Go East
current week will be the last in the history of the WTA under the direction of Stacey Ellaster . Canadian decided to resign from his post from October 2, even before the end of the season. The reason was the desire to focus on yourself and your health. Stacy was led tour of six years. One of the most noticeable changes was the shift of the fall season in Asia. Ellaster – a big supporter of cooperation with Asian turnirami.V result at the end of the season we got a series of Asian competition with high status. Recent “Premier 5″ and “Prime-M” are in China, and the WTA Championships final recently moved to Singapore. Not everyone likes this geographic focus of women’s tennis. Asian tournaments do not always collect good attendance. But, of course, the main reason was the willingness of Asian destinations organizers to invest, hoping for big Asian boom in tennis in the distant future. So in terms of prize money tournaments there are very attractive for tennis players. And the infrastructure is often at a high level.
The competition in Wuhan only last year made its debut in women’s tennis, and soon received the status of “Premier 5″, ousting from that spot the tournament in Tokyo. And already in 2015 in Wuhan opened a new central court – beautiful 15000th stadium. The opening ceremony has participated Li Na, whose popularity at home is still very high, and the first champion of this competition Petra Kvitova .
It should, however, be noted and disadvantages of this tournament. On the second day there was a problem with the coating of the central court, which caused the beginning of the game program was delayed for an hour. And yet during the match Watson and Jankovic for some unknown reason, the sound of British women talk with the coach intended for the viewers, have brought to the whole stadium. That is, when Diego Veronelli was discussing with his ward game plan against Jankovic is perfectly heard and Helena, which at the time provided medical care.
In addition, the tournament is not functioning system “Hawk-Eye”. This is due to the death of one of the employees of the system.
Williams said Sharapova took a WC
Upon tournaments “Premier 5″ are mandatory for leading tennis players, but five competitions each can not declare one within a year. This is not
Tournament WTA / Premier-5. Wuhan (China). Wuhan Open. Women.Singles. First round.
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) – Samantha Stosur (Australia) – 6: 2, 6: 1.
Daria Gavrilova (Russia) – Tella Pereira (Brazil) – 6: 2, 7: 6 (9: 7).
Johann Comte (UK, Q) – Andrea Petkovic (Germany, 13) – 6: 4, 7: 5.
Elina svitolina (Ukraine, 12) – Daniela Hantuchová (Slovakia, WC) – 6: 4, 6: 4.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) – Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) – 6 : 0, 6: 1.
Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) – Lauren Davis (USA, Q) – 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 4).
Roberta Vinci (Italy, 15) – Danka Kovinić (Montenegro, Q) – 5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 3.
Ana Ivanovic (Serbia, 9) – Alexandra Dulgheru (Romania) – 6: 1 , 6: 3.
Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) – Heather Watson (Britain, Q) – 6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3.
Belinda Bencic (Switzerland, 11) – Isla tomljanovic (Croatia, LL) – 7: 5, 7: 5.
Second round.
Carolina pliskova (Czech Republic, 8) – Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) – 7: 6 (7: 4), 5: 7, 7: 6 (7: 5).
Barbora Strytsova (Czech Republic) – Maria Sharapova (Russia, 2 / WC) – 6: 7 (1: 7), 7: 6 (7: 4), 1: 2, – refusal Sharapova.
ignore the same tournament two years Streak. Serena Williams was not in the list of participants. Applications occurred before the start of the US Open. The sensational defeat against Roberta Vinci in the US Open semifinals explicitly added to her desire to return to the court as soon as possible. Logically, we should see an American in a week in Beijing, but nobody will be surprised if it refuses to speech.
Maria Sharapova also initially did not declare in Wuhan. However, skipping across the US series made her reconsider their opinion, so she agreed to a special invitation from the organizers. In the last week also refused performances champion US Open Flavia Pennetta Lucy Safarova, Timya Bachinsky, Ekaterina Makarova and Karin Knapp. Even after the start of the tournament starred last year’s finalist Eugenie Bouchard , which It can not recover from a concussion. Recall that she got him at the US Open, falling in the locker room. In the first round Bouchard had to play with Belinda Bencic.
This competition is very important in terms of the race for a place in Singapore. Currently there is only guaranteed hit Williams, Sharapova and Halep. And then everything is very tight. Judging by how close are located next to the tennis area top 8, we are waiting for the most interesting battle for the final championship almost in history.
Return Sharapova
July 9 Mary He held a semifinal match at Wimbledon against Serena, which ended in victory for the American. Since then, more than two and a half months, the Russian has not appeared in court. All because of a leg injury, which she received shortly before the start of the American series of competitions. As a result, she was unable to perform in Toronto and Cincinnati. And then did not have time to recover and to the US Open. The calendar Sharapova left four official tournament – Wuhan, Beijing, Final Championship in Singapore and the final of the Fed Cup in Prague.
Her first opponent was a Czech Barbora Strytsova , which may well play in the final of the Federation Cup, although it probably will claim with an eye on a couple. Barbora spends pretty average season alone. No great feats she did not commit. Although it has two wins over top-10, but it took Caroline Wozniacki on the failure of the middle of the match, and another match she won against Bouchard at a time when the Canadian played up all and sundry. In the two previous match against Barbora Maria did not lose a single game. Although they had another meeting at the junior level in the final of the Australian Open 2002, which won the Czech.
Marathon’s refusal to complete the
Strytsova not the most pleasant for the game after a rival long pause, though in the second round, “Premier 5″ comfortable and not so much. Czech submits bad, she can attack and great
Tournament WTA / Premier-5. Wuhan (China). Wuhan Open. Women.Singles. First round.
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) – Samantha Stosur (Australia) – 6: 2, 6: 1.
