A great win for Slovakia
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. Daniela absolutely vapourised Errani 6-2 6-0 before Rebecca Sramkova beat Schiavone 6-2 6-4 to clinch the tie.
Italy - Slovakia 1: 2
Slovak tennis players lead in the 1st round of meetings II. Federation Cup World Group over domestic Italy 2: 1. On the second point for the team captain Matej Liptak is on clay in Forli care Daniela Hantuchova, who, after a concentrated performance outclassed physically incapacitated Italian troops Sara Errani 6: 2, 6: 0th
The experienced Slovak replaced in Sunday's initial Singles originally nominated by Jana Cepelova, team unit still suffer stomach problems. Sloveniek procedure in the April World Group Playoff be definitively seal Rebecca Šramková if number two triumph over Italian Francesca Schiavone.
Hantuchova came home game against Errani, when he twice broke serve grueling and built up a lead 4: 1st Fed Cup rutinérka returnovala quality, with longer aug exchanges could start and finish a winning return to the exposed part of the areola. Errani had increasing problems with her calf, the score 1: 4 asked for a medical time out and headed to the locker room for treatment. After a brief pause Hantuchova lost the serve, but then again Errani Break and the first set became its prey. In the second act Hantuchova completely dominated the court in the lobby PalaGalassi after two breakaways Errani rebounded to 4: 0 and sore aug given him "canary".
Hantuchova was satisfied after romp.
"I expected it will be a difficult match, because Sara is a very high quality tennis player and played at home. For a long time I did not play such an important duel, so I have it very happy. I am very satisfied with the demonstration of the game. During the match, I registered that Sara tormented and has difficulty moving. I tried not to concentrate only on myself, I went Shaman in Shaman. I am proud, as I struck because the hardest is always the master terminal. if necessary, I am ready to take and the final doubles " she said in the first interview right on the court.
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Great, Slovakia progressed!Slovak tennis player finally broken in the April promotion round participation in the World Group Fed Cup. In the 1st round duel II. World Group does a sensational lead over domestic Italy for 3: 1. The decisive third point for the team captain Matej Liptak is taken care of Rebecca Šramková that in a duel of team experienced twos defeated Francesca Schiavone smoothly 6: 2, 6: 4. Fed Cup debutante became the main heroine of the weekend in the lobby PalaGalassi on Saturday cope with Italian troops Sara Errani.
Sloveniek triumph on a hot Italian soil is even more valuable to have entered without the two most senior player wore Ranking Dominika Cibulkova and Kristina Kucova. Liptáková Zverenky recognize their grueling in the promotion round global elite eight (22 to 23 April) on Tuesday at 11:00 CET when the ITF headquarters in London on the agenda lot. Slovaks in it are likely to feature among nenasadenými teams. Last played in the World Group in 2014, in the promotion round when not enough in Quebec for Canada.
Šramková she joined the Slovak Schiavone by the second point, which gained Daniela Hantuchova after smooth triumph over Errani. Talented Slovak continued the excellent performance of Saturday. Played aggressive, he dictated the pace in comparison with the duel against Errani improved administration. In the first set twice broke Schiavone service that has been too passive in the exchanges. The second act is Šramková quickly took the lead 2: 0, the score 4: 2 Schiavone again Break and a chance to gain points for the third Slovak colors already out of the hands let go. Schiavone has declined to 4: 5, but in the tenth geme turned Šramková in their own service thanks ace on her first match point.
After the match was a huge joy.
"Get in the Fed Cup debut two points on Italian soil, it is something incredible. In important moments I maintained a cool head. I play power tennis and so I hope that in the course of the season I will be particularly healthy. Regarding my Ranking objectives, I would I got into the first world hundreds and then in the first sixties, " she said in the first interview right on the court.
Schiavone passed Šrámkova compliment.
"Aug played very well, got me under a lot of pressure. In the second set I was playing better, does not hold me service. Rebecca won deservedly. It has character and the good shots. If you repeat the feat of the Fed Cup this weekend, has a chance and potential to once she becomes the world's top toy. "Tathiana Garbin of Italy captain was after the failed Fed Cup debut disappointed.
