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It’s Quarterfinals Friday at @Cville_USTA @BoarsHeadResort Women’s Open in Charlottesville

Posted by Admin on April 26, 2024
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We’re down to eight at the Boar’s Head Women’s Open in Charlottesville, Virginia, the outdoor clay ITF W80 level event. This year’s field hasn’t been the strongest ever, with top seed #84 Kayla Day the only player in the top 150, but as the cream rises to the top, the late rounds are filled with talent.

Take Varvara Lepchenko: the 37-year-old American is a former top 20 player who played her heart out to defeat a player less than half her age, Liv Hovde, in a resumed third set on Friday where she struggled to win two points in a row. Somehow, she emerged from the set, 7-5, to face Slovakian Martina Okalova less than two hours later. She eased through the first set, but you could feel and hear her exhaustion in the second set tiebreak as she prevailed, 6-4, 7-6(3). She double-faulted on slow second set serves but had just enough to advance to the quarterfinals. Today, we’ll be treated to what is, in effect, a final here with a contest between Lepchenko and Day.

No quarterfinalist should be more rested than 2022 singles champion Louisa Chirico. She advanced after two games yesterday over Allie Kiick in retirement. Chirico was also one of the few lucky players to have played a Tuesday first round match, which she won in straight sets over wild card Ashton Bowers, 6-3, 6-4. Today, Chirico will do business with Valentini Grammatikopoulou with a semis spot on the line.

Australian Maya Joint is the youngest quarterfinalist, and she looks to advance to the semifinals with a win against Hannah Chang. Also, 20-year-old American Elvina Kalieva will meet up with the plucky Lulu Sun of New Zealand. Sun is the only player remaining in both the single and doubles draws. Doubles semifinals matches today include Sun and Fanny Stollar against #1 seeds Quinn Gleason and Emily Appleton, who will face the winner of the match between Jessie Aney/Christina Rosca and the Russian Marias–Kononova and Kozyreva. You know that @Tennis_Shots will be pulling for the pair of Marias today.

—S. Fogleman

Nara Rocks @RedRockTennis Open by Knocking Out Defending Champ Lepchenko

Posted by Admin on November 7, 2018
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Japan’s Nara Upsets Former Red Rock Pro Open Champion Singles Champion Lepchenko In First Round

Kurumi Nara, 2018 Red Rock Open

SUMMERLIN, Nev. (Nov. 6, 2018) – Former champion Varvara Lepchenko proved just how tough winning back-to-back titles on the USTA Pro Circuit can be on Tuesday during first-round action at the Red Rock Pro Open.

The 32-year-old No. 4-seeded Lepchenko of Allentown, Pa., who won this $80,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in 2010, looked shaky in a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to unseeded Kurumi Nara of Japan in a match televised on Tennis Channel. The former WTA world-ranked No. 19 Lepchenko was coming off a win just nine days ago at the Mercer Tennis Classic in Macon, Ga., where she did not drop a set en route to her first singles title since 2011 and landing in first place in the USTA Australian Open Wild Card Challenge.

 

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Currently ranked No. 129 in the world, Lepchenko has been a fixture on the WTA for the past several years having reached the fourth rounds of both the US Open in 2015 and French Open in 2012.

Nara, who plays for Japan’s Fed Cup team, has won one WTA singles title and five others on the ITF Circuit during her career. She reached her career-high of No. 32 in the world in singles in 2014.

In the night match pitting two well-known American players, former Red Rock Pro Open champion Lauren Davis (2012) beat wild card Kayla Day, 6-4, 6-2.

Two former USC stars had to come back after losing the first set, but both prevailed in the final round of qualifying to make it into the main draw. Former Red Rock Pro Open doubles champion Maria Sanchez, who graduated from USC in 2011 and is originally from Modesto, Calif., beat former University of North Carolina player Sanaz Marand, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-1, in a match that lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes.

