Daniela's not on the schedule tomorrow nor is she in the doubles draw.

I think Daniela does have a chance against Bartoli as long as she doesn't make so many "STUPID" choices like last match. Bartoli likes to hit the ball hard so it is important that Daniela takes the ball first and dictates the point. She must stay calm and wait for the right moment to make winners.

Daniela saved two match points at 5-4 in the second set to come back and win. This is just so good and I'm so happy for Daniela; a battling, come from behind win like this will give her a lot of confidence and can be a catalyst for for better form for the rest of the year. This match reverses the trend of a lot of Daniela's recent matches where she plays well for a set then the opponent comes back, this time it's Daniela who shows her fighting spirit and her skill to get back into the match and win it. This is wonderful.

wow i wasn't able to watch the sb. excellent daniela! sooo happy for her! how high was she leading in the third set?
i only watched the sb at 3-5 where she lost the game with a double fault and the last game.

good luck for the next match!

The result is like I expected. As long as she stays strong, she can win this match. Congratulations Dani for your good job and fighting spirit.

Second round against Zie is not easy at all. She is kind of player who gets a lot of balls back and Daniela may make a lot of UEs if she rushes too much for winners. So the key point is she stays calm and just dictate the point good and everything will be fine. Good luck Dani.

Fantastic result,and according to reports Daniela really did play some clutch tennis to stave off the MPs,with forehands cleaning the lines. Apparently she also returned serve very well after rhe first set,which is pleasing because she didn't do this at all well during the grasscourt season.

Was the site down last night? I couldn't connect after the match was over.

Yes, it was down for me too.

And damn, I'm so happy for daniela, she did really stepped it up

This is match I would've loved to watch, specially if what you're saying is correct.

Good luck on R2, Danka

Tournament News :
Hantuchova Fights Off Three Match Points and Wins Thriller to Advance
8/4/2010

Carlsbad, Calif. – Tuesday night’s action at the Mercury Insurance Open Presented by Tri-City Medical Center had fans on the edge of their seats at the La Costa Resort and Spa.

Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova fought off three match points in a thrilling first-round match and came back to defeat Marion Bartoli of France, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

After trading service breaks early in the first set, Bartoli held to tie the score at 3-3. At that point, the Frenchwoman went on a tear, winning 12 of the next 15 points to win the set 6-3.

Bartoli opened the second set with an ace and easily held to take a 1-0 lead. Each player held serve, but at 4-5, Hantuchova fell behind 15-40. She saved the first match point when Bartoli netted a backhand.

She fought off the second match point with an amazing defensive lob, but followed that with a drop shot which the French woman got to easily and made the pass to set up a third match point.

The Slovakian woman hit a beautiful back hand down the line to get back to deuce and eventually won the game when Bartoli’s backhand found the net. They traded breaks to get to the tiebreaker which Hantuchova won 7-3.

The deciding set was all Hantuchova. Following a conversation with her coach during the changeover, she came out with more focus. After trading service breaks in the in the third and fourth games, Hantuchova went on to dominate the next four games to go up 5-2.

Bartoli held in the eighth game to make the score 5-3. She narrowed the score to 5-4 in the next game when Hantuchova double faulted on break point .

With Bartoli serving to stay in the match, Hantuchova came out and took a 40-15 lead. She let out a squeal of delight when Bartoli’s backhand landed wide on match point.

Hantuchova advances to the second round where she will meet China’s Jie Zheng.


DANI good luck for next match