This is Daniela's first win at a slam since the 1st round of the doubles at Wimbledon. Let's hope Daniela gets run going here. She's due some wins.


Just imagine Zheng umpiring a John McEnroe match . James Blake wishes she umpired that match against Fernando Gonzalez at the 2008 Olympics.

Daniela's the last match on Court 2. There are four doubles matches before her match.

There should be a stream, eddy. Try

So great to hear Daniela played well and was enjoying herself out there. I don't know about you guys but this year is feeling really emotional. Just so want Daniela to do well so she keeps on playing for several more years..

It is emotional, eddy. I felt emotional the other day when I wrote Daniela's Career Obituary here. With her dedication to training, she could last a few years if she still has love for the game. And it could be that if she does leave the game, not long after Dani could follow the path of Henin/Clijsters/Davenport/Date-Krumm and come back strong!
Last match today, frig! Wee hours of the night here. Let me awaken to sensational news!

Fognini had won earlier in the day with Bollelli in the doubles. He was always going to half ass it in the later match.

As soon as I saw that Fabio's men's match was in a thrid set, I cringed. Where Daniela is right now, she can't pull off a doubles win basically by herself. I really don't like not knowing when we'll see her again.

One final thought on the incompetent umpire Zheng. After Daniela's crushing '08 Australian defeat and subsequent injury, I got depressed seeing how far it made her fall, and I will own up to seeing my interest in her results cool down, to the point of simply looking in the paper and saying to myself "ohhhh, Daniela" when it was a loss. At the start of '11, I decided to enter the 21st century and get on FB and You Tube, which as we know put up a clip of Dani visiting a children's hospital in Brisbane after she had to withdraw from the tourney. That was a wonderful side to her that I was not aware of, so it piqued interest, but like all of you, by that time I was starved for a big win. When I woke up the morning after the Pattaya City semi, saw that Dani had won over #3 at the time Zvonereva, saw how gutty a win that was, and of course, how Zheng's zany decision caused Vera's entertaining meltdown, making it not just a big win for Daniela but also one that shall live on for a long time due to its looney finish, that kick-started me. And when she destroyed Errani to win the title, this guy became the Daniela Maniac that I shall remain forever. Therefore, if anyone can get Zheng's address to me, I feel like I shoud send her a thank you card!