Giuliana Olmos of Mexico, also a former Trojan, came back to beat 17-year-old USTA wild card Alycia Parks, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. “She was really good but went for a lot on her shots and was playing really aggressive,” Olmos said. “I knew I had to take my time and be patient and my experience helped me get through it.”

Also moving onto the main draw was 32-year-old Jennifer Elie from Brooklyn, N.Y., who beat Beatrice Gumulya, 6-2, 6-2. Elie dropped just 10 games in total during her three matches since Sunday. In another All-American matchup for a spot in the main draw, Hanna Chang beat former University of Virginia star Julia Elbaba, 6-1, 6-3.

Later in the day, Sanchez teamed with Las Vegas resident Asia Muhammad to win their first-round doubles match with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Gumulya and Jessy Rompies, who are both from Indonesia. Muhammad and Sanchez are now 18-1 on the year in doubles. Muhammad opens up singles play on Wednesday in the first match on Stadium Court at 10 a.m. when she faces the qualifier Chang. Muhammad is the older sister of former NBA player Shabazz Muhammad, who began this season playing for the Milwaukee Bucks but was waived last month and is now playing in China. The former UCLA star was named Mr. Basketball USA and Naismith Prep Player of the Year in his senior year prepping at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.

The tournament’s official website is www.RedRockProOpen.com.  Follow along on Twitter @RedRockTennis and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/redrockproopen.

About the USTA Pro Circuit

With more than 90 tournaments hosted annually throughout the country and prize money ranging from $15,000 to $125,000, the USTA Pro Circuit is the pathway to the US Open and tour-level competition for aspiring tennis players and a frequent battleground for established professionals. The USTA launched its Pro Circuit 39 years ago to provide players with the opportunity to gain professional ranking points, and it has since grown to become the largest developmental tennis circuit in the world, offering more than $3 million in prize money. Last year, more than 1,000 men and women from more than 70 countries competed in cities nationwide. Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Kei Nishikori, Victoria Azarenka, and Sam Querrey and are among today’s top stars who began their careers on the USTA Pro Circuit. Follow the USTA Pro Circuit at #USTAProCircuit and www.procircuit.usta.com.

—S. Pratt

Qualifiers Battle Heat and Each Other @ConnecticutOpen on Saturday; Sunday OOP

Posted by Admin on August 20, 2016
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Qualifiers Battle Heat and Each Other at Connecticut Open on Saturday
Haley Hunt for Tennis Atlantic

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New Haven, CT, August 20, 2016–Day 2 of qualifying featured the remaining 6 seeds and extreme temperatures. In a day packed with upsets and drama, only 2 of the seeded players and 3 of the Americans (Louisa Chirico, Kayla Day, Nicole Gibbs) triumphed in their matches (Annika Beck: #2, Anastasjia Sevastova: #5).

Annika Beck edges Danielle Collins: 7-5, 7-5

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Annika Beck prepares to return a serve (Photo: Haley Hunt)

Beck was nothing short of consistent when she arrived on court to face wild card Danielle Collins of UVA, who upset Stefanie Voegele the day before. Though the match was separated by just two breaks of serve, Beck proved to be the steadier player throughout. She won 81% of her first serve points, while Collins earned 60%. Collins’ negative display—including one particularly sarcastic remark to herself, “I’m so good at tennis after she committed an unforced error”—did not help her to combat the determined German, who took advantage of the American’s frustration to win the match in just under two hours.

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Danielle Collins (Photo: Haley Hunt)

 

Kayla Day outlasts Kirsten Flipkens: 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

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Kayla Day hits a backhand (Photo: Haley Hunt)

Arguably one of the most exciting matches of the day, 16- year-old Day had nothing to lose when she came face-to-face with the world #60. A quick first set—in which she struggled to present a serious threat—left her more determined to match Flipkens’ pace. The players stayed on serve for the majority of the second set, until Day sought a medical timeout at 4-4. Flipkens appeared to ease off on the intensity, giving Day the opportunity she needed to string together several incredible shots and seal the set, 6-4. The following and final set was nothing short of grueling: Day fought through what appeared to be a shoulder injury—receiving visits from the medic during changeovers—while Flipkens struggled to contain her frustration over her diminished consistency. Ultimately, it was Day, the home crowd favorite, fearless and firing, that pulled off the upset, and won the match—on an ace!

