"Thank goodness I decided to get a cheap ticket and go after work!
She didn't play that bad you know. I would compare it to the Halep match from Doha this year. She had the winning formula but just couldn't get past the last hurdle. Not even a choke she was still playing decent but Czink started hitting the ball a bit harder and consistently.
She wasn't hitting a ton of errors and her foot seemed fine The state of the court was appalling and moving her to court 4 was a joke. Hope her and Lisicki can have more success in doubles and I think Dani could get some wins next week with a decent draw.
Czink did nothing special except stay solid."

Thanks to "leebeasy" from Tennisforum for this report.

Oh dear, getting slaughtered in the doubles.

Daniela has not come close to winning a doubles match since I saw her in Miami You guys can decide if that's grounds for being evicted from the Forum!
Multiple choice...which cliche most fits Dani's return?
1. Everything old is new again: Czink plays like Suzanne Lenglen yesterday, and naturally gets her clock cleaned today.
2. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Maybe it's not a good idea to play doubles with the person that whipped you in the final last year.
3. It's always darkest before the dawn. We all look back at '08, but we also recall Dani had a foot injury at the start of last year, withdrew from Brisbane, lost her next 4 matches...then came Thailand.
Ergo, in the immortal words of Dido, there will be no white flag across my door! Let's Go, Daniela!

I read Daniela's comments which showed she wasn't exactly pleased with ending up on Court 4 and how little notice she (and to be fair, Czink as well) had about the change. On her FB page, while sending her a note of encouragement, I got thinking about this, and the more I did, the more ticked off I got. None of this is any excuse for her not winning the match...it's about respect and common sense. First, scheduling that match 6th on the list for the main court when starting at 11 AM was ludicrous. Court 2, I believe, was being used only for doubles with 4 matches slated and would have been the logical choice. Way worse....the organizers are dealing with a returning finalist who they were all to happy to splash all over their pre-tourney ads and web page, a #3 seed, and a player with a distinguished career who has played this tourney many times. And maybe, just maybe, they might have know Dani was playing her first match off a pretty serious foot injury. To ship her to a mush pit with about 15 seconds notice was not only brainless and showed her no respect, it was dangerous for both players, especially one with a foot issue. This really sucked! I ended up suggesting to Dani that she should never set foot in Birmingham again! I fully realize, however, that this is par for the course for British tourneys. Recall last year at Wimbledon, when Daniela and Azarenka had their match delayed for 20-30 minutes to close the Centre Court roof after rain began falling, rather than, knowing rain was very possible, having the stupid thing closed before the match started! So frigging aggrivating!

I read Daniela's comments which showed she wasn't exactly pleased with ending up on Court 4 and how little notice she (and to be fair, Czink as well) had about the change. On her FB page, while sending her a note of encouragement, I got thinking about this, and the more I did, the more ticked off I got. None of this is any excuse for her not winning the match...it's about respect and common sense. First, scheduling that match 6th on the list for the main court when starting at 11 AM was ludicrous. Court 2, I believe, was being used only for doubles with 4 matches slated and would have been the logical choice. Way worse....the organizers are dealing with a returning finalist who they were all to happy to splash all over their pre-tourney ads and web page, a #3 seed, and a player with a distinguished career who has played this tourney many times. And maybe, just maybe, they might have know Dani was playing her first match off a pretty serious foot injury. To ship her to a mush pit with about 15 seconds notice was not only brainless and showed her no respect, it was dangerous for both players, especially one with a foot issue. This really sucked! I ended up suggesting to Dani that she should never set foot in Birmingham again! I fully realize, however, that this is par for the course for British tourneys. Recall last year at Wimbledon, when Daniela and Azarenka had their match delayed for 20-30 minutes to close the Centre Court roof after rain began falling, rather than, knowing rain was very possible, having the stupid thing closed before the match started! So frigging aggrivating!
signed!

signed!
I take it, BlueDragon, that you're in agreement with me!
I also think that Dani might want to hire one of us to be her press agent!

BTW: Some of you must be wondering why I haven't changed my avatar to be the photo with Daniela and me. Believe me, it's been tried; I just don't know what the frig I'm doing! Can any of you clue me in?

Daniela's obviously afraid not to hurt the foot again. She will get better eventually.