Please Stop Making Her The Top Seed

An ailing Svetlana Kuznetsova was comprehensively trounced by Marion Bartoli, 63 60. I know Marion is a tough match for anyone on her day, but dear oh dear. There’ll be some incomprehensible twattage tonight. Poor Sveta.

Also racking up the comprehensive victories? Agnieszka Radwanska, 1 and 4 over Yaroslava Shvedova, and Yanina Wickmayer, 0 and 1 over Timea Bacsinszky.

Meanwhile, Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych will meet in the fourth round after Roger made somewhat heavy weather of Florent Serra, needing two tiebreaks to win despite being 5-3 up in the first set and 4-1 in the second.

 

Which Rafa enjoyed.

Miami: Weekend Results, Monday’s OOP

My god in heaven, what happened here?!

Mardy Fish and Oliver Rochus, those rightly feared titans of the modern game, have struck again. Apparently. Christ on a bike.

In other news, Mandy’s lost his passion for tennis. It’s entirely Roger’s fault.

Meanwhile, Boss and Ferru have continued to be my new favourite sex bombs:

Nalby popped in to be briefly awesome before losing to Rafa:

And Rafa got some new and improved shorts:

Like a lemon drizzle cake.

Full Results

Sunday
Men’s Singles – Third Round
[4] R Nadal (ESP) d [WC] D Nalbandian (ARG) 67(8) 62 62
[6] A Roddick (USA) d S Stakhovsky (UKR) 62 61
[8] J Tsonga (FRA) d [28] P Kohlschreiber (GER) 62 75
[12] J Ferrero (ESP) d [17] J Isner (USA) 62 36 63
[15] D Ferrer (ESP) d [24] I Karlovic (CRO) 76(5) 63
B Becker (GER) d [18] T Robredo (ESP) 16 64 76(1)
[27] T Bellucci (BRA) d O Rochus (BEL) 63 64
[33] N Almagro (ESP) d J Chardy (FRA) 62 67(9) 63

Women’s Singles – Third Round
[2] C Wozniacki (DEN) d [32] M Kirilenko (RUS) 16 61 64
[4] V Azarenka (BLR) d L Safarova (CZE) 64 62
[7] J Jankovic (SRB) d [28] E Vesnina (RUS) 76(3) 63
[9] S Stosur (AUS) d V Razzano (FRA) 64 57 61
[11] V Zvonareva (RUS) d S Errani (ITA) 62 63
[14] K Clijsters (BEL) d [17] S Peer (ISR) 60 61
[22] A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d [15] F Schiavone (ITA) 75 63
[WC] J Henin (BEL) d [26] D Cibulkova (SVK) 64 64

Men’s Doubles – First Round
[1] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d [Alt] D Istomin (UZB) / F Moser (GER) 60 62
[3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) d R Hutchins (GBR) / J Kerr (AUS) 64 76(4)
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Mirnyi (BLR) d S Huss (AUS) / W Moodie (RSA) 64 75
[6] S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) d J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) 63 67(4) 14-12
[7] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) 76(1) 64
F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) d M Llodra (FRA) / A Ram (ISR) 62 75
E Butorac (USA) / R Ram (USA) d [WC] R Harrison (USA) / N Lapentti (ECU) 61 75
I Andreev (RUS) / M Youzhny (RUS) d M Fish (USA) / M Knowles (BAH) 75 64

Women’s Doubles – Second Round
G Dulko (ARG) / F Pennetta (ITA) d [2] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 46 63 10-7
[3] N Petrova (RUS) / S Stosur (AUS) d O Govortsova (BLR) / A Kudryavtseva (RUS) 60 75
Y Chan (TPE) / J Zheng (CHN) d N Grandin (RSA) / A Spears (USA) 64 46 11-9
M Kirilenko (RUS) / A Radwanska (POL) d [WC] K Clijsters (BEL) / K Flipkens (BEL) 62 75
J Coin (FRA) / V King (USA) d K Jans (POL) / V Uhlirova (CZE) 64 62

Saturday
Men’s Singles – Second Round
[1] R Federer (SUI) d [LL] N Lapentti (ECU) 63 63
M Fish (USA) d [3] A Murray (GBR) 64 64
[5] R Soderling (SWE) d P Luczak (AUS) 76(5) 60
[7] M Cilic (CRO) d S Robert (FRA) 63 61
[9] F Gonzalez (CHI) d [Q] Y Lu (TPE) 64 64
[10] F Verdasco (ESP) d D Sela (ISR) 61 62
[13] M Youzhny (RUS) d [Q] S Giraldo (COL) 60 61
[16] T Berdych (CZE) d T de Bakker (NED) 63 64
[19] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [Q] K Anderson (RSA) 64 75
H Zeballos (ARG) d [20] G Simon (FRA) 62 63
[22] J Monaco (ARG) d [Q] M Ilhan (TUR) 62 75
[23] J Melzer (AUT) d A Falla (COL) 63 64
[25] M Baghdatis (CYP) d J Chela (ARG) 62 64
F Serra (FRA) d [26] A Montanes (ESP) 63 36 62
[29] F Lopez (ESP) d M Berrer (GER) 76(2) 75
P Petzschner (GER) d [31] J Tipsarevic (SRB) 64 60

