Tashkent Open 2013

[Correspondent Kiu]

Another 280 point international level event.

Defending Champion is Irina-Camelia Begu.
Website here:
http://www.tashkentopen.uz/

Player list:
http://www.tashkentopen.uz/players.php

First round started today, score-board here:
http://www.protennislive.com/lshd/main.swf?lang=en&ref=http://www.wtatennis.com

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

#2 seed went down in straight sets.
Nastassja Burnett (ITA) d [2] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) | 7 - 6 (4) | 6 - 4 |

 

[zalvar]

#2 seed went down in straight sets.
Nastassja Burnett (ITA) d [2] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) | 7 - 6 (4) | 6 - 4 |

Rooting for Vekic and Meusburger this week ;P lol

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Both Donna Vekic and the defending champion lost! So did the new Israeli...All in straights.

I will post scores when quarters are completed.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Scores:
Singles
Quarterfinals
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) d [3] Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 0 |
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d [5] Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 2 |
[1/Q] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d [7] Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) | 1 - 6 | 6 - 4 | 7 - 6 (5) |
Mandy Minella (LUX) d Nastassja Burnett (ITA) | 7 - 6 (4) | 7 - 5 |

I like to see Mandy pull this one off but at this point, it seems the #1 seed has the best shot at it.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Semi-Final scores:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

SEMIFINALS

[1/Q] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 |
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d Mandy Minella (LUX) | 6 - 2 | 7 - 5 |

There you go, we have Bojana versus Olga in the finals. Serbia versus Belarus, these two have never played each other, now they do it for the championship.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Results:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

FINAL
[1/Q] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d Olga Govortsova (BLR) | 4 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 7 - 6 (3) |

Olga went down fighting...

Doubles - Final
[1] T Babos / Y Shvedova (HUN/KAZ) d [2] O Govortsova / M Minella (BLR/LUX) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |

I feel bad for Olga and Mandy, their doubles effort came up short as well.

 

[zalvar]

Results:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

FINAL
[1/Q] Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) d Olga Govortsova (BLR) | 4 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 7 - 6 (3) |

Olga went down fighting...

Doubles - Final
[1] T Babos / Y Shvedova (HUN/KAZ) d [2] O Govortsova / M Minella (BLR/LUX) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |

I feel bad for Olga and Mandy, their doubles effort came up short as well.

After the long singles finals, I bet the belarussian was gaaaaassed.