[Lhiistyssdds]

Order Of Play - Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Center Court (from 15.30hrs)

1. Angelique Kerber vs. Sabine Lisicki
2. Simona Halep vs. Daniela Hantuchova
3. Flavia Pennetta vs. Dominika Cibulkova
4. Virginie Razzano vs. Ons Jabeur (NB 20.00hrs)

Court 1 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Petra Martic vs. Petra Cetkovska
2. Anastasiya Yakimova vs. Julia Goerges
3. Chan/Fujiwara vs. Hercog/Martínez Sánchez

Court 2 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Iveta Benesova vs. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova
2. Zheng Jie vs. Maria Kirilenko
3. Dellacqua/Stosur vs. Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (after suitable rest)

Court 3 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Klara Zakopalova vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues
2. Jans-Ignacik/Mladenovic vs. Hsieh/Peng
3. Craybas/Scheepers vs. Kudryavtseva/Zakopalova (after suitable rest)

Court 4 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Jarmila Gajdosova vs. Sorana Cirstea
2. Daniilidou/Niculescu vs. Kops-Jones/Spears
3. Ayumi Morita vs. Yanina Wickmayer

Court 6 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Lucie Safarova vs. Urszula Radwanska
2. U.Radwanska/Savchuk vs. Barrois/Groenefeld (NB 17.30hrs; after suitable rest)

[gariharrr]

RESULTS
Singles - First Round
Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) d. (10) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 16 62 63
(12) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (WC) Fatma Al Nabhani (OMA) 60 75
(13) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 61 41 ret. (right hip injury)
(14) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 75 63
Monica Niculescu (ROU) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 61 60
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (WC) Nadia Lalami (MAR) 60 60
Christina McHale (USA) d. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 64 63
Mona Barthel (GER) d. (Q) Caroline Garcia (FRA) 76(6) 76(4)
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. Polona Hercog (SLO) 60 64
(Q) Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. (Q) Vera Dushevina (RUS) 75 62
(Q) Anne Keothavong (GBR) d. Tamira Paszek (AUT) 76(4) 76(5)
(Q) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. (Q) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 63 63

Doubles - First Round
(7) Goerges/Zheng (GER/CHN) d. (WC) Al Nabhani/Jabeur (OMA/TUN) 64 62
Dushevina/Peer (RUS/ISR) d. Pennetta/Schiavone (ITA/ITA) 62 57 10-7
Klepac/Rosolska (SLO/POL) d. Jovanovski/Lalami (SRB/MAR) 63 61
Medina Garrigues/Pavlyuchenkova (ESP/RUS) d. Cirstea/Keothavong (ROU/GBR) 26 62 10-2

[gariharrr]

RESULTS
Singles - First Round
Angelique Kerber (GER) d. (9) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 46 64 61
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. (11) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 63 26 75
Simona Halep (ROU) d. (15) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 36 62 76(4)
(16) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 62 62
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. Zheng Jie (CHN) 63 36 63
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 64 61
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 62 61
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (Q) Urszula Radwanska (POL) 63 64
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) d. Petra Martic (CRO) 76(5) 75
Iveta Benesova (CZE) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 46 63 61
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 64 61
(Q) Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. (WC) Ons Jabeur (TUN) 63 26 63

Doubles - First Round
(8) Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) d. Dellacqua/Stosur (AUS/AUS) 62 63
Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) d. Daniilidou/Niculescu (GRE/ROU) 61 61
Jans-Ignacik/Mladenovic (POL/FRA) d. Hsieh/Peng (TPE/CHN) 63 62
Kudryavtseva/Zakopalova (RUS/CZE) d. Craybas/Scheepers (USA/RSA) 61 63
Chan/Fujiwara (TPE/JPN) d. Hercog/Martínez Sánchez (SLO/ESP) 61 75
Barrois/Groenefeld (GER/GER) d. U.Radwanska/Savchuk (POL/UKR) w/o (Radwanska: upper respiratory illness)

[peemovvie]

Lucie strikes again.

Does anyone compare to her in the "head-scratching big wins vs. inexplicable losses" category? I'm trying to think of what other players have such erratic results. Pironkova at Slams, perhaps, and Schiavone back in her pre-top 10 days are the two that spring to mind.

[teentodiefows]

Ti, I need to thank you for posting this photo. Frankly, it's what warned me away from trading for Caro on my Around the World team.

(Granted, Pavs didn't get past her opening match either, but at least she cost less!)

As for the match -- caught the last couple of games and TB, thanks to ESPN3. The three winners Lucie hit in a row to win it -- hope she brings that part of her game to the next match (even if it is against Sveta).

[Lhiistyssdds]

Lucie was amazing at the end of the match. I haven't seen her hit like that in like forever.

[Lhiistyssdds]

Order Of Play – Thursday, February 16, 2012

Center Court (from 15.30hrs)

1. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Varvara Lepchenko
2. Victoria Azarenka vs. Simona Halep
3. Petra Cetkovska vs. Samantha Stosur
4. Marion Bartoli vs. Tsvetana Pironkova (NB 20.00hrs)

Court 1 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Ksenia Pervak vs. Yanina Wickmayer
2. Monica Niculescu vs. Kateryna Bondarenko
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. Lucie Safarova

Court 2 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Christina McHale vs. Shahar Peer
2. Huber/Raymond vs. Chan/Fujiwara
3. Kops-Jones/Spears vs. Dushevina/Peer (after suitable rest)

Court 3 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Llagostera Vives/Rodionova vs. Medina Garrigues/Pavlyuchenkova
2. Jans-Ignacik/Mladenovic vs. Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova
3. Kudryavtseva/Zakopalova vs. Goerges/Zheng

[fuesquemill]

Lucie was amazing at the end of the match. I haven't seen her hit like that in like forever.

She is looking a lot fitter I think. I saw some of her match against Kerber last week - although she lost (too many errors in the end), there were some positive signs in how she played, and Kerber going on to win the tournament cast the defeat in a decent light.

To me this is already looking like another title for Vika.

Just a brief comment on some other players. Still early days, but not a very good start to the year for Wozniacki, Zvonareva, Schiavone, Jankovic, Pavlyuchenkova, Cibulkova and (until today) Stosur.

[addyta.org]

She is looking a lot fitter I think. I saw some of her match against Kerber last week - although she lost (too many errors in the end), there were some positive signs in how she played, and Kerber going on to win the tournament cast the defeat in a decent light.

To me this is already looking like another title for Vika.

Just a brief comment on some other players. Still early days, but not a very good start to the year for Wozniacki, Zvonareva, Schiavone, Jankovic, Pavlyuchenkova, Cibulkova and (until today) Stosur.

I would hold judgement on Wozniacki but the rest of them, yes.

[fuesquemill]

I would hold judgement on Wozniacki but the rest of them, yes.

Think she has kind of picked up where she left off last year (actually the same probably applies to a few of the above).

Nowadays when the draws are made, I tend to think that there's a reasonable chance she'll be knocked out by the first aggressive top 20/30 player that she runs into. Whereas this time last year, I usually expected her consistency to get her into the semi-finals or better of most tournaments (especially outwith the slams).

[gariharrr]

RESULTS
Singles - Second Round
(1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Mona Barthel (GER) 61 60
(3) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 64 76(5)
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (2) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 46 64 76(3)
(4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (Q) Anne Keothavong (GBR) 61 62
(5) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 62 60
Monica Niculescu (ROU) d. (6) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 75 32 ret. (left hip injury)
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (7) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 76(4) 64
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (8) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 76(3) 62
Christina McHale (USA) d. (12) Peng Shuai (CHN) 57 63 62
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) d. (13) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 64 64
(14) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 64 64
(Q) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. (16) Julia Goerges (GER) 76(4) 76(5)
Ksenia Pervak (KAZ) d. (Q) Virginie Razzano (FRA) 64 60
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. Angelique Kerber (GER) 64 61
Simona Halep (ROU) d. Iveta Benesova (CZE) 64 64
(Q) Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) d. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 64 62

Doubles - Second Round
Dushevina/Peer (RUS/ISR) d. (2) Mirza/Vesnina (IND/RUS) 64 64
Barrois/Groenefeld (GER/GER) d. (3) Hantuchova/Radwanska (SVK/POL) 61 62
(4) Kirilenko/Lisicki (RUS/GER) d. Klepac/Rosolska (SLO/POL) 62 46 10-8
Kops-Jones/Spears (USA/USA) d. (6) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) 64 36 11-9

[AutocadOemM]

The results are even funnier because it looks like Gael is reacting to them.

[MpNelQTU]

I would hold judgement on Wozniacki but the rest of them, yes.

She had a great run in P5/PM from Montreal 2010-Rome 2011 winning 5 of 8 events. Since then she lost in the first round three times, once in the second round and quarter final.

[addyta.org]

She had a great run in P5/PM from Montreal 2010-Rome 2011 winning 5 of 8 events. Since then she lost in the first round three times, once in the second round and quarter final.

Do you mean first match instead of round as she has had byes in all events but overall, point is well taken. Reason I said wait on Wozniacki is I thought we are talking about 2012. However, if we go back to last year, I would agree and I believe that her loss to Cibulkova at Wimbledon started her downhill results. At that time, Wozniacki lost serve only once in her first 8 sets(matter of fact, lost serve in her first game) but did not close Cibulkova out in straights and once in the final set, lost serve 3 times as Cibulkova put the pressure on her with her forehand.

[MpNelQTU]

Do you mean first match instead of round as she has had byes in all events but overall, point is well taken. Reason I said wait on Wozniacki is I thought we are talking about 2012. However, if we go back to last year, I would agree and I believe that her loss to Cibulkova at Wimbledon started her downhill results. At that time, Wozniacki lost serve only once in her first 8 sets(matter of fact, lost serve in her first game) but did not close Cibulkova out in straights and once in the final set, lost serve 3 times as Cibulkova put the pressure on her with her forehand.

Yeah first match. I do think Wozniacki will stay in the top 5-10 range. We will see how she does in the next few months

[Lhiistyssdds]

Tournament: Qatar Total Open
Dates: February 13 - 19, 2012
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $2,168,400
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Karim Alami
Web Site: http://www.qatartennis.org/tournaments/index/26

Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
Petra Kvitová (CZE)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
Samantha Stosur (AUS)
Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)
Marion Bartoli (FRA)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
Jelena Janković (SRB)
Sabine Lisicki (GER)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
Dominika Cibulková (CZE)
Shuai Peng (CHN)
Ana Ivanović (SRB)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
Daniela Hantuchová (SVK)
Julia Görges (GER)
Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Lucie Šafářová (CZE)
Angelique Kerber (GER)

[MpNelQTU]

Petra Kvitova has withdrawn with an as yet undefined injury.

inflammation of the achilles tendon http://www.facebook.com/petrakvitovaofficial

[Numbiydq]

Singles Main Draw

[1] AZARENKA, Victoria BLR - BYE
[Q] GARCIA, Caroline FRA vs BARTHEL, Mona GER
BENESOVA, Iveta CZE vs ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE
HALEP, Simona ROU vs [15] HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK

[10] PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS vs PERVAK, Ksenia KAZ
[Q] RAZZANO, Virginie FRA vs [WC] JABEUR, Ons TUN
MORITA, Ayumi JPN vs WICKMAYER, Yanina BEL
[7] SCHIAVONE, Francesca ITA - BYE

[4] RADWANSKA, Agnieszka POL - BYE
[Q] KEOTHAVONG, Anne GBR vs PASZEK, Tamira AUT
[Q] WOZNIAK, Aleksandra CAN vs [Q] LEPCHENKO, Varvara USA
YAKIMOVA, Anastasiya BLR vs [6] GOERGES, Julia GER

[12] PENG, Shuai CHN vs [WC] AL NABHANI, Fatma OMA
SCHEEPERS, Chanelle RSA vs MCHALE, Christina USA
LALAMI, Nadia MAR vs PEER, Shahar ISR
[8] JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB - BYE

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[6] ZVONAREVA, Vera - BYE
VESNINA, Elena RUS vs NICULESCU, Monica ROU
[Q] DUSHEVINA, Vera RUS vs [Q] BONDARENKO, Kateryna UKR
PENNETTA, Flavia ITA vs [11] CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK

[13] IVANOVIC, Ana SRB vs SUAREZ NAVARRO, Carla ESP
MARTIC, Petra CRO vs CETKOVSKA, Petra CZE
GAJDOSOVA, Jarmila AUS vs CIRSTEA, Sorana ROU
[3] STOSUR, Samantha AUS - BYE

[5] BARTOLI, Marion FRA - BYE
ZAKOPALOVA, Klara CZE vs MEDINA GARRIGUES, Anabel ESP
PIRONKOVA, Tsvetana BUL vs HERCOG, Polona SLO
KERBER, Angelique GER vs [9] LISICKI, Sabine GER

[14] KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana RUS vs MARTINEZ SANCHEZ, Maria Jose ESP
ZHENG, Jie CHN vs KIRILENKO, Maria RUS
SAFAROVA, Lucie CZE vs [Q] RADWANSKA, Urszula POL
[2] WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN - BYE


it's not pretty but it's all here --

[Lhiistyssdds]

[Lhiistyssdds]

Order Of Play - Monday, February 13, 2012

Center Court (from 15.30hrs)

1. Peng Shuai vs. Fatma Al Nabhani
2. Ana Ivanovic vs. Carla Suárez Navarro (NB 17.30hrs)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova vs. María José Martínez Sánchez
4. Elena Vesnina vs. Monica Niculescu

Court 1 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Ksenia Pervak
2. Aleksandra Wozniak vs. Varvara Lepchenko
3. Cirstea/Keothavong vs. Medina Garrigues/Pavlyuchenkova (after suitable rest)

Court 2 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Vera Dushevina vs. Kateryna Bondarenko
2. Caroline Garcia vs. Mona Barthel
3. Klepac/Rosolska vs. Jovanovski/Lalami (after suitable rest)

Court 3 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Anne Keothavong vs. Tamira Paszek
2. Chanelle Scheepers vs. Christina McHale
3. Al Nabhani/Jabeur vs. Goerges/Zheng (after suitable rest)

Court 4 (from 15.30hrs)

1. Nadia Lalami vs. Shahar Peer
2. Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Polona Hercog
3. Dushevina/Peer vs. Pennetta/Schiavone (after suitable rest)