Carlsbad

[djmm]

maybe Janky can win this ....she has home court advantage.

Was her mega mansion ever finished??

it had become a white elephant:snigger but she seems to have finally completed the thing and has a house warming party during this Carlsbad event...

That's good news, Toss :clap

 

[10isfan]

I can't find a stream of any matches. Can someone help?

 

[ozza]

There are no streams until Thursday.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I got the scoreboard!
http://www.protennislive.com/lshd/main.swf?lang=en&ref=http://www.wtatennis.com

Vika and Franny are tied in the first set, the score is 2-2, Franny is to serve.

 

[Calvy]

I'll say Vika or Petra. Cibulkova, I don't see that happening, not a week to week winning player.

I was on point about Cibulkova! Not a week to week force, and this is why she isn't in the top ten.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Carlsbad 2013

SCORES:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013

THIRD ROUND
[4] Roberta Vinci (ITA) d Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 2 |
[3] Petra Kvitova (CZE) d Laura Robson (GBR) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 2 |
[5/W] Samantha Stosur (AUS) d Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 1 |
[1] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d Francesca Schiavone (ITA) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 3 |

SECOND ROUND
[7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) | 4 - 6 | 6 - 3 | 6 - 2 |

doubles - First round

D Hantuchova / M Hingis (SVK/SUI) d J Goerges / D Jurak (GER/CRO) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 1 |
[3] R Kops-Jones / A Spears (USA/USA) d L Raymond / L Robson (USA/GBR) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 3 |

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[Correspondent Kiu]

SCORES:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 01, 2013

THIRD ROUND
[7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d Coco Vandeweghe (USA) | 7 - 6 (5) | 6 - 3 |
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d [8] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 4 |
[2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |
Urszula Radwanska (POL) d [6] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) | 6 - 2 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 3 |

Doubles - Quarterfinals
H Chan / J Husarova (TPE/SVK) d [1] A Groenefeld / K Peschke (GER/CZE) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 7 (7) | 10 - 6 |
[4] J Jankovic / K Srebotnik (SRB/SLO) d S Mirza / F Pennetta (IND/ITA) | 7 - 6 (2) | 6 - 4 |

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Interesting order of play today:

STADIUM

11:00 - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA) V [3] PETRA KVITOVA (CZE)
13:00 - [4] ROBERTA VINCI (ITA) V [7] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB)
15:00 - [5] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS) V [2] AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA (POL)
17:00 - [WC] DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK) / MARTINA HINGIS (SUI) (SVK / SUI) V [3] RAQUEL KOPS-JONES / ABIGAIL SPEARS (USA / USA)
20:00 - [1] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR) V URSZULA RADWANSKA (POL)
22:00 - CARA BLACK / MARINA ERAKOVIC (ZIM / NZL) V [2] LIEZEL HUBER / NURIA LLAGOSTERA VIVES (USA / ESP)

 

[tented]

Six of the top eight seeds make it to the quarters. This is getting good!

I'm rooting for Aga, but I have a feeling either Azarenka or Kvitova will ultimately win.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Petra is having a tough time with Virginie, had to win the first set via tie-breaker.
I just don't see Petra winning this, Vika will be very difficult to beat.
Logic says Petra, Vika and Aga will make the semis.
I don't know about Ana vs. Roberta, Roberta double bagel'd Ana the last time they played!

 

[Calvy]

What I'm curious about is, how the heck did Virginia Razzano get a wildcard?

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

What I'm curious about is, how the heck did Virginia Razzano get a wildcard?

Whoever that gave her the wild card is looking mighty good, Virginie already beat Svetlana and Carla and boy, is she giving Petra all she can handle.
Petra lost the second set to Virginie 7-5, her serve was broken in the 12th game.

 

[tented]

Razzano just beat Kvitova 6-7(6), 7-5, 7-6(8), after 3:35.

Definitely worth the wildcard.

 

[10isfan]

Is anyone surprised Petra lost? She needs a new coach and a sports psychologist.

 

[tossip]

Is anyone surprised Petra lost? She needs a new coach and a sports psychologist.

Kvitova doesnt play well in America:nono its the humidity that bothers her and I just think she gives up before a match..

 

[10isfan]

Didn't Petra play well last summer leading up to USO? Vika has a good chance at the title. Can someone who watches her tonight post observations about her movement/lingering effects of her injury?

 

[RJD11]

Whats got into Razzano. She has taken out Kuzzy,

SUAREZ NAVARRO, and Kvita today

Is she making a run?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sigh....its soo hard being a Petra Fan!!!!!!!
Congrats to Razzano................
Glad to see Stosur finally making a s/final after defeating Aga 75 26 63
Azarenka had no trouble in defeating Aga's sister 61 62

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Carlsbad Semis!

Both Radwanskas are out??!!!
:nono

I do have scores:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 02, 2013

QUARTERFINALS
[7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d [4] Roberta Vinci (ITA) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 7 (7) | 6 - 2 |
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d [3] Petra Kvitova (CZE) | 6 (6) - 7 | 7 - 5 | 7 - 6 (8) |
[1] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d Urszula Radwanska (POL) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 2 |
[5/W] Samantha Stosur (AUS) d [2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) | 7 - 5 | 2 - 6 | 6 - 3 |
Doubles - Quarterfinals
[3] R Kops-Jones / A Spears (USA/USA) d D Hantuchova / M Hingis (SVK/SUI) | 4 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 10 - 3 |
C Black / M Erakovic (ZIM/NZL) d [2] L Huber / N Llagostera Vives (USA/ESP) | 6 - 4 | 3 - 6 | 12 - 10 |

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Daniela and Martina made a promising run here, fighting to the end. I think this was a nice warm-up for the pair.

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And the order for the semis:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 03, 2013

STADIUM

14:00 - [1] VICTORIA AZARENKA (BLR) V [7] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB)
16:00 - [3] RAQUEL KOPS-JONES / ABIGAIL SPEARS (USA / USA) V CARA BLACK / MARINA ERAKOVIC (ZIM / NZL)
19:00 - VIRGINIE RAZZANO (FRA) V [5] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS)
21:00 - HAO-CHING CHAN / JANETTE HUSAROVA (TPE / SVK) V [4] JELENA JANKOVIC / KATARINA SREBOTNIK (SRB / SLO)

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Ana vs. Vika? Oooh la la!

 

[ozza]

Didn't Petra play well last summer leading up to USO? Vika has a good chance at the title. Can someone who watches her tonight post observations about her movement/lingering effects of her injury?

There is no lingering effects of her injury, and she is at about the level you'd expect her to be, at this stage in the US hard court season.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Wow, Ana actually took a set from Vika? This after being bagel'd the first set, I thought Vika will kill her like last time...

Good Job Ana, and I mean it!