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February 12, 2012 in News, Predictions, Previews, Tournament Analysis | Tags: Azarenka, Bartoli, Christina McHale, Cibulkova, Doha, Goerges, Hantuchova, Ivanovic, Jankovic, Kerber, Kuznetsova, Lisicki, Mona Barthel, Pavlyuchenkova, Peng, Premier Five, Radwanska, Schiavone, Sorana Cirstea, Stosur, Tennis, Wozniacki, WTA, Zvonareva | Leave a comment
Two weeks after the Australian Open begins the first marquee WTA tournament, a Premier Five event that ranks among the nine most significant non-majors of the women's season. Clearly the most important tournament in February, Doha nevertheless will proceed without four of the sport's leading figures in Sharapova, Kvitova, Serena, and Clijsters. Their absence makes the draw less predictable, but we do our best to predict anyway.
First quarter: In her first match as the top-ranked player in the world, Azarenka will collide with one of her victims during the Australian Open. The champion in Hobart, Mona Barthel burst from anonymity to threaten the Belarussian at times in Melbourne and continued her surge by winning four matches at the Paris Indoors last week. Also surpassing expectations early in 2012 is the aging Hantuchova, who soared above a weak draw in Pattaya City. When the Slovak won the Thai title last year, though, she faded quickly in the Middle East as fatigue dulled her strokes. Azarenka's depth and streamlined movement position her effectively in a meeting with Hantuchova, as they would in a quarterfinal against Schiavone. But the latter's berth in that round looks uncertain considering her early loss in Melbourne and indifferent Fed Cup performance on her favored clay. Winning a characteristically epic three-setter from Jankovic in Brisbane, Schiavone might find herself embroiled in another rollercoaster should she collide with Pavlyuchenkova in the third round. The Italian and the Russian split their two major meetings last year in memorable third sets. Winning only two matches in her first three tournaments this year, Pavlyuchenkova has struggled with every department of her game and has gone winless in three meetings with Azarenka. That said, none of last year's first-time major champions reached the semifinals in their next tournament.
Second quarter: A semifinalist in Sydney and quarterfinalist in Melbourne, Radwanska enjoyed a consistent beginning to 2012 while losing only to Azarenka, both times in three sets. Stacked with three qualifiers and two underpowered players in Paszek and Yakimova , her section looks especially accommodating for a Premier Five event. Scarcely more intimidating is the presence of Julia Goerges, thrashed in embarrassing fashion by the Pole at the Australian Open. Nevertheless, Kerber rebounded from her rout by Sharapova to reverse that result at the Paris Indoors, so her fellow German may have learned from a recent debacle as well. Reaching the third round at the Australian Open, Christina McHale will aim to climb further towards the top 30 with winnable matches against Scheepers and perhaps Peng. Overshadowed by Zheng as well as Li this year, the Chinese double-fister accumulated a losing record in January and has failed to win consecutive matches at her last five tournaments. (On the other hand, she defeated McHale resoundingly in Tokyo last fall.) Anchoring the base of this section is Jankovic, who looked somewhat promising in Australia while reaching the second week. After she dominated second-tier competition, she imploded in a ghastly deluge of unforced errors when she met a noteworthy opponent in Wozniacki. That profligacy will not carry her far against Radwanska, who built her charge to last fall's Tokyo title upon a third-set bagel of the Serb.
Semifinalist: Radwanska
Third quarter: The defending champion in Doha after an impressive victory over Wozniacki, Zvonareva has reached no fewer than three finals in the Persian Gulf city, including when it hosted the 2008 year-end championships. This court's moderate pace suits Vera's consistent, well-rounded baseline style, which nevertheless can range from stylish to disheveled depending on her mood. As her sagging ranking illustrates, Zvonareva has recorded unremarkable results at most significant tournaments over the past year. Among the exceptions was an appearance in a US Open quarterfinal, where she fell routinely to eventual titlist Stosur. Again situated in the same quarter as her nemesis, Zvonareva cannot look too far ahead when she considers how to halt her seven-match losing streak against the Aussie. Possibly awaiting her in the third round is Cibulkova, who defeated her in two of their three 2011 engagements. Nor should Stosur look too far ahead, having won only one match in three Australian tournaments to the chagrin of her compatriots. In a curious quirk of fate, she could open her Doha campaign against Sorana Cirstea, the Romanian against whom she opened—and closed—her Melbourne fortnight. Otherwise, Stosur would face the psychologically complicated task of toppling her Fed Cup teammate from two weeks ago, Gajdosova. In a section so murky and filled with recent underachievers, one might fancy a surprise semifinalist. Those who do might consider Ivanovic, who won more matches at the Australian Open than Stosur and Zvonareva combined as her service rhythm continued to coalesce. Yet she has lost both of her hard-court meetings to the Australian, whom she would meet in the third round, and never has brought her best tennis to the Middle East.
Semifinalist: Stosur?
