I missed the match but it seems like so many of Daniela's matches against Stosur where it's very close and Daniela plays well but Stosur wins the most important points and the match. In Stosur's winning streak against Daniela, she's always won the first set and the tiebreaks and Stosur won the first set on a tiebreak.

The thunder seemed like it was a big distraction to Daniela and it happened at a crucial point of the match at 5-6 in the second.

It's disappointing and frustrating because Daniela played well again but Stosur wins again.


Hantuchova in his own words did not so good performance as before neeclými two weeks ago in Stuttgart, where he succumbed to Stosur trojsetovom fight. "Samantha servovala outrageously today and in the administration I had almost no chance. The service is male rather than poncy, often at speeds 185 km / h. The second service is very good and difficult to read. In Madrid, the ball rebounding quickly, making it suit, I felt constantly under pressure. In addition, the second set I started again pobolievať weaknesses, it was little more than Stuttgart. When I hit the service, stung me there and it started to hurt. doliečiť I get it, because the clay is a good move very important," said Hantuchova, who returned to the curious moment in the final Geme, when he startled the administration of lightning. "It was a terrible blow. The whole center of Madrid is an iron metal building and properly zarezonovalo. With something like this, I still did not meet during their career, but become even such things nmtreba distract the team," said Hantuchova.
@ google translation.


"We always have tough matches," Stosur said after claiming victory with 24 winners and 28 unforced errors. "We know each other's game very well."

"It was a tough match and I'm glad to get through. I was ready to play a third set if it had gone to that. I just tried to stay in the moment and play each point as it came."

"My game if feeling good on clay, in fact I've had some of my best matches this season on the red clay. I'm feeling very good and hope to keep going like this."

Thanks for the video, Marek. Daniela got a nasty shock.

Match highlights:

i think it was a good match. (Thanks to the live streams I was able to watch it at Uni )

Sam played absolutely ruthless in the first set's tiebreak, especially on her own serve. So Daniela's errors weren't the only reason why the tiebreak was over very quickly.

Daniela moved Sam well around the court and could hit many winners. In the end Stosur was a bit more consequent and captured the match.

Still a very pleasing performance.

Well, I don't think she could return better. She was trying... but Stosurs serve...


Even when she called her coach, she was complaining about the speed of Stosur's serve... when he told her to take more risk on the returning.

Well, I don't think she could return better. She was trying... but Stosurs serve...


Even when she called her coach, she was complaining about the speed of Stosur's serve... when he told her to take more risk on the returning.
everytime she requests liptak, he tells her to risk more often, everytime, not only in this match...and thats the way i want to see daniela playing...shes outsider most of the matches and only thing she can do is to risk and play very agressive...this is why i appreciate liptak, hes doing a great job, but sometimes there are matches like this, whne you must play against man and then its all about her/his serve and great forhand...im just angry about sams game!

Agree, she was trying, but...



Even Daniela said her serve fits rather to mans game...


despite that Daniela was reading it quite good, but wasn't able to do with it much.


Daniela served excellent in the match, too. Stosur had problems with Daniela's serve. But then there were times when her serve let her down and Stosur took advantage of that.

Daniela had even more aces. 9 aces, or so... don't remember.