Tourny Weekend

As I'm sitting here watching the world's #1 player take on an embattled #4 Andy Murray in the first men's semifinal at the French Open, it only makes me appreciate the intense play that the men's side brings to the tennis world.  Later on today, #2 Novak Djokovic will take on #3 Roger Federer, making this the first major tournament in what seems like forever that the four top seeds make it to the semifinals.

I've come to the realization that sure it's nice to have that unseeded player make a nice run deep into the tournament to kick-start his career or give his career that one last push, but to see the top four men in the world battle each other is the way tennis should be.
It's rare to see this in the women's game, unless the Williams' sisters are both in the draw and then maybe Wozniacki and Clijsters are also in it, but that just didn't happen.  But the women's game is just too unpredictable and just too inconsistent to watch and appreciate.  Too many double faults, breaks of serve, and loud moans that take away from the matches.

But sitting here watch Andy Murray on a bum ankle battle to stay even with the best clay-courter of all time is something special.  This would be a great final in itself, but to know that the number two and three players in the world are still to play makes this even more enjoyable.
This is how tennis should be and what the sport needs all the time.

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