Fourth quarter: Aligned for a possible third-round clash are the two Paris finalists Bartoli and Kerber, who may reach Doha with little more energy than Kvitova and Hantuchova did last year. Who stands to profit the most from their fatigue? Look no further than Sabine Lisicki, destined to open against her countrywoman Kerber in a battle of muscular blondes. Having defeated Bartoli at Wimbledon last year, she should aim to exploit the vast disparity in their serves even on this slower surface. In the lower part of this section lie two-time major champion Kuznetsova and the newly deposed Wozniacki, the finalists in nearby Dubai a year ago. Retreating to the exclusive supervision of her father, the former #1 has stagnated since winning Indian Wells last March as a disturbing complacency has settled into her. When at her best, though, she has excelled at the most prestigious non-majors until an arid stretch in the second half of 2011. Overshadowed lately by the accomplishments of the Trident, she may gain valuable purpose from the goal of regaining the top ranking. Meanwhile, Kuznetsova showed glimmers of rebounding from a dreadful season last year by reaching the Auckland semifinal and winning the Australian Open doubles title with Zvonareva. Gifted with the natural talent to trouble the more mechanical Wozniacki, she nearly conquered her at the US Open before her inherent inconsistency undid her. Against the mighty serve of Lisicki, both the reckless Russian and the defensive Dane would shoulder considerable pressure.
Final: Radwanska vs. Lisicki
Champion: Agnieszka Radwanska
Farewell to Oz: Grading the Australian Open (WTA Edition)
January 29, 2012 in News, Predictions, Previews, Tournament Analysis | Tags: Australian Open, Azarenka, Clijsters, Errani, Goerges, Grand Slams, Ivanovic, Jankovic, Kvitova, Li Na, Lisicki, Makarova, Radwanska, Serena Williams, Sharapova, Stosur, Tennis, Wozniacki, WTA, Zvonareva | Leave a comment
After a thrilling fortnight at the Australian Open, we compile the first of two articles that review the tournament's most memorable performers, for better or for worse.
Azarenka: Serving at 0-2, 0-30 in the final after a third double fault, Azarenka looked like a deer trapped in the spotlight of Rod Laver Arena. But the first-time major finalist rebounded with aplomb as she had throughout her last three matches, banishing her nerves almost entirely during the commanding performance that ensued. After losing a ghastly first-set tiebreak to Radwanska in the quarterfinals, Azarenka collected herself just as impressively to lose just two games in the last two sets against an opponent who often had frustrated her. Dominated by Clijsters in the second set of their semifinal, she let neither the defending champion nor her thousands of fans deter her from finishing that match with the right blend of passion and composure. Having struggled to strike that balance for most of her career to date, Azarenka seemed to complete her long route towards maturity at the tournament where she ascended to the top ranking. Somewhat like her fellow #1, Djokovic, Vika transitioned smoothly from defense into offense and showcased an acute instinct for deciding when to pull the trigger or when to construct points more carefully. Unlike Djokovic, she forced her opponents to play her style and at her pace, setting the tone for the rallies. Is Azarenka the best player in the world? Perhaps, or perhaps not. But she was by far the best Azarenka that we have seen to date. A+
Sharapova: For the second time in three majors, she carved a route to the second Saturday, which many once thought that she would not reach again after shoulder surgery. For the first time since then, the Russian's serve never deserted her at a crucial moment throughout an entire fortnight but instead delivered free points when she absolutely needed them. Meanwhile, her return remained the best in the WTA as it broke her first six opponents in 57% of their service games. Refusing to relent against even her most unimposing opponents, Sharapova battled through deuce game after deuce game and rarely blinked first. A signature performance worthy of her vintage years, her semifinal victory over Kvitova witnessed not only thrillingly explosive first-strike tennis but a spine-tingling third set that she simply refused to let slip away. Having won 14 of her last 15 three-setters, Sharapova shines most brightly under the pressure of such fiercely contested encounters, where she has proven herself the WTA's foremost competitor. That steely resolve never appeared in the final, strangely, as she never found her groundstroke rhythm, rarely thought clearly, and looked disengaged at moments when a timely burst of intensity could have reinvigorated her hopes. Always susceptible to such a stumble, Sharapova still left Melbourne with her most compelling performance at a major in four years. A
Clijsters: In her final Australian Open, Clijsters offered her Melbourne fans ample opportunities to admire her athleticism one last time. Despite a body battered by injuries, she overcame a twisted ankle to mount a memorable comeback against Li Na in arguably the most dramatic match of the women's tournament. If that match displayed her (literally) sprawling court coverage, the quarterfinal victory over Wozniacki reminded audiences of the shot-making talents with which she can combine her defense. Often notorious for feckless play under pressure, Clijsters conquered the reigning world #1 in a tiebreak during which she never missed a first serve and struck line after line with her groundstrokes. The aforementioned serve fell apart in the third set of a winnable semifinal against Azarenka, ending the defending champion's tournament in anticlimactic fashion. All the same, Kim's 2012 campaign will have accomplished more than a nostalgic farewell if she can extend this momentum to the spring. A
