Miami Open, Premier Mandatory, 2019

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bianca Andreescu retires with a right shoulder injury down 1-6 0-2 against Anett Kontaveit who moves onto the quarter finals.

 

[kskate2]

Bianca is tired and injured. Best to rest up for the dirt. HC do a body terrible. Meanwhile, Pliskobot taken to the woodshed by 4' 5" Putintseva.

 

[Hoergren]

Caroline did hyer utmost to beat Hsieh and delivered the best resistance to the taiwanese. Here is a 15 min highligt from the match which had some fantastic moments - worth watching

 

[isabelle]

Hsieh seems in top form

 

[tented]

ORDER OF PLAY - TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019

STADIUM start 12:00 noon
ATP - [19] K. Edmund (GBR) vs [7] J. Isner (USA)
Not Before 2:00 pm
WTA - [27] S. Hsieh (TPE) vs [21] A. Kontaveit (EST)
ATP - [1] N. Djokovic (SRB) vs [22] R. Bautista Agut (ESP)
Not Before 7:30 pm
WTA - [3] P. Kvitova (CZE) vs [12] A. Barty (AUS)
Not Before 9:00 pm
ATP - [13] D. Medvedev (RUS) vs [4] R. Federer (SUI)

GRANDSTAND start 12:00 noon
ATP - [Q] F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs [17] N. Basilashvili (GEO)
ATP - [11] B. Coric (CRO) vs [27] N. Kyrgios (AUS)
Not Before 3:00 pm
ATP - [6] K. Anderson (RSA) vs J. Thompson (AUS)
ATP - [18] D. Goffin (BEL) vs [28] F. Tiafoe (USA)
Not Before 7:00 pm
ATP - [8] S. Tsitsipas (GRE) vs [20] D. Shapovalov (CAN)

COURT 1 start 12:00 noon
WTA - [8] H. Chan (TPE) / L. Chan (TPE) vs B. Bencic (SUI) / D. Kasatkina (RUS)
WTA - M. Niculescu (ROU) / A. Spears (USA) vs J. Goerges (GER) / S. Halep (ROU)
WTA - After Suitable Rest - [3] S. Hsieh (TPE) / B. Strycova (CZE) vs E. Mertens (BEL) / A. Sabalenka (BLR)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Halep and Kvitova need to make the final for a chance at No1.If they face each other,winner will be No1.

 

[Hoergren]

Well it was the day after for Hsieh

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

A first win over Petra Kvitova with rain delays in this match,Ash Barty won 76(6) 36 62.Ash will be guaranteed a top-10 place in the next world rankings.Ash will play Anett Kontaveit in the s/finals.

Well done Ash !

 

[kskate2]

Halep will probably retake #1. I was thinking when the tourney started it was about time she won something this year.

 

[tented]

REVISED ORDER OF PLAY - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019

STADIUM start 1:00 pm
WTA - [18] Q. Wang (CHN) vs [2] S. Halep (ROU)
Not Before 3:00 pm
ATP - [13] D. Medvedev (RUS) vs [4] R. Federer (SUI)
ATP - [22] R. Bautista Agut (ESP) vs [7] J. Isner (USA)
Not Before 7:00 pm
WTA - [5] Ka. Pliskova (CZE) vs M. Vondrousova (CZE)
Not Before 9:00 pm
ATP - [Q] F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs [11] B. Coric (CRO)

GRANDSTAND start 1:00 pm
ATP - [1] L. Kubot (POL) / M. Melo (BRA) vs [5] O. Marach (AUT) / M. Pavic (CRO)
ATP - I. Dodig (CRO) / E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs M. Gonzalez (ARG) / H. Zeballos (ARG)
Not Before 4:00 pm
ATP - [3] B. Bryan (USA) / M. Bryan (USA) vs R. Bopanna (IND) / D. Shapovalov (CAN)
ATP - After Suitable Rest - J. Isner (USA) / S. Querrey (USA) vs W. Koolhof (NED) / S. Tsitsipas (GRE)

COURT 1 start 1:00 pm
WTA - [6] S. Stosur (AUS) / S. Zhang (CHN) vs M. Niculescu (ROU) / A. Spears (USA)
Not Before 2:00 pm
WTA - [WC] V. Azarenka (BLR) / A. Barty (AUS) vs D. Jurak (CRO) / R. Olaru (ROU)
WTA - E. Mertens (BEL) / A. Sabalenka (BLR) vs [5] G. Dabrowski (CAN) / Y. Xu (CHN)

 

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ORDER OF PLAY - THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019

STADIUM start 1:00 pm
WTA - [21] A. Kontaveit (EST) vs [12] A. Barty (AUS)
Not Before 3:00 pm
ATP - [20] D. Shapovalov (CAN) vs [28] F. Tiafoe (USA)
Not Before 7:00 pm
ATP - [6] K. Anderson (RSA) vs [4] R. Federer (SUI)
Not Before 9:00 pm
WTA - [5] Ka. Pliskova (CZE) vs [2] S. Halep (ROU)

GRANDSTAND start 1:00 pm
ATP - [1] L. Kubot (POL) / M. Melo (BRA) vs [3] B. Bryan (USA) / M. Bryan (USA)
Not Before 5:00 pm
ATP - I. Dodig (CRO) / E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs W. Koolhof (NED) / S. Tsitsipas (GRE)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I was having massive computer troubles finally working,

In a match with rain delays (about 6.5 hours) Barty d Kontaveit 63 63 came back from 1-3 down in the 2nd set to reach the final,biggest of her career.Awaits the winner of Halrep v Plaskova.

Well done Ash what a great start to 2019 you are having!

Also is still in the doubles with Azarenka.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

After rain delays before this match started....Pliskova leads Halep 75 50 and guess what players taken off the court rain again like 'Who Knew?' I feel like I have been watching both ladies matches for days.BTW this is the best I have seen Pliskova play in a long time.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

After rain delays before this match started....Pliskova leads Halep 75 50 and guess what players taken off the court rain again like 'Who Knew?' I feel like I have been watching both ladies matches for days.BTW this is the best I have seen Pliskova play in a long time.

This is exactly where Halep wanted the match to stop. Tomorrow Halep wins seven games in a row and wins the match and takes #1 ranking.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Finally Pliskova defeats Halep 75 61 and will play Barty in the final on Saturday without any more rain delays please!

Osaka will stay at No1 in the rankings.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Hope the cricketer wins this one!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

T/break to determine a tight first set between Ash and Karolina.
Ash runs away in the t/breaker showing her great variety of drop shots and using her slice to perfection
Ash 76(1) Karolina looks tired to me.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ash gets a early break in set 2,Karolina really struggling to breathe,her first 2 services games have gone 10 mins,finally gets on the board,Karolina has played most of her matches at night,the high humidity is really having a affect on her.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Barty d Plishova 76(1) 63 the biggest win of her career thus far.Just a great display of tennis Ash!

Ash will move to No 9 in the rankings when the rankings come out on Monday.

 

[kskate2]

Happy for Barty. She had too much game for Pliskobot who only plays one way.