Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2015

[junren65]

Order of play Monday 16.2.2015 - all times are local

CENTRE COURT Starting at: 12:00 pm
[LL] Elena VESNINA (RUS) vs Shuai PENG (CHN) [16]
Heather WATSON (GBR) vs [Q] Kateryna KOZLOVA (UKR)
Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [17] vs Anastasia PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS)
Not Before 19:00
Mona BARTHEL (GER) vs [WC] Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK)
Venus WILLIAMS (USA) [8] vs Belinda BENCIC (SUI)

COURT 1 Starting at: 12:00 pm
[Q] Jarmila GAJDOSOVA (AUS) vs Garbiñe MUGURUZA (ESP)
Vera ZVONAREVA (RUS) vs Camila GIORGI (ITA)
CoCo VANDEWEGHE (USA) vs Elina SVITOLINA (UKR)
Monica PUIG (PUR) vs Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) [11]

COURT 2 Starting at: 1:00 pm
Julia GOERGES (GER)/Anna-Lena GROENEFELD (GER) vs Raquel KOPS-JONES (USA)/Abigail SPEARS (USA) [5]
Klaudia JANS-IGNACIK (POL)/Andreja KLEPAC (SLO) vs Anastasia RODIONOVA (AUS)/Arina RODIONOVA (AUS)
Casey DELLACQUA (AUS)/Samantha STOSUR (AUS) vs Jarmila GAJDOSOVA (AUS)/Sabine LISICKI (GER)

COURT 3 Starting at: 12:00 pm
[Q] Qiang WANG (CHN) vs Kurumi NARA (JPN)
[Q] Gabriela DABROWSKI (CAN) vs [WC] Cagla BUYUKAKCAY (TUR)
Barbora ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE) vs [Q] Yuliya BEYGELZIMER (UKR)

So Caroline is not playing on Monday.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Qu-znInDM[/video]

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

^ I think I will pass on rewatching that match....I had enough 'drama' for one day....

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Reem Abulleil on Twitter,

Jankovic: I dont have a Valentine.My Prince racquet is my Valentine.Its my first win of the season and its nice to get that monkey off my back.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

So Caroline is not playing on Monday.

No, This is what Caroline was doing.

http://www.wtatennis.com/photos/article/4491302/title/dubai-gallery-caro-stores-sandboards

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Phew what a 'drama filled' match it had everything...Cornet finally prevailing 63 3rd set to win the match

It's strange how the Flipper would win these kinda matches a year or so ago but this year and late last year, she is losing every match. Dropping in the ranking too, she is now down to #64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I am looking ahead to tomorrow's playing schedule with some really good match ups

I am surprised to see Carla playing,I thought she may withdraw,due to her neck injury,she said she could hardly serve,reason she had to withdraw from the final at Antwerp.

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Tuesday 17.2.15 - RESULTS FROM MONDAY ON PAGE 1

CENTRE COURT Starting at: 12:00 PM
Agnieszka RADWANSKA (POL) [5] vs Caroline GARCIA (FRA) 63 26 63
Sabine LISICKI (GER) vs Ana IVANOVIC (SRB) [4] 06 36
Caroline WOZNIACKI (DEN) [3] vs Samantha STOSUR (AUS) 46 61 75:clap
Not Before 7:00 pm
lina SVITOLINA (UKR) vs Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [2] 26 63 26
Simona HALEP (ROU) [1] vs WC] Daniela HANTUCHOVA (SVK) 62 60

COURT 1 Starting at: 12:00 PM
Garbiñe MUGURUZA (ESP) vs Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB) [12] 63 61
Andrea PETKOVIC (GER) [9] vs Zarina DIYAS (KAZ) 67 36
Svetlana KUZNETSOVA (RUS) vs Angelique KERBER (GER) [7] 67 46
[WC] Flavia PENNETTA (ITA) [10] vs [Q] Qiang WANG (CHN) 63 75

COURT 2 Starting at: 12:00 PM
Carla SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP) [13] vs Camila GIORGI (ITA) 63 64
[WC] Casey DELLACQUA (AUS) vs Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) [11] 76 67 57
[Q] Kateryna KOZLOVA (UKR) vs Ekaterina MAKAROVA (RUS) [6] 36 36
Renata VORACOVA (CZE)/Yi-Fan XU (CHN) vs Garbiñe MUGURUZA (ESP)/Carla SUÁREZ NAVARRO (ESP) [6] 26 46

COURT 3 Starting at: 12:00 PM
WC] Cagla BUYUKAKCAY (TUR) vs Alizé CORNET (FRA) [15] 26 46
Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [17] vs Barbora ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE) 64 62
Tsvetana PIRONKOVA (BUL) vs Shuai PENG (CHN) [16] 36 64 76
Caroline GARCIA (FRA)/Katarina SREBOTNIK (SLO) [7] vs Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE)/Lucie SAFAROVA (CZE) 76 16 10-3