Kvitova: Widely considered the favorite to reach the #1 ranking and win the title, she struck her richest vein of form more intermittently than one would have hoped. Struggling for stretches against the underpowered but canny Suarez Navarro and Errani, Kvitova played more convincing tennis when she faced opponents with styles similar to hers. Even when denied a steady rhythm, though, she still found ways to impose herself and dictate her own fate when the match hung in the balance. For most of the second and third sets of her semifinal against Sharapova, she stifled the WTA's leading returner with the most brilliant serving in the women's tournament. When Kvitova served to stay in the match, a double fault and three unsightly unforced errors testified to an uncharacteristic failure of nerve at the decisive moment. But her appearance in a semifinal just two majors after winning Wimbledon represented an optimistic beginning to a season in which Kvitova will seek to consolidate her progress from a breakthrough season in 2012. A-
Radwanska: Following the best stretch of her career during last fall, expectations rose higher for Radwanska when she arrived in the season's first major. After an uneven rollercoaster in the first round, she accumulated momentum until the quarterfinals, when she won a set from the eventual champion. Her complete disappearance during the last two sets, coupled with progressively more negative body language, extended her record in major quarterfinals to 0-5. To all appearances, her subtle and intelligent game cannot carry her further than that round, by when she almost always will have met an opponent who can temper explosive offense with sufficient consistency. An overachiever in many ways, Radwanska may have reached her ceiling in exploiting her potential. She likely will not rise from intriguing subplot to dominant narrative except at tournaments where the draw opens for her or the leading contenders fail to perform. On the other hand, a career-high ranking of #6 vaults her higher than most could have imagined. B+
First-time quarterfinalists: The greatest surprise of either draw, Sara Errani stepped boldly into the void left by more notable figures like Stosur and Bartoli. Although she recorded no remarkable upsets of her own, the Italian deserves credit for taking advantage of every opportunity that presented itself, even competing resolutely against Kvitova and turning an anticipated rout into a more complicated clash. More overtly impressive were the feats of Russian lefty Makarova, who ambushed three seeded opponents en route to the second week. Her prestigious victims ranged from Brisbane champion Kanepi, a trendy dark horse choice before the tournament, to Zvonareva and Serena. In all three of those matches, Makarova never allowed her more talented opponents to settle into the match as she constantly reversed direction on her groundstrokes and created imaginative angles. Unlike Errani, this rising Russian might build upon her momentum during the North American hard courts. B+
Wozniacki: Registering only one victory over a creditable opponent, she exited rather tamely for the fourth straight major and finally conceded the #1 ranking. New coach Ricardo Sanchez hardly seems like the ideal choice for the world #4, considering his lengthy tenure with fellow counterpuncher Jankovic, and Wozniacki appeared to have improved her game in no meaningful way during the offseason. Without the pressure and scrutiny of her status as a Slam-less #1, though, she may welcome a respite in which she can reset her priorities and ponder the direction in which she wants her still-young career to proceed. As Wozniacki trudged drearily up the tunnel from yet another disappointing loss at a major, one could not avoid a flicker of sympathy with this player for whom too much may have come too soon. She did not deserve the top ranking, to be sure, but neither did she deserve the torrent of animosity that drenched her during her tenure there. B
Germans: Without Petkovic to spearhead their charge, the descendants of Steffi Graf compensated for their flagship's absence. Into the second week after a comeback victory over Kuznetsova, Lisicki won a set from eventual finalist Sharapova and continued to play some of her most inspired tennis on the sport's most prestigious tournaments. Accompanying her to that stage was the more enigmatic Goerges, an erratic performer last season but also gifted with formidable first-strike power. Although Radwanska tied her in knots with almost sadistic comprehensiveness, the experience of stringing together three creditable victories will improve this rising star's confidence and consistency. One of the less expected and more intriguing narratives of 2011, the German renaissance showed few signs of fading as 2012 began. B+/B
Serbs: Once again, both Ivanovic and Jankovic fell before the quarterfinals of a major, succumbing to the top two players in the world at the same stage (the fourth round). Each had accumulated momentum through their first three matches, overwhelming overmatched opponents in their opposite styles. While Jankovic looked more consistent and focused in the first week, Ivanovic unleashed an encouragingly enhanced serve together with a more refined sense of point construction. When they tested their talents against the WTA aristocracy, though, neither seriously threatened to win. Jankovic collapsed in a grotesque avalanche of 50 unforced errors from every part of the court, saved only by a Wozniacki lull from her worst loss since 2006. Somewhat more promisingly, Ivanovic rebounded from a dismal start to lose serve only once in the second set. In the end, though, neither Serb looked even faintly plausible as a major title contender. That tide has risen and ebbed. B/B-
