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Author:  chungwit [ 10. August 2013 15:55 ]
Post subject:  Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Dates: August 12 - 18, 2012 image
Venue: Cincinnati, USA
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $2,369,000
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Vince Cicero

Official Website: www.cincytennis.com


Last Appearance: 2012 2nd round. Lost to Sara Errani 6-4 6-4

Singles:
1R: [Q] Andrea Petkovic (GER) bt Daniela Hantuchova 2-6 6-4 6-1

Doubles:
1R: Daniela Hantuchova/Martina Hingis bt Anabel Medina Garrigues/Flavia Pennetta 4-6 6-4 10-5
2R: [1] Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci bt Daniela Hantuchova/Martina Hingis 6-4 6-4
Author:  chungwit [ 10. August 2013 15:56 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Singles draw:MDS.jpg
Author:  eddy [ 11. August 2013 18:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Doubles draw:

1r Hantuchova/Hingis vs Medina G/Pennetta
2r Errani/Vinci

That is one tough draw..
Author:  Helio [ 11. August 2013 22:00 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
I don't see them coming alive there. Pity.
Author:  eddy [ 11. August 2013 23:32 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Even more of pity is Daniela has got Petkovic in the first round. Probably the toughest qualifier she could have got. I predict a very short week in Cincinnati this year..

Doubles tomo so will give Daniela a chance to get used to the courts.
Author:  chungwit [ 12. August 2013 00:13 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Petkovic will be tough. She got to the final in Washington so she's in form and she beat Daniela when they played in Strasbourg two years ago. At the same time, all of the top players are here - including the entire top 20 - so pretty much anyone Daniela got would be a difficult opponent, although most of the other qualifiers are players that Daniela would be a big favourite against. Still, Daniela's good and she had tough draws in Madrid and Birmingham and she got good wins there.
Author:  chungwit [ 12. August 2013 00:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Daniela & Martina are second on court 9 after Chardy v Rosol in the ATP. Match isn't before 12:30pm.
Author:  Alex Isabel [ 12. August 2013 05:04 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Polite disagreement with a couple of you guys for this week. Petkovic...OK, not easy. However, she hardly plowed through a field of world beaters to reach the Washington final, and lost to Rybankova, who we all KNOW Daniela's better than. Just for fun, I looked back at the 6 finals Dani has reached in the 2010's. She lost 4 of the 6 1st round matches in the next tournament, so getting to a final last week plus $1 will get you on a bus. I can see her getting through, even if it's a hard fought 3-setter. Plus, Dani is a horse for a course. Since 2005 she has made a semi and two quarters in Cincinnati, and won a round last year when her form was far from what it is right now. In fact, of the 13 tourneys she played in after her foot injury layoff, Cincinnati was one of merely 4 that she advanced a round or more. I say she sticks around the Queen City for a few days.
I can see her and Martina winning tomorrow. Danielabel was discontinued for a reason, and maybe our gal will have extra incentive facing her. Should they reach 2nd round, well, Danielabel had Errani and Vinci beat not that long ago. Should this match take place, I will pay extra attention to it. A win will allow us to believe that Dani and Martina might last past US Open, as would a really close loss. A rout (or a 1st round loss) will leave many doubts. Few things in recent years have made Daniela look and feel as good as this pairing. I really. really want it to last, and this week may tell the tale.
Author:  Alex Isabel [ 12. August 2013 05:31 ]
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Oh, one more thing (and yes, I am well aware that one's playing good and the other horridly): Petkovic is 2-0 lifetime over Daniela. So was Paszek. She's still cleaning cream cheese and lox from her face!!
Author:  chungwit [ 12. August 2013 19:07 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Doubles:

Lost 1st set 6-4.

2nd set:
1-3
2-3, Martina holds from 15-40.
3-3, Pennetta/Medina Garrigues broken to 40.
4-3, Daniela holds to 0.
4-4, Pennetta/Medina Garrigues hold to 40.
5-4, Martina holds to 40, She served a DF at 30 all but won the next two points.
6-4, Daniela & Martina break to 40 after Pennetta DFs.

Supertiebreak: *= Daniela & Martina serving
0-1*
1-1
2-1
3-1*
3-2*
4-2
5-2
6-2*
6-3*
6-4
6-5
7-5*
8-5*
9-5
10-5
Author:  chungwit [ 12. August 2013 19:49 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
That was a tough, battling win as Daniela & Martina had to come back from a set and 3-1 down and the also had to save GPs just to get back to 3-3. If they'd lost either of these games then it would have been really difficult to come back but that was where the momentum was reversed. They were so clutch on the 40 all points winning 4 of 5 coming back in the second set and after they went 2-1 up in the Supertiebreak they were always ahead and won the last 4 points of the match. This is an important win as they were beaten fairly easily in their last match and were down in this but came back to win.
Author:  Alex Isabel [ 12. August 2013 19:59 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
YES! YES!:D One correct prediction in the books! My confidence never wavered the whole match! (The lie detector determined that was a lie!) Daniela & Martina truly had 2 feet in the grave and 2 on slick oil. They got broke a 4-4 in the first and then right away in the 2nd. Down 2-1, they had 4 break points and lost them, then were down 3-1 15-40. What happened after that is the heart and soul of champions. Oh, I hope this is their springboard and that they make a statement against the Italians.
Author:  eddy [ 12. August 2013 21:59 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Wow what a great win coming back from the brink of defeat, a big confidence booster for them.
Author:  chungwit [ 12. August 2013 23:54 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Daniela's the first match on Court 9, starting at 11am.
Author:  chungwit [ 13. August 2013 16:32 ]
Post subject:  Re: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati
Singles 1st round:

2-1, on serve so far no BPs.
3-1, Daniela breaks to 15.
4-1, Daniela saved a BP at 30-40 and won the game on her 2nd GP.
4-2, Petkovic holds, I was away so I didn't get the score.
5-2, Daniela holds on her 3rd GP, had to save a BP.
6-2, Daniela breaks to 30 on her 2nd BP.

2nd set:

0-1, Daniela broken to 15.
1-1, Daniela breaks to 15.
1-2, Daniela broken to 30.
1-3, Petkovic holds to 30.
2-3, Daniela holds to 15.
3-3, Daniela breaks to 0.
3-4, Daniela broken to 30, saved a BP but not the 2nd.
3-5, Petkovic holds to 0.
4-5, Daniela holds to 30.
4-6, Petkovic serves it out, Daniela had a BP at 30-40 but Petkovic won the next 3 points.
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