Straight-talking Goerges says she has no chance

By Mark Meadows

PARIS (Reuters) - Amid all the pleasantries and banalities which fill the air during a grand slam tournament, Germany's much-hyped Julia Goerges offered a refreshing burst of realism by stating she had no chance of winning the French Open.

She battled back from 3-1 down in the second set to down Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 2-6 7-5 6-2 on Wednesday to progress to the third round but she doubts her quest will last much longer on the Roland Garros clay.

"For sure not me," she told reporters when asked for a name of a potential winner on June 4.

"I don't think I'm a player who can win here. I haven't reached past the third round here. I don't count myself."

Goerges was just as damning about her first set performance in the sunshine on court two.

"I wasn't really on the court in the first set," she said.

"It's tough when you can't play your best tennis and you think 'what are you doing here?'"

In typical style, Goerges is not interested in the comparisons.

When a reporter asked who was her idol assuming she would say Graf, she replied with a dead straight face: "Martina Hingis."

(Editing by Pritha Sarkar)