Li Na: In the wake of a stirring charge to the Sydney final, the Chinese #1 seemed primed for a deep run into the second week of a major where she had reached consecutive semifinals. The deities of the draw engineered a different outcome by positioning her near Clijsters, who had defeated her in last year's final. Refusing to accept the apparent will of fate, Li Na came within a point of reversing that result and might well have thrust forward from such a victory to reach the semifinals or better again. On the brink of victory, she failed to convert any of four match points in the second-set tiebreak, including an egregiously misplaced backhand on her last opportunity. Few elite opponents will offer an opponent a second chance, but Li still struggles to perceive herself as a member of the elite and has lost five matches in the last twelve months after holding multiple match points. B-
Zvonareva: Like her doubles partner Kuznetsova, she recovered from losing in the first week of singles to win the doubles title, a pleasant contrast to the usual struggles of both women in championship matches. Defeating defending champions Dulko and Pennetta in a third-set tiebreak, they rallied from losing the first set to the deceptively dangerous Italian duo of Errani and Vinci. That achievement only slightly masked the lackluster effort by Zvonareva in singles, where she needed three hours to escape her first match and crumbled predictably after losing a close tiebreak to Makarova in the third round. After reaching the semifinals or better at three straight majors in 2010-11, the mercurial Russian has regressed steadily towards the pedestrian level from whence she came. C+
Serena: Clearly hampered by a significant ankle injury, she never found her rhythm against Makarova or summoned her famous willpower for a signature comeback. As Serena's career fades, she will find such comebacks more and more difficult against opponents whom she intimidates less and less. Her resounding loss at a tournament where she had not lost since 2008 stemmed not just from her injury but from the self-belief that the world #56 showed against the greatest player of her generation. Still a superb server capable of improbable shot-making, Serena faces the challenge of working ever harder for what used to come without effort. C
Stosur: In the first round of her home major, the world #5 and champion of the previous major failed to win a set from a player who had won two total matches in four Australian Open appearances. Mercifully for Stosur, the success of countrymen Hewitt and Tomic deflected attention from her debacle. F
We return tomorrow to review the men's tournament in Melbourne, which climaxed spectacularly but also offered plenty of fascinating entertainment earlier in the two weeks.
Wizards of Oz (VI): Australian Open Day 6 Preview
January 20, 2012 in News, Predictions, Previews, Tournament Analysis | Tags: ATP, Australian Open, Bartoli, Benneteau, Djokovic, Gasquet, Grand Slams, Hewitt, Ivanovic, Kerber, Kirilenko, Kuznetsova, Kvitova, Lisicki, Mahut, Makarova, Nishikori, Raonic, Sharapova, Tennis, Tipsarevic, Vania King, WTA, Zheng, Zvonareva | Leave a comment
Asked to guess which leading lady would reach the third round of the Australian Open without facing a break point on her serve, few would have guessed that Ivanovic would accomplish such a feat. Formerly a key weapon, the serve had become a symptom of her struggles and perhaps now may portend her revival. When she faces unseeded American Vania King, the Serb seeks to extend this encouraging fortnight into the second week, which she has not reached here since 2008. Although she has won all three of their meetings, the earliest and most resounding two occurred before her tumble from the top. Extended to three sets by the American in 2009, Ivanovic has faltered chronically against doubles specialists like Zheng, Dulko, and Makarova. Such players demonstrate not only impressive net skills but a more subtle vision of the court's geometry, sometimes frustrating to a programmatic singles player like the former #1. Returning boldly during her three-set victory over Pavlyuchenkova, King drew double faults and tentative serves from the Russian 15th seed. Such tactics could reap rewards against Ivanovic on a poor serving day, eroding her overall confidence as well. Since yielding to Cijsters in Brisbane, though, the smiling Serb has held 24 of 26 service games by raising her first-serve percentage, varying her placement more often, and curbing (although not curing) her ball toss woes. The products of considerable effort, those improvements have freed her to play more assertively on return games, where she could threaten King's modest delivery. A chaotic contest of breaks and momentum shifts could unravel Ivanovic's ever fragile confidence, while a more linear match of holds and straightforward baseline exchanges would allow her to showcase her superior firepower.
We now preview the other intriguing matches on Day 6.
Kirilenko vs. Kvitova: To the astonishment of most witnesses, the second seed and title favorite struck a surprising obstacle in the diminutive figure of Suarez Navarro. Losing a lopsided second set, Kvitova later trailed by a break in the third set as sports bettors worldwide watched in horror. But the Wimbledon champion visibly exhorted herself point by point to claw herself back into the match and withstand the Spaniard's impressively sustained effort. At the core of her comeback lay her first serve, which could serve her well again when she faces Kirilenko. Overpowered by Kvitova in the Fed Cup final last fall, the Russian feasted upon an erratic Gajdosova in the second round and must hope for similar donations as she continues in her counterpunching role. Comfortable with every shot but brilliant with none, Kirilenko cannot hit through the world #2 from the baseline, so she cannot take her fate into her own hands. Nevertheless, the resilience of her retrieving may force Kvitova to construct points more thoroughly than before, raising her consistency in preparation for the second week.