COURT 7 Starting at: 12:00 PM
Timea BABOS (HUN)/Kristina MLADENOVIC (FRA) [8] vs Darija JURAK (CRO)/Oksana KALASHNIKOVA (GEO) 76 62
Hao-Ching CHAN (TPE)/Yung-Jan CHAN (TPE) vs Marina ERAKOVIC (NZL)/Heather WATSON (GBR) 46 62 11-13
Jelena JANKOVIC (SRB)/Arantxa PARRA SANTONJA (ESP) vs Cagla BUYUKAKCAY (TUR)/Karin KNAPP (ITA) 63 62
Michaella KRAJICEK (NED)/Barbora ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA (CZE) vs Monica NICULESCU (ROU)/Alexandra PANOVA (RUS) 64 36 7-10
Klara KOUKALOVA (CZE)/Katerina SINIAKOVA (CZE) vs Mandy MINELLA (LUX)/Andrea PETKOVIC (GER) 67 62 10-4

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Reports on Twitter from Courtney Nguyen and Reem Abulleil who is in Dubai that Simona Halep has a rib injury,no sign as yet of withdrawing from Dubai tournament.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This is Vintage Venus...running fhand winner!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Courtney Nguyen on Twitter,

If Venus wins Dubai again....lets just call it The Venus Invitational! lol!

 

[Kirijax]

I am looking ahead to tomorrow's playing schedule with some really good match ups

I am surprised to see Carla playing,I thought she may withdraw,due to her neck injury,she said she could hardly serve,reason she had to withdraw from the final at Antwerp.

I always have a problem with things like this. I know I don't know all of the details, but if you are hurt enough to forfeit a final, I think it's best to drop out of whatever you have planned the next week. Is there some sort of penalty now for dropping out? I had trouble with Federer dropping out of the WTF final but then was playing Davis Cup, but that was for the final round of one of the last big trophies he had never won so I gave him a pass but it still doesn't look all that good.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I am looking ahead to tomorrow's playing schedule with some really good match ups

I am surprised to see Carla playing,I thought she may withdraw,due to her neck injury,she said she could hardly serve,reason she had to withdraw from the final at Antwerp.

I always have a problem with things like this. I know I don't know all of the details, but if you are hurt enough to forfeit a final, I think it's best to drop out of whatever you have planned the next week. Is there some sort of penalty now for dropping out? I had trouble with Federer dropping out of the WTF final but then was playing Davis Cup, but that was for the final round of one of the last big trophies he had never won so I gave him a pass but it still doesn't look all that good.

Well I too dont know all the details,I read that Carla had a neck injury and could not serve,the reason she forfeited the match,no there isnt any penalty in place if you have to forfeit a final regarding a injury.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Simo versus Dani
Hmmmm!
Dani victorious in Tailand, Simo started the year on a stutter. Do I smell an upset here?
You bet!

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foelEkizo7w[/video]

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Venus Williams win over Belinda Bencic extends her winning streak to 16 matches in a row.
Williams 16-match winning streak in Dubai dates back six years-it began with back to back titles in 2009 and 2010 and,after missing the tournament the next three years,another title run in 2014.

From the WTA Website,16th February.

 

[kskate2]

I am looking ahead to tomorrow's playing schedule with some really good match ups

I am surprised to see Carla playing,I thought she may withdraw,due to her neck injury,she said she could hardly serve,reason she had to withdraw from the final at Antwerp.

I always have a problem with things like this. I know I don't know all of the details, but if you are hurt enough to forfeit a final, I think it's best to drop out of whatever you have planned the next week. Is there some sort of penalty now for dropping out? I had trouble with Federer dropping out of the WTF final but then was playing Davis Cup, but that was for the final round of one of the last big trophies he had never won so I gave him a pass but it still doesn't look all that good.

No penalty for withdrawing from the final. There could be a penalty at the next tournament if they withdraw and don't cite an injury.

 

[Kirijax]

I am looking ahead to tomorrow's playing schedule with some really good match ups

I am surprised to see Carla playing,I thought she may withdraw,due to her neck injury,she said she could hardly serve,reason she had to withdraw from the final at Antwerp.

I always have a problem with things like this. I know I don't know all of the details, but if you are hurt enough to forfeit a final, I think it's best to drop out of whatever you have planned the next week. Is there some sort of penalty now for dropping out? I had trouble with Federer dropping out of the WTF final but then was playing Davis Cup, but that was for the final round of one of the last big trophies he had never won so I gave him a pass but it still doesn't look all that good.

No penalty for withdrawing from the final. There could be a penalty at the next tournament if they withdraw and don't cite an injury.

Thanks. I thought I had heard about some injury-related penalty before but couldn't remember how it goes. Same rules for the ATP?

 

[Kirijax]

Every time I look at a women's draw, Svetlana Kuznetsova always catches my attention. Still plugging away at 29 years old. Two Slams, 16 tour titles, and an Australian Open doubles title is a pretty good career. She's had it a bit rough with four 1st round losses in the last five Slams but she's always dangerous. She's playing Kerber in the 2nd round.

 

[rubydo]

Simo versus Dani
Hmmmm!
Dani victorious in Tailand, Simo started the year on a stutter. Do I smell an upset here?
You bet!

Way weaker field in Pattaya, Simona runs "rosies" around Daniella!