Ernests Gulbis beats Tomas Berdych – French Open

Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis

Paris – If tennis weren’t finally going so well for Ernests Gulbis, he could probably make a living as a comedian. Or a philosopher. Or maybe even a basketball player.

It doesn’t really matter at this point because tennis is his job. And his next task is Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals.

The 18th-seeded Gulbis reached his first major semifinal in his 27th major tournament, beating sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Tuesday at Roland Garros. The victory came two days after Gulbis defeated Roger Federer, the 2009 French Open champion and owner of a record 17 Grand Slam titles.

”I don’t understand it yet,” Gulbis said, reflecting on his last 10 days in Paris. ”Even now, I don’t want to be too happy. I don’t want to get too much stuff in my head.”

But there’s plenty in there…

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