WTA Miami

[MargaretMcAleer]

Let's see if Petra can play like this against Sharapova...I mean Petra isn't known for her consistancy

Well done Petra.

Only saw the first set and then the final game. Does anyone know what happened here? Did Ana get injured or did Kvitova play lights out?

Good solid match from Serena. Coco has one of the stronger serves on tour and I hope she continues to improve and gain confidence.

Well Petra did play 'lights out' and just steam rolled Ana in the 2nd and 3rd sets
Ana did seem off to me....she also had 10df and to me was out of position to return serves.
Full credit to Petra....I just wish she could play more consistant...when she is 'on her game' she is a pleasure to watch.

Ana did have 10 DF, but look at her statistics of the 2 sets. She won 1/14 second serves in the second and 2/9 in the third. She just had to risk her second serves. She was not better in returning either - Petra won 12/13 and 12/15 of her serves. Ana just had no chance.

I did make mention of her return game...to me she seemed out of position on court? and you backed that up in your stats.Also with the stats on her serves.Regardless of Ana having no chance you have to give credit to Petra she was 'on fire'.When you looked at the first set Petra could not find the court with her shots.She really turned it around in the last 2 sets.

 

[HawkEye]

I did not get to watch my darling Ana today. Why was she so much interested
in eating double bagel? Does not she know that low carb food will keep her beautiful?
Can someone who saw the match tell me what happened briefly?

I started to watch the match when it was 6-3 0-2.

Petra was on fire. She was attacking immediately so no rallies existed. At first it seemed to me that she was a bit too pushy and not patient enough but it worked and drowe Ana nuts. She was trying her best to avoid short games where she clearly couldn't match Petra, but her standard shots were just blitzed back. Look at the statistics - I think there were may be 2 competitive games out of the last 12.

Well done Petra :clap
Hopefully Petra can keep this level of play for today - btw I don't understand the scheduling either.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Court 1 12:00
1 [WC] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs [WC] Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sabine Lisicki (GER)
...

I have been waiting for this match for 3-4 days!
I didn't know there could be this much spread between two matches!

Guess who is playing?

NO TV!

Sabine/Martina won the first set 6-2
Ahead 4-0 min the second.

 

[pavlik89]

[split] Miami

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBPS3S15bhQ[/video]

 

[Calvy]

Sabine stayed in the doubles although she pulled out of the singles?

I don't think I've ever of heard of that before.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Yeah, I am so confused why Sabine would pull out of singles and stay in doubles. That makes no sense to me. Most people pull out of doubles to save themselves for singles play or pull out entirely.

 

[tented]

Yeah, I am so confused why Sabine would pull out of singles and stay in doubles. That makes no sense to me. Most people pull out of doubles to save themselves for singles play or pull out entirely.

Exactly. I'm also wondering why this is even allowed. Seems fishy.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Yeah, I am so confused why Sabine would pull out of singles and stay in doubles. That makes no sense to me. Most people pull out of doubles to save themselves for singles play or pull out entirely.

Exactly. I'm also wondering why this is even allowed. Seems fishy.

Last match they played was last Friday! That's 3 days rest in between matches, has anyone seen that before?

 

[my sherona]

Yeah.. Well done Petra :clap

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Sabine stayed in the doubles although she pulled out of the singles?

I don't think I've ever of heard of that before.

This is what happens to you when your coach is your doubles partner uzzled

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Order of play:

Wednesday, March 26, 2014Stadium

10:50 - Anabel Medina Garrigues / Yaroslava Shvedova (ESP / KAZ) V Martina Hingis / Sabine Lisicki (SUI / GER)
13:00 - [10] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) V [3] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
19:00 - [11] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) V [2] Na Li (CHN)

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Martina the Sabinator in action as I write this.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I am following the doubles on the SB
Going into a super t/break

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great the WTA SB froze....so I could not see the final score in this doubles match

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I thought it was just me!

Hingis the Sabinator won the super tie breaker, they are into semis.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I thought it was just me!

Hingis the Sabinator won the super tie breaker, they are into semis.

Thanks

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Their next match will be interesting. It is against Sania Mirza and Cara Black.
Folks might remember that Black and Huber dominated doubles at one time.
Now, apparently Black visited India during the off season (december) just to train
together with Sania and the two of them are hoping to make an impact.
They are regular partners this year and are not a random pairing.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I am looking forward to both doubles matches today. Here is the order of play:

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014

STADIUM

12:45 - MARTINA HINGIS / SABINE LISICKI (SUI / GER) V [5] CARA BLACK / SANIA MIRZA (ZIM / IND)
14:45 - [8] RAQUEL KOPS-JONES / ABIGAIL SPEARS (USA / USA) V [2] EKATERINA MAKAROVA / ELENA VESNINA (RUS / RUS)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Good doubles today

My picks are Hingis/Lisicki
Makarova/Vesnina

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Good doubles today

My picks are Hingis/Lisicki
Makarova/Vesnina

I hope that would be the case too.
First match is on, tied 3-3 in the opening set.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kiu

Well we were both correct on the outcome in the 1st doubles match

Let's see if we can both get the double