Apia International Sydney 2015

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kerber d Gavrilova 67(6) 76(2) 63

Keep working hard Gavrilova!

Credit to both Kerber and Gavrilova for finishing this match at 3.10am in the morning

Get some well earned sleep now.

 

[Hoergren]

Orderof play Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Ken Rosewall Arena

17:00 Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) V Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 64 61
19:00 Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) V [2] Petra Kvitova (CZE) 64 36 46

Grand Stand
15:30 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) V Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 46 64 60
17:30 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) V [5] Angelique Kerber (GER) 60 16 46

Court 3
15:30 Kimiko Date-Krumm / Karolina Pliskova (JPN / CZE) V [4] Hao-Ching Chan / Kveta Peschke (TPE / CZE) 76 62

Court 4
15:30 [1] Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (USA / USA) V Anabel Medina Garrigues / Yaroslava Shvedova (ESP / KAZ) 76 67 10-5
17:30 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza (USA / IND) V [2] Martina Hingis / Flavia Pennetta (SUI / ITA) 63 63
19:30 Caroline Garcia / Katarina Srebotnik (FRA / SLO) V Timea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (HUN / FRA) 63 36 8-10

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This is Petra Kivitova's tournament to lose quite frankly,if Petra can't win this tournament in Sydney,seeing the tournament has lost the other top seeds,I will be most disappointed.In saying that Kerber is still in the tournament,we all saw what a performance she put up when she and Petra met at the Fed Cup late last year.I also feel Garbine could be the dark horse in this tournament,she has impressed me in her last two matches.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW I will be attending the women's final at Apia International,Sydney.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

BTW I will be attending the women's final at Apia International,Sydney.

Looking forward to reading your report.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Leif

I just saw on TV from the Australian Open,Caroline in practice,her left wrist is still taped,though good news she is able to practice

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Karolina Pliskova d Carla Suarez Navarro 46 64 60

Well done Karolina!!!

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=levLWoIoYJA[/video]

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Pironkova (Q) d Strycova 64 61

Congratulations Pironkova coming through qualifies and a good solid win!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Okay just tuned into the match Kvitova v Gajdosova

Wind is going to be a factor in this match,very windy conditions on the main stadium court

Jarmila has a early break in the 1st set,leads 3-1

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jarmila keeps the pressure on and leads 4-2 1st set over Petra

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Gajdosova will serve for the 1st set 5-4

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well played 1st set from Gajdosova winning 6-4.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jarmila is handling the windy conditions better than Petra,it was just one break of serve in the 1st set,Petra had a horrid service game.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Petra is starting to see the ball better now,applying the pressure to Jarmila,Jarmila must not over hit or push her shots now in her service game

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Petra with a Fhand winner gets BP and she breaks Jarmila,Jarmila fhand finds the net

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Petra consolidates her break,Jarmila is now self destructing,she often does this in matches,gets down on herself,she has to remember how she played in the 1st set,she has to forget the score board,also she is tending now to over play her shots

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Petra with a power cross court bhand winner gives her 4th BP
Petra does it again,with ease,a cross court bhand winner,Petra with 4 games in a row
Petra will now serve for the 2nd set 5-1

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Oh Petra,of course you get broken serving for the 2nd set...try to get a first serve in will you?

Petra leads 5-2,2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jarmila holds serve and Petra will try for a 2nd time to serve for the 2nd set 5-3
BTW Petra is serving into the wind.I will close my eyes