"I regret that we are at home confirmed the role of favorites. Sara Errani she started against Hantuchova handicapped calf injury that has limited her movement. Šramková filed against Francesca, as well as on Saturday against Sare excellent performance. I expected at the end of nervous, but acted rutinérka you like. It will now be very important that we keep in world Eight Ball. " Forli relative to the second match of the two countries in the history of the prestigious team competition. In 2002, the Slovak team, won the semi final of the tournament in the Spanish Maspalomase 3: 1 and graceful ride finally ended gain valuable trophies. Two points then fought Janette Husarova - The current Fed Cup trainer, third Hantuchova added. (TASR)
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Again, tennis joyThe victory of Slovakia over Italy in the Fed Cup are enjoying not only the players and the realization team, which is with them in Forli tied for joy, but also with the Slovak Tennis Association and many tennis fans at home in Slovakia.
Igor Moska, general secretary of STZ:
"overpower Italy, quadruple Fed Cup champion, at home on clay, it is a fantastic result. Congratulations to our team, which was able to Forli. An excellent performance was the premiere of Rebecca Šramková, a quick game on the grueling paid. Advance to the playoff of the global group, meaning struggle to participate between 8 najlešími teams of the world, it is a great success for the young team, with the support of an experienced Fed Cup record holder Daniela Hantuchova. "Tibor Macko , president STZ:
"Congratulations captain Matej Liptak to the fact that in a difficult situation, he managed to build a great team and perfectly prepare it. Rebecca Šramková played over the weekend fantastic for his performance against Sare Errani and Francesca Schiavone deserve discharge. Well played Daniela Hantuchova today too. it's a great result. Young ladies good luck in the promotion round world group. "(STZ, TASR)
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SRAMKOVA POWERS PAST SCHIAVONE TO COMPLETE SLOVAKIAN VICTORY12 Feb 2017Ian Chadband
Rebecca Sramkova and Daniela Hantuchova dominated day two in Forli, handing Slovakia victory and consigning Italy to the World Group II play-offs
FORLI, ITALY: Wins for Daniela Hantuchova and Rebecca Sramkova completed a famous victory for Slovakia away at Italy, leaving the home side battling to avoid relegation in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II play-offs in April.
This tie was always likely to be tough to call, with Slovakia's world No. 5 Dominika Cibulkova absent. What was surprising by the end of day two, however, was just how simple a task Slovakia had in winning a tie that had looked finely poised after day one had finished with the teams level at 1-1.
Hantuchova defeated a clearly-injured Sara Errani 62 60 in one hour and 17 minutes, before Sramkova overcame the ever-stubborn Francesca Schiavone 62 64 in one hour and 13 minutes.
Sramkova has been a revelation on her Fed Cup debut this weekend, first recovering from a set down to defeat Errani on Saturday before displaying impressive mental fortitude to see off Schiavone in the fourth rubber.
The 20-year-old was broken as she served for the match at 5-2 in the second, but managed to hold her nerve when she stepped up to serve out for the second time, finishing with an ace out wide past the Italian.
Earlier, Hantuchova put in a thoroughly impressive performance, overpowering Errani for the loss of just two games in her first act of the weekend to put Slovakia 2-1 up on Italy in impressive fashion on Sunday.
The big-hitting 33-year-old showed just why she is the most successful player in Slovakian Fed Cup history, blitzing the Italian 62 60 in just an hour and 17 minutes.
She fired 35 winners in all - including 26 off her fiercesome forehand - to leave the dimunitive Errani chasing shadows throughout much of the encounter.
It rounded off a miserable weekend for Errani in front of her home fans, having lost a three-set battle against Sramkova in yesterday's second singles rubber.
The Italians must now win a World Group II play-off in April to avoid dropping into Zone Group I for the first time since 1997, while Slovakia have a shot at returning the World Group, ending a three-year spell in the competition's second tier.
