Meanwhile Daniela has lost the opening set to Errani 3-6

WAKE UP

Revenge for Brisbane!

Yet another 3-setter. Daniela obviously prefers to do things the Nalbandian way.

OMG!!! It's Alona for Danka! She won against Petrova, 62 63! Very impressive performance from her, considering she always wins in 3 sets. Now Danka vs. Alona is really a match, in which I can't decide which one I will support. I will be happy for the winner and sad for the loser.

But I actually believe Alona has the better chance. She isn't good against Ballbashers (Vaidisova) or consistent players which gets a lot of balls back (like her) f.E. Jankovic or Dementieva. But she's always dangerous against Players which hit the ball deep (Petrova, Sharapova, Hantuchova). She already gave Danka a hard match when Danka was peaking (Linz 2007). The surface clearly suits Danka better and she needs to take advantage of that. She can't allow a slow start like in her previous match. Bondarenko will get a lot of balls back and that's the style of play which Danka really doesn't like.

It doesn't matter which for me which one will win... Hopefully the winner can advance to QF.

Daniela got the job done in the end. In the second and third set she got a lot more first serves in and won more points on it while she converted the bps she had, which she didn't in the first set while she was 5/8 in bps won in the second and third sets against 1/9 in the first set. Daniela lost both bps against her in the first set while she saved all six she faced in the third set. It was a tough fight all match but Daniela won the crucial points to win the match.

It's a decent win and shows Daniela's confidence and motivation is at a much higher level than it was in January.

"It was not an easy game at all, because the court was awfully hot, conditions were very difficult. Úvod me out, I started slowly and played like 1:5. I do not, however tragic, because on the court I did things. Gradually I began to fall and there was still better and better. The first set I could still theoretically win, if I use brejkbaly to 4:5. Important was that I set to play quickly forget. The beginning of the second set I went wonderfully, and after a few minutes it was 5:0, when I was with my game very, very happy. Even in the third set I had the match under control, although Errani even 0:4 state has fought, "said Hantuchová.

Waiting in the 2nd Alona Bondarenka round against challenging game. "Alona I have seen in our training and rozohrala to good performance, it will not be easy. two years ago in Linz, I have overcome to trojsetovom fight," said Hantuchova, who was returned at the conclusion of a successful return to the Belgian Kim Clijsters. Neprekvapilo me, now that Kim in the opening match overcome deployed Marion Bartoli. Before Wimbledon I have seen the train and played very well. The style of game it is predicted to become a successful outcome, the court Stunningly pobyhuje a little corrupts. In my view will be very high on the ladder quickly."

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