Palmero 2013: XXVI Italiacom Open

[Correspondent Kiu]

Back to Clay we go!
http://www.countrytimeclub.com/internazionali/index.asp

Defending champion is Sara Errani in this international level event with 280 points to the winner.

Sara is defending as a wild card!

List of players:
seq. Player name nation rank
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1 F VINCI, ROBERTA ITA 15
2 F ZAKOPALOVA, KLARA CZE 24
3 F SHVEDOVA, VAROSLAVA KAZ 31
4 F DOMINGUEZ LINO, LOURDES ESP 45
5 F MLADENOVIC, KRISTtNA FRA 46
6 F BEGU, IRINA-CAMELIA ROU 51
7 F MEDINA GARRIGUES, ANABEL ESP 68
8 F PLISKOVA, KAROLINA CZE 73
9 F SOLER-ESPINOSA, SILVIA ESP 85
10 F JOHANSSON, MATHILDE C FR 94A
11 F CABEZA CANDELA, ESTRELLA ESP 97
12 F LUCIC-BARONI, MIRJANA CRO 101
13 F PLISKOVA, KRISTYNA CZE 102
14 F MARIA, TATJANA GER 104
15 F KNAPP, KARIN ITA 111
16 F GLATCH,ALEXA USA 113
17 F GARCIA,CAROLINE FRA 114
18 F ORMAECHEA, PAULA ARG 118
19 F PENNETrA, FLAVIA ITA 122
20 A PFIZENMAIER, DINAH GER 127
21 A COHEN, JULIA USA 129
22 A PEREIRA, TELIANA S BRA 130
23 F HERCOG,POLONA SLO 131
24 A BURNETr,NASTASSJA ITA 132

Qualifying rounds are underway, main draw begins tomorrow:
http://www.countrytimeclub.com/internazionali/files/MDS.pdf

 

[ozza]

Errani surely wins this. No poll?

 

[kskate2]

I was thinking the same thing Ozza.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Both Pliskova sisters got eliminated today.

 

[kskate2]

So much for the young babe showing. I see GARCIA and MLADENOVIC have entered as well. Kristina won the mixed title at Wimby.

 

[ozza]

So much for the young babe showing. I see GARCIA and MLADENOVIC have entered as well. Kristina won the mixed title at Wimby.

Garcia already lost R1 to Dentoni from a set up. Mladenovic is on first match today vs Maria Joao Koehler.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

We are almost done with the second round, There are a few matches remaining that will be played today, then we will have our last 8
Half of the quarters have been decided, included within those four ladies are Sara Errani and Silvia Espinosa.

I'll post results once quarters are completed and Semis decided.

 

[ozza]

While there is no thread for it. I expect Halep to win Budapest as well.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Palmero 2013: Quarter Finals

Singles - Quarterfinals

[4] Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d Dinah Pfizenmaier (GER) | 7 - 5 | 6 (4) - 7 | 6 - 1 |
Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) d Renata Voracova (CZE) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 4 |
[1/W] Sara Errani (ITA) d [7] Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 0 |
[2] Roberta Vinci (ITA) d [5] Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 4 |

Can Klara stop Sara?
How about Robetra? Can she make the finals??

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Palmero 2013: Semis

Semis are on for those who need a little tennis fix.
http://www.streamhunter.eu

Vinci is playing as I write this, ahead 5-2 in the second set. She lost the first set 7-5

 

[kskate2]

While there is no thread for it. I expect Halep to win Budapest as well.

Right again Ozza. Winning her 3rd title in 5 weeks. Her record since RG is 16-1. The loss was a 3 setter to Li Na at Wimby in the 2R.

Congrats Simone :clap

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Palmero 2013: Finals

The two Italians fought to the end but only one could win.

Roberta Vinci beat Sara Errani 63 36 63.

read more here:
http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3238020/title/vinci-edges-errani-for-palermo-title

 

[kskate2]

Great result for Roberta who had become Sara's pigeon of late. Apparently the Italian tennis federation doesn't distinguish between the winner and the finalist (both w/ the same hardware?).

 

[Chelsia16]

I was surprised that Vinci defeated Errani in the Palermo final because I thought Errani was the stronger singles player.

I feel both play to many events, in singles and doubles.

2012 however, saw many players known primarily as doubles players do well and rise in rank on the singles side: Errani, Vinci, Hradecka and Hlavackova did well in many singles events.