2012
A Bright Future for a Young Woman & USA Women’s Olympic Tennis
Sloane Stephens, 19, French Open Run Comes to an End on Sunday. – Paris Sloane Stephens, the daughter of a former NFL star (John Stephens) and a college All-American swimmer, bowed out gracefully after her loss to Samantha Stosur in the fourth round of the French Open. Despite the loss, the young Stephens heads home with a bright future in Women’s Singles. For the unseeded American teenager someday, maybe sooner than expected, a fourth-round exit at a Grand Slam won’t feel like such a big success. Stosur, 28, the 2011 U.S. Open champion and a 2010 French Open finalist praised Stephens after the match saying she has shown a lot of confidence and forced Stosur to raise her game. ”I think she’s got a very bright future ahead of her,” said Stosur. “I think at that point of maybe, 5-3, 5-4, 5-all, that inexperience probably showed through a little bit. And then again, for me to be able to run away with a string of games, I think that’s just, yeah, being young and maybe not handling it as well as you might down the track. … She’s got an excellent forehand and serves pretty big and moves very well. … 
