Miami Masters 2015 (Women)

[tossip]

No matter how many times I watch it, Niculescu's funky style amazes me. Has to be very frustrating to play her. [/size]

not everybody struggles with Niculescu...Venus owns the girl:lolz:..Serena struggles with Stosur but Venus owns her..:snicker

 

[Kirijax]

No matter how many times I watch it, Niculescu's funky style amazes me. Has to be very frustrating to play her. [/size]

not everybody struggles with Niculescu...Venus owns the girl:lolz:..Serena struggles with Stosur but Venus owns her..:snicker

I guess it would depend on your own playing style. But that forehand would really screw my rhythm up. Serena adjusted well from their last encounter though.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPiYs4X0f8s[/video]

This point is an example of why everyone has played second fiddle to Serena. No one moves on the level that she does.

 

[the AntiPusher]

No matter how many times I watch it, Niculescu's funky style amazes me. Has to be very frustrating to play her. [/size]

Actually, Strangely, I like watching the change of pace by Niculescu slice fhs. I have actually attending several USTA tournaments(open series) and I have watch a guy in his late 40's bedazzled and completely take some very good college level ball bashers out of their game.:clap

 

[tented]

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Stadium Start 11:00 am

[27] Santiago Giraldo (COL) v [3] Andy Murray (GBR)

Not Before 1:00 pm

Victoria Azarenka (BLR) v [15] Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

[1] Serena Williams (USA) v [WC] Catherine Bellis (USA)

[29] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Not Before 7:30 pm

[27] Sabine Lisicki (GER) v [5] Ana Ivanovic (SRB)

Not Before 9:00 pm

Juan Monaco (ARG) v [23] Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

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Grandstand Start 10:50 am

[3] Simona Halep (ROU) v [30] Camila Giorgi (ITA)

[7] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v [28] Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

[17] Gael Monfils (FRA) v [11] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)

[8] Tomas Berdych (CZE) v [25] Bernard Tomic (AUS)

Not Before 5:00 pm

Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) v Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA)

[1] Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND) v Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Alicja Rosolska (POL)

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Court 1 Start 11:00 am

[15] Kevin Anderson (RSA) v [24] Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

Jack Sock (USA) v Dominic Thiem (AUT)

[11] Sara Errani (ITA) v [21] Garbine Muguruza (ESP)

Johanna Larsson (SWE) v Sloane Stephens (USA)

Andre Begemann (GER) / Ernests Gulbis (LAT) v John Isner (USA) / Sam Querrey (USA)

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Court 2 Start 11:00 am

Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) v [7] Timea Babos (HUN) / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

[24] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v [13] Angelique Kerber (GER)

Not Before 2:00 pm

Belinda Bencic (SUI) v [Q] Tatjana Maria (GER)

Santiago Giraldo (COL) / Martin Klizan (SVK) v [3] Marcelo Melo (BRA) / Bruno Soares (BRA)

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) / Gilles Muller (LUX) v [2] Vasek Pospisil (CAN) / Jack Sock (USA)

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Court 7 Start 1:00 pm

[WC] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) / Karin Knapp (ITA) v [2] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) / Elena Vesnina (RUS)

Not Before 3:00 pm

[5] Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP) v [WC] Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) / Joao Souza (BRA)

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4wB4vAooGQ[/video]

 

[the AntiPusher]

No matter how many times I watch it, Niculescu's funky style amazes me. Has to be very frustrating to play her. [/size]

not everybody struggles with Niculescu...Venus owns the girl:lolz:..Serena struggles with Stosur but Venus owns her..:snicker

I guess it would depend on your own playing style. But that forehand would really screw my rhythm up. Serena adjusted well from their last encounter though.

Nicuulescu fh really requires her opponent to create their own pace ..I think Serena issues was that she was not moving her feet. Serena needs to be patience and just hit through the ball, it's the same type of pace that a coach teaches you to hit win they are feeding you balls. As for why Venus does well against Nicuulescu, I assume that she just move her feet and just drive through that ball from an open stance position

 

[kskate2]

Halep gets past Giorgi and will face Vika/Flavia in the 4th round.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDijqM9Hdtw[/video]

 

[tossip]

Halep gets past Giorgi and will face Vika/Flavia in the 4th round.

does Giorgi ever smile,always looks like she is mad at the world

 

[kskate2]

Halep gets past Giorgi and will face Vika/Flavia in the 4th round.

does Giorgi ever smile,always looks like she is mad at the world

I've seen her smile once or twice (when she beat Sharapova last year and when she beat Woz at the USO).

 

[10isfan]

Giorgi is beating herself playing high risk tennis. When she figures out how to serve and keep the ball on the court, her ranking will move higher.

Halep has a tougher match next round vs Vika or Penetta

 

[kskate2]

So far Flavia is playing well today

 

[tossip]

there is a certain arrogance about Zenka these days...I want Halep to school her.

 

[kskate2]

there is a certain arrogance about Zenka these days...I want Halep to school her.

You're assuming she gets out of this match. Flavia won't go away, she could surprise Vika.

 

[tented]

I hope not. I like having Azarenka around again. She stirs things up, and makes it interesting.

 

[tossip]

there is a certain arrogance about Zenka these days...I want Halep to school her.

You're assuming she gets out of this match. Flavia won't go away, she could surprise Vika.

hopefully Flavia wins

 

[kskate2]

Flavia just choked, big time. Had SP and dumped serve, then couldn't get the break and now misses out on a challenge and broken again.

 

[kskate2]

Vika just got a warning for verbal obscenity

 

[kskate2]

Flavia gets a reprieve. We're heading to a breaker