Women’s Singles – Third Round
[1] S Kuznetsova (RUS) d [27] A Szavay (HUN) 62 63
[3] V Williams (USA) d R Vinci (ITA) 61 64
[6] A Radwanska (POL) d [25] A Ivanovic (SRB) 75 75
[12] Y Wickmayer (BEL) d [WC] P Martic (CRO) 63 63
[13] M Bartoli (FRA) d G Dulko (ARG) 76(2) 64
[19] D Hantuchova (SVK) d [16] N Petrova (RUS) 62 64
Y Shvedova (KAZ) d A Petkovic (GER) 60 57 75
T Bacsinszky (SUI) d P Hercog (SLO) 62 62

Men’s Doubles – First Round
[2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d [WC] R Nadal (ESP) / B Salva-Vidal (ESP) 60 63
B Becker (GER) / M Kohlmann (GER) d [5] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) 61 76
[8] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d J Knowle (AUT) / P Kohlschreiber (GER) 67(4) 75 14-12
J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d J Brunstrom (SWE) / J Rojer (AHO) 46 63 10-7
A Clement (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) / A Montanes (ESP) 26 63 10-5
N Almagro (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) d M Melo (BRA) / B Soares (BRA) 62 46 14-12
M Damm (CZE) / F Polasek (SVK) d I Karlovic (CRO) / D Vemic (SRB) 62 76(5)
T Bellucci (BRA) / M Lopez (ESP) d C Kas (GER) / D Norman (BEL) 36 63 10-8

Women’s Doubles – Second Round
[5] A Kleybanova (RUS) / F Schiavone (ITA) d M Niculescu (ROU) / E Vesnina (RUS) 76(4) 75

Women’s Doubles – First Round
N Grandin (RSA) / A Spears (USA) d [1] C Black (ZIM) / L Huber (USA) 36 64 10-7
[4] L Raymond (USA) / R Stubbs (AUS) d A Medina Garrigues (ESP) / C Wozniacki (DEN) 57 63 10-5
M Kirilenko (RUS) / A Radwanska (POL) d [6] B Mattek-Sands (USA) / Z Yan (CHN) 62 64
[8] E Makarova (RUS) / S Peng (CHN) d I Senoglu (TUR) / Y Shvedova (KAZ) 60 61
K Peschke (CZE) / K Srebotnik (SLO) d T Garbin (ITA) / V Ruano Pascual (ESP) 62 60

Friday
Men’s Singles – Second Round
O Rochus (BEL) d [2] N Djokovic (SRB) 62 67(7) 64
[4] R Nadal (ESP) d T Dent (USA) 64 63
[6] A Roddick (USA) d I Andreev (RUS) 64 64
[8] J Tsonga (FRA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 64 63
B Becker (GER) d [11] I Ljubicic (CRO) 46 01 ret. (back)
[12] J Ferrero (ESP) d D Koellerer (AUT) 40 ret. (right elbow)
[15] D Ferrer (ESP) d M Llodra (FRA) 62 64
[17] J Isner (USA) d M Russell (USA) 76(5) 26 76(5)
[18] T Robredo (ESP) d [Q] I Marchenko (UKR) 63 46 64
J Chardy (FRA) d [21] S Querrey (USA) 46 64 62
[24] I Karlovic (CRO) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 63 67(5) 63
[27] T Bellucci (BRA) d J Blake (USA) 36 61 62
[28] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d F Mayer (GER) 66 ret. (hamstring)
[WC] D Nalbandian (ARG) d [30] V Troicki (SRB) 63 46 64
S Stakhovsky (UKR) d [32] J Benneteau (FRA) 63 76(5)
[33] N Almagro (ESP) d E Schwank (ARG) 64 75

