Connecticut Open 2014

[Hoergren]

New Haven - Connecticut Open Draw

1 HALEP, Simona ROU
2 BYE
3 RYBARIKOVA, Magdalena SVK
4 QUALIFIER
5 RISKE, Alison USA
6 DELLACQUA, Casey AUS
7 KOUKALOVA, Klara CZE
8 PENNETTA, Flavia ITA

9 WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN
10 QUALIFIER
11 GIORGI, Camila ITA
12 VANDEWEGHE, CoCo USA
13 QUALIFIER
14 SVITOLINA, Elina UKR
15 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe ESP
16 ERRANI, Sara ITA

17 CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK
18 PETKOVIC, Andrea GER
19 FLIPKENS, Kirsten BEL
20 QUALIFIER
21 STOSUR, Samantha AUS
22 NARA, Kurumi JPN
23 JOVANOVSKI, Bojana SRB
24 BOUCHARD, Eugenie CAN

25 SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla ESP
26 QUALIFIER
27 ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE
28 QUALIFIER
29 MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS
30 VINCI, Roberta ITA
31 BYE
32 KVITOVA, Petra CZE

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I believe this is the first premier level tournament where Simona is the top seed. She is also the defending champion.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION.

TIER: Premier
PRIZE MONEY: $710,000
SURFACE: Hard
DIRECTOR: Anne Worcester

http://www.ctopen.org/

 

[Hoergren]

Sunday, August 17, 2014 - forgot they began today

Alison Riske (USA) d Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 6 - 1 6 - 4
Camila Giorgi (ITA) d CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 6 - 3 6 - 1
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) d Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6 - 3 6 - 3
Camila Giorgi (ITA) d CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) 6 - 3 6 - 1

A Klepac / S Soler-Espinosa (SLO/ESP) d [2] K Peschke / K Srebotnik (CZE/SLO) 7 - 6 (2) 6 - 4

 

[Calvy]

Too much tennis coupled with training for marathon for Caroline!

24 or not, four straight weeks of both is going to catch up to her.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I am happy to see Stosur get a w/card into this tournament,at least she wont run into Serena in rd 2 again

 

[Hoergren]

Seems they're having fun in New Haven:

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU-SKDTM2R7Mu9a3-P_eTPyQ&v=MSn9A5aD6q0[/video]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehE4yjucYJU&index=2&list=UU-SKDTM2R7Mu9a3-P_eTPyQ[/video]

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Monday, August 18, 2014 rest of first round matches

Stadium
12:00 - Shuai Peng (CHN) V Elina Svitolina (UKR) 64 63
14:00 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) V Kurumi Nara (JPN) 76 67 62
15:30 - Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) V [3] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 16 16
19:00 - [4] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) V Timea Bacsinszky 46 61 62(SUI)
21:00 - [5] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) V Andrea Petkovic (GER) 67 36

Grandstand
12:00 - Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) V [7] Sara Errani (ITA) 62 36 61
14:00 - Caroline Garcia (L) V Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 76 76
16:00 - Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) V Misaki Doi (JPN) 63 46 62
18:00 - [5] Anabel Medina Garrigues / Yaroslava Shvedova (ESP / KAZ) V Shahar Peer / Katarzyna Piter (ISR / POL) 64 61

Court 1
12:00 - Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) V Belinda Bencic (SUI) 64 57 63
14:00 - Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) V Sílvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 64 63
16:00 - Oksana Kalashnikova / Alicja Rosolska (GEO / POL) V Casey Dellacqua / Stefanie Voegele (AUS / SUI) 67 16
18:00 - Caroline Garcia / Monica Niculescu (FRA / ROU) V Anna-Lena Groenefeld / Klara Koukalova (GER / CZE) 60 57 14-12

TV - stream???

 

[GameSetAndMath]

So will Genie lose to young Serbian Bojana in the first round in this tourney and make it a hat-trick? :snigger

 

[Billie]

So will Genie lose to young Serbian Bojana in the first round in this tourney and make it a hat-trick? :snigger

I doubt it, Bojana has a chronic issue with her arm and will probably need a surgery at the end of the year. This is probably an ideal match up for Bouchard. If she loses this then she is in much trouble...

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I attended this event last year, albeit as a regular spectator.
It's fun to check out, one hour away from the big apple.

There is also a certain (College)campus feeling to it, since it's located at the Yale University sport complex.

On a different note, I saw both Nara and Bojana play in DC, both have a shot of beating their opponents. It would not surprise me if one did.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Genie on court at this moment warming to face Bojana. If she loses, this will complete
a hat-trick.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Genie wins the first set 6-1

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Genie also took the second by the same score, won the match 1 and 1
Samantha had issues against Nara, she had to rally in the first, lost the second set tie breaker and then took it 6-2

 

[Hoergren]

After a hardfought match Caroline wins 46 61 62:

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Tuesday 19.08.2014

STADIUM Starting at: 12:00 noon

Flavia PENNETTA (ITA) [6] vs Alison RISKE (USA) 16 67
Barbora ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE) vs [LL] Caroline GARCIA (FRA) 75 62
[WC] Nicole GIBBS (USA)/Grace MIN (USA) vs [Alt] Alison RISKE (USA)/CoCo VANDEWEGHE (USA)
57 26
Not Before 7:00 pm
Simona HALEP (ROU) [1] vs Magdalena RYBARIKOVA (SVK) 26 64 36
Ekaterina MAKAROVA (RUS) vs Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [2] 26 16
Grandstand starting 14.00

Cara BLACK (ZIM)/Sania MIRZA (IND) [1] vs Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE)/Kristyna PLISKOVA (CZE) 67 76 10-7
Marina ERAKOVIC (NZL)/Arantxa PARRA SANTONJA (ESP) vs Garbiñe MUGURUZA (ESP)/Carla SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP) 26 75 10-6

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Top 2 seeds go at it.
I don't know about Petra vs. Makarova.
eKaterina has 35% chance --> me thinks.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

After a hardfought match Caroline wins 46 61 62:

I was checking the stats of the match, just checking Caroline's serve %
Caroline hit 100% first serve in the last set! She didn't have to hit a second serve! What makes it more remarkable is she only did 51% in the second set but she didn't lose any second serve returns, won all 6 she faced.
For the match, she was 70%, that's her average. Caro has been averaging that all season.
Why couldn't she do something like that against Serena?

 

[kskate2]

Couple of factors: the friendship is obvious and when she's focused, Serena can return anyone's serve for a winner.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Domi is having a tough time against Petko, lost the first set via a tie-breaker and is now about to lose the match. Petko is serving for it.

 

[kskate2]

Domi is in a slump like Berd is on the ATP