Sharapova vs. Kerber: Yielding just two games in her first two matches, the 2008 champion soars into the third round on a wave of confidence. Emblematic of her effort this week was the first game of her meeting with Jamie Hampton. Although she trailed 40-15, Sharapova refused to let her prey slip away but instead fought through deuce after deuce before finally breaking serve and establishing immediate control. Against even a clearly overmatched opponent, she combined this steely focus with crisp, purposeful footwork and as keen a sense of point construction as one ever will see from such a single-minded aggressor. All the same, onlookers might recall that Sharapova also lost just two games in her first two matches at the 2007 US Open—and then departed from the tournament in the next round. Especially at this stage of her career, her fortunes can change overnight when the competition stiffens, as it may with US Open semifinalist Kerber. The German lefty experienced wrist pain last week in Hobart, but her first serve will resist the pressure of Sharapova's return more effectively than those of Dulko and Hampton. With the exception of one service game in each match, the Russian has controlled her own serve with surprising consistency considering her lack of preparation. If that pattern extends for another round, few chinks in her armor will emerge. If it does not, anything can become possible.
Djokovic vs. Mahut: Looking every inch the best player in the world, Djokovic has dropped only eight games in his first six sets at the major where he has won two titles. After he defeated clay specialists Lorenzi and Giraldo, the defending champion confronts a dramatically different test in the person of a net-rushing Frenchman who should give him little rhythm in rallies. Although he will remain most famous for a match that he lost, Mahut exploited his serve-volley strategy to the fullest in easily upsetting top-30 opponent Stepanek and rallying to defeat a Japanese wildcard. With virtually no hope of victory, he still should provide an entertaining foil for Djokovic's sizzling returns and passing shots, two of his most formidable strengths. Rather than engaging in extended rallies where he could wait for his opponent to waver, the world #1 will need to win points more decisively with more aggressive shot-making, a style scintillating to watch even in a match without suspense.
Raonic vs. Hewitt: While one sympathizes with Roddick for the premature end to his fortnight, one also sympathizes with Hewitt, denied a grand moment under the lights of Rod Laver in perhaps his final appearance at his home major. The two-time Slam champion and former Melbourne finalist now meets an opponent strikingly similar to Roddick, who relies upon an overwhelming serve and a penetrating forehand that masks an unremarkable backhand. Since Hewitt owns a two-hander still crisp and polished despite his stage, he will seek to expose that advantage in any rallies when he maneuvers Raonic into a neutral position. But the disparity between their serves may weigh heavily upon the home favorite, especially in close sets, for he must expend much more effort in his service games than will the Canadian. Considered one of the finest returners and counterpunchers of his generation, Hewitt must hope that those talents have waned too sharply, for Raonic can finish points more effectively than can Roddick and repeatedly has displayed a precocious poise under pressure. Don't expect this neophyte to crumble on a grand stage, even with the crowd squarely against him.
Lisicki vs. Kuznetsova: In their only previous meeting, the German leaned upon her mighty serve to overpower the Russian at the All England Club en route to her first of two quarterfinals there. Far less serve-friendly than grass, this sticky surface tilts towards Kuznetsova's advantage by allowing her more time to survive Lisicki's first strike. Not lacking in shot-making skill herself, Sveta will hammer forehands into her opponent's forehand to create a clash of strength with strength. Her vulnerable second serve will offer an inviting target for the younger woman's vicious returns, so the two-time major champion will want to connect with as many first serves as possible. Notorious for drifting in and out of focus, Kuznetsova cannot afford such lapses in a rare WTA match when a service break actually means something. Across the net, Lisicki must manage an equally significant internal concern involving her fragile physical condition. Sidelined much too often for a player of her age, she has retired or withdrawn from several tournaments since the start of 2011.
Zvonareva vs. Makarova: In apparent danger of defeat during the first round, the fifth seed danced with disaster again when she fell behind Hradecka in the second set of her next match. Unnoticed by most observers, Zvonareva has edged within one victory of a marquee fourth-round meeting with Serena. Although she defeated the American in Eastbourne last year, few would fancy her chances in a rematch unless she delivers a significantly more imposing account of herself against Makarova. A dangerous server with a useful knack for saving break points, the fiery lefty has proven herself a thorn in the side of opponents as talented as Sharapova and Azarenka on medium-speed courts. She has caught fire for an extended stretch only once in her career, when she won the Eastbourne title as a qualifier, but Makarova upset Brisbane champion Kanepi in the second round. Until then, the Estonian had seemed the most plausible dark horse in the women's draw. We suspect that Makarova wouldn't mind seizing that role herself.
Tipsarevic vs. Gasquet: Living in the shadow of two far more notable players, these men have traced opposite trajectories in their career. Whereas Gasquet has shouldered the unwieldy burden created by those who deemed him a "little Federer," Tipsarevic has found his accomplishments dwarfed by the towering feats of Djokovic. Yet the Serb and the Frenchman have handled that position in contrasting ways. A perennial underachiever, Gasquet allowed the mountainous expectations upon him to sink his spirits at key moments in his development, although he has emitted an occasional flash of brilliance. On the other hand, Tipsarevic has drawn inspiration from the current world #1, remarkably finding self-belief rather than discouragement from the ascendancy of a younger man who has thoroughly eclipsed him. A few years ago, then Gasquet would have entered this match as the favorite with a second-week berth at a major on the line. Now, Tipsarevic must adapt to that unaccustomed position with all of the conviction that he can muster. Beyond these intriguing subplots, this match offers two of the finest down-the-line backhands from outside the ATP top five, wielded by two players unafraid to unleash these weapons with reckless abandon.