Johanna Larsson scorches Varvara Lepchenko: 6-3, 7-5

A match that was controlled primarily by Larsson became increasingly more even in the second set; both players took turns emoting their exhaustion. The winner of the second set would be the player who could maintain her composure and her consistency. However, the match took a turn at 3-6, 5-5 when Lepchenko’s request to change her clothes was declined by the chair umpire. After roughly ten minutes of conversation with the supervisor, the umpire elected to give Lepchenko a code violation, a controversial call indeed, leaving Larsson and her team extremely frustrated. “She was aware of the situation. She knew what would happen if she left the court, and she still did it,” Larsson told the umpire, hopeful that the American would be defaulted from the match. The world #67 was, however, able to gather herself enough to capture the next two games, and propel herself into the next round.

Tomorrow, the final 12 women that remain will compete for the 9 available spots in the main draw.

CT Open – Printable OOP –  Sunday, August 21

CONNECTICUT OPEN PRESENTED BY UNITED TECHNOLOGIES – NEW HAVEN, USA
$761,000
21-27 AUGUST 2016

RESULTS – AUGUST 20, 2016

Women’s
Qualifying Singles – Second Round
Qualifying – [2] A. Beck (GER) d [WC] D. Collins (USA) 75 75
Qualifying – [5] A. Sevastova (LAT) d L. Arruabarrena (ESP) 36 64 61
Qualifying – J. Larsson (SWE) d [7] V. Lepchenko (USA) 63 75
Qualifying – M. Sakkari (GRE) d [8] M. Lucic-Baroni (CRO) 63 64
Qualifying – [WC] K. Day (USA) d [10] K. Flipkens (BEL) 36 64 61
Qualifying – N. Gibbs (USA) d [11] K. Bondarenko (UKR) 31 Retired
Qualifying – [Alt] E. Rodina (RUS) d C. Witthoeft (GER) 63 64
Qualifying – A. Kontaveit (EST) d K. Kozlova (UKR) 62 67(2) 64
Qualifying – L. Tsurenko (UKR) d C. Buyukakcay (TUR) 63 62
Qualifying – L. Chirico (USA) d S. Cirstea (ROU) 64 64
Qualifying – C. Giorgi (ITA) d M. Barthel (GER) 62 62
Qualifying – A. Konjuh (CRO) d N. Hibino (JPN) 36 64 61

 

 

ORDER OF PLAY – SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016
STADIUM start 12:00 noon
[WC] S. Rogers (USA) vs K. Mladenovic (FRA)
S. Errani (ITA) vs E. Makarova (RUS)
[10] E. Svitolina (UKR) vs D. Kasatkina (RUS)
C. Garcia (FRA) vs I. Begu (ROU)

GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
Qualifying – [Alt] E. Rodina (RUS) vs N. Gibbs (USA)
Qualifying – L. Tsurenko (UKR) vs L. Chirico (USA)
M. Irigoyen (ARG) / O. Kalashnikova (GEO) vs [3] A. Klepac (SLO) / K. Srebotnik (SLO)
G. Dabrowski (CAN) / M. Martínez Sánchez (ESP) vs K. Bertens (NED) / J. Larsson (SWE)

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
Qualifying – [2] A. Beck (GER) vs A. Kontaveit (EST)
Qualifying – C. Giorgi (ITA) vs M. Sakkari (GRE)

COURT 2 start 11:00 am
Qualifying – [5] A. Sevastova (LAT) vs [WC] K. Day (USA)
Qualifying – A. Konjuh (CRO) vs J. Larsson (SWE)

Rain Mars Day 1 At WTA Eastbourne 2015

Posted by Admin on June 22, 2015
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Rain Mars Day 1 At WTA Eastbourne 2015
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Kuznetsova Rybarikova 2015 WTA Eastbourne (Elliot Cornish)

Heather Watson beat Varvara Lepchenko in straight sets to pick up her first grass court win of the season after Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdrew due to illness on a rain-affected day at the Aegon International in Eastbourne.

