I knew this match was going to be tough combination of Kristina serving lights out and Daniela serving lawfully does not bode well.

First bad service game from Kristina, 2-2 now comin Daniela, hold and put some pressure on.

3-3 40-0 on Danielas serve and rain delay.

Please for once let this go in Daniela's favour..!

Mladenovic is breaking down, 2 DF and an a couple of errors to get broken. Daniela looks very consistent at the moment. Take your chances, dani!

OMG!!! What a match. Thanks to Mladenovic for her nerves at the 3rd set.
Well done Daniela!!!!

We wait all this time to win a TB and now she wins two in a row. I think the rain break definitely helped her here-she wasn't playing well at all before the delay.

3 consecutive wins for the first time this season!

This was the Danielathon to end all Danielathons! So far this week, Dani has busted the tiebreak hex, won #500 & 800, and now, what rain delay jinx!? What a birthday gift for me, and what a start to the next 500!
I get a kick out of it when my work or errand running keeps me away from the computer, and after following it on the crummy cellphone, I get to read how you guys were reacting as the match is played. Good prediction, eddy, asking that for once the delay would favor our gal.
This started at 6:00 AM in New York. I didn't wake up until 7, and by that time Dani was down 3-6, 0-2. Very dismaying, but it's my birthday, so I refused to give up on her, and it led to a strange set of thoughts I haven't had too many of in recent weeks. For instance, during all the time of the delay, knowing she was up 40-0 at 3-3, I just knew she'd take the set even if it went to the tiebreak, figuring that jinx was over. Even at 5-6 and Mladenovic serving for the match, there was no wavering, or even at 6-6 in the tiebreak when she'd been leading throughout (and that's not knowing of the set point DF). At 0-2 in the 3rd, I found myself believing she'll take the next 6 games. My phone said that she did! What a Svengali I am! Of course, now I know what really happened, and I'm sure all of you went through your Pepto and Maalox! I don't think I'll ever forget this win. Daniela, my sincerest thanks for all the gifts so far this week, especially today's!

I'm sure that Birmingham is going to boost Daniela's confidence to Wimbledon (if she gets a nice draw, of course). I think that the fact that she's in a tournament with Ladies'Day and she modelled for some well-known designers, gave her an extra push to do well here

anyway, hope she can get a win tomorrow, as Schiavone only has a 16/12 W/L in Wimbledon, and it's not the best player in grass. I would love to see Daniela win a title here, she deserves a title on grass already.

shit weather...
i will now play some tennis, maybe daniela start when i'm finished

And trashed she was, haha. Come on, Daniela, give a trashing of your own!