Women’s Singles – Second Round
[2] C Wozniacki (DEN) d [Q] T Pironkova (BUL) 36 63 64
[4] V Azarenka (BLR) d A Dulgheru (ROU) 63 62
[WC] J Henin (BEL) d [5] E Dementieva (RUS) 63 62
[7] J Jankovic (SRB) d [Q] M Koryttseva (UKR) 64 60
[9] S Stosur (AUS) d C Suarez Navarro (ESP) 46 75 62
[11] V Zvonareva (RUS) d M Oudin (USA) 61 62
[14] K Clijsters (BEL) d P Kvitova (CZE) 61 61
[15] F Schiavone (ITA) d A Cornet (FRA) 63 62
[17] S Peer (ISR) d A Kudryavtseva (RUS) 61 60
V Razzano (FRA) d [20] J Zheng (CHN) 64 62
[22] A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d T Paszek (AUT) 76(4) 46 63
S Errani (ITA) d [24] A Kleybanova (RUS) 64 75
[26] D Cibulkova (SVK) d [Q] S Arvidsson (SWE) 60 62
[28] E Vesnina (RUS) d J Goerges (GER) 63 64
L Safarova (CZE) d [29] M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) 46 76(3) 62
[32] M Kirilenko (RUS) d M Czink (HUN) 46 62 76(4)

Men’s Doubles – First Round
J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) vs [6] S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) – postponed due to rain
[WC] R Harrison (USA) / N Lapentti (ECU) vs E Butorac (USA) / R Ram (USA) – postponed due to rain
M Llodra (FRA) / A Ram (ISR) vs F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) – postponed due to rain
M Damm (CZE) / F Polasek (SVK) vs I Karlovic (CRO) / D Vemic (SRB) – postponed due to rain

Women’s Doubles – First Round
[1] C Black (ZIM) / L Huber (USA) vs N Grandin (RSA) / A Spears (USA) – postponed due to rain
A Medina Garrigues (ESP) / C Wozniacki (DEN) vs [4] L Raymond (USA) / R Stubbs (AUS) – postponed due to rain
[6] B Mattek-Sands (USA) / Z Yan (CHN) vs M Kirilenko (RUS) / A Radwanska (POL) – postponed due to rain
I Senoglu (TUR) / Y Shvedova (KAZ) vs [8] E Makarova (RUS) / S Peng (CHN) – postponed due to rain
L Dekmeijere (LAT) / P Schnyder (SUI) d V Dushevina (RUS) / A Rodionova (AUS) 63 36 10-5
T Garbin (ITA) / V Ruano Pascual (ESP) vs K Peschke (CZE) / K Srebotnik (SLO) – postponed due to rain
J Coin (FRA) / V King (USA) d A Bondarenko (UKR) / G Voskoboeva (KAZ) 57 64 10-8

Today’s OOP brought to you by Baggy’s “the ground, I am on it” face.

Order of Play

STADIUM start 11:00 am
M Fish (USA) vs [29] F Lopez (ESP) – ATP

Not Before 1:00 PM
[1] R Federer (SUI) vs F Serra (FRA) – ATP
[3] V Williams (USA) vs [19] D Hantuchova (SVK) – WTA

Not Before 4:30 PM
[14] K Clijsters (BEL) vs [4] V Azarenka (BLR) – WTA

Not Before 7:00 PM
[9] F Gonzalez (CHI) vs [22] J Monaco (ARG) – ATP

Not Before 8:30 PM
[WC] J Henin (BEL) vs [11] V Zvonareva (RUS) – WTA

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
[1] S Kuznetsova (RUS) vs [13] M Bartoli (FRA) – WTA

Miami: Thursday’s Results, Friday’s OOP

Morning all. Yet another week of unsatisfactory bloggage continues as I’m away for the weekend starting in, oh, about an hour. I’ll try to pop in from time to time to update you on the losingness of my favourites (assuming they have the internet in the north …)

Results

Men’s Singles – First Round
[LL] N Lapentti (ECU) d P Starace (ITA) 75 63
M Fish (USA) d L Mayer (ARG) 76(4) 64
H Zeballos (ARG) d A Seppi (ITA) 76(4) 62
J Chela (ARG) d P Lorenzi (ITA) 64 36 76(3)
P Petzschner (GER) d [Q] R Sweeting (USA) 63 61
[Q] M Ilhan (TUR) d P Cuevas (URU) 62 62
[Q] S Giraldo (COL) d [LL] M Daniel (BRA) 63 62
A Falla (COL) d V Hanescu (ROU) 76(4) 36 64
D Sela (ISR) d E Korolev (KAZ) 63 63
T de Bakker (NED) d R Ram (USA) 64 75
M Berrer (GER) d L Lacko (SVK) 75 46 63
[Q] Y Lu (TPE) d F Fognini (ITA) 67(5) 62 64
F Serra (FRA) d [Q] N Massu (CHI) 64 64
P Luczak (AUS) d O Hernandez (ESP) 63 76(4)
[Q] K Anderson (RSA) d [Q] R Mello (BRA) 63 61
S Robert (FRA) d A Beck (GER) 75 64