On a rainy and breezy day at Devonshire Park, play began four and a half hours late at 3.30pm after heavy showers throughout the morning and early afternoon.

The 23-year-old Watson had the benefit of a supportive home crowd, but the world number 64 was embroiled in a tight opening set with Lepchenko, who is ranked 26 places above her.

A tiebreak was required after three breaks of serve each, and after leading 4-0, Watson looked to have missed her chance as the American ran off five points in a row to grab a minibreak. However, she failed to hold her following two service points and an unforced error handed the set to Watson.

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The second set was much more comfortable for the Brit, and after exchanging early breaks she stretched clear, breaking the Lepchenko twice more to win 7-6(5) 6-2 in a solid display, booking a round two meeting against Elina Svitolina, the 11th seed.

Watson said: “I was super, super motivated today. I just felt really good and excited to play. Being here at home I always feel extra motivated.”

In the first match on Centre Court, Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 7-6(5) 6-4, improving her head-to-head record over the Slovakian to 3-0. The 2004 champion traded breaks with Rybarikova three times in the first set before prevailing 7-5 in the tiebreak.

The second set was a closely fought affair but when serving to stay in the match, Rybarikova was broken at love – with Kuznetsova crunching a sizzling down-the-line forehand on match point – as her Russian adversary secured a second-round berth against Italy’s Flavia Pennetta.

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Kvitova withdraws

The big story of the day came away from the court though as champion Petra Kvitova was forced to withdraw, just a week before the beginning of her Wimbledon title defence with a sore throat.

The Czech said: “I didn’t feel well when I came here last Thursday, I had to make this decision.

“I hope to be fine for Wimbledon. I’ll stay here in Eastbourne and then slowly move to London.”

Kvitova’s decision means she will head to SW19 without having played a competitive match on grass this season, therefore she could be vulnerable during the early stages. Daria Gavrilova will take Kvitova’s spot in the main draw.

Around the grounds

Elsewhere, Dominika Cibulkova eased past British wildcard Harriet Dart, completing a 6-1 6-3 victory in just an hour and 19 minutes on Court 1. Playing her first match in over four months after undergoing surgery on her Achilles tendon, the Slovakian raced through the first set but faced stiffer resistance in the second as Dart, the world number 358, broke her twice.

Cibulkova’s experience eventually saw her through, however she is likely to receive a much tougher challenge in her next match as she takes on French Open finalist Lucie Safarova.

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Barbora Strycova was broken just once in her triumph over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu, cruising to a 6-4 6-2 win, and Camila Giorgi wasted no time in dispatching American qualifier Christina McHale, closing out the match in straight-sets in a little over an hour.

Thirteenth seed Sara Errani will play Strycova next while Giorgi’s second-round encounter will be against Gavrilova. The winner of those matches will then meet in round three, in what has become an open section of the draw following Kvitova’s withdrawal.

On the outside courts, Australia’s Jarmila Gajdosova fought back from a set down to dump out Lauren Davis in an all-qualifier bout, while former Wimbledon semi-finalist Tsvetana Pironkova scored a routine win over Marina Erakovic.

Madison Brengle’s loss to Polona Hercog added to the American woes in Eastbourne, but there was one ray of light in Irina Falconi’s dominant performance against Alexandra Dulgheru, with the 25-year-old dropping only two games.

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Tuesday’s highlights

With multiple matches pushed back, Madison Keys will now start her defence of her Aegon International title on Tuesday when she plays rising Swiss talent, Belinda Bencic.

Britain’s Johanna Konta will look to build on her impressive upset of Zarina Diyas against Ekaterina Makarova, while Eugenie Bouchard will hope to find some grass court form with final points from last year’s Wimbledon due to come off next week. She is set to meet Alison Riske in the second match of the day on Centre Court.