Zheng vs. Bartoli: In the same round at the same tournament two years ago, the doubles star toppled the double-fister after rallying from a one-set deficit. A quarterfinalist at Melbourne in 2009, Bartoli generally has recorded mixed results at the season's first major, where the surface perhaps slows down her rapier-like groundstrokes too much. As she stormed to an unexpected Auckland title, Zheng lasered her low strokes towards the center of the opponent's baseline, preventing her opponent from carving out an angle. With this steady diet of depth, albeit not much pace, she hopes to eventually draw a weaker response with which to step inside the court. Like Kuznetsova, Zheng must recognize that she will win few points on a second serve that Bartoli's superb return should devour. Unlike Kuznetsova, she will find ample opportunities to showcase her own returning prowess. While Bartoli can earn free points on her serve when that shot clicks, rare is the match when it does not desert her for at least one ghastly stretch. Expect a parade of breaks and tightly contested service games. As Zheng attempts to consolidate a budding revival, Bartoli aims to build upon a strong 2011 Slam campaign and entrench herself further inside the top 10.
Benneteau vs. Nishikori: Quietly scoring one of the first week's more notable upsets, the Sydney finalist continued his momentum by outlasting compatriot Simon in five sets. One did not expect such stamina from the 30-year-old Frenchman on either mental or physical levels, for Benneteau normally plays a fast-paced style of short points that demands relatively little from the body. Quite the opposite is his third-round opponent, who once ground down the towering Marin Cilic on a sultry day at the US Open through sheer endurance and tenacity. Once defeating the ATP's grinder par excellence, Ferrer, Nishikori exercised his quiet determination when he rallied from a two-set deficit in the previous round against an Australian who coupled the audacity of an underdog with the feistiness of a home favorite. With youth and fitness on his side, the Japanese #1 should recover more swiftly from his exertions than Benneteau, but relentlessly aggressive opponents still can fluster him. If he can disrupt Nishikori's rhythm with imaginative shot selection, the canny veteran could earn himself an opportunity to reach the second week in one of the draw's more open sections.
Wizards of Oz (IV): Australian Open Day 4 Preview
January 17, 2012 in News, Predictions, Previews, Tournament Analysis | Tags: ATP, Australian Open, Bellucci, Benneteau, Bogomolov, Gasquet, Golubev, Grand Slams, Hewitt, Hradecka, Ivanovic, Kanepi, Kuznetsova, Llodra, Makarova, Monfils, Petzscher, Raonic, Roddick, Sharapova, Simon, Sloane Stephens, Tennis, WTA, Zvonareva | Leave a comment
If Sharapova's legions of fans felt trepidation before her opener against Dulko, they should have left that match reassured not just about her ankle but about the state of her game overall. Far more impressive than in her last two Melbourne appearances, the Russian moved more and more crisply as the match progressed while suffering only one brief serving lapse and returning serve with her familiar ferocity. Knowing the quality of her opponent, and remembering her loss to her at Wimbledon 2009, Sharapova may have benefited from a match that forced her to focus immediately. A draw that initially seemed unkind now grows more benign with a clash against an American qualifier. Or does it? The Siberian siren has recorded mixed results against American youngsters before, falling to Oudin in a US Open epic and double-bageling Beatrice Capra a year later. As she admitted, Sharapova knows virtually nothing about Jamie Hampton's style and may need a few games to adjust to it. At the same time, though, Hampton almost certainly never has played an opponent who can generate power approaching the Russian's baseline bombardment.
More in doubt are several other matches on Day 4, to which we now turn our attention.
Hewitt vs. Roddick: Although the head-to-head between these two grizzled veterans stands at 7-6 in Roddick's favor, the American has won their last six meetings in a span stretching back to 2005. But Hewitt continues to threaten his far more powerful rival with his agile movement, clever point construction, and unrelenting patience. Three of their last four meetings reached final sets, including a Wimbledon thriller, while the fourth featured two tiebreaks. Relying upon the support of the Rod Laver crowd, Hewitt may fancy his chances of swinging those few crucial points in his direction this time. The stark disparity between their serves should play a less significant role than on the grass and fast hard courts where Roddick won all six matches in his current streak. All the same, the American advanced impressively past a talented opponent in Robin Haase, showing more purpose and poise than usual, whereas Hewitt struggled to deliver the coup de grace against an anonymous obstacle. Through most of the tennis world, Roddick will go into history as the more accomplished player, but one should note that Hewitt almost certainly will retire with more major titles, including the Wimbledon crown that the American so desperately covets.
Zvonareva vs. Hradecka: Extended for more than three hours by Alexandra Dulgheru, Zvonareva may arrive in the second round physically and mentally jaded by a match that hung in the balance for an excruciating length. The Russian typically has struggled with heavy servers (see S for Stosur), so Hradecka's penetrating delivery may cause her anxiety if supplemented by the groundstroke missiles that she showcased in Auckland during a victory over Peng. Can she finish what Dulgheru started? The speed of these courts tilts towards Zvonareva's advantage, however, showcasing her balanced game more effectively than the raw firepower of her still-evolving opponent.
