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Post by DBBN on Jul 22, 2013 20:25:17 GMT -5
MD list
Petrova OUT - Replaced by Puchkova
Stephens
Cirstea
Makarova
Cornet
Barthel
Oprandi OUT - Replaced by Ormaechea
Rybarikova
Halep OUT - Replaced by Davis
Kanepi
Niculescu
Wickmayer
Voegele
Keys
Watson
Bertens
Cepelova
Larsson OUT - Replaced by Giorgi
McHale
Bouchard
Petkovic
Tsurenko
Tatishvili
Medina Garrigues
Qualy list
Puchkova OUT - Replaced by Brengle
Davis OUT - Replaced by Irigoyen
Larcher de Brito
Riske
Oudin
An.Rodionova
Pegula
Rogers
Dushevina
Min
Peer
Falconi
Coin
Castaño
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Post by janie on Jul 27, 2013 11:25:04 GMT -5
Q Draw
(1)Michelle Larcher de Brito v Louisa Chirico
Lena Litvak v (8/wc)Victoria Duval
(2)Jessica Pegula v Angelina Gabueva
Jessica Lawrence v (7)Shuko Aoyama
(9)Ashley Weinhold v Alexandra Mueller
(wc)Usue Maitane Arconada v (5)Maria Irogoyen
(4)Irina Falconi v BYE
Jennifer Elie v (6)Adriana Perez
Draw
(1/wc)Kerber v Q
Oudin v Rodionova
Cepelova v Bertens
McHale v (7)Rybarikova
(3)Makarova v Bouchard
Garcia v Tatishvili
(wc)Townsend v Niculescu
Q v (8)Keys
(5)Cirstea v Tsurenko
King v Riske
Q v Watson
Wickmayer v (4)Cornet
(6)Barthel v Voegele
Q v Petkovic
Ormaechea v (wc)Capra
Puchkova v (2)Stephens
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Post by janie on Jul 27, 2013 13:06:14 GMT -5
Wow, when's the last time a 14-year-old won a WTA match, even qualies? Impressive Argie Usue.
-- oops, she's USA. Born Argie, though.
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Post by Old Hag on Jul 28, 2013 23:37:07 GMT -5
Interesting that most of the USians are playing this instead of Carlsbad.
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 29, 2013 7:14:32 GMT -5
Arconada's impressive Q1 win undercut by getting double breadsticked by Mueller in Q2.
Pretty interesting draw. MLDB qualified and drew Keys, who was really disappointing last week - MLDB leads the H2H 1-0, and of course Keys will give her all the pace she loves.
Townsend should probably beat slumping FSG.
Is Capra back and going pro, then?
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Post by janie on Jul 29, 2013 11:44:56 GMT -5
Arconada's still a tiny girl, so not surprising to see her fall.
What is surprising is to see her instead of Shishkina receiving a WTA WC as a 14-yr-old. But Shishkina has now turned 15 so presumably she'll be turning up more often in challenger draws, working her way up. Having left (or been kicked out of, who knows) Bollettieri's, though, she's likely to miss out on that lucrative WC pipeline + marketing machine.
Good question about Capra, so I looked it up. She's still at Duke Univ.; probably got the WC here as she's local to the area. So presumably she's still playing as an amateur.
More accurately, she actually got thrown out of Duke over the winter due to some academic violation. Oops! But she's allowed to return there, including to the tennis team, this fall, so that's why I said she's still there.
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 29, 2013 15:51:15 GMT -5
Academic violation  Shishkina represents KAZ now, I wonder what went down behind the scenes with her. Defending champ Rybarikova just came from a set down to beat McHale, whose career has never gotten anywhere near back on track post-mono. Really an object lesson in how getting ill or injured at the wrong moment can really alter your career. |
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Post by janie on Jul 29, 2013 18:19:29 GMT -5
Capra won just 2 games from Ormaechea.
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 30, 2013 1:39:49 GMT -5
Not unexpected. Puchkova d. Stephens 7-5 6-3 I don't know though, I'm not convinced by this "Sloane Stephens peaks at the Slams" narrative developing. She's had very easy Slam draws. We'll see. If she ever wants to win anything she should start learning how to peak at MMs, though. |
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Post by janie on Jul 30, 2013 8:38:38 GMT -5
She should at least learn how to beat Puch!