Watson will then once again finish proceedings on Centre against Svitolina.

Tuesday’s other selected matches

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• Jarmila Gajdosova vs Caroline Wozniacki
• Lucie Safarova vs Dominika Cibulkova
• Tsvetana Pironkova vs Samantha Stosur
• Flavia Pennetta vs Svetlana Kuznestova

Due to the lengthy delay, all of the scheduled doubles matches on Monday were cancelled. Tuesday’s play is set to start at 11.00am local time.

2015 WTA Brisbane Preview and Predictions

Posted by Admin on January 3, 2015
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2015 WTA Brisbane Preview and Predictions
Niall Clarke, Tennis Atlantic

2015 WTA Brisbane Preview

It’s here, it’s finally here! The start of the new tennis season has arrived, and there aren’t many better places to start than Brisbane. The Queensland capital has hosted its own tournament since 2009 as a joint event between the ATP and WTA. It went from an International event to a Premier event in 2012, with the prize money increasing to $1 million in that time. It’s the ideal place to kick off a new season with the world’s best competing for the title. Grand Slam champions such as Serena Williams, Petra Kvitova and Kim Clijsters have previously won the season opener. However, none of those three mentioned have entered the tournament this year, so we have only one ex-champion in the draw; Kaia Kanepi. Therefore the chances of a new champion being crowned at Brisbane are high. The 2015 season promises to be a special one, and we hope you follow all the action on Tennis Atlantic.

WTA Brisbane
Brisbane International presented by Suncorp 
WTA Premier Series*
Brisbane, Australia
January 4-January 10, 2015
Prize Money: $1,000,000

*denotes joint ATP/WTA event

Top 4 seeds (Top two seeds receive first round byes) (WTA ranking in parentheses)
1: Maria Sharapova (2)
2: Ana Ivanovic (5)
3: Angelique Kerber (9)
4: Dominika Cibulkova (10)

A strong seeding line up, with eight top 20 players and 3 former world number ones.

First round matchups to watch:

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Victoria Azarenka vs. Karolina Pliskova

A classic serve vs return match-up here. Karolina Pliskova brings one of the best serves on tour, and Azarenka brings one of the best returns on tour. Which one will dominate the match? That’s the question that will decide the winner of this match. There are also question marks about the level Azarenka will show here after an injury hit 2014. Will the Azarenka of old show up here? Or will the Czech defeat last years finalist?

Sam Stosur vs. Varvara Lepchenko

Any match involving the ‘Home’ player is interesting. Add a grand slam title, and a dangerous opponent and you get one of the most intriguing round one matches. Sam Stosur brings one of the most dynamic games on the tour, as she hits with a heavy amount of top spin. Vavara Lepchenko hits a very flat and her main weapon is her forehand, so you have a forehand orientated match here. Will the spin of Stosur be too much for the flat hitting of Lepchenko? This match has potential to go the distance, and the potential to silence the home crowd.

(4)Dominika Cibulkova vs. Madison Keys

One of the tour’s hottest prospects vs the 2014 Australian Open finalist. Sounds mouth-watering doesn’t it? Cibulkova couldn’t have asked for a more difficult first round tie, as Madison Keys brings huge power and a big serve to the court. However, the Slovak brings her own weapons to the fray and if she hits 2014 Australian Open form, Keys could be in for a long night. A close match here that could go either way, so don’t be surprised if the number 4 seed is dumped out in the first round.

(5)Andrea Petkovic vs. Kaia Kanepi
In this first round clash, you have a former top 10 player in Petkovic vs a former winner in Brisbane, Kaia Kanepi. Both will look to take control in the rallies and dominate from the back of the court. This match will come down to who can do that better, and who can take the initiative. Petkovic will be the favourite, but you would be a fool to count out Kanepi.