Women’s Singles – Second Round
[1] S Kuznetsova (RUS) d S Peng (CHN) 62 36 64
[3] V Williams (USA) d S Cirstea (ROU) 64 63
[6] A Radwanska (POL) d E Makarova (RUS) 75 60
T Bacsinszky (SUI) d [8] N Li (CHN) 64 46 76(3)
A Petkovic (GER) d [10] F Pennetta (ITA) 63 36 60
[12] Y Wickmayer (BEL) d [Q] E Baltacha (GBR) 61 63
[13] M Bartoli (FRA) d M Rybarikova (SVK) 62 64
[16] N Petrova (RUS) d K Date Krumm (JPN) 63 76(7)
[WC] P Martic (CRO) d [18] A Rezai (FRA) 75 57 64
[19] D Hantuchova (SVK) d P Schnyder (SUI) 61 64
G Dulko (ARG) d [21] A Bondarenko (UKR) 75 62
Y Shvedova (KAZ) d [23] S Lisicki (GER) 63 01 ret.
[25] A Ivanovic (SRB) d [Q] P Parmentier (FRA) 64 63
[27] A Szavay (HUN) d [WC] A Molik (AUS) 60 60
R Vinci (ITA) d [30] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) 64 76(5)
P Hercog (SLO) d [31] A Wozniak (CAN) 76(5) 63

Women’s Doubles – First Round
[2] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) d A Hlavackova (CZE) / L Hradecka (CZE) 75 64
[3] N Petrova (RUS) / S Stosur (AUS) d S Errani (ITA) / S Peer (ISR) 61 62
[5] A Kleybanova (RUS) / F Schiavone (ITA) d I Benesova (CZE) / B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 75 63
K Jans (POL) / V Uhlirova (CZE) d [7] C Chuang (TPE) / S Hsieh (TPE) 06 76(5) 10-8
M Niculescu (ROU) / E Vesnina (RUS) d [WC] Y Wickmayer (BEL) / V Zvonareva (RUS) 75 61
[WC] K Clijsters (BEL) / K Flipkens (BEL) d S Borwell (GBR) / R Kops-Jones (USA) 76(6) 64
Y Chan (TPE) / J Zheng (CHN) d A Amanmuradova (UZB) / D Kustova (BLR) 63 76(5)
O Govortsova (BLR) / A Kudryavtseva (RUS) d T Poutchek (BLR) / A Rosolska (POL) 46 64 13-11

Today’s OOP is brought to you by Andy Roddick’s premature ejaculation face.

STADIUM start 11:00 am
A Dulgheru (ROU) vs [4] V Azarenka (BLR) – WTA
O Rochus (BEL) vs [2] N Djokovic (SRB) – ATP
[14] K Clijsters (BEL) vs P Kvitova (CZE) – WTA
T Dent (USA) vs [4] R Nadal (ESP) – ATP

Not Before 7:00 pm
[5] E Dementieva (RUS) vs [WC] J Henin (BEL) – WTA
[6] A Roddick (USA) vs I Andreev (RUS) – ATP

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
[15] D Ferrer (ESP) vs M Llodra (FRA) – ATP
[7] J Jankovic (SRB) vs [Q] M Koryttseva (UKR) – WTA
[27] T Bellucci (BRA) vs J Blake (USA) – ATP
[30] V Troicki (SRB) vs [WC] D Nalbandian (ARG) – ATP

Not Before 5:00 pm
[8] J Tsonga (FRA) vs G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) – ATP

COURT 1 start 10:00 am
D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) vs [24] I Karlovic (CRO) – ATP
[Q] T Pironkova (BUL) vs [2] C Wozniacki (DEN) – WTA
C Suarez Navarro (ESP) vs [9] S Stosur (AUS) – WTA
[17] J Isner (USA) vs M Russell (USA) – ATP
A Medina Garrigues (ESP) / C Wozniacki (DEN) vs [4] L Raymond (USA) / R Stubbs (AUS) – WTA

COURT 2 start 10:00 am
[32] M Kirilenko (RUS) vs M Czink (HUN) – WTA
D Koellerer (AUT) vs [12] J Ferrero (ESP) – ATP
J Chardy (FRA) vs [21] S Querrey (USA) – ATP
M Oudin (USA) vs [11] V Zvonareva (RUS) – WTA

