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Author:  chungwit [ 1. October 2015 16:42 ]
Post subject:  China Open, Beijing
Dates: 3 - 10 October 2015 image
Venue: Beijing, China
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $4,720,380
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Alfred Zhang/Charl

Official website: www.chinaopen.com.cn


Last appearance: 2014 1st round. Lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 1-1 retired

Singles:
Q 1R: Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) bt [14] Daniela Hantuchova 7-6(3) 6-3
Author:  chungwit [ 1. October 2015 16:58 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
Daniela has to qualify for Beijing. She starts off against Lara Arruabarrena of Spain in the first round. The winner play either fifth seed Christina McHale or Duan Ying-Ying of China to get into the main draw.

Arruabarena's a clay courter and she's had some decent results on clay including two wins over Stosur and she's been doing well in doubles winning Seoul and getting to the US Open doubles quarter-final so she may have a bit of confidence from there. However, Arruabarena's hardcourt form has been terrible as her only top 100 win on hardcourt this year was against no. 45 Rybarikova in Indian Wells and Rybarikova thrashed her in New Haven. Arruabarena's last win was against no. 120 Chirico in Toronto qualifying. Any opponent has to be respected and it's not as if Daniela's in great form but I have to believe that she'll beat Arruabarenna.
Author:  chungwit [ 1. October 2015 17:00 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
Daniela's second on Moon Court, play starts at 11 am.
Author:  Alex Isabel [ 1. October 2015 19:38 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
Hopeful that Daniela can snap her loss streak at 5. She has not won in 72 calendar days. All Forum members need to pull out all the stops to help her through!
Author:  monmon [ 2. October 2015 01:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
I want her to win in first rd of qualifying as it will give her 20pts. She should win this and making it to the MD will be a bonus. GL Dani!
Author:  eddy [ 2. October 2015 07:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
I don't know how Daniela manages to lose every single gsne that she either has a break point or game point in the 2nd set 67 04...it's all mental
Author:  eddy [ 2. October 2015 13:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
Daniela's not playing doubles...

Oh well..she has to pretend she's had an injury lay-off and try and make next year a comeback year...
Author:  Benji [ 2. October 2015 15:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
I shudder to think how badly she must have played to lose this match. :wall:
Author:  chungwit [ 2. October 2015 15:35 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
I really don't know what to say about this. This is stunning and depressing. Arruabarena is so average on hardcourt but she was still able to beat Daniela in straight sets and after this I wonder who Daniela can beat. There's a difference between losing to a good player like Svitolina and a journeywoman like Arruabarena. I know that Daniela will keep going with the Olympics next year but with results like this it's going to be very difficult for her to get to the Olympics. Daniela's strong, resilient and determined but losses like this must be taking a toll on her. Poor Daniela, I want to give her a hug and a shoulder to cry.

Daniela had her chances as she had a set point at 6-5 in the first set and she was also 5-3 up in the tiebreak. She also had game points or break points in the second, third and fourth games of the second set but instead found herself 4-0 down.
Author:  Alex Isabel [ 2. October 2015 20:13 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
:( :( :( :cry: :cry: :cry: :| :| :|

So much for finding the autographed pictures. And it would not be productive to get into told you so about Vinci, so I won't.
A song came on the radio today that was of some help. It was Argent's Hold Your Head Up. No matter what has happened these last few months, Daniela can hold her head high with pride about her career and everything else about her. (If you haven't yet, check her revamped web page which explains further work she is supporting with the HIV children in Cambodia. Very inspiring. Got me to send a donation.) All of us, her most diehard fans, can hold our heads up high now and every day. I hope thinking in those terms eases some of the abject frustration recent results has caused. Daniela will soldier on, and we know we will too.
Author:  Peter007 [ 2. October 2015 23:30 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
I agree with u, she's great anyway.
But as we can see, the asian trip was never her cup of tea..
And even less in this period of doubts..
Next step: Moscow ?
Author:  Benji [ 3. October 2015 14:52 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
I agree with u, she's great anyway.
But as we can see, the asian trip was never her cup of tea..
And even less in this period of doubts..
Next step: Moscow ?

Daniela will be playing in Luxembourg instead of Moscow.
Author:  chungwit [ 3. October 2015 15:53 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
Arruabarrena beat McHale 13-11 in the third set tiebreak to win after more than three hours on her NINTH MP after saving FIVE. Arruabarrena plays Halep in the first round. We'll find out if Arruabarrena's playing well and has her best week in ages when she's drawn against Daniela or if this was a great chance than Daniela spurned although Arruabarrena will probably be shattered.
Author:  Alex Isabel [ 3. October 2015 17:48 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
This is very unlikely, but just wondering if rather than play in Luxembourg or Moscow, Daniela should play the field for a month or so! Recharge the batteries that way.
Author:  Peter007 [ 3. October 2015 18:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: China Open, Beijing
@Benji how do u know it?

So we can say Dani is very unlucky this end of season (tough opponent each 1st rd..)
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