Hey Tennis Friends!
This will be the final report for this tournament. Next week, the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open & Masters from Cincinnati.
Quote from Maria Sharapova during the post match press conference,
“There’s nothing that a basket of balls can’t achieve.”
I’ll see you next time, with more tennis, . . . outside the lines!
- Marcus Tennis
Hey Tennis Friends!
Only four matches today . . .
Here’s the sign that is above each urinal, explaining the conservation:
And, here is a close-up of (what I have since coined) the “pee bee”:
No scores this time, because I know that some of you are recording the TV coverage, and I don’t want to spoil it for you.
I’ll see you next time, with more tennis, . . . outside the lines!
- Marcus Tennis
Hey Tennis Friends!
The field is narrowing . . .
The final scores for the matches I mentioned are:
Agnieszka Radwanska d. Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 6-2
I did cheer on Anna during her match, but it wasn’t enough. She seemed to be frustrated with her playing most of the time.
Flavia Pennetta d. Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-3
Jie Zheng d. Dinara Safina 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
What a great match this was! Very close throughout, and quite the upset for the draw. Jie Zheng has lost to the number one, Safina, four times before.
She said it was, ” . . . amazing for me because I’ve never beat Safina before . . . every point I used 100% for moving.”
I’ll see you next time, with more tennis, . . . outside the lines!
- Marcus Tennis
Hey Tennis Friends!
The stadium opened up for the day session, but there are still plenty of great matches to view from the front row of the outer courts, as well!
The final scores for the matches I mentioned are:
Anna Chakvetedze d. Alisa Kleybanova 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Yay! Anna Was down 3-0 at the beginning of the second set, so I was getting a little worried. Fortunately she was able to pull it all together.
Alona Bondarenko d. Lucie Safarova 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
This was an amazing battle with long points, and both players forcing each other to run from side to side, . . . a lot!
Maria Shrapova d. Victoria Azarenka 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2
There were a few crying babies that eventually got removed from the stadium. Maria was asked if she heard the baby . . . ,”My grandmother in Russia heard the baby!”
Tomorrow, Maria plays against Alona Bondarenko. When asked her assessment of that match, she said that she looks forward to it because she lost to her earlier this year, and, “Bottom line is, I just don’t like losing to the same person twice in a row.”
I’ll see you next time, with more tennis, . . . outside the lines!
- Marcus Tennis
Hey Tennis Friends!
The weather is great out here, thanks to an early afternoon breeze!
Correction: There is no “Caroline Wozniak” in tennis. I had combined the names of Caroline Wozniacki, from Denmark, and the person whom Bethany was really playing, ALEKSANDRA Wozniak, from Canada.
Also, apparently the stadium is being used for day session, starting Wednesday.
The final scores for the matches I mentioned are:
Daniela Hantuchova d. Melanie Oudin 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-2
Aleksandra Wozniak d. Bethany Mattek-Sands 7-5, 7-5
Daniela Hantuchova / Ai Sugiyama d. Jill Craybas / Carly Gullickson 6-4, 6-1
Here’s a photo detailing Bethany Mattek-Sands’ “old school” socks:
I’ll see you next time, with more tennis, . . . outside the lines!
- Marcus Tennis
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