Bellucci vs. Monfils: One might understate the situation to say that Monfils has produced drastically different results from one major to the next. After his comeback five-set victory over dirt devil at Roland Garros, many fans exulted that Monfils finally had found the purpose that he long had lacked. Then came an unexpected Wimbledon loss to Lukasz Kubot and a thoroughly disappointing US Open setback against Ferrero. After those setbacks, a strong Australian Open would seem likely for a player whose career has constituted a sequence of peaks and valleys. Further suggesting that possibility was a strong week in Doha, highlighted by a semifinal victory over Nadal. Full of talent and ambition, meanwhile, Bellucci has struggled to harness his lefty power at crucial moments in matches. Before he ended last season with seven straight losses at ATP tournaments, the top-ranked Brazilian defeated Murray and Berdych consecutively at the prestigious event in Madrid. This enigma could trouble Monfils by curving his lefty forehand into the Frenchman's modest backhand and by winning the battle of court positioning. But Bellucci has developed little of the tactical sense necessary to topple an opponent superior in athleticism, fitness, experience, and nearly all other meaningful areas.
Raonic vs. Petzschner: Not known for their returning talents, both of these huge servers broke their opponents repeatedly during emphatic first-round victories. In fact, Petzschner fell just two games short of the first triple-bagel at the Australian Open since the 1970s and first at any major since 1993. While his opponent's ineptitude likely played a role in that development, the German has ridden waves of confidence to impressive accomplishments before. Contesting a five-setter with Nadal two Wimbledons ago, he shares Raonic's preference for faster surfaces. The high bounce of this court should aid the Canadian's monstrous kick serve, one of the reasons why he reached the second week here last year. With his hip injury now behind him, Raonic must win matches like these to deliver a statement to his peers about his renewed progress.
Golubev vs. Gasquet: Slugging his path past the more talented Youzhny in the first round, Golubev confronts a very similar task in the artful Gasquet. Like the Russian, the Frenchman unleashes stylish one-handed backhands but lacks the muscular force projected by the Kazakh, who has rebounded impressively from an 18-match losing streak in 2011. When a match turns for or against either of these players, it generally swings dramatically. In the best-of-five format, neither probably can sustain their high-risk tactics for long enough to win without a lull, which will give the opponent a chance to reassert himself. One senses that a match of momentum shifts might evolve as Golubev's unvarnished ball-bruising pounds away at Gasquet's psyche in addition to his defenses. If he can stay positive, though, the Frenchman should withstand many of those first strikes and outlast the assault.
Stephens vs. Kuznetsova: Succumbing twice to Christina McHale in 2011, the two-time major champion now faces another opportunistic American teenager. Stephens enjoyed her emergence during last summer, when she reached a San Diego quarterfinal and the third round at the US Open with an upset over Peer. Seeking to duplicate that feat in Australia, she meets a player who already has alternated the encouraging (Auckland semifinal performance, Sydney victory over Zvonareva) with the discouraging (a first career loss to Zheng and a retirement against Safarova). Illustrating the rollercoaster that Kuznetsova regularly rides was her three-set victory over Scheepers, which started with a comfortable set, continued with a desultory second set, and ended abruptly with a third-set bagel. Although she can deliver slightly more offense than her fellow rising Americans, Stephens remains a counterpuncher against whom the Russian will need to hit her targets consistently. Anyone who has watched Kuznetsova could tell you that she finds this task less easy than she should.
Simon vs. Benneteau: When these two compatriots collide, their promising performances at preparatory tournaments should provide them with plenty of momentum. A semifinalist at Brisbane, Simon will duel with the Sydney runner-up in a match between a player who clings to the baseline and another who ventures into the forecourt more boldly than many. As Benneteau tries to shorten points, his countryman will try to extend them with the same tenacity that carried him to a quarterfinal in Melbourne two years ago. While he has faded since his breakthrough in 2008-09, Simon remains within range of the top 10 and certainly has maximized his potential. In the Melbourne heat, this counterpuncher's grinding style should prove especially lethal.
Llodra vs. Bogomolov, Jr.: Unheralded until last year, the Russian-turned-American-turned-Russian seems to have weathered the controversy over his nationality with little concern. A win here would move into the third round, justifying his seed and accomplishing the difficult task of maintaining momentum during the offseason. By the standards of this journeyman, that accomplishment would deserve credit, especially following the early demise of more celebrated compatriots. Overcoming perhaps the ATP's most maddening player in Gulbis, Llodra may find greater resistance from someone who generally competes more vigorously (except at the Paris Indoors). Aware that the Frenchman will attack the forecourt consistently, Bogomolov needs to refine his passing shots and aim to keep his opponent behind the baseline in rallies that expose his erratic groundstrokes.
