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Post by DBBN on Apr 26, 2013 21:36:39 GMT -5
f/k/a Estoril. Weird.
Qualifying Draw
(1) Beck-King
Burnett-Karatantcheva
Rezaï-Vilaca(wc)
(5) Oudin-Savinykh
(2) Larsson- Cabeza Candela
Razzano-Pereira
Foretz Gacon- Vale Costa (wc)
(7) Putintseva-Konta
(3) Tsurenko-Araujo(wc)
Castano-Kudryavtseva
C.Garcia-An.Rodionova
(8) Knapp-Peer
(4) Torro Flor- Puig
Gavrilova-Feuerstein
Luz(wc)-Voskoboeva
(6) Svitolina-Bratchikova
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Post by DBBN on Apr 26, 2013 21:37:06 GMT -5
Deep field, good matches. Definitely helped by being the only SEWTA event of the week.
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Post by lexpretend on Apr 27, 2013 4:39:45 GMT -5
"Oeiras"?! Apparently the tournament hasn't even changed venue, it's just a rebranding.
Great qualy draw though. I hope Corswandt has opted for Star Candle Head.
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Post by DBBN on Apr 28, 2013 9:16:14 GMT -5
Great main draw. Sweater took my advice and got a WC here.
Bartoli (1) vs Peng
Bertens vs Oprandi
Arvidsson vs Q/LL
Kuznetsova (WC) vs Lepchenko (6)
Pavlyuchenkova (3) vs Q/LL
Q/LL vs Q/LL
Niculescu vs Paszek
Koehler (WC) vs Vesnina (7)
Goerges (8) (WC) vs Q/LL
Schiavone vs Dominguez Lino (immediate rematch of Marrakech final)
Wickmayer vs Tatishvilli
Erakovic vs Suarez Navarro (4)
Cirstea (5) vs Medina Garrigues
Kanepi vs Mladenovic
Robson vs Morita
U. Radwanska vs Cibulkova (2) (WC)
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Post by lexpretend on Apr 28, 2013 13:19:56 GMT -5
LOL, unseeded WC Sweta against 6th seed Lepchenko makes no sense to my brain. In qualies: - slumping Vania has unexpectedly beaten in-form Beck and Burnett - Shoedin extends her losing streak to 8 against Savinykh - Caravane dropped a set to a bumpkinette WC but then beat Savinykh - the Devil Child lost a 5-7 third set to Konta - bad result, that - Castano STILL winning matches, into Q3 over Kudryavtseva and Tsurenko, 7-6 and 7-5 in the third respectively  - Gavrilova and Svitolina continue to underwhelm at Tour level, losing to Feuerstein and Voskoboeva respectively Final Q round: King vs. Rezai Cabeza Candela vs. Foretz-Gacon Castano vs. Peer Puig vs. Voskoboeva |
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Post by janie on Apr 28, 2013 18:34:01 GMT -5
Nice Q stories! Guess Rezai is more desperate so I'll root for her in that bout. Also pulling for Foretz & Peer
In the MD, wouid love to see Koehler pull off the upset for the home team.
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Post by lexpretend on Apr 29, 2013 4:16:27 GMT -5
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Post by janie on Apr 29, 2013 6:10:18 GMT -5
Thank you! What would this tournament be without Corswandt's reports.
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Post by lexpretend on Apr 30, 2013 6:57:18 GMT -5
Peng d. CAKE 6-0 1-6 6-4  #scoreLiNa I guess a match between two slumpers was always going to end in a mess like that. Paszek won four games against FSG, falls to 1-9 this year  |
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Post by lexpretend on Apr 30, 2013 12:16:28 GMT -5
(Q) Puig d. Gorgeous 7-6 6-2 and finally breaks the top 100 as a result  |
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Apr 30, 2013 18:44:47 GMT -5
Bartoli is becoming so irrelevant. I haven't even noticed she's dropped to as low as #14.
