It went from this…

To this…

To this!

Nevermind the scoreline. Kimiko fought all the way, looked down and out in the second set, pulled it out, and yanked out the third, 7-5. As much as I was angry at Dinara, my mood quickly changed, as tears welled up in Kimiko’s eyes and she had a pretty heart felt meeting over at the edge with her team and husband (who was the reason she came out of retirement in the first place).

Pretty damn impressive, the way she’s come back and managed to grind all the way back into the top 100. This makes her the second oldest player to win a match at Roland Garros, at 39 years old. Bloody hell. To put it in perspective, she’s older than Pete Sampras and Monica Seles. Here’s hoping the leg heals up and she’s good to go for round two.

As for Dinara, she was living up to her family name nicely. I know the game is still coming back, but holy bajeebus. Screaming “vamos!” at the top of her lungs, the famous Dinara shriek… I hope that new coach has some serious balls. Preferably three.