Not Before 5:00 pm
B Becker (GER) vs [11] I Ljubicic (CRO) – ATP

COURT 3 start 10:00 am
T Paszek (AUT) vs [22] A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) – WTA
[WC] R Harrison (USA) / N Lapentti (ECU) vs E Butorac (USA) / R Ram (USA) – ATP
A Kudryavtseva (RUS) vs [17] S Peer (ISR) – WTA
[18] T Robredo (ESP) vs [Q] I Marchenko (UKR) – ATP
M Llodra (FRA) / A Ram (ISR) vs F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) – ATP

COURT 4 start 11:00 am
[29] M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) vs L Safarova (CZE) – WTA

Not Before 12:30 pm
[15] F Schiavone (ITA) vs A Cornet (FRA) – WTA
M Damm (CZE) / F Polasek (SVK) vs I Karlovic (CRO) / D Vemic (SRB) – ATP

COURT 6 start 10:00 am
[33] N Almagro (ESP) vs E Schwank (ARG) – ATP
[Q] S Arvidsson (SWE) vs [26] D Cibulkova (SVK) – WTA
J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) vs [6] S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) – ATP
F Mayer (GER) vs [28] P Kohlschreiber (GER) – ATP
S Stakhovsky (UKR) vs [32] J Benneteau (FRA) – ATP

COURT 7 start 10:00 am
L Dekmeijere (LAT) / P Schnyder (SUI) vs V Dushevina (RUS) / A Rodionova (AUS) – WTA

Not Before 11:30 am
[20] J Zheng (CHN) vs V Razzano (FRA) – WTA
[24] A Kleybanova (RUS) vs S Errani (ITA) – WTA
[1] C Black (ZIM) / L Huber (USA) vs N Grandin (RSA) / A Spears (USA)
T Garbin (ITA) / V Ruano Pascual (ESP) vs K Peschke (CZE) / K Srebotnik (SLO) – WTA

COURT 8 start 11:00 am
A Bondarenko (UKR) / G Voskoboeva (KAZ) vs J Coin (FRA) / V King (USA) – WTA
J Goerges (GER) vs [28] E Vesnina (RUS) – WTA
[6] B Mattek-Sands (USA) / Z Yan (CHN) vs M Kirilenko (RUS) / A Radwanska (POL) – WTA
I Senoglu (TUR) / Y Shvedova (KAZ) vs [8] E Makarova (RUS) / S Peng (CHN) – WTA

And oh yeah, Wayne Odesnik is in trouble after he pleaded guilty to bringing HGH (human growth hormone) into Australia. He has been fined and could face a two-year suspension. I don’t know about you, but I’m asking the question: you took HGH and you only managed to be Wayne Odesnik? It can’t be that good then, can it?

Oh, and there will be cheerleaders and Guillermo Canas retiring. Apparently.

Miami: Wednesday’s Results, Thursday’s OOP

So close, Filip. But good to see you’re still adorable.

Men’s Singles – First Round
S Stakhovsky (UKR) d J Hajek (CZE) 63 57 75
E Schwank (ARG) d M Gicquel (FRA) 43 ret. (leg)
O Rochus (BEL) d R Gasquet (FRA) 76(2) 16 64
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d A Clement (FRA) 76(4) 62
D Koellerer (AUT) d C Rochus (BEL) 46 63 62
F Mayer (GER) d M Chiudinelli (SUI) 76(2) 16 62
B Becker (GER) d S Greul (GER) 63 62
[WC] D Nalbandian (ARG) d L Kubot (POL) 63 62
J Blake (USA) d [WC] F Krajinovic (SRB) 67(6) 64 64
M Llodra (FRA) d [WC] R Harrison (USA) 62 62
J Chardy (FRA) d [WC] M Ancic (CRO) 64 64
D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) d [Q] A Golubev (KAZ) 63 64
I Andreev (RUS) d [Q] X Malisse (BEL) 64 64
T Dent (USA) d [Q] R Schuettler (GER) 61 64
M Russell (USA) d [Q] D Istomin (UZB) 76(5) 64
[Q] I Marchenko (UKR) d P Mathieu (FRA) 63 76(3)