SRAMKOVA POWERS PAST SCHIAVONE TO COMPLETE SLOVAKIAN VICTORY12 Feb 2017 Ian Chadband
Rebecca Sramkova and Daniela Hantuchova dominated day two in Forli, handing Slovakia victory and consigning Italy to the World Group II play-offs
FORLI, ITALY: Daniela Hantuchova and Rebecca Sramkova, the glorious past and the shining future of Slovakian tennis, joined forces to provide a memorable Fed Cup by BNP Paribas victory on Italian clay in Forli on Sunday.
Hantuchova, 18 years on from her Fed Cup debut, stepped into the breach as a substitute singles player to beat tearful, injury-stricken Sara Errani 62 60 before 20-year-old Sramkova completed the most sensational debut weekend in the World Group II tie by overpowering Francesca Schiavone 62 64 to give the visitors an unassailable lead.
Sramkova, who was partnering Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, couldn’t quite complete a perfect unbeaten weekend as she suffered a hip problem and was pulled out during the dead doubles when they were 5-2 down to Jasmine Paolini and Martina Trevisan, leaving Slovakia as 3-2 victors overall.
“It was just as a precaution,” victorious team captain Matej Liptak explained.
“We didn’t want to take any risks after her great weekend.” With a potential diamond like Sramkova, why would he?
The new girl and the old heroine combined to produce a victory for Slovakia that was as magnificent as it was unlikely after the visitors went into the tie without their world number five Dominika Cibulkova, only to have her replacement as number one, Jana Cepelova, go down with illness on the eve of combat.
Hantuchova watched her young teammate, Sramkova, complete the win with her second striking performance of the weekend after she had also outlasted Errani on Saturday and declared:
“I’m so proud to be in this team. This is great for tennis in Slovakia.”Sramkova looks to be a magnificent find. This felt like a coming of age weekend for the girl from Bratislava as she blitzed 69 winners en route to blowing away two world-class clay courters with Schiavone finding both her power and her all-or-nothing approach a bit disconcerting.
“She has the quality and character to be a top player,” represented high praise from the 36-year-old Schiavone, who conceded that this could well have been her farewell performance in the competition she has won four times in blue.
If so, Sramkova ensured there would be no fairytale goodbye as she carried on where she left off against Errani, cracking two big forehand winners in the opening game to signal her danger and, after breaking for a 2-1 lead, consistently keeping Schiavone on the back foot, breaching her delivery again in the seventh game before putting away a volley, her 13th winner of the set, to draw first blood after 35 minutes.
When Sramkova won the first eight points of the next set, it was soon damage limitation time for the home favourite, who tried to get the crowd in the intimate PalaGalassi arena more involved when the Slovakian was serving for the match at 5-2.
This is where Sramkova proved her mettle. The crowd started getting on her back, Schiavone had a heated debate with the pair umpire and her concentration seemed to be slipping as the veteran battled back to 5-4.
Yet at the second time of asking, Sramkova, who is coached by her father and has a touch of Martina Hingis in both her facial expressions and her steeliness, held her nerve, crashing a backhand winner down the line to earn match point and then coming up with a sixth ace to seal victory after 73 minutes.
The opening tie of the day was painful to behold for the home fans as Errani, struggling with an adductor injury she picked up in the third game, was really in no fit condition to play and ended up cutting a tormented figure as Hantuchova proved in no mood to offer any mercy.
By the end, after Errani, who has also been bogged down of late by calf problems, had been forced to take a medical time-out at 4-1 down in the first set in the locker room, Hantuchova was in such command on the resumption that she was able to drop shot the Italian number one’s serve with impunity.
It was cruel but brilliant and nothing should be taken away from the 33-year-old stand-in who, beginning her 31st tie 18 years since she made her debut in the competition, played quite beautifully, hammering 35 winners, especially from a clockwork forehand, in the 77-minute demolition job.
The years seemed to peel off the woman who lifted the title in 2002 but who has had such little match practice of late, just one singles in the whole of 2017, that she’s drifted to number 242 in the world. It felt like a terribly misleading stat; class is permanent.
For Hantuchova, the delight simply coursed through her.
“When Matej told me I was playing, I was happy like a kid. Obviously to win is beautiful, but at this stage of my career, I don’t need motivation of having good results, I’m playing because I love it.
