Bank of The West Classic - Stanford

[kskate2]

I truly question whether Lisicki will ever be an elite player. She just doesn't seem to have mental fortitude and "tennis brain" to make that next step.

I'm glad someone see's it as well. Even on her best surface (grass), she's up and down w/ her results.

 

[tossip]

Kimiko can confuse ballbashers and has a history of knocking out a lot of them from pova,Safina and many tall players because her ball stays very very low..

 

[tossip]

The four qualifiers are: M. DOI [1] (JPN), K. BONDARENKO [2] (UKR), K. DATE-KRUMM (JPN), N. GIBBS [5] (USA)

Results Monday, August 03, 2015


Misaki Doi (JPN) V Catherine Bellis (USA) 63 76
Caroline Garcia (FRA) V Nicole Gibbs (USA) 46 57
Carina Witthoeft (GER) V [6] Andrea Petkovic (GER) 75 16 36
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) V [7] Madison Keys (USA) 36 06
Mona Barthel (GER) V Carol Zhao (CAN) 63 60

Court 6
Alison Riske (USA) V Tatjana Maria (GER) 62 57 61
[1] Hao-Ching Chan / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE / TPE) V Kimiko Date-Krumm / Mandy Minella (JPN / LUX) 61 63
Asia Muhammad / Ajla Tomljanovic (USA / CRO) V María Irigoyen / Paula Kania (ARG / POL) 67 76 11-9
Kateryna Bondarenko / Tatjana Maria (UKR / GER) V Eva Hrdinova / Petra Martic (CZE / CRO) 76 63

Misaki DOi too strong for Bellis and Petkovic managed to survive a wobbly start

so Petkovic got rid of those biceps:lolz:she so insecure about how the germans will think about her since she is already insecure about being borne of foreign parents..

 

[Calvy]

Kimiko can confuse ballbashers and has a history of knocking out a lot of them from pova,Safina and many tall players because her ball stays very very low..

Lisicki should NOT be losing that match up. Maybe 10 15 years ago, yeah, not now. Lisicki just is not mentally strong and she hasn't learned how to construct points and change when she's challenged.

 

[Calvy]

I truly question whether Lisicki will ever be an elite player. She just doesn't seem to have mental fortitude and "tennis brain" to make that next step.

I'm glad someone see's it as well. Even on her best surface (grass), she's up and down w/ her results.

Exactly!

 

[tossip]

Kimiko has a history with ballbashers and on a good day she can take down names...

 

[tossip]

wow the girl that doesnt want biceps lost..at least Kerber embraces her biceps and is more successful.

 

[sk310]

I truly question whether Lisicki will ever be an elite player. She just doesn't seem to have mental fortitude and "tennis brain" to make that next step.

I'm glad someone see's it as well. Even on her best surface (grass), she's up and down w/ her results.

Exactly!

I don't think she'll ever be an elite player. I think perhaps she'll have a flash in the pan moment somewhere other than grass. It's hard to even tell if she would be consistent on grass if it was more tournaments than 3 at most a year.

 

[kskate2]

Keys down 2 breaks in the decider to Tomljanovic. Both are wearing the same outfit. I can't tell one from the other. :cover

 

[kskate2]

Update: Ajla dismisses Madison 6-1 in the final set. Apparently, they are best friends.

 

[kskate2]

Not a good day for seeds. Three have been dismissed:
Barthel d (6) Petko in a final set breaker
Ajla just stunned (7) Keys
Riske sends (3) CSN packing in straights

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Thursday 6. August (results from Wednesday on page 1)

Centercourt Starting at: 11:00 am

Ana KONJUH (CRO) vs Angelique KERBER (GER) [5] 46 36
[WC] Agnieszka RADWANSKA (POL) [2] vs [Q] Misaki DOI (JPN) 16 62 60
[Q] Kimiko DATE-KRUMM (JPN) vs Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [4] 57 26
Not Before 7:00 pm
[1][WC] Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) vs Varvara LEPCHENKO (USA) 46 26cry
Hao-Ching CHAN (TPE)/Yung-Jan CHAN (TPE) [1] vs Kateryna BONDARENKO (UKR)/Tatjana MARIA (GER) 60 26 7-10



Yi-Fan XU (CHN)/Saisai ZHENG (CHN) vs Mona BARTHEL (GER)/Sabine LISICKI (GER) 36 64 10-5
Gabriela DABROWSKI (CAN)/Alicja ROSOLSKA (POL) [3] vs Asia MUHAMMAD (USA)/Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (CRO) 64 62

 

[GameSetAndMath]

On court coaching works for Alison.

 

[tossip]

Keys struggles on the USA hardcourts for some reason..she is not mentally tough nor patient and those are the most important parts of tennis.
I think she grew up cushioned a lot by parents so she is beige no confidence and apologetic ...like James Blake.
She has to go out there and play without asking for coaching..figure out stuff on her own.That builds character and confidence..

 

[tossip]

Ms Keep her small for top ten is playing today..

 

[kskate2]

Caroline in trouble. Drops the opener to Varvara and isn't moving well. Looks like a calf injury.

 

[Hoergren]

Not Carolines day. As the match went on it was obvious that she wasn't feeling well. One can ask why did she play at all. In the coaching in second set Caroline said that she had pain in her leg and maybe she should have stopped there. I hope she chooses to drop the next tournament in Toronto to get fit for Cincy. Then NOT playing in New Haven (I hope) to be fit for US Open. Well it was a pity to watch today - that's tennis. Glad Aga survived her scare today.

 

[Hoergren]

Sorry a little late - order of play Friday 7.August - QUARTER FINALS

Stadium Court
12:00 - [4] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) V Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) 62 64
14:00 - [8] Elina Svitolina (UKR) V Alison Riske (USA) 46 75 61
16:00 - Varvara Lepchenko (USA) V Mona Barthel (GER) 67 62 63
19:00 - [5] Angelique Kerber (GER) V [2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 46 64 64 WOW what a match:clap
21:00 - Chin-Wei Chan / Darija Jurak (TPE / CRO) V [2] Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP / ESP) 36 57

 

[tossip]

Svitolina is impressive for a 20yr old..she rarely implodes.She is progressing well for her age and of all the young players she seems mentally strong.She is better than the overhyped young Americans and Robson...

 

[Hoergren]

Hope you've time to watch a thrilling match between Kerber and Radwanska - IT'S GOOD:clap