Women’s Singles – First Round
S Errani (ITA) d T Malek (GER) 61 60
K Date Krumm (JPN) d A Chakvetadze (RUS) 75 36 64
P Schnyder (SUI) d K Srebotnik (SLO) 62 67(3) 61
A Cornet (FRA) d S Voegele (SUI) 63 06 62
T Paszek (AUT) d A Keothavong (GBR) 64 62
[WC] J Henin (BEL) d J Craybas (USA) 62 62
M Czink (HUN) d [WC] A Rus (NED) 36 61 76(6)
C Suarez Navarro (ESP) d [WC] A Pivovarova (RUS) 61 76(3)
[Q] T Pironkova (BUL) d [WC] H Watson (GBR) 64 62
A Petkovic (GER) d [Q] A Rodionova (AUS) 64 62
[Q] S Arvidsson (SWE) d A Brianti (ITA) 62 64
R Vinci (ITA) d [Q] R Kulikova (RUS) 36 63 64
[Q] M Koryttseva (UKR) d K Barrois (GER) 26 63 63
J Goerges (GER) d [Q] A Morita (JPN) 76(3) 64
[Q] P Parmentier (FRA) d S Bammer (AUT) 63 36 63
T Bacsinszky (SUI) d [Q] B Mattek-Sands (USA) 64 64
M Oudin (USA) d [Q] M Krajicek (NED) 62 64
E Makarova (RUS) d [Q] C Dellacqua (AUS) 63 75
V Razzano (FRA) d [Q] V Lepchenko (USA) 63 50 ret.
[Q] E Baltacha (GBR) d I Benesova (CZE) 62 64

Women’s Doubles – First Round
G Dulko (ARG) / F Pennetta (ITA) d [WC] S Kuznetsova (RUS) / A Molik (AUS) 64 61

This OOP brought to you by Rafa’s impacted wisdom teeth. Ouch.

STADIUM start 11:00 am
E Makarova (RUS) vs [6] A Radwanska (POL) – WTA
[25] A Ivanovic (SRB) vs [Q] P Parmentier (FRA) – WTA
[LL] N Lapentti (ECU) vs P Starace (ITA) – ATP
[1] S Kuznetsova (RUS) vs S Peng (CHN) – WTA

Not Before 7:00 PM
[3] V Williams (USA) vs S Cirstea (ROU) – WTA
M Fish (USA) vs L Mayer (ARG) – ATP

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
H Zeballos (ARG) vs A Seppi (ITA) – ATP
P Lorenzi (ITA) vs J Chela (ARG) – ATP
P Petzschner (GER) vs [Q] R Sweeting (USA) – ATP
[Q] M Ilhan (TUR) vs P Cuevas (URU) – ATP

Not Before 5:00 PM
[Q] S Giraldo (COL) vs [LL] M Daniel (BRA) – ATP

COURT 1 start 10:00 am
[WC] P Martic (CRO) vs [18] A Rezai (FRA) – WTA
K Date Krumm (JPN) vs [16] N Petrova (RUS) – WTA
[19] D Hantuchova (SVK) vs P Schnyder (SUI) – WTA
[10] F Pennetta (ITA) vs A Petkovic (GER) – WTA
[3] N Petrova (RUS) / S Stosur (AUS) vs S Errani (ITA) / S Peer (ISR) – WTA

COURT 2 start 10:00 am
V Hanescu (ROU) vs A Falla (COL) – ATP
E Korolev (KAZ) vs D Sela (ISR) – ATP

Not Before 1:30 PM
[12] Y Wickmayer (BEL) vs I Benesova (CZE) or [Q] E Baltacha (GBR) – WTA
R Ram (USA) vs T de Bakker (NED) – ATP

Not Before 5:00 PM
[WC] Y Wickmayer (BEL) / V Zvonareva (RUS) vs M Niculescu (ROU) / E Vesnina (RUS) – WTA

COURT 3 start 10:00 am
Y Shvedova (KAZ) vs [23] S Lisicki (GER) – WTA
M Rybarikova (SVK) vs [13] M Bartoli (FRA) – WTA
[WC] K Clijsters (BEL) / K Flipkens (BEL) vs S Borwell (GBR) / R Kops-Jones (USA) – WTA
T Bacsinszky (SUI) or [Q] B Mattek-Sands (USA) vs [8] N Li (CHN) – WTA
A Amanmuradova (UZB) / D Kustova (BLR) vs Y Chan (TPE) / J Zheng (CHN) – WTA

COURT 6 start 10:00 am
L Lacko (SVK) vs M Berrer (GER) – ATP
F Fognini (ITA) vs [Q] Y Lu (TPE) – ATP
[Q] N Massu (CHI) vs F Serra (FRA) – ATP
R Vinci (ITA) vs [30] A Medina Garrigues (ESP) – WTA

COURT 7 start 10:00 am
O Govortsova (BLR) / A Kudryavtseva (RUS) vs T Poutchek (BLR) / A Rosolska (POL) – WTA
[31] A Wozniak (CAN) vs P Hercog (SLO) – WTA
[WC] A Molik (AUS) vs [27] A Szavay (HUN) – WTA
[21] A Bondarenko (UKR) vs G Dulko (ARG) – WTA
[5] A Kleybanova (RUS) / F Schiavone (ITA) vs I Benesova (CZE) / B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) – WTA

COURT 8 start 10:00 am
P Luczak (AUS) vs O Hernandez (ESP) – ATP
[Q] K Anderson (RSA) vs [Q] R Mello (BRA) – ATP
S Robert (FRA) vs A Beck (GER) – ATP
A Hlavackova (CZE) / L Hradecka (CZE) vs [2] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) – WTA
K Jans (POL) / V Uhlirova (CZE) vs [7] C Chuang (TPE) / S Hsieh (TPE) – WTA

Like the Oscars, But More Meaningful

The 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Player Awards were given out yesterday in Miami, with Serena picking up Player of the Year; Serena and Venus jointly taking Doubles Team/Fan Favourite Doubles Team of the Year; Kim Clijsters nabbing Comeback and Sportsmanship, Yanina Wickmayer taking Most Improved, Melanie Oudin Newcomer of the Year, and Elena Dementieva winning Fan Favourite Singles Player of the Year.

Meanwhile, Horacio Zeballos picked up the ATP award for Breakthrough of the Year, or something along those lines. I don’t know, I just like looking at his gentle eyes.

I feel like he would gently stroke your hair. For hours. Without being asked.

Miami: Mixed Fortunes

Three Timettes in action. One won. Elena Baltacha notched up another great win, beating Iveta Benesova 62 64. Brilliant stuff.

You know when you’ve been Bally’d.

No suck luck for the others, though. Anne Keothavong, still struggling to build any momentum after her long injury layoff, fell to Tamira Paszek in straights. And Delpo fangirl Heather Watson lost to Pironkova 64 62 – which is not too shabby for her first WTA main draw match.

Next time, ladies.

It was a mixed bag for the wildcarded sentimental faves returning from injury/illness, too. David ‘El Rey’ Nalbandian disposed of Kubot with nae bother, 63 62, but Mario Ancic turned out to be about the one person Jeremy Chardy can beat these days, falling 64 64. Back to the Futures tour for him.

Outpouted.

Never Trust a Species That Grins All the Time

It’s up to something.

Oh, boys.

Miami: Tuesday Results, Wednesday’s OOP

(Thank you so much to the magnificent IRTTY for her sneak infiltration in the last post, and to everyone who commented. You guys.)

So … I kind of lied when I said this thing started on Wednesday. Bygones!

Results

Women’s Singles – First Round
M Rybarikova (SVK) d L Hradecka (CZE) 36 64 62
S Cirstea (ROU) d [WC] M Larcher de Brito (POR) 75 76(9)
G Dulko (ARG) d O Govortsova (BLR) 64 61
L Safarova (CZE) d K Kanepi (EST) 67(1) 64 63
Y Shvedova (KAZ) d [WC] A Tomljanovic (CRO) 67(1) 76(3) 75
S Peng (CHN) d V King (USA) 64 16 63
[WC] A Molik (AUS) d A Harkleroad (USA) 61 61
A Kudryavtseva (RUS) d V Dushevina (RUS) 46 61 64
P Hercog (SLO) d B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 63 60
[WC] P Martic (CRO) d J Coin (FRA) 57 76(1) 63
P Kvitova (CZE) d T Garbin (ITA) 64 64
A Dulgheru (ROU) d I Olaru (ROU) 61 63

Women’s Qualifying – Final Round
S Arvidsson (SWE) d [WC] C Vandeweghe (USA) 62 75
C Dellacqua (AUS) d D Kustova (BLR) 62 62
A Morita (JPN) d M Duque Marino (COL) 62 75
V Lepchenko (USA) d A Sevastova (LAT) 61 30 ret.
A Rodionova (AUS) d R de Los Rios (PAR) 46 64 61
E Baltacha (GBR) d Y Chan (TPE) 64 76(6)
M Koryttseva (UKR) d K Flipkens (BEL) 63 61
R Kulikova (RUS) d K Woerle (GER) 61 61
T Pironkova (BUL) d K Sprem (CRO) 76(3) 61
B Mattek-Sands (USA) d A Kerber (GER) 64 60
M Krajicek (NED) d K O’ Brien (GBR) 64 62
P Parmentier (FRA) d T Tanasugarn (THA) 63 62

Men’s Qualifying – Final Round
D Istomin (UZB) d S Bohli (SUI) 46 63 63
I Marchenko (UKR) d S Devvarman (IND) 64 63
M Ilhan (TUR) d M Daniel (BRA) 76(1) 62
X Malisse (BEL) d D Young (USA) 61 62
N Massu (CHI) d H Levy (ISR) 64 76(5)
R Schuettler (GER) d K Kim (USA) 76(2) 36 75
R Mello (BRA) d N Lapentti (ECU) 57 64 62
S Giraldo (COL) d R Delgado (PAR) 63 76(1)
A Golubev (KAZ) d I Dodig (CRO) 76(8) 61
Y Lu (TPE) d J Levine (USA) 64 61
K Anderson (RSA) d S Koubek (AUT) 76(5) 61
R Sweeting (USA) d T Alves (BRA) 61 64

(Today’s OOP is brought to you by the WTA Player Council.)

