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PARIS – Eugenie Bouchard grew up admiring Maria
Sharapova. "First, I noticed her cute dresses and things
like that when I was young," said the 20-year-old
Canadian, who met Sharapova when she was just eight-
years-old at a tournament in Miami. "As a child, I looked
up to her and I remember watching her in the finals of
Wimbledon and thought what she was doing was so cool and
I wanted to do the same thing." Bouchard and Sharapova
will play on Thursday in the French Open semi-finals. It
is the second straight year that the two have met at
Roland Garros with the Russian prevailing in straight
sets in the second round a year ago. "For sure I respect
her," said Bouchard. "But now were in the semis of a
Grand Slam, so Im going to respect her but not put her
too high on a pedestal and really just battle. Thats what
its going to be." Sharapova may be seeded seventh, but
she has been widely considered the favourite to win the
title since the top three seeds – Serena Williams, Li Na
and Agnieszka Radwanska – all lost in the first three
rounds. And Sharapova is favoured to beat Bouchard (-325,
4/13 per BoDog) for the same reason she is expected to
hoist the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen on Saturday: she has the
experience. She made the finals here a year ago. She won
the whole thing just two years ago. At the age of 27, she
has already won the career slam and has an Olympic silver
medal on her resume. "Achieving what she has, she is of
course very strong mentally," said Bouchard. "It is one
of her strengths. Im going to be ready for another
battle. You know, the semis of a Grand Slam, thats what
you have to expect. "Im just looking forward to the
challenge." Bouchard is earning her own reputation for
poise under pressure. She overcame a 2-5 deficit (two
breaks) and a set point to win the opening frame against
clay-court specialist Carla Suarez Navarro in the
quarterfinals on Tuesday. Then, after dropping the second
set 2-6, Bouchard dug out of a 1-4 hole in the deciding
set by winning 12 straight points. She then served to
stay in the match at 4-5, holding easily. "At the end of
the day, whether I win or lose, I want to at least leave
it all out there and try and at least battle. Im proud of
the way I did that in both the first and third. Shes a
great player and a really good clay courter, as well. I
knew it was a tough battle, and thats exactly what it was
today. Im just proud of the way I stayed in there."
Bouchard appeared to show some nerves after wasting a
match point, serving at 6-5, with a double fault. She was
asked if that was a sign she is, after all, human. "I
show Im human all the time," Bouchard noted with a smile.
"Yeah, you know, its one of those things. I didnt really
worry about it. I think thats the most important thing: I
didnt see it as a big deal, and I just regrouped for the
next point, which allowed me to just give me a chance to
get in a position to have a match point again. "Even on
the second match point I missed a ball, but I was trying
to go for it, so I didnt worry too much, either. "I think
that was a bit the theme the whole match: even if I was
down 5-2 or 4-1 in the third, not to worry too much, keep
going, keep going, keep going, and it paid off in the
end." Bouchards mental toughness and aggressive play have
earned her comparisons to Sharapova. Does she like that?
"There are positives and negatives," Bouchard said. "Of
course shes a great champion, so to be seen as the next
of someone who has won four slams and has been No. 1 in
the world, its a compliment. "But at the same time, of
course, Im my own person and I just want to be myself on
the court, and you know, try and achieve what I want to
achieve and just be seen as that." Bouchard is the only
womens player to make the semis at both slams this
season. She is part of the future of womens tennis and
looking to prove the future is now. Bouchard readily
admits that back in January when she made that magical
run to the Australian Open semis, she suffered from a bit
of stage fright at the start of a straight-sets loss to
Li Na. "I was maybe a little bit frozen at the beginning
of that match," she said. "Ill be much more ready this
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before 2 p.m. Thursday, suspending all matches on outer
courts until the early evening and requiring the closure
of the retractable roofs at Rod Laver and Hisense arenas
before play could continue on the show
courts.JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Edoardo Molinari was
in a four-way tie for the first-round lead at the
European Tours Joburg Open with his 7-under-par 64 on
Thursday. The Italian, chasing a British Open place as
well as his first title in four years, was joined by
Scottish pair Alastair Forsyth and Craig Lee and South
African Justin Walters. A 2010 Ryder Cup winner, Molinari
opened with three straight birdies at Royal Johannesburg
and Kensington and collected eight in all on the par-71
West Course. "The front nine was probably as good as Ive
played in a long time," he said. Lee had maybe the most
impressive start with his 7-under 65 on the tougher par-
72 East Course, with eight birdies and just one bogey on
No. 17. "Its really hard to figure out where you are in
the field with two golf courses, and with the East being
slightly tougher I feel like Im in a good position," Lee
said. Forsyth and Walters both carded 64s on the West,
with Forsyth not dropping a shot all day. They led by one
shot. Players play one round on the East and West courses
before finishing on the East over the weekend. The
tournament is also a qualifying event for the British
Open in JJuly and offers places to the three highest-
placed finishers in the top 10 not already
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qualified for the Open. Johannesburg defending champion
Richard Sterne opened with a 5-under 67 on the East, but
couldnt fully capitalize on an eagle three on his first
hole, as he sat in a tie for 13th. Sterne has qualified
for the British Open, as has former Masters champion
Charl Schwartzel, who managed a 69 on the East. Molinari
has battled through fitness problems since his 2010 Ryder
Cup debut and hasnt won since that year, but looked solid
with five birdies and a single dropped shot on his
opening nine. He made another three birdies coming in.
Chasing the leading pack are eight players on 6 under,
including South Africas Hennie Otto, who tied for second
in the season-opening South African Open in November.
South Koreas Jin Jeong, who won his maiden tour title at
the Perth International last year, is also in contention
after a 65. The Joburg Open is the sixth tournament out
of 10 on the early European Tour schedule to be played in
South Africa. There will be a seventh next weekend with
the Africa Open.
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