Apia International Sydney 2017

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Tournament Info
Tier: Premier, Prize Money: $776,900, Surface: Hard, Director: Alistair Macdonald
The Apia International Sydney is one of the oldest tournaments in the world, dating back to 1885.

The Sydney Cricket Ground was the first venue for what was then called the New South Wales Open, followed by Double Bay and then White City, which hosted the event for 76 years through 1999. In 2000, the event moved to the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, which also hosted the Olympic tennis event that year, and where the combined ATP/WTA event continues to be held the week before the Australian Open.

In 2012, Victoria Azarenka became the first player in eight years to win Sydney and then go on to victory in Melbourne. At the 2013 staging, Agnieszka Radwanska recorded the first double bagel in a WTA final in over six years. Other champions include Jennifer Capriati, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport, Chris Evert, Justine Henin, Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo, Gabriela Sabatini, Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario, Monica Seles and Petra Kvitova. Evonne Goolagong and Martina Navratilova share the Open Era tournament record with four titles each.

The state capital of New South Wales, the most populous city in Australia and the country's economic center, Sydney is situated on Australia's southeast coast off the Tasman Sea.

The draw REVISION #3

KERBER, Angelique GER
BYE
KASATKINA, Daria RUS
BABOS, Timea HUN
Donna Vekic CRO LL
GAVRILOVA, Daria AUS
Rodionova Anna AUS LL
KONTA, Johanna GBR

CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK
SIEGEMUND, Laura GER
BOUCHARD, Eugenie CAN
ZHANG, Shuai CHN
STOSUR, Samantha AUS
PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS
BEGU, Irina-Camelia ROU
KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana RUS

WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN
PUIG, Monica PUR
BENCIC, Belinda SUI
PUTINTSEVA, Yulia KAZ
STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE
MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS
Sakkari, Maria GRE Q
Vinci, Roberta ITA

VESNINA, Elena RUS
VANDEWEGHE, CoCo USA
Falconi, Irina LL
Duan, Ying-Ying CHN Q
Bondarenko, Kataryna UKR Q
McHale, Christina USA Q
BYE
RADWANSKA, Agnieszka POL

Stephens, Svitolina, Pliskova have retired

 

[kskate2]

Why are Caro, Aga, Pliskova and Kerbie playing in this tournament? That's 2 weeks in a row right before a slam.

 

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A little interview with miss Sunshine

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-_hmS-GyM[/video]

Nicole Pratt about the tournament

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMIdmsMW9q8[/video]

 

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Order of play Sunday, January 08, 2017 Look at the revised draw above

Ken Rosewall Arena
12:00 - Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) V [5] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 16 46
14:00 - Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) V Shuai Zhang (CHN) 76 62
19:00 - Andreja Klepac / María José Martínez Sánchez (SLO / ESP) V [3] Hao-Ching Chan / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE / TPE) 62 62

Show Court 1
16:30 - Belinda Bencic (SUI) V Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 46 32 ret.
18:30 - Daria Kasatkina (RUS) V Timea Babos (HUN) 36 64 62

Court 3
11:00 - Naomi Broady (GBR) V [5] Kateryna Bondarenko(UKR) 61 61 Q
13:00 - Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) V Arina Rodionova (AUS) 46 75 76 Q

Court 4
11:00 - [4] Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (USA / KAZ) V Darija Jurak / Anastasia Rodionova (CRO / AUS) 62 63

Court 5
11:00 - Maria Sakkari (GRE) V Donna Vekic (CRO) 63 64 Q
13:00 - [2] Christina McHale (USA) V Irina Falconi (USA) 61 63 Q

 

[GameSetAndMath]

That is a 6 pack, caro has!

 

[Hoergren]

That is a 6 pack, caro has!

Not quite sure what you mean if it's the looks -yeah. Another thing why is the WTA not having a rule like this:

If a player withdraws from a tournament injured then she can't take part in the tournament the following week if the player has planned to play there - that will stop ruining the tournaments me thinks

If you dare ;= - the reason for Bencic withdrawal - that's a proper excuse me thinks

https://twitter.com/BelindaBencic/status/817993231858155525

 

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Order of play Monday, January 09, 2017
Ken Rosewall Arena
13:30 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) V Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 36 16
15:30 - [10] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) V Monica Puig (PUR) 63 26 64clap

Show Court 1
12:00 - [3] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) V Laura Siegemund (GER) 62 60
17:00 - Donna Vekic (CRO) V Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 36 67(1)

Court 3
11:00 - Arina Rodionova (AUS) V [6] Johanna Konta (GBR) 36 46
14:00 - [8] Elena Vesnina (RUS) V Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 26 04 ret.
16:00 - Kateryna Bondarenko / Yulia Putintseva (UKR / KAZ) V [2] Martina Hingis / Coco Vandeweghe (SUI / USA) 26 36

Court 4
11:00 - Maria Sakkari (GRE) V [9] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 46 06
13:00 - Barbora Strycova (CZE) V Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 63 75
15:00 - Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) V Christina McHale (USA) 64 57 26
17:00 - Irina Falconi (USA) V Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) 57 63 06

Court 5
11:00 - Katarina Srebotnik / Saisai Zheng (SLO / CHN) V Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Kveta Peschke (GER / CZE) 36 76 7-10
13:00 - Madison Brengle / Arina Rodionova (USA / AUS) V Oksana Kalashnikova / Barbora Krejcikova (GEO / CZE) 61 67 10-7

 

[GameSetAndMath]

That is a 6 pack, caro has!