STADIUM start 11:00 am
A Chakvetadze (RUS) vs K Date Krumm (JPN) – WTA
[WC] M Ancic (CRO) vs J Chardy (FRA) – ATP
J Craybas (USA) vs [WC] J Henin (BEL) – WTA
[WC] D Nalbandian (ARG) vs L Kubot (POL) – ATP

Not Before 7:00 PM
[WC] F Krajinovic (SRB) vs J Blake (USA) – ATP
M Oudin (USA) vs [Q] M Krajicek (NED) – WTA

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
E Schwank (ARG) vs M Gicquel (FRA) – ATP
M Llodra (FRA) vs [WC] R Harrison (USA) – ATP
O Rochus (BEL) vs R Gasquet (FRA) – ATP
T Dent (USA) vs [Q] R Schuettler (GER) – ATP

Not Before 5:00 PM
[Q] D Istomin (UZB) vs M Russell (USA) – ATP

COURT 1 start 10:00 am
[WC] A Pivovarova (RUS) vs C Suarez Navarro (ESP) – WTA
K Srebotnik (SLO) vs P Schnyder (SUI) – WTA
S Bammer (AUT) vs [Q] P Parmentier (FRA) – WTA
T Bacsinszky (SUI) vs [Q] B Mattek-Sands (USA) – WTA
G Dulko (ARG) / F Pennetta (ITA) vs [WC] S Kuznetsova (RUS) / A Molik (AUS) – WTA

COURT 2 start 10:00 am
A Clement (FRA) vs G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) – ATP
I Andreev (RUS) vs [Q] X Malisse (BEL) – ATP
E Makarova (RUS) vs [Q] C Dellacqua (AUS) – WTA
[Q] V Lepchenko (USA) vs V Razzano (FRA) – WTA

Not Before 5:00 PM
I Benesova (CZE) vs [Q] E Baltacha (GBR) – WTA

COURT 3 start 10:00 am
S Voegele (SUI) vs A Cornet (FRA) – WTA
A Keothavong (GBR) vs T Paszek (AUT) – WTA
[Q] T Pironkova (BUL) vs [WC] H Watson (GBR) – WTA
[Q] A Rodionova (AUS) vs A Petkovic (GER) – WTA

COURT 6 start 10:00 am
D Koellerer (AUT) vs C Rochus (BEL) – ATP
M Chiudinelli (SUI) vs F Mayer (GER) – ATP
S Greul (GER) vs B Becker (GER) – ATP
P Mathieu (FRA) vs [Q] I Marchenko (UKR) – ATP

COURT 7 start 10:00 am
T Malek (GER) vs S Errani (ITA) – WTA
M Czink (HUN) vs [WC] A Rus (NED) – WTA
[Q] S Arvidsson (SWE) vs A Brianti (ITA) – WTA
[Q] R Kulikova (RUS) vs R Vinci (ITA) – WTA

COURT 8 start 10:00 am
J Hajek (CZE) vs S Stakhovsky (UKR) – ATP
[Q] A Golubev (KAZ) vs D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) – ATP
K Barrois (GER) vs [Q] M Koryttseva (UKR) – WTA
J Goerges (GER) vs [Q] A Morita (JPN) – WTA

ATP/WTA Week Ahead: Miami

So the draw for the Sony Ericsson Open came out today, ably assisted by the always-adorable if more-than-occasionally agonising Marin Cilic …

He drew himself in Fed’s quarter. Idiot.

… and the always delightful Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Yep, you’re the top seed again.

ATP:

Draw here.

Quarters: Federer-Cilic, Murray-Soderling, Nadal-Tsonga, Djokovic-Roddick

WTA:

Draw here.

Quarters: Kuznetsova-Li, Venus-Radwanska, Azarenka-Jankovic, Wozniacki-Dementieva

Main draw play starts Wedmesday 24th March. 

The Withdrawal Method: Many, Many People Out Of Miami

Well, it feels like many, many people. Most pertinently from the point of view of those of us who are anxiously awaiting Juan Martin del Potro’s return to the courts some day before we die of broken hearts, Delpo hasn’t recovered yet from the tendonitis in his right wrist.

The men’s side will also be missing Nikolay Davydenko, whose wrist is fractured. On the women’s side, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina are both out with left knee and back injuries respectively, while Maria Sharapova has a bone bruise on her right elbow. And that all sucks. Get well soon, everybody.