Top Half:

Number one seed Maria Sharapova will go into the tournament as the favourite to win the title. The 5 time grand slam champions has received a bye into the second round due to her seeding. She will face either a qualifier or Sabine Lisicki in the second round, both could potentially be dangerous. Lisicki has shown great grass form over her career, but has struggled to translate that form onto other surfaces. However The German is still very dangerous and could cause problems. Sharapova will likely battle her way to the quarter finals where she is set to face Carla Suarez Navarro. The Spaniard could cause the number one seed some problems, but Sharapova will fancy herself to make the semi finals here.

The number 3 seed, Angelique Kerber has a potential banana skin tie in the first round when she faces Caroline Garcia. The French woman has caused problems for top 10 players in the past, but Kerber should get through a tricky first round clash. From there she will likely face Jelena Jankovic in the quarter finals in one of the more interesting potential matches in Brisbane. It will likely be a three setter, but I believe Kerber is currently the better player and will squeak past the Serb.

Bottom half:

4th seed Dominika Cibulkova has a difficult match against highly touted youngster, Madison Keys in the first round. I can see an upset there, so Keys advances to face Stosur in the second round.  Stosur will use the home crowd advantage to make the quarter finals where she will face another highly touted youngster Garbine Muguruza. The Spaniard has a potentially difficult path to the Quarter Finals, where she could face Victoria Azarenka. However, I think Garbine will have enough skill about her to reach the semi finals here.

Number 2 seed Ana Ivanovic receives a bye into the second round, where she will face Jarmila Gadjosova or Shuai Zhang. Ivanovic should get through that match fairly comfortably to set up a match against Petkovic or Kanepi (Most likely). Both of these potential opponents can be tricky and will give the Serb a good match, but Ivanovic will most likely make the semi finals here.

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Predictions

Semis:
Sharapova def. Kerber
Ivanovic def. Muguruza

The top two seeds will squeeze past their semi final opponents in 3 sets to set up a top 5 clash for the title.

Final:
Sharapova def. Ivanovic

The final will be highly fought contest that will raise both players blood pressure a few notches (You got the joke, right?). Sharapova will, in typical Sharapova fashion, battle back to win the final in 3 sets.

Be sure to read the recap here on Tennis Atlantic after the tournament has finished

Tennis Atlantic Niall Clarke (Sofia)

Family Circle Cup Friday Predictions #FCC2013

Posted by Admin on April 5, 2013
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Varvara Will Win Twice Tomorrow

Varvara Will Win Twice Tomorrow

The field is a mess, and the Williams sisters and anyone else who has to play twice tomorrow are threatened to slip up or go down with injury at the Family Circle Cup. In the case of Wozniacki and Jankovic, the fact that they play only one match tomorrow against underdog opponents Voegele and Bouchard bodes very well for those two former champions of this tournament. I predict Venus will not be able to overcome Lepchenko’s precise game of late and in fact, I think Varvara will win twice tomorrow.

 

Predictions:

Serena Williams d. Burdette

Safarova d. Cirstea

Serena Williams d. Safarova

Lepchenko d. Venus Williams

Mattek-Sands d. Keys

Lepchenko d. Mattek-Sands

Jankovic d. Bouchard

Wozniacki d. Voegele

 

 

Monday a Mammoth Day for Marathon Matches @FamilyCircleCup

Posted by Admin on April 2, 2013
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Monday a Mammoth Day for Marathon Matches @FamilyCircleCup

CHARLESTON—Monday was a mammoth day for marathon matches in Charleston.

Olga Govortsova started things off by dropping Jamie Hampton 6-4, 7-6, 6-4 on Stadium Court. Following that match, Stadium Court fans got another three setter when Varvara Lepchenko ousted Christina McHale 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Mathilde Johansson outlasted Melinda Czink 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 and Stefanie Voegele bested Teliana Pereria 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Then there was Silvia Soler-Espinosa taking out Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(6) and Jesse Pegula triumphing over Muguruza 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-5.

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Varvara

Those were puny 5K fun runs compared to the 3:42 26.2 miler filed by Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Anastasia Rodionova on Althea Gibson court. The 3:42 is easily the longest match in the 2013 WTA season. After the match, BMS told Rodionova that she was a “warrior”. Understatement of the year but a classy move from Bethanie.

