Mutua Madrid Open 2015

[GameSetAndMath]

Venus gone, Genie gone too.

 

[special700]

As usual Serena has the toughest draw.

 

[sk310]

Nice win for Vika in the matchup of two good players who HATE clay.

Too bad Serena is next :-/

 

[tossip]

As usual Serena has the toughest draw.

she will be okay...:clap..dont see Azarenka or Ana beating her..:snicker
the match against Zenka if they meet is going to put certain people in their places.

 

[Calvy]

Nice win for Vika in the matchup of two good players who HATE clay.

Too bad Serena is next :-/

Serena isn't next. I think she plays Sloane.

 

[sk310]

Nice win for Vika in the matchup of two good players who HATE clay.

Too bad Serena is next :-/

Serena isn't next. I think she plays Sloane.

Oops you're right

 

[sk310]

Yeah I'm done believing genie is going anywhere. This spiral isn't ending until she changes her mentality.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuonAKH2ggU[/video]

 

[special700]

Yeah I'm done believing genie is going anywhere. This spiral isn't ending until she changes her mentality.

And not one article about her first round exit.

 

[kskate2]

Yeah I'm done believing genie is going anywhere. This spiral isn't ending until she changes her mentality.

And not one article about her first round exit.

Is there one about Halep's early exit? She was a finalist last year and supposedly the next best thing on clay.

 

[Fiero425]

Yeah I'm done believing genie is going anywhere. This spiral isn't ending until she changes her mentality.

And not one article about her first round exit.

Is there one about Halep's early exit? She was a finalist last year and supposedly the next best thing on clay.

What do you want? She's #2, has won a couple large tourneys already! Ya can't win them all; even if #1! This was a tough draw for everyone, from the 1st round like Venus and Aza yesterday! The men are battling hard from day one as well! :cover :nono :angel: :dodgy:

 

[tented]

And not one article about her first round exit.

Is there one about Halep's early exit? She was a finalist last year and supposedly the next best thing on clay.

What do you want? She's #2, has won a couple large tourneys already! Ya can't win them all; even if #1! This was a tough draw for everyone, from the 1st round like Venus and Aza yesterday! The men are battling hard from day one as well! :cover :nono :angel: :dodgy:

Kskate's point was there haven't been articles about Bouchard or Halep, vs. just Bouchard. In other words, not about the fact that Halep lost, but in terms of press coverage.

 

[Fiero425]

Is there one about Halep's early exit? She was a finalist last year and supposedly the next best thing on clay.

What do you want? She's #2, has won a couple large tourneys already! Ya can't win them all; even if #1! This was a tough draw for everyone, from the 1st round like Venus and Aza yesterday! The men are battling hard from day one as well! :cover :nono :angel: :dodgy:

Kskate's point was there haven't been articles about Bouchard or Halep, vs. just Bouchard. In other words, not about the fact that Halep lost, but in terms of press coverage.

Halep is the most anonymous #2 in memory! Most people would pass her on the street without a sign around her neck! The men have had that happen on occasion; Haas, Stich, Ivanisevic, and a few others were in the same situation 20+ years ago! :angel: :dodgy:

 

[kskate2]

Serena looking a little ruthless today. Takes out Ebony Smooth in straights 6-4 6-0

 

[tented]

Serena looking a little ruthless today. Takes out Ebony Smooth in straights 6-4 6-0

She is understandably determined to continue demonstrating the AO loss was a fluke -- Sloane happened to be in the right place, at the right time (with Serena injured), but that's it.

If Stephens could have beaten her again, she already would have. She's had several opportunities to do so, but has always failed.

 

[tented]

Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Manolo Santana Start 11:00 am

[4] Petra Kvitova (CZE) v CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) -- 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

[3] Maria Sharapova (RUS) v [Q] Mariana Duque-Maria (COL) -- 6-1, 6-2

Not Before 3:15 pm

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) v Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

[WC] Pablo Andujar (ESP) v Jack Sock (USA)

Not Before 8:00 pm

[10] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v [Q] Julia Goerges (GER) -- 6-3, 7-5

Not Before 9:30 pm

[8] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v Jerzy Janowicz (POL) OR Joao Sousa (POR)

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Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario Start 11:00 am

Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) v Victoria Azarenka (BLR) -- 3-6, 3-6

Not Before 1:00 pm

[10] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) v Donald Young (USA)

[12] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Lukas Rosol (CZE)

[5] Milos Raonic (CAN) v Juan Monaco (ARG)

[14] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) v [WC] Marius Copil (ROU)

Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v Richard Gasquet (FRA)

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Stadium 3 Start 11:00 am

Varvara Lepchenko (USA) v Barbora Strycova (CZE) -- 4-6, 2-6

Not Before 1:00 pm

[13] Gael Monfils (FRA) v Viktor Troicki (SRB)

Not Before 3:00 pm

[14] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) v Caroline Garcia (FRA) -- 2-6, 6-4, 1-6

[7] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v Elina Svitolina (UKR) -- 6-3, 6-4

[Q] Alejandro Falla (COL) v Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

Gael Monfils (FRA) / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) v Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) / Jurgen Melzer (AUT)

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Court 4 Start 11:00 am

[7] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) v Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) -- 6-3, 6-0

Not Before 1:00 pm

Pablo Cuevas (URU) v [Q] Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP)

[Q] Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) v Nick Kyrgios (AUS)

Martin Klizan (SVK) v [WC] Marcel Granollers (ESP)

Santiago Giraldo (COL) / Scott Lipsky (USA) v Marin Cilic (CRO) / Viktor Troicki (SRB)

Jamie Murray (GBR) / John Peers (AUS) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG) / Juan Monaco (ARG)

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Court 5 Start 1:00 pm

[15] Sara Errani (ITA) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) -- 6-3 6-7(7), 4-6

Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) / Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) v [WC] Vera Dushevina (RUS) / Mari­a Jose Marti­nez Sanchez (ESP) -- 6-3, 7-6(10)

[1] Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND) v Janette Husarova (SVK) / Raluca Olaru (ROU) -- 6-2, 6-3

Chen Liang (CHN) / Katalin Marosi (HUN) v Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) -- 1-6, 5-7

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Court 6 Start 1:00 pm

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) v Gilles Muller (LUX)

Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Adrian Mannarino (FRA) v Simone Bolelli (ITA) / Fabio Fognini (ITA)

[2] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) v [WC] Madison Keys (USA) / Lisa Raymond (USA) -- 6-2, 4-6, 10-1

Kevin Anderson (RSA) / Jeremy Chardy (FRA) v [WC] Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Nick Kyrgios (AUS)

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyRsHY5rMQk[/video]

 

[GameSetAndMath]

What do you want? She's #2, has won a couple large tourneys already! Ya can't win them all; even if #1! This was a tough draw for everyone, from the 1st round like Venus and Aza yesterday! The men are battling hard from day one as well! :cover :nono :angel: :dodgy:

Kskate's point was there haven't been articles about Bouchard or Halep, vs. just Bouchard. In other words, not about the fact that Halep lost, but in terms of press coverage.

Halep is the most anonymous #2 in memory! Most people would pass her on the street without a sign around her neck! The men have had that happen on occasion; Haas, Stich, Ivanisevic, and a few others were in the same situation 20+ years ago! :angel: :dodgy:

There was a time when nobody would pass her, although she was not #2 at that time.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9kYU9bvHBw[/video]

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgYgCP85oak[/video]