Australian Open - Women's Quarterfinal
3 Kim Clijsters d 12 Agnieszka Radwanska - 63 76(4)
Hey momma, you're gonna need to stop going on those walk-abouts.
You made a big unnecessary mesh of that second set.
But hey, what do I know. You won!
In winning Kim advances to her 6th Aussie Open Sf: 1-4.
This is also her 15th Slam Sf: 7-7.
I only the tie-break of this match. State of the Union ended on the 1st point.
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The following are all 4th round matches.
1 Rafael Nadal d 15 Marin Cilic - 62 64 63
Much has been made of Rafa's lingering illness the last few days, well...
Rafa: Today I felt very good, no? I didn't sweat like the other days.
Today was the first day that I felt perfect physically.
There you go.
Rafa advances to his 5th AO Qf: 2-2. He lost to Murray in the Qf last year.
He has only faced 16 break points in 4 matches - losing serve just 3 times.
3 Kim Clijsters d Ekaterina Makarova - 76(3) 62
Kim has not looked terribly great in her last two matches. But still gets thru.
Ut-oh: This is Kim's 6th trip to the Qf's - a round in which she has never lost.
Kim will face Agnieszka Radwanska - Kim destoyed her in their only match.
5 Andy Murray d 11 Jurgen Melzer - 63 61 61
UNBELIEVABLE: In 4 matches Andy has lost only 22 games.
Half of the 12 sets he has played have had this score: 6-1.
Another two went to: 6-2. The rest went to: 6-3. That's all. Totally crazy.
Upside: Welcome to the top 10 Jurgen. Well deserved.
2 Vera Zvonareva d Iveta Benesova - 64 61
As we all know, Vera is looking for her maiden Slam.
Vera: The assessment? Well, I think I did pretty good overall. You know,
I started off okay, but then she was able to go 4 2 up in the first set.
I thought I was a little bit slow, a little bit passive. But then...
I was able to find the right momentum, stay a little bit more aggressive.
I kept that till the end of the match and I'm really happy about that.
7 David Ferrer d Milos Raonic - 46 62 63 64
I think a lot of people were predicting an upset here & after the 1st set...
David showed them. In the end he made 10 unforced errors in the match.
But hey, there is no denying Milos is going to be huge - SOON.
This is David 2nd trip to the Qf's: 0-1. As a reward - he get's Rafa next.
But he must think he's in with a chance - he's beaten Rafa 3 times.
12 Agnieszka Radwanska d Shuai Peng - 75 36 75
Well, we knew from the history of these 2 that is was going deep in the 3rd.
This is Agnieszka's 4th trip to a Slam Qf: 0-3.
Remember, she recently had surgery on her ankle.
Ag: Yeah, I think I should have surgery before every Grand Slam definitely.
Hey, whatever works!
Alexandr Dolgopolov d 4 Robin Soderling - 16 63 61 46 62
Shock of the tournament. Could very well go down as the upset of the year.
This, in only his 4th Slam main draw.
Vowels: Doesn't it look like he's missing a letter in both names? An E & an O.
Alex: I was on tour all the time when my father was a coach.
Then I started to play myself. It's a lot of work.
Now I'm happy something's paying off and I'm getting my goals together...
25 Petra Kvitova d 22 Flavia Pennetta - 36 63 63
This is Petra's 2nd Slam Qf: 1-0. She got to the Sf's at Wimby last year.
With a 2nd round loss her last year look for her ranking to get a nice bump.
Consolation: Flavia is seeded #1 in doubles with Gisela Dulko & still alive.
Photos: Reuters/Getty Images
San Diego WTA Winner
Svetlana Kuznetsova d 4 Agnieszka Radwanska - 64 67(7) 63
Sveta Sveta Sveta... that should have been straight sets.
She served for it at 5-4 in the 2nd & had 3 match points in the breaker.
That meltdown was really hard to watch. It would have been a crazy loss.
With the win she earns her 14th title & 1st of the year.
And she will move back into the top 20 once again...
Sveta finished '09 at #3 - this has been the only bright spot in her year.
Short celebration: Sveta plays Sharapova in the 1st round Tuesday in Cincy.
Photo: Reuters
San Diego WTA Final
4 Agnieszka Radwanska vs Svetlana Kuznetsova - H2H: 3-6
Sveta won the last 2 which were both played in '09.
