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2013 Southern California Open III

August 1st, 2013

Hey Tennis Friends!

Day three of the main draw at the Southern California Open! As I always remind you, the later in the tournament, the less tennis you will see, so, take a day off and get down here while you still can!

Women’s Singles
Ana Ivanovic d. Dominika Cibulkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ivanovic came out swinging in the third set, and Cibulkova was just mising her shots by inches. That alone allowed Ivanovic to go up 5-0, rather quickly. Ana’s last championship was at Bali in 2011. She keeps making it pretty deep in the draws, but, regularly goes up against Agnieszka Radwanska for elimination.

Women’s Doubles
Racquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears
d. Lisa Raymond / Laura Robson 6-4, 6-3
These teams faced each other earlier this year, in Miami. That was the first time for the Raymond/Robson team-up, and they took out Kops-Jones/Spears.
Since then, Kops-Jones/Spears have had a lot of success, even winning the championship in Stanford last week. Raymond/Robson have not had very good luck, as they are usually out in the first round. Included in Raymond’s 79 doubles titles are 6 Grand Slam doubles, and 5 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.

Daniela Hantuchova / Martina Hingis
d. Julia Goerges / Darija Jurak 6-1, 6-1
Hingis is quite a presence around this event, as she is busy promoting her collaboration with the Tonic brand. There are press conferences, photo shoots, and corporate events. Dare I say that I might be seeing too much of Martina Hingis? 😛

For tickets and more information on the Southern California Open
at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA, visit their web site here:
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2013 Southern California Open II

July 30th, 2013

Hey Tennis Friends!

Day two of the main draw at the Southern California Open! The weather is perfect, and it ‘s the last opportunity for you to see this level of pro tennis until the spring, so, come on out and join me!

Women’s Singles
Coco Vandeweghe d. Allie Kiick 6-1, 6-2
Kiick has actually been on GroundsPass.net twice before: When she won the girls’ 18s doubles at the 2012 Easter Bowl, as well as when she was in the singles semifinal at the 2012 USTA Girls’ 18s Nationals.
During Coco’s interview she mentioned her coach by name. Her coach, of course, is former ATP player Jan-Michael Gambill.

Laura Robson d. Ayumi Morita 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Laura Robson’s partner for her 2012 Olympic silver medal mixed doubles performance, was none other than 2013 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray.
If you watch the video again, you will notice how bright Robson’s shoes are. After the on-camera interview, she actually confessed that they are glow-in-the-dark shoes, and that she has to zip them up in her tennis bag when in her hotel room, otherwise they would keep her up at night.

Daniela Hantuchova d. Tamira Pasek 6-0, 6-0
This match only lasted 48 minutes. Thank goodness there was an exciting doubles match following this one that kept the crowd entertained.

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2013 Southern California Open

July 29th, 2013

Hey Tennis Friends!

It’s the first day of the main draw at the Southern California Open! I hope to see even more Tennis Friends here this week, after running into quite a few when I was shooting my preview report.

CORRECTIONS: What I meant to say was that Kuznetsova was a FINALIST at the US Open and Roland Garros twice. She actually only won each one of those once.

Also, Flavia Pennetta only made the doubles FINAL in 2005, she did not win that championship.
(Sometimes, I don’t even read my own voice over script properly . . . )

Women’s Singles
Francesca Schiavone d. Flavia Pennetta 7-6(4), 6-7(6), 6-4
Pennetta’s doubles partners for her Grand Slam wins were Elena Demetieva for the 2005 US Open, and Gisela Dulko for the 2011 Australian Open. Schiavone, who won in on clay in Marrakech this year, partnered with Casey Dellacqua to win the French Open doubles in 2008.

Virginie Razzano d. Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-4
As Virginie said in her interview, she was granted a wildcard for this event. That was a great win for her, being that Svetlana is ranked #29 and Virginie is ranked #131. By the way, just before interview with Virginie, Sam Stosur, who won earlier today, walked by. For a brief moment, we discussed how great we all looked wearing our ASICS apparel. Unfortunately, it is frowned upon to take pictures when you are reporting, so, I have no proof of my story, but, you can ask Virginie about it!

Jelena Jankovic d. Mallory Burdette 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
This was the first meeting of these two, and Burdette made a good showing against the former World #1. Jankovic, a long time member of the Serbian Olympic team, won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2007 with partner Jaime Murray. She also won the singles of the US Open in 2008.

For tickets and more information on the Southern California Open
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2013 Southern California Open Preview

July 28th, 2013

Hey Tennis Friends!

Yesterday, I dropped by the first day of the qualifying at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California to get a preview of the Southern California Open!

Women’s Qualifying Singles
Coco Vandeweghe d. Stephanie Hoffpauir 6-2, 6-3
Hoffpauir was the runner-up for the final of the pre-qualifying event, but was fortunate enough to receive a wild card for the qualifying despite the loss. Looking at the other Main Draw wild cards in this tournament, it’s a mystery to me why Coco was not granted one.

Maria Elena Camerin d. Elizabeth Lumpkin 6-3, 6-4
Lumpkin won the pre-qualifying final, yet was listed as a wild card for the qualifying draw. That’s an odd designation since she had to work hard, through four matches, to earn her way in.

For tickets and more information on the Southern California Open
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2013 WTT: OC Breakers II

July 19th, 2013

Hey Tennis Friends!

The World Team Tennis regular season is winding down and there are only two more regular season home matches left for my local team, the Orange Country Breakers.

In this featured match from earlier in their brief season, the Breakers take on Andy Roddick and the Springfield Lasers. Because of my emcee duties (which I announced last month), I am unable to get more comprehensive coverage, however, I am still able to get some highlights to entice you to come on down to see professional tennis LIVE!

Billie Jean King was also present at this match. Because Andy Roddick has recently become a partner in the World Team Tennis organization he was offering suggestion for changing the rules during his warm up session. One of the changes that he was semi-jokingly suggesting is that teams would receive two points if they actually hit their opponent with the tennis ball during play. Billie Jean was no too keen on that idea 🙂

The last two matches of the regular season are this Sunday, July 21st at 5:00pm against Sam Querrey and the Sacramento Capitals, and this coming Wednesday, July 24th at 7:00pm when the Breakers will take on the Springfield Lasers!

For more information on the 2013 season of Southern California’s World Team Tennis team, go to the official Orange County Breakers website to check out the schedule and get your tickets: BreakersTennis.com

Do not forget to get your 15% discount on tickets by using the promo code:
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You enter the promo code BEFORE you select your tickets, then the prices will reflect the discount.

Or, look for YOUR local team
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