Predicting the outcome of the women's event here in Paris has been a tricky task for the past few years but for all the shocks and surprises, the cream invariably rises to the top.
And while the presence of Italy's Sara Errani in the last four was unexpected when the tournament began, the French Open will have two worthy semi-finals.
With all due respect to the first semi-final between Errani and 2010 runner-up Sam Stosur, it is the second – a repeat of last year's Wimbledon final between Czech Petra Kvitova and Russia's Maria Sharapova – that has the makings of a classic.
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