Live stream:

Nicolas has come on to give some coaching.

2nd set:
1-0, Daniela holds to 30.
1-1, Goerges holds to 0.
1-2, Martina broken to 15.
2-2, Zahlavova Strycova broken to 30.
3-2, Daniela holds to 30.
3-3, Goerges saves 2 BPs from 30-40 to hold.
3-4, Martina broken to 15.
3-5, Zahlovova Strycova holds to 15.
4-5, Daniela holds to 30.
4-6, Goerges serves out to 30.

That was a bit depressing. Goerges and Zahlavvova Strycova played well, especially Goerges who served powerfully, hit big groundstrokes and volleyed well. Strycova also won quite a few points by poaching at the net. Their net play was a lot better than Kvitova & Kerber's. Daniela played well, her serve was good and she made some great shots but Martina didn't play anything like as well as she did in the first round
and her serve was weak again.

I don't know if Alex saw this match but he can make the comparison between this match and the one with Goerges and Jurak in Carlsbad. I'm guessing that Goerges played a lot better here.

I'm still in California, living in my wife's best friend's apartment which features an often balky laptop, a TV with limited cable and no sound, and no Wi-Fi for my Kindle. So I had no way of seeing this match. What I can tell you is that last week, Georges played like s--t. Her 1st serve % had to have been extremely bad, and I already relayed how she swung and missed at a shoulder high volley from Daniela that had fans laughing at her. It was a very balanced team, as Jurak did next to nothing as well. Daniela and Martina had a lot to do with their poor play, of course, and I also had the feeling that Georges and Jurak were a bit intimidated to be out there with the Hall of Famer and with the media presence. Replacing Jurak must have helped Georges today, as would getting a 2nd chance so soon. So a tip of the cap to her. It leaves me a bit worried, though. We can all see the possibility of something truly fantastic happening with this team, yet right now Daniela and Martina are a mere 2-2. Guess I gotta give this more time.
BTW, am I correct in assuming that both the Olympics and Cincinnati points from last year have already been deducted from Dani's total? If so, the next 3 tourneys are just crawling with opportunity. Can only hope, right?

To be honest unless they make a semi-final at either Cincinnati, New Haven or US Open, I think Hingis might look for a different partner. This wouldn't be to disrespect Daniela but I think Daniela and Hingis are quite similar players so are unable to blast opponents off the court..which will mean that they will struggle to beat established doubles pairings as we have seen the past two tournaments.

Cincinnati draw is up:

Very decent draw for Daniela compared to what she could have got...one round at a time of course...but I think Daniela has to treat this as if it's her US OPEN...the qualifying field is very good so we'll wait and see who her first rounder will be.

1r Qualifier
2r Vinci(12) or Mattek-Sands
3r Errani(6) or Cibulkova
QF Sharapova (or could be Jankovic/Lisicki Stephens)

Is there any way research could be done to find $75 that Daniela made in a tourney long ago? Do the math, guys. That would create a new definition to Crazy Eights!:P

Sorry Alex, i'm not sure I understand this! Could you explain, thanks!

With pleasure. Before this week, Daniela had earned $8,888,813 in her career. If somewhere along the way she had made $75 more, it would be $8,888,888! (It does take awhile to figure out my warped mind )