Daria Gavrilova (Russia) – Tella Pereira (Brazil) – 6: 2, 7: 6 (9: 7).
Johann Comte (UK, Q) – Andrea Petkovic (Germany, 13) – 6: 4, 7: 5.
Elina svitolina (Ukraine, 12) – Daniela Hantuchová (Slovakia, WC) – 6: 4, 6: 4.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) – Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) – 6 : 0, 6: 1.
Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) – Lauren Davis (USA, Q) – 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 4).
Roberta Vinci (Italy, 15) – Danka Kovinić (Montenegro, Q) – 5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 3.
Ana Ivanovic (Serbia, 9) – Alexandra Dulgheru (Romania) – 6: 1 , 6: 3.
Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) – Heather Watson (Britain, Q) – 6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3.
Belinda Bencic (Switzerland, 11) – Isla tomljanovic (Croatia, LL) – 7: 5, 7: 5.
Second round.
Carolina pliskova (Czech Republic, 8) – Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) – 7: 6 (7: 4), 5: 7, 7: 6 (7: 5).
Barbora Strytsova (Czech Republic) – Maria Sharapova (Russia, 2 / WC) – 6: 7 (1: 7), 7: 6 (7: 4), 1: 2, – refusal Sharapova.
to finish at the net. These qualities helped her start to hold serve. Besides Maria risked at the reception and at first often misses. First to break-point is reached Strytsova, but it missed its chance. A hurricane Sharapova said several techniques and made a break. On the filing of the Russians on the set she was five setbolov, but certainly it could not complete the game. Assuming a double fault on break point, Mary the game still gave. Then Barbora played a set point on his serve and brought the matter to a tie-break. In the 13th game of the Czech blankly played. The controversial decision of the judge that she could not verify because of the lack of the “Hawk-Eye”, brought Strytsovu out of balance, and it without a fight gave the tie-break – 6: 7 (1: 7).
For 70 minutes eighth setbola Maria took the first set after returning to the court. It seemed that more should go easier, but nothing gave Strytsova. Maria had a slight competitive advantage, but it was impossible to implement. After several different methods Russian has finally made a break, but, as in the first set, was unable to confirm it, giving over the next game. Everything is again reduced to a tie-break. Here the Russian has made several blunders, and then she Strytsova cheered several times pierced right through – 7: 6 (7: 4).
Sharapova took the starting game of the decisive set and immediately call a physician. Strytsova also enjoyed the help of a physical therapist, but it was at the start of the second set, where she caused a bandage on his right leg. Mary worried about his left wrist. The doctor massaged the Russian woman’s hand and sent back to the court. Sharapova backhand inflicted very insecure in the next two games in. She held her serve, but then immediately gave the signal that the match will not be able to continue. As a result of the protracted meeting unexpectedly cut short in the third set.
At the same time there were some positive points in this match, Maria. She moved quite good, very cool shortened. But the left punched is not too good, but it’s probably due to problems with the wrist. Hopefully, after this tournament, Sharapova again go to heal the injury. The next event on the calendar of Mary – Beijing, which begins in a few days.
Azarenka worried leg
Victoria Azarenka did not hit the crop in Wuhan, so that its screen was totally given lot. In the end, she got to the part in the Simona Halep and can play with her in the third round. And in the first round he played with the Belarusian Qualified Lauren Davis. Last season in Indian Wells American suddenly upset Victoria. This year, they recently played in Cincinnati, where Azarenka won very confident.
This time the match went harder. In the first set, Victoria was still quite a significant advantage, but there Loren acted quite so badly. In the second game the Belarusian became more wrong. Sometimes it happens successful segments with good attacks, but they were followed by bad with a lot of inaccuracies. She has not filed for the match, and it came down to a tie-break, where Azarenka was accurate – 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 4). At a press conference Belarusian admitted that her left leg bothered.
In the next round it waits for a serious contender – Johann Comte. The British recently scored excellent shape. It was in the fourth round of the US Open, which gave way in the fight against Kvitova. Comte in the first round for the second time this month beat Andrea Petkovic .
The defeat of the Russian derby
total in the main draw of Wuhan were four Russians and at the same time Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Svetlana Kuznetsova we hit each other in the first round. The three previous full-time meeting ended in favor of Svetlana, although they do not play with each other for five years. Kuznetsova held three match in Guangzhou, while Pavlyuchenkova it was the beginning of the Asian season. Svetlana this day nothing, while Anastasia acted very well. As a result, the match ended in just 48 minutes – 6: 0, 6: 1.
Pavlyuchenkova is now waiting for the match with the first seeded Simona Halep, with which it has competed recently in Cincinnati. There’s the Russian woman to play on equal terms in the first set with the second racket of the world, but relented.
It is also qualified for the second round Daria Gavrilova , beaten in straight sets Telyanu Pereira . At the end of the second installment of the game hung scoreboard and the official long betrayed outcome. “I won with a score of 7: 6 in the second set. No one was injured! All is well. If there is someone who is interesting, ha “, – said Gavrilov in the” Twitter. ” She is waiting for the next round match against Kvitova.
With great difficulty came in the third round Carolina pliskova . She played at the pitch for the match Lucic-Baroni and won the decisive tiebreaker. For each pliskova it is now important victory in the battle for Singapore.
Not bad tennis player made that his previous tournament ended September 27. Irina Begu in two tie-breaks took Zarina Diyas. Belinda Bencic in both parties conceded Isle tomljanovic, which replaced Bouchard. However, the 18-year-old Swiss has managed to win in two sets – 7: 5, 7: 5.
September 29 in Wuhan completed the second round match. The evening program will be on the center court matches with the participation of Russian tennis players – Pavlyuchenkova vs. Halep and Gavrilova against Kvitova.
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