Not quite sure what you mean if it's the looks -yeah.

six-pack refers to nice flat abdomen. I thought it is universal lingo, may be just American parlance.

 

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Nice fanmade picture of Caroline Wozniacki:

 

[lomaha]

Why are Caro, Aga, Pliskova and Kerbie playing in this tournament? That's 2 weeks in a row right before a slam.

I thinkt it's because of their style of game. They have to keep going and have the feeling for the courts/lines. Caroline/Aga have always played a lot of games to keep them warm. They don't play with power like Serena who has to recover her strength.

 

[lomaha]

Does any of you know if there's others than Vika, Kvitova and Keys in the top 20 who's not playing AO?

 

[kskate2]

Does any of you know if there's others than Vika, Kvitova and Keys in the top 20 who's not playing AO?

I think everyone else will be there.

 

[kskate2]

- Poor Stosur. She just never does well in her home country.
- Seems as if Siegemund has cooled off after making a big splash during last years clay court season.
- Puig hasn't done anything since the gold medal.
- Donna Vekic looks content to be a WAG. Cannot find herself out of the first round of any tournament.

 

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Order of play Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Ken Rosewall Arena
13:30 - [1] Angelique Kerber (GER) V Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 67 26
15:30 - Daria Gavrilova (AUS) V [6] Johanna Konta (GBR) 16 36

Show Court 1
12:00 - [3] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) V Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 46 36
17:00 - Christina McHale (USA) V [2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 67 16

Court 3
11:00 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) V [5] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 75 63
13:00 - [10] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) V Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 60 75
15:00 - Coco Vandeweghe (USA) V Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) 36 26

Court 4
11:00 - Barbora Strycova (CZE) V [9] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 62 63
13:00 - [1] Sania Mirza / Barbora Strycova (IND / CZE) V Andrea Hlavackova / Shuai Peng (CZE / CHN) 57 61 10-5
15:00 - Liezel Huber / Maria Sanchez (USA / USA) V Daria Gavrilova / Daria Kasatkina (AUS / RUS) 61 46 7-10

Court 5
11:00 - [4] Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (USA / KAZ) V Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Kveta Peschke (GER / CZE) 75 63
13:00 - Raquel Atawo / Yifan Xu (USA / CHN) V Timea Babos / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (HUN / RUS) 36 26

 

[kskate2]

Kasatkina is very good. Kerbie better bring her game.
I think Daria could take Konta
Domi and Genie always play down under. Should be a cracker.

 

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Order of play Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Ken Rosewall Arena
12:00 - [10] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) V Barbora Strycova (CZE) 57 76 46 in a marathon 3h 20m 38 centigrades:nono
14:00 - Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) V Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 62 63
18:30 - Ying-Ying Duan (CHN) V [2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 36 26

Show Court 1
15:30 - Daria Kasatkina (RUS) V [6] Johanna Konta (GBR) 36 57
17:30 - Timea Babos / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (HUN / RUS) V [2] Martina Hingis / Coco Vandeweghe (SUI / USA) 76 64

Court 3 after 3 ATP matches
16:00 - [1] Sania Mirza / Barbora Strycova (IND / CZE) V Madison Brengle / Arina Rodionova (USA / AUS) 63 64

Court 4 after 3 ATP matches
16:00 - Daria Gavrilova / Daria Kasatkina (AUS / RUS) V Andreja Klepac / María José Martínez Sánchez (SLO / ESP) W/O

 

[10isfan]

Woz has had an excellent run of wins in the last few months. Let's see if she takes the title here and gains momentum going into AO.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Woz has had an excellent run of wins in the last few months. Let's see if she takes the title here and gains momentum going into AO.

Not much momentum because she cannot win this tournament Woz lost in 3 sets

 

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Order of play Thursday, January 12, 2017

Ken Rosewall Arena
16:00 - Barbora Strycova (CZE) V [2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 16 26
20:30 - [6] Johanna Konta (GBR) V Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 62 62

Show Court 1
17:00 - Andreja Klepac / María José Martínez Sánchez (SLO / ESP) V Timea Babos / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (HUN / RUS) 36 46
19:00 - [1] Sania Mirza / Barbora Strycova (IND / CZE) V [4] Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (USA / KAZ) 61 62

 

[Hoergren]

Woz has had an excellent run of wins in the last few months. Let's see if she takes the title here and gains momentum going into AO.

Not much momentum because she cannot win this tournament Woz lost in 3 sets

Well either you don't like Caroline - or didn't see the match. You haven't a comment about all the "favorites" who has left the building or claimed to be "SICK" At least Caroline made a match which she was close to winning but playing in 38-40 centigrades for 3 hours and 20 minutes that's brutal. How about making a real comment instead of a negative hick up - well sorry if it's too much but I'm a little p'''ed about comments like that.