Sveta hasn't come close to a sniff at a title since she won Beijing in Oct '09.
In fact, yesterday was her first semifinal of the 2010 season.
Agnieszka is also looking for her 1st title this year - to add to her other 4.
Bottom line is: Nice to see tennis back in San Diego.
Photo: AP
Stanford WTA Semifinals
1 Samantha Stosur vs Victoria Azarenka - H2H: 0-3
All 3 of those Victoria wins were before Sam became Sam.
This is Sam's 6th Sf this season: 3-2. She is looking for her 2nd title of '10.
This is Victoria's 4th Sf this season: 2-1. Her last title came in Miami '09.
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3 Angieszka Radwanska vs 5 Maria Sharapova - H2H: 1-4
Maria toughed out a near 3 hour match (d Dementieva) last night - a factor?
Maria is looking for her 4th final of 2010 - she's won 2 already this season.
Agnieszka has not been to a final this year. Her last title was Eastbourne '08.
Photo: Getty Images
ROME - Projected Quarterfinals:
1 Serena Williams vs 5 Svetlana Kuznetsova
4 Venus Williams vs 7 Jelena Jankovic
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3 Dinara Safina (above) vs 6 Elena Dementieva
2 Caroline Wozniacki vs 8 Agniezska Radwanszka
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ESTORIL - Projected Semifinals:
1 Agnes Szavay vs 4 Anabel Medina Garrigues
2 Sorona Cirstea vs 3 Aleksandra Wozniack
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Photo: Dinara Safina wins Rome '09 - Reuters
13 Marion Bartoli vs 12 Yanina Wickmayer - H2H: 0-0
This is Wickmayer's 1st Premier Manditory quarterfinal.
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3 Venus Williams vs Agnieszka Radwanska - H2H: 4-1
Radwanska won the first meeting in '06 and has won only 1 set since.
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9 Samantha Stosur vs 14 Kim Clijsters (above) - H2H: 0-2
Both matches were played during both women's first careers.
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2 Caroline Wozniacki vs w/c Justine Henin - H2H: 0-0
The upstart vs the legend...
Photo: Getty Images
Good thing Joan Rivers wasn't around...
Photos: Getty Images
Today at noon/pst on Tennis Channel
6 Jelena Jankovic vs 8 Samantha Stosur - H2H: 2-0
Both matches were played during Stosur's first tennis career.
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Tonight at 7:30/pst on Tennis Channel
2 Caroline Wozniacki vs 5 Agnieszka Radwanska (above) - H2H: 1-1
Battle of young guns. Interesting to see who brings it tonight.
I'm not sure how AR plays with those fingernails. It reminded me of this:
"I've had two years to grow claws, Mother- Jungle Red!" - The Women (1939)
Photo: Reuters
ATP & WTA Weekend Winners for August 7, 2011
Washington, DC ATP 500 - Final
Radek Stepanek d 1 Gael Monfils - 64 64
John Isner needs a mention here - he kept Gael on court til 1AM in the Sf's.
Radek wins his 5th career ATP title & 1st since San Jose in '09.
His ranking moved from #53 to a lofty #27.
Radek: It’s my biggest win in my career so far and...
It’s coming in the later stage of my career, so it means so much to me...
That I’m capable even in this age to play such great tennis...
Beating the guys from the Top 10 and winning the title.
It’s really an amazing feeling.
Not bad for the old guy.
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San Diego WTA - Final
3 Angieszka Radwanska d 1 Vera Zvonareva - 63 64
Aggie wins her 5th career WTA title & 1st in over three years.
Her ranking got a one-spot bump up to #12.
Aggie: Everything was working... I played very well today.
I really wanted to win this tournament so I was really focused...
Winning a tournament with a lot of great matches against top players...
Is very special.
Welcome back to the winner's circle girl.
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Kitzbuhel ATP 250 - Final
Robin Haase d Albert Montanes - 64 46 61
Another week another 1st time ATP titlist. Well done Robin.
The 24 year-old Dutchman improves his ranking from #53 to #44.
Robin: It’s an amazing feeling. I’m really happy that I won.
It was one of the goals this year to make it into a semi-final or final...
And maybe win it.
I was close a few times when I played good but actually lost to good players.
To win this match and beat good players this week was really great.
Now get your butt to the States.
Photos: Reuters/AP
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