WTA Premier, Moscow 2013

[ozza]

The premier event in Moscow begins on Monday.

The seeds:
#2 Roberta Vinci
#3 Maria Kirilenko
#4 Ana Ivanovic
#5 Simona Halep
#6 Carla Suarez Navarro
#7 Samantha Stosur
#8 Svetlana Kuznetsova
#9 Dominika Cibulkova

The draw:
[3] Kirilenko vs BYE
Pavlyuchenkova vs Garcia
Q vs Hantuchova
Q vs [9] Cibulkova

[5] Halep vs BYE
Rybarikova vs Pervak
Lepchenko vs Kleybanova
Q vs [6] Suarez Navarro


[7] Stosur vs Kanepi
Svitolina vs Cornet
Q vs Zakopalova
BYE vs [4] Ivanovic

[8] Kuznetsova vs Tsurenko
Q vs Voskoboeva
Vesnina vs Shvedova
BYE vs [2] Vinci

5 Q spots as there is a lucky loser spot to replace Angelique Kerber who withdrew after today's Linz final.

Defending champion is Caroline Wozniacki.

 

[ozza]

This maybe the first premier/tier II event to not have a top 10 player in it. Certainly it's the first since the road map was brought in, in 2009.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Oct 14 - Oct 20
Not Bad, the winner can get 470 points without having to face a top 10 player.
One would think Vinci would have this in the bag...I don't think so!

We just have to wait and see.

Main draw begins Monday, order of play here:
http://www.wtatennis.com/schedule/tournamentId/664/title/kremlin-cup-by-bank-of-moscow

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Moscow 2013 first day scores

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013

FIRST ROUND
[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 2 |
Alize Cornet (FRA) d Elina Svitolina (UKR) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 3 |
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d Varvara Lepchenko (USA) | 6 (6) - 7 | 6 - 4 | 6 - 4 |

QUALIFYING - FINAL ROUND
[1] Vesna Dolonc (SRB) d [8] Alexandra Panova (RUS) | 5 - 7 | 7 - 5 | 6 - 4 |
Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d Valentyna Ivakhnenko (UKR) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 2 |
[3] Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d [5] Vera Dushevina (RUS) | 6 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 6 - 3 |
Danka Kovinic (MNE) d Tereza Mrdeza (CRO) | 6 - 4 | 3 - 6 | 6 - 2 |

Above are your 4 qualifiers.

Look who was in the draw ceremony:

:cry
I kinda miss her!

 

[my sherona]

the right move.....

if they got something between their ears.. those moscow guys should have seeded Maria in the Finals of the Moscow Open.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Moscow 2013 2nd day scores

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013

FIRST ROUND
Vesna Dolonc (SRB) d [9] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) | 3 - 6 | 7 - 5 | 6 - 3 |
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 2 |

Elena Vesnina (RUS) d Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 2 |
Klara Zakopalova (CZE) d Danka Kovinic (MNE) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 3 |
[6] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d Vera Dushevina (RUS) | 6 - 4 | 6 - 3 |
Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) d Ksenia Pervak (RUS) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 2 |
Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) | 0 - 6 | 6 - 1 | 6 - 3 |

 

[tossip]

the Moscow event is so boring...the fans look so disinterested and those empty seats..aaggh

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Moscow 2013 Day 3 Scores

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

SECOND ROUND
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d [6] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) | 7 - 6 (2) | 6 - 4 |
[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) | 6 - 2 | 7 - 5 |
[2] Roberta Vinci (ITA) d Elena Vesnina (RUS) | 2 - 6 | 6 - 1 | 6 - 4 |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d [3] Maria Kirilenko (RUS) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 3 |
FIRST ROUND
[7] Samantha Stosur (AUS) d Kaia Kanepi (EST) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 1 |

 

[Hoergren]

Here is the schedule for Thursday, October 17, 2013 local time

Centre Court
13:00 [7] Samantha Stosur (AUS) V Alize Cornet (FRA) 64 61
16:30 Klara Zakopalova (CZE) V [4] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 36 16
20:00 [5] Simona Halep (ROU) V Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 62 00 ret.

Court 1
13:00 Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) V Vesna Dolonc (SRB) 36 64 64
15:00 [1] Daniela Hantuchova / Elena Vesnina (SVK / RUS) V Janette Husarova / Klara Zakopalova (SVK / CZE) 57 00 ret.

Court 2
13:00 [3] Vera Dushevina / Arantxa Parra Santonja (RUS / ESP) V Svetlana Kuznetsova / Samantha Stosur (RUS / AUS) 36 26
15:00 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS / KAZ) V [2] Alla Kudryavtseva / Anastasia Rodionova (RUS / AUS) 36 57

Nice to see this fighter almost back at her best:

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

We will have Ana vs. Samantha!
This is where Samantha beat Ana last year, they meet again.

Quarter Finals Order of play:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013

CENTRE COURT
13:00 - [7] SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS) V [4] ANA IVANOVIC (SRB)
15:00 - [8] SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA (RUS) V [2] ROBERTA VINCI (ITA)
18:30 - ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS) V DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK)

COURT 1
13:00 - [5] SIMONA HALEP (ROU) V ALISA KLEYBANOVA (RUS)

I can't pick 3 of the 4 matches, it's that tough!

 

[ozza]

Imo:
Stosur
Kuznetsova
Pavlyuchenkova
Halep

 

[Hoergren]

Thanks Kuznetsova. :clap Kuznetsova on a mission - 62 63 - year or more ago she played on that level - welcome back to the fighter. Brilliant play against an in the end desillusioned Vinci who played a heroic second set, but it was not enough. First hurdle gone for Caroline - Vinci stays behind.

 

[10isfan]

Imo:
Stosur
Kuznetsova
Pavlyuchenkova
Halep

Great predictions. Four of four. :clap

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Moscow 2013: Quarter Final scores

ozza is my hero!


Scores:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2013

QUARTERFINALS
[5] Simona Halep (ROU) d Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) | 6 - 1 | 6 - 1 |
[7] Samantha Stosur (AUS) d [4] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 4 |

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) | 6 - 0 | 6 - 4 |
[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) d [2] Roberta Vinci (ITA) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 3 |

Doubles - Quarterfinals
[4] L Huber / A Rosolska (USA/POL) d R Olaru / O Savchuk (ROU/UKR) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 1 |

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stosur v Sveta.......2 of my fav Head Cases should be a interesting match

 

[tossip]

I am hoping for Halep to win this event..this girl has got game.

 

[rubydo]

One of the top three fine Romanians on the circuit. Agreed Tossip, she has come along way this year and is someone to really focus on in the new year.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Moscow 2013 Semifinals scores

Halep has established herself as the top Romanian. She is the only one of the top 3 Romanian with titles in 2013 and that's titles as in more than one, 4 to be exact, she is definitely better than Sorana who is next in line...

She is into the finals along with Slammin' Sammy.
Here are the scores:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013

SEMIFINALS
[5] Simona Halep (ROU) d Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 1 |
[7] Samantha Stosur (AUS) d [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) | 6 - 2 | 6 - 4 |

Doubles - Semifinals
S Kuznetsova / S Stosur (RUS/AUS) d J Husarova / K Zakopalova (SVK/CZE) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 2 |
[2] A Kudryavtseva / A Rodionova (RUS/AUS) d [4] L Huber / A Rosolska (USA/POL) | 7 - 5 | 6 - 2 |

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Samantha you will have your hands full playing Halep in the final
Good luck.
Nice to see you and Sveta have made the doubles final.

 

[kskate2]

Congrats to Simona on her 5th title of the year.