“It’s still about the joy I have inside and as long as I have that I’m going to play, whether I’m 200 or 10 in the world.”Tennis-Fed: Hantuchova: "It was great to play again after 15 years the Italians" (3)Forli February 12 (TASR) - Slovak tennis players lead in the 1st round match II. Federation Cup World Group over domestic Italy 2: 1. On the second point for the team captain Matej Liptak is on clay in Forli care Daniela Hantuchova, who, after a concentrated performance outclassed physically incapacitated Italian troops Sara Errani 6: 2, 6: 0th The experienced Slovak replaced in Sunday's initial Singles originally nominated by Jana Cepelova, team unit still suffer stomach problems. Sloveniek procedure in the April World Group Playoff be definitively seal Rebecca Šramková if number two triumph over Italian Francesca Schiavone.
Hantuchova came home game against Errani, when he twice broke serve grueling and built up a lead 4: 1st Fed Cup rutinérka returnovala quality, with longer aug exchanges could start and finish a winning return to the exposed part of the court. Errani had increasing problems with her calf, the score 1: 4 asked for a medical time out and headed to the locker room to the treatment. After a brief pause Hantuchova lost the serve, but then again Errani Break and the first set became its prey. In the second act Hantuchova completely dominated the court in the lobby PalaGalassi after two breakaways Errani rebounded to 4: 0 and sore aug given him "canary".
Hantuchova was satisfied after romp.
"I expected it will be a difficult match, because Sara is a very high quality tennis player and played at home. For a long time I did not play such an important duel, so I have it very happy. I am very satisfied with the demonstration of the game. During the match, I registered that Sara tormented and has difficulty moving. I tried not to concentrate only on themselves and play aggressive, I went Shaman in Shaman. I am proud, as I struck because the hard part is always handle end. it's never easy to play against toys who is injured. These matches are often tricky. If necessary, I am ready to take the final and doubles, " she said in the first interview right on the court.
Hantuchova is happy that she could after 15-year break again play against the Italians.
"Ever since I learned that I Maťo Liptak nominated for the match in Forli, I was very of which enjoyed and appreciates it. Today's game I really enjoyed. I did not wait the moment when I'm on the court before the Italian audience that I am very satisfied, because it is lively. whole week was fantastic, I hope that with a good end for us, "she told TASR Slovak Fed Cup record holder. Errani was sorry that the calf injury not bring a full-fledged performance.
"Saturday's trojseťák against Rebecca ŠRAMKOVÁ gave me a hard time. I was hoping to go now, but with advancing minutes, the calf pain escalated. I did not want it so I retired, he bravely continued in the match."Italians missing in Forli their leader of Roberta Vinci, Slovaks arrived in Forli without Dominika Cibulkova and injured Kristina Kucova. This is the second mutual match of the two countries in the history of the prestigious team competition. In 2002, the Slovak team, won the semi final of the tournament in the Spanish Maspalomase 3: 1 and graceful ride finally ended gain valuable trophies. Two points then fought Janette Husarova - The current Fed Cup trainer, third Hantuchova added.
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Slovakia is the second point: Hantuchova Errani canary nadelineHantuchova was satisfied after romp.
"I expected it will be a difficult match, because Sara is a very high quality tennis player and played at home. For a long time I did not play such an important duel, so I really enjoyed it. I am very satisfied with the demonstration of the game. During the match, I registered that Sara is worried and has difficulty moving. I tried not to concentrate only on themselves and play aggressive, I went for Shaman Shaman. ""I'm proud of how I struck, as is always the hardest to master terminal. It's never easy to play against toys that are injured. Such matches are often tricky. If necessary, I am ready to take the final and doubles, " she said in the first interview right on the court.
Hantuchova is happy that she could after 15-year break again play against the Italians.
"Ever since I heard that I was nominated for Mato Liptak match in Forli, I really enjoyed it out and weighed it. Today's game I really enjoyed. I could not wait the moment when I'm on the court before the Italian audience, which suits me very well because it is lively. The whole week was fantastic, I hope that with a good end for us, " she told TASR Slovak Fed Cup record holder.
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