Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2021, Stuttgart, Germany, WTA 500

[AnonymousFan]

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Interesting match ups Tuesday 20th April,

Starting at 11.30am
E.Alexandrova vs K.Muchova

Not before 6.30pm
J.Brady vs P.Kvitova (7)
A.Sabalenka (5) vs S.Zhang.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Defending champion Petra Kvitova,good opening match against Jennifer Brady 64 63.Petra will play Maria Sakkari in rd 2.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Wednesday 21st April,
Centre Court,
Starting at 11.30am,

Karolina Pliskova (6) vs T.Korpatsch

Not before 1.30pm,

Angelique Kerber vs E.Gorgodze

Not before 5pm,

Anett Kontaveit vs Sofia Kenin (3)

Not before 6.30pm

Ash Barty (1) vs Laura Siegemund
Maria Sakkari vs Petra Kvitova (7)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Anett Kontaveit upsets 3rd seed Sofia Kenin 75 64 to reach the q/finals.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Defending champion Petra Kvitova needed 3 sets to defeat Maria Sakkari 63 36 63.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Thursday matches 22nd April,
Centre Court starting at 11.30am,

J.Ostapenko vs Karolina Pliskova (6)

Not before 1.30pm,
A.Sabalenka (5) vs Anna-Lena Friedsam

Not before 5.00pm,
S.Halep (2) vs M.Vondrousova

Not before 6.30pm,
E.Svitolina (4) vs A.Kerber
B.Bencic vs E.Alexandrova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Q/Finals Friday 23rd April,
Centre Court starting at 2.00pm.

A.Barty (1) vs Karolina Pliskova (6)

Not before 5pm,

E.Svitolina (4) vs P.Kvitova (7)

Not before 6.30pm,

E.Alexandrova vs S.Halep (2)
A.Sabalenka (5) vs A.Kontaveit.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elina Svitolina defeats the defending champion Petra Kvitova 67(4) 75 62.....watched the final set,Petra looked tired to me and became a UFE machine.Good win for Elina!

 

[Jelenafan]

Oh Petra, what were you thinking? Ahead a set and 4-1, 40-15 on the verge of a double break, and then 5-2 and having MP's. One gimmee Overhead at net she sailed it several feet out. Credit to Svitolina for hanging in there, but Kvitova did a classic snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.....

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

With that loss in the q.finals Petra will move out of the Top Ten in the WTA rankings.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

S/finals Saturday 24th April,

Centre court not before 3.30pm

A.Barty (1) vs E.Svitolina (4)

Not before 6.30pm,

S.Halep (2) vs A.Sabalenka (5)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ash Barty down a set,came back to defeat Elina Svitolina 46 76(5) 62.BTW Barty and Brady have made the finals of the doubles.

Great performance by Sabalenka,actually her best victory on clay,defeating Simona Halep 63 62.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sunday 25th April,
Finals, Singles and Doubles,
Centre Court,starting at 2.00pm,

A.Barty (1) vs A.Sabalenka (5)
H2H 3 all.....on HC.This is their first meeting on clay.

Followed by--------after suitable rest
Ladies Doubles Finals,

(1) D.Krawczyk (USA)/B.Mattek-Sands(USA) vs A.Barty(AUS)/J.Brady(USA).

 

[Moxie]

Happy birthday, Ash. I hope you follow it up with a win.

 

[Moxie]

Just caught some highlights...Sabalenka demolished Halep, it seemed.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just caught some highlights...Sabalenka demolished Halep, it seemed.

Yes,Halep was playing well too before this match,Sabalenka is not known as a clay player,I think the quick indoor surface suits her game

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Fun Fact,

Ash Barty is looking to become the first player since Lindsay Davenport in 2001 to win both the singles and doubles titles in Stuttgart in the same year.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ash Barty has become the first player since Lindsay Davenport in 2001 to win both singles and doubles titles in Stuttgart in the same year.............Congratulations Ash!....great birthday present!

A.Barty (1) d A.Sabalenka (5) 36 60 63

A.BartyJ/Brady d D.Krawczyk/B.Mattek-Sands (1) 64 57 10-5

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW Ash Barty is the first player (man or woman) to win 3 tour level titles in 2021.