Sunshine and wind were in Canada this week and theladies arrived where the men had just left. The biggest suprise of the first few rounds was Chinese qualifier Zi Yan beating recent tournament winner and French Open finalist Anna Ivanovic in straight sets. She has since reached the semi-finals with wins over Eleni Danilidou and Marion Bartoli, impressive in itself. Other semi finalists include Tatiana Golovin who came through a sea-saw match with Kuznetsova 2-6 7-5 6-1 after neither players could hold serve in the second set!. Henin v petrova will be played later tonight and Jelena Jankovic defeated Virginie Razzano in straight sets.
In the mens masters series in Cincinatti saw Novak Djokovic lose his first round tie to Carlos Moya and Rafael Nadal retire injured against Juan Monaco of Agentina. in the semi finals Roger Federer defeated Nicolas Almagro in 3 sets, Leyton Hewitt defeated Carlos Moya and matches between Querrey v Blake, and Ferrer v Davydenko will be played later tonight.
The US Open is a matter of days away, so players are fighting for that run of form going into the last major of the tennis season.
Friday 17 August 2007
Sunday 12 August 2007
Experience v Youth in Toronto
The final of the Canadian open will feature world number one roger Federer and Novak Djokovic the up and coming world number 3 from serbia. In the semi finals Federer won a first close set against suprise package Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic 7-6 and then eased to a 6-2 straight sets victory. In the other semi Djokovic defeated world number 2 Rafael Nadal also in straight sets 7-5 6-3. Nadal had Djokovic 0-40 on the serbians serve in the second set but a succession of aces allowed the youngster to hold on. The powerful serve of Djokovic may well be his best weapon against a fired up Roger Federer.
In the ladies final in Los Angeles, Nadia Petrova of Russia will meet Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the final. Petrova who has had some long battles all week had a far easier time in the semi-finals as her opponent Maria Sharapova withdrew without even hitting a ball! The Russian has an injury as is now a doubt for the US Open in September. Ivanovic came through an almighty struggle with fellow countrywoman Jelena Jankovic. The Second seeded Jankovic found Ivanovic's power too much at times and secumbed in 3 very tighty sets. The final should be close as well as both petrova and Ivanovic have lots of power however both girls serves can fall apart under pressure so it may be all about power!
In the ladies final in Los Angeles, Nadia Petrova of Russia will meet Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the final. Petrova who has had some long battles all week had a far easier time in the semi-finals as her opponent Maria Sharapova withdrew without even hitting a ball! The Russian has an injury as is now a doubt for the US Open in September. Ivanovic came through an almighty struggle with fellow countrywoman Jelena Jankovic. The Second seeded Jankovic found Ivanovic's power too much at times and secumbed in 3 very tighty sets. The final should be close as well as both petrova and Ivanovic have lots of power however both girls serves can fall apart under pressure so it may be all about power!
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