Now that's a Match!

Now that’s a Match!

Those who took the express train to victory today included Sorona Cirstea in a 6-4, 7-6 drubbing of Tatiana Malek, Camila Giorgi in a 6-4, 6,-4 win over Mandy Minella, Grace Min in a 6-3, 0-0 retirement over Tamira Paszek, and Genie Bouchard in a 6-2, 6-3 win over Nastassja Burnett. Monica Puig notched a quick 6-4, 6-0 over Andrea Hlavackova, Andrea Petkovic won easily over Taylor Townsend, 6-3 6-0 and Caroline Garcia eliminated Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 7-6(6), 6-4.

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Today, the second round begins with Serena Williams and other seeded players in action including a night match between Americans Sloane Stephens and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

FAMILY CIRCLE CUP – CHARLESTON, SC, USA $ 795,707.00 MARCH 30 – APRIL 07, 2013

RESULTS – APRIL 01, 2013 Women’s Singles – First Round

[11] S Cirstea (ROU) d T Malek (GER) 64 76(5)

[12] V Lepchenko (USA) d C Mchale (USA) 63 46 62

[Q] G Min (USA) d [13] T Paszek (AUT) 63 00 Retired

C Giorgi (ITA) d M Minella (LUX) 64 64

[Q] M Burdette (USA) d K Mladenovic (FRA) 61 16 60

A Medina Garrigues (ESP) d A Rus (NED) 62 62

[WC] B Mattek-Sands (USA) d A Rodionova (AUS) 64 67(4) 76(3)

M Johansson (FRA) d M Czink (HUN) 57 63 75

M Puig (PUR) d A Hlavackova (CZE) 64 60

[Q] J Pegula (USA) d G Muguruza (ESP) 67(2) 64 75

[Q] C Garcia (FRA) d C Scheepers (RSA) 76(6) 64

[Q] E Bouchard (CAN) d [Q] N Burnett (ITA) 62 63

S Voegele (SUI) d [Q] T Pereira (BRA) 46 62 64

O Govortsova (BLR) d J Hampton (USA) 64 67(3) 64

[WC] A Petkovic (GER) d [WC] T Townsend (USA) 63 60

S Soler-Espinosa (ESP) d F Schiavone (ITA) 36 64 76(6)

ORDER OF PLAY – TUESDAY, APRIL 02, 2013 BILLIE JEAN KING start 10:00 am

A Tatishvili (GEO) vs [15] S Lisicki (GER)

M Oudin (USA) vs [9] J Jankovic (SRB)

[1] S Williams (USA) vs C Giorgi (ITA)

[8] M Barthel (GER) vs [Q] J Pegula (USA)
Not Before 7:00 PM

[4] S Stephens (USA) vs [WC] B Mattek-Sands (USA)

M Moulton-Levy (USA) / S Zhang (CHN) vs [WC] J Alawi (BUL) / D Kanakova (CZE)

ALTHEA GIBSON start 10:00 am

D Hantuchova (SVK) vs M Erakovic (NZL)

A Cadantu (ROU) vs M Keys (USA)

[16] L Robson (GBR) vs E Cabeza Candela (ESP)

[12] V Lepchenko (USA) vs M Johansson (FRA)

K Mladenovic (FRA) / L Safarova (CZE) vs [WC] J Jankovic (SRB) / A Petkovic (GER)

COURT 3 start 10:00 am

[14] Y Shvedova (KAZ) vs [Q] V King (USA)

Y Putintseva (KAZ) vs [10] J Goerges (GER)
Not Before 2:00 PM [7] C Suarez Navarro (ESP) vs S Voegele (SUI)
Not Before 3:30 PM [11] S Cirstea (ROU) vs A Medina Garrigues (ESP)

COURT 4 start 12:00 noon

R Oprandi (SUI) vs M Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

H Chan (TPE) / O Govortsova (BLR) vs L Dekmeijere (LAT) / T Malek (GER)