France has three rising prospects in Aravene Rezai, Alize Cornet , and Pauline Parmentier. And currently with world rankings of #58 , #56 , and #54 respectively , they are indeed 'Trois Filles Pas Comme Les Autre' (Three Girls Like No Other ).
Aravane Rezai, is a 20 year old Persian who had victories over headliners Venus Williams and Maria sharapova leading up to the French Open last year. She also beat one of the top 3 French players missing Fed Cup this week Tatiana Golovin at the Australian Open last week. A match that was filled with drama but over shadowed by the Lindsay Davenport - Maria Sharapova match. Kind of irony that French coach Georges Goven did not select Aravane as a replacement in the lineup of France's Fed Cup tie against China this week.
Alize Cornet is an 18 year old young gunner. Only at the age of 17 and still a junior, she made it through the qualifiers to reach the 2nd round of both Wimbledon and US Open last year.
Pauline Parmentier , who turns 22 this week , was just inside the top 200 a year ago. Winning a tier 4 title last year and capturing a handful of victories over top 100 opponents, she is now ranked #54.
Put a few bottles of 2008 Bordeaux in the cellar, because for France, this year may prove to be stellar.