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Post by janie on May 1, 2013 6:48:41 GMT -5
Must be the Dad thing!
Great to see Kaia rounding into form again.
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Post by Paean on May 1, 2013 6:51:45 GMT -5
Farewell AMG, farewell. I'm going to be the only one missing her on this board. And maybe in general.
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Post by lexpretend on May 1, 2013 12:52:45 GMT -5
Great to see Kaia rounding into form again. Yes! I was worried about her after yet another injury break; I guess she's had enough practice at coming back strong. Beating Cirstea is always welcome. Puig beat Fran 6-3 6-2 - lots of people seem impressed by her game. Good to see - I liked what I saw at the start of the year when she pushed Kerber and I like her. |
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Post by Traveling Man on May 1, 2013 13:26:14 GMT -5
Not so sure. She hasn't been faring well since her golden summer of 2011. |
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Post by janie on May 1, 2013 15:24:21 GMT -5
Farewell AMG, farewell. I'm going to be the only one missing her on this board. And maybe in general. What? Is she retiring, or you'll just miss her in Estoril?  Either way, yeah, I for one won't miss her at all, ever.  |
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Post by Paean on May 2, 2013 1:02:56 GMT -5
AMG is just slumping really badly at the moment - losing in first rounds of her beloved clay MM tournies. She has lost to Cirstea 3 times this year alone! Farewell was wished more in regard to her ranking:)
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Post by janie on May 2, 2013 6:11:09 GMT -5
Oh! Well her slump hasn't prevented her from getting a Madrid WC. So you'll be able to enjoy her many matches there.  |
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Post by lexpretend on May 2, 2013 6:20:07 GMT -5
Oprandi was such a joy to watch - she can do ANYTHING with the ball and her game is totally unreadable - and Sweta was comedically terrible. 6-2 6-2 to Romina! |
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Post by Edna Krabappel on May 2, 2013 6:39:59 GMT -5
Is this Oprandi's one good tournament in five years? She's like an even more extreme version of Schnyder.
Sweata looked somewhat on her way back in January. Clearly not anymore.
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Post by lexpretend on May 2, 2013 12:28:02 GMT -5
SFs: Oprandi vs. Pavlyuchenkova and a rematch of last year's choketastic final, CSN vs. Kanepi.
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Post by lexpretend on May 3, 2013 5:08:39 GMT -5
LOL @ how outrageously Chunkova tanked the last two games of that bagel set Oprandi laid on her  Hingis must be DYING inside having to coach her. |
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Post by janie on May 3, 2013 7:01:55 GMT -5
So what happened? Romina injury, Romina choke, Pavs sudden surge of greatness?
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Post by Edna Krabappel on May 3, 2013 7:27:27 GMT -5
Opradi probably decided that she's already put in too much effort this week.
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Post by janie on May 3, 2013 7:52:51 GMT -5
Ha! Yes, that must be it.
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Post by lexpretend on May 3, 2013 8:22:16 GMT -5
Oh, apparently it was Oprandi's turn to give up once Pav started putting a bit of effort in. SEWTA! I did put some money on Pav just after the bagel, so it wasn't a huge shock - Oprandi wasn't nearly as sharp as yesterday.
CSN avenged last year's final, straight-setting Kaia. This is a terrific chance for her first title against an out-of-form Pav. VAMOS.
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Post by Traveling Man on May 4, 2013 9:02:02 GMT -5
CSN goes down in straight sets to Pav, 7-5, 6-2. Is winning a title officially an issue for her?
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Post by DBBN on May 4, 2013 9:03:51 GMT -5
Yes.  |
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Post by Grarliner on May 4, 2013 14:23:23 GMT -5
She had a trio of setpoints too. 0-5 now in finals.
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Post by Old Hag on May 4, 2013 19:09:36 GMT -5
So, I watched some of this, and Pav is simply a lesser quality of basher. Die, SEWTA, die.
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Either way, yeah, I for one won't miss her at all, ever. 
