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  • Breaking Bad: Petkovic Wins Nurnberger Title

    Breaking Bad: Petkovic Wins Nurnberger Title

    Andrea Petkovic

    Andrea Petkovic won her second title of the year at the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies tournament in Bad Gastein by defeating Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-3.

    Rogers was a surprise finalist and defeated the second seed Sara Errani en route to the championship decider. It was her debut in a WTA final.

    Both players exchanged breaks in the first set, before Petkovic broke Rogers to take a 5-3 lead. She served out the final game to take the opening stanza.

    The second set initially looked like Petkovic was going to run away with proceedings. She jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a double break. Rogers fought back twice but had difficulty consolidating her serve throughout the set, and her more experienced opponent ran out the match by taking the second set and the championship 6-3.

    Petkovic, ranked No. 20, now has four career WTA titles to her name and this was her second of the year after triumphing at Charleston in April.

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    Cover Photo: si.robi (Creative Commons license)

  • Roland Garros French Open Day 12: Women’s Semifinals

    Roland Garros French Open Day 12: Women’s Semifinals

    2014 RG SF - Women

    Day 12 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, presents the women’s singles semifinals, the mixed doubles final, and the men’s doubles semifinals.

    On Court Philippe Chatrier, the mixed doubles final opens the day’s action. The eighth-seeded team of Julia Goerges and Nenad Zimonjic faces the unseeded team of Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Jean-Julien Rojer.

    The first women’s semifinal features Maria Sharapova (7), the 2012 champion and last year’s finalist, and the young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (18), playing in her first Roland Garros semifinal, and second-ever Major semifinal. Following them will be Simona Halep (4), of Romania, and the German Andrea Petkovic (28), both playing in a Major semifinal for the first time.

    On Court Suzanne Lenglen, the men’s doubles semifinals will be played, beginning not before 2:00 P.M. local time.

    The full schedule for Day 12 is listed below (Results to follow)…

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 12:00 P.M.    

    Mixed Doubles – Final
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) d. Julia Goerges (GER) (8) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (8) — 4-6, 6-2 [10-7]

    Not Before: 3:00 P.M.

    Women’s Singles – Semifinals
    Maria Sharapova (RUS) (7) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (18) — 4-6, 7-5, 6-2

    Women’s Singles – Semifinals
    Simona Halep (ROU) (4) d. Andrea Petkovic (GER) (28) — 6-2, 7-6(4)

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – Not Before: 2:00 P.M.

    Men’s Doubles – Semifinals
    Marcel Granollers (ESP) (12) / Marc Lopez (ESP) (12) d. Marin Draganja (CRO) / Florin Mergea (ROU) — 6-3, 1-6, 6-3

    Men’s Doubles – Semifinals
    Julien Benneteau (FRA) (11) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (11) d. Andrey Golubev (KAZ) / Samuel Groth (AUS) — 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

  • Roland Garros French Open Day 11: Quarterfinals

    Roland Garros French Open Day 11: Quarterfinals

    2014 RG QF 02

    Day 11 of the French Open features the remaining men’s and women’s quarterfinals. First up on Court Philippe Chatrier is the Italian Sara Errani (10), the 2012 Roland Garros finalist, and Andrea Petkovic (28), from Germany. Two-time Major winner Andy Murray (7) will then face off against local favorite Gael Monfils (23).

    On Court Suzanne Lenglen, 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova (27) will play the rising Romanian star Simona Halep (4). Eight-time champion and World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and his Spanish compatriot David Ferrer (5) will conclude the day’s action.

    The full schedule for Day 11 is listed below (Results to follow)…

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    Court Philippe Chatrier – 2:00 P.M.  

    Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
    Andrea Petkovic (GER) (28) d. Sara Errani (ITA) (10) — 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals
    Andy Murray (GBR) (7) d. Gael Monfils (FRA) (23) — 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 6-0

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    Court Suzanne Lenglen – 2:00 P.M.    

    Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
    Simona Halep (ROU) (4) d. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) (27) — 6-2, 6-2

    Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals
    Rafael Nadal (ESP) (1) d. David Ferrer (ESP) (5) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1

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    Court 1 – Not Before: 2:30 P.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Semifinals
    Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) d. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) (3) / Bruno Soares (BRA) (3) — 3-6, 7-6(4) [10-5]

    Not Before: 5:00 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Garbine Muguruza (ESP) / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d. Kveta Peschke (CZE) (4) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (4) — 6-4, 6-4

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    Court 2 – Not Before: 2:30 P.M.

    Mixed Doubles – Semifinals
    Julia Goerges (GER) (8) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) (8) d. Timea Babos (HUN) / Eric Butorac (USA) — 6-2, 6-2

    Not Before: 5:00 P.M.

    Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
    Lucie Hradecka (CZE) / Michaella Krajicek (NED) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) (16) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) (16) — 7-5, 6-3

  • Magdalena Rybarikova Wins the Citi Open in Washington, DC

    Magdalena Rybarikova Wins the Citi Open in Washington, DC

    Magdalena Rybarikova, the No. 7 seed from Slovakia, beat the German Andrea Petkovic to win the Citi Open, in Washington, DC, 6-4, 7-6(2). The match lasted just under two hours. It was their first meeting.

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