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 31, 2013 7:16:59 GMT -5
Indeed! I would have thought that if any junior could cope with Niculescu's game it would be Townsend, who's unconventional herself. Obviously not: a 3 and 0 loss  For once, Garcia was on the comeback end rather than the choke end: a win from 0-6, 0-3 down over the equally tragic Tatishvili. Why is Heather Watson going three sets with Alexandra Mueller  |
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Post by lexpretend on Jul 31, 2013 10:25:17 GMT -5
I really don't get Townsend's senior schedule. This year she's played:
Midland 100K (lost R1)
Memphis WTA qualies (lost Q2)
Indian Wells WTA MD (beat Hradecka for a boatload of points)
Innisbrook 25K qualies (lost Q1)
Charleston WTA MD (lost R1)
Brussels WTA qualies (lost Q2)
Edgbaston WTA qualies (lost Q1)
Washington WTA MD (lost R1)
Which gives her a 3-8 W/L record. Why is she persisting with WCs into WTA events? She's clearly not ready for this level. Beating one of the most erratic bashers on tour means very little, regardless of the boost it gave to her ranking. I hope her team aren't sending her down the Donald Young route, she should have been playing the US ITFs this month (or the weaker Canadian ones).
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Post by Old Hag on Aug 1, 2013 1:46:04 GMT -5
I like how Taylor plays, but her style now is so not optimal for the main tour. I don't see how she'll ever be a top player with how often she rushes the net and plays spinny stuff while being terrible when she's forced on the run at all. It goes beyond fitness.
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Post by janie on Aug 1, 2013 6:54:42 GMT -5
She may be taking the WCs for the $$. It does seem like a big mistake, though, since it's clearly not working.
As for her game: does she look like she may have the potential to add the missing elements? Or is she stuck permanently in a Wozesque state of being unable to move beyond a game that's too limited for the big time.
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Post by janie on Aug 1, 2013 19:31:26 GMT -5
Well, well, well. La Puch trying to get us to pay attention to this event! This saga is c/p'd fr TF:
Fog Mountain @fogmount
Puchkova smacks a ball in frustration and hits a line judge. She gets a code violation and the umpire calls the supervisor to the court.
@fogmount: Puchkova is defaulted. Ormaechea wins, 63 36 41. An ugly end to a messy match.
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 2, 2013 3:35:09 GMT -5
Oh my, Olga. Keys' disappointing USO series continues with a third set TB loss to Niculescu. Obviously it's not unknown for FSG to confound young bashers but this was all set up to be the swing where Keys could really make her move, at home and on her favourite surface, and she is...not. Caer Bear bagelled Oudin, as she should  QFs: (1) Angelique KERBER (GER) vs. (7) Magdalena RYBARIKOVA (SVK) (3) Ekaterina MAKAROVA (RUS) vs. Monica NICULESCU (ROU) (5) Sorana CIRSTEA (ROU) vs. (4) Alize CORNET (FRA) Andrea PETKOVIC (GER) vs. Paula ORMAECHEA (ARG) |
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Post by janie on Aug 2, 2013 6:08:24 GMT -5
That's pretty good company for Ormaechea. |
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 4, 2013 2:33:32 GMT -5
Rybarikova must really love this tournament - she beat Kerber in three then trashed Makarova 2 and 0 to make her second consecutive final here. And hopefully second consecutive title, much as I like Petkorazzi...
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Post by Grarliner on Aug 4, 2013 15:19:58 GMT -5
Rybarikova must really love this tournament - she beat Kerber in three then trashed Makarova 2 and 0 to make her second consecutive final here. And hopefully second consecutive title, much as I like Petkorazzi... I've never seen Rybarikova play. She does seem to have some great results sometimes but ... can never keep it going? |
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 5, 2013 2:18:10 GMT -5
I saw Rybarikova close out the title. She played an absolutely incredible reflex half-volley winner at 4-1 up in the TB, just superb touch. She's great to watch when she's on, I approve this title  |
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