Makarova vs. Kanepi: The flavor of the fortnight at the 2010 Australian Open, this lesser Russian built upon an upset of Ivanovic to reach the second week and challenge eventual champion Clijsters for a set when she arrived there. This year, she delivered two bagels in her opener as memories of Melbourne likely flooded back into her mind. An unseeded champion in Brisbane, Kanepi entered this tournament as perhaps its most compelling dark horse. With straight-sets victories over Pavlyuchenkova, Petkovic, and Schiavone during the first week of 2012, she showcased a more formidable serve than ever and rarely faced a break point throughout the tournament. Even more notable was Kanepi's improved shot selection and consistency, areas that had retarded her progress until now. But the question lingers as to whether she enjoyed a career week in Brisbane or whether her accomplishment laid the foundation for something greater. After all, everyone knows what the Brisbane champion did last year.
And, of course, we could not complete a preview of Day 4 without…
Ivanovic vs. Krajicek: Never forced to face a break point throughout her opening victory, the former #1 dominated beyond her serve against an overmatched opponent and thus could afford to attack her returns aggressively. To be sure, the knowledge of Dominguez Lino's weak serve may have enabled Ivanovic to relax and swing more freely during her own service games, but that shot has shown steady signs of improvement throughout her partnership with Nigel Sears. When she faces an opponent with a more imposing serve in Krajicek, Ana will face greater pressure to maintain her own delivery. This match likely will consist of short points punctuated by staccato winners or unforced errors. A former prodigy derailed by injuries, Krajicek impressed us with her ball-striking and her poise when we watched compete creditably against an aging Hingis in San Diego five years ago. Although injuries have derailed her since then, she remains a player more dangerous than her ranking would suggest. Handle not with complacency but with confidence and calm.
No Place to Hide: WTA Sydney Preview
January 7, 2012 in News, Predictions, Previews, Tournament Analysis | Tags: Australian Open, Azarenka, Bartoli, Cibulkova, Goerges, Jankovic, Jelena Dokic, Kuznetsova, Kvitova, Li Na, Pavlyuchenkova, Petkovic, Radwanska, Stosur, Sydney, Tennis, Wozniacki, WTA, Zvonareva | 2 comments
Stuffed with nine of the top ten and 17 of the top 20, the WTA draw in Sydney features spectacular entertainment and fascinating collisions from the first round onwards. As Ivanovic discovered in an opening-round loss to Safarova, a draw so small and so star-studded offers almost no place to hide.
Top half: Like Kvitova in the bottom half, Wozniacki receives a bye into the second round that will allow her to regroup from a moderately encouraging week in Hopman Cup. Defeated by Kvitova and tested by Pironkova there, the world #1 improved as that exhibition progressed and should bring confidence into a meeting with her conqueror in Sydney last year, Cibulkova. Also in Wozniacki's quarter, though, are two top-10 players in Petkovic and Radwanska. The top-ranked German did not distinguish herself at Brisbane while struggling to hold serve, perhaps still rusty from a knee injury that hindered her late in 2011. In the first round, Petkovic would meet her projected quarterfinal opponent in Brisbane, Pavlyuchenkova, who likewise looked unimpressive there. With an Australian Open quarterfinal soon to defend, the world #10 surely would welcome an opportunity to gain more match practice. Fortunate to draw a qualifier in her first match of 2012, Radwanska aspires to begin this season as brightly as she ended last fall, with consecutive titles at marquee Asian tournaments. The intriguing Pole might reprise her Beijing final against Petkovic before once again meeting her friend Wozniacki, who has dominated her for most of their careers.
Like Radwanska, Azarenka lifts a racket with malice in her heart for the first time this year when she faces a qualifier in her opener. Considering Jankovic's entertaining battle with Schiavone last week, the best match of the Brisbane tournament, the Serbian former #1 might challenge the third seed if she can escape Julia Goerges. Nevertheless, Azarenka ended last season on an especially encouraging note and may have accumulated too much momentum to succumb to an occasionally dangerous dark horse like Jankovic. In her quarterfinal awaits the unpredictable Bartoli, who enjoys perhaps the most comfortable draw of all, starting with a qualifier and continuing with the long-faded Dokic. Although she finished the Hopman Cup with a 1-2 record in singles, the double-fister nearly defeated a resurgent Li and severely tested Kvitova for a set while mercilessly double-bageling Gajdosova. Of her nine matches against Azarenka, though, Bartoli has emerged victorious from only a retirement and a meaningless round-robin matches at the year-end championships. On most surfaces except grass, the Belarussian's balanced style will outlast her.
Semifinal: Wozniacki vs. Azarenka
Bottom half: Whereas the top half seemed the stronger section in Brisbane, the lower half looks more imposing in Sydney. Hoping to improve upon her early exit here last year, Zvonareva confronts the challenge of facing Kuznetsova just after the erstwhile two-time major champion reached the semifinals in Auckland. The task of defeating a compatriot often has flustered Russian woman, and neither of these two has proved themselves exactly steely under ordinary circumstances. But the route of the winner grows briefly smoother thereafter with the streaky Safarova blocