[beneitpedro]

Minella played Venus 1st round of USO in 2010. She indeed looked like she could be pretty solid. I think your analysis of her is spot on!

I hate to be THAT guy but she is a scrub so I feel an obligation...it was the third round. She beat Hercog and Pironkova to get there.

[CuittisIL]

I hate to be THAT guy but she is a scrub so I feel an obligation...it was the third round. She beat Hercog and Pironkova to get there.

LOL - OOPS, I swore it was the 1st round of '10. I thought Rebecca Marino was that 3rd round match? I must have my GS' all mixed up!

It must be old age, all of the GS appearances are starting to blend together LOL.

Thanks!

[Intockatt]

LOL - OOPS, I swore it was the 1st round of '10. I thought Rebecca Marino was that 3rd round match? I must have my GS' all mixed up!

It must be old age, all of the GS appearances are starting to blend together LOL.

Thanks!

Marino was round 2 for Venus that year. I remember sitting at the airport fretting over the scoreboard during that one.

[CuittisIL]

Marino was round 2 for Venus that year. I remember sitting at the airport fretting over the scoreboard during that one.

Oh ok, thanks! I remember fretting over the scoreboard as well - can't quite remember where I was though ( big surprise there) LOL

I do remember during the Mandy match, that Serena was in the booth with that awful makeup

[Lunims]

Revenge is a dish best served in Tokyo! Kirilenko took out Stosur in a roller coaster match. Kirilenko dominated the first set and was up for most of the second before double faulting away a break and then the set. She went up a break in the third before Stosur broke back for 4-4 and it looked like she would certainly win. However, she'd been pretty off all match, shanking routine balls. Kirilenko broke easily and then finally held a nervy game for the win. 6-2 4-6 6-4.

[WepKeyday]

RESULTS
Singles - Second Round
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 62 75
(7) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 63 06 63
(8) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 64 62

Singles - First Round
(12) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (Q) Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 64 60
(13) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 63 64
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (Q) Erika Sema (JPN) 61 60
Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) d. Rebecca Marino (CAN) 16 62 75
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. (Q) Urszula Radwanska (POL) 36 63 61
Vania King (USA) d. Zhang Shuai (CHN) 61 60
(Q) Mandy Minella (LUX) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 16 63 63

Gisela Dulko (ARG) and Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) are tied 66 - Suspended due to rain
(Q) Coco Vandeweghe (USA) and Zheng Jie (CHN) are tied 55 - Suspended due to rain

[Bletlemof]

Order Of Play - Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Center Court (from 11.00hrs)

1. Iveta Benesova vs. Vera Zvonareva
2. Maria Kirilenko vs. Ana Ivanovic (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Julia Goerges vs. Maria Sharapova
4. Caroline Wozniacki vs. Kaia Kanepi (NB 17.00hrs)
5. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Jelena Jankovic

Court 1 (from 10.30hrs)

1. Chuang/Peer vs. Grandin/Uhlirova
2. Victoria Azarenka vs. Klara Zakopalova
3. Petra Kvitova vs. Vania King
4. Azarenka/Kirilenko vs. Dulgheru/Tanasugarn (NB 14.00hrs; after suitable rest)

Court 2 (from 11.30hrs)

1. Peng Shuai vs. Marion Bartoli
2. Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova vs. Dulko/Pennetta (NB 13.00hrs; after suitable rest)

[Lunims]

Fans of Ivanovic should check out the highlight reel of her match against Robson on the WTA site. Her over the top celebrations were way down! There were several times where she hit a winner and didn't make a noise. She seemed pleased but confident after match point. It was a very positive change in body language.

On the down side, she is far far skinnier than she was at her peak. Do players really not weigh themselves regularly? She's lost a significant amount of weight.

[WepKeyday]

RESULTS

Singles - Second Round
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 61 67(4) 63
(3) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 61 63
(4) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 75 60
(5) Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (Q) Mandy Minella (LUX) 62 63
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d. (6) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 62 46 64
(9) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. (Q) Angelique Kerber (GER) 36 63 63
(10) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Christina McHale (USA) 60 63
Vania King (USA) d. (11) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 64 76(6)
(12) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (WC) Laura Robson (GBR) 75 64
(13) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Greta Arn (HUN) 62 61
Iveta Benesova (CZE) d. (14) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 64 62
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d. (16) Shahar Peer (ISR) 63 61
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (Q) Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 62 62

Singles - First Round
(10) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (Q) Jill Craybas (USA) 62 60
(14) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 26 63 60
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 76(2) 61
Christina McHale (USA) d. Tamira Paszek (AUT) 76(1) 63
Iveta Benesova (CZE) d. Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 62 64
(Q) Coco Vandeweghe (USA) d. Zheng Jie (CHN) 76(4) 46 62

Doubles - First Round
(1) Huber/Raymond (USA/USA) d. (WC) Fujiwara/Morita (JPN/JPN) 61 63
(3) King/Shvedova (USA/KAZ) d. Hsieh/Zheng (TPE/CHN) 26 76(4) 119
Chan/Goerges (TPE/GER) d. Rybarikova/Zakopalova (SVK/CZE) 62 16 108
Begu/Rodionova (ROU/AUS) d. Jans-Ignacik/Rosolska (POL/POL) 76(5) 63

[Lunims]

I'm watching Woz/Kanepi. Kanepi just took the first set 7-5!!!

Apparently Kanepi has been out with an achilles tendon injury. She has gotten CRAZY fit! I can't believe how thin she is. She's trying to finish the points early and is having some mental lapses, but overall is playing some amazing tennis. I really think she could blast her way into the top ten in the next year if she stays healthy.

Wozniacki, to her credit, is hitting the ball much harder than usual. She's even been hitting some aces this tournament. She's basically just getting blasted off the court. She doesn't seem to be positive of what to do. I'm not sure she has any kind of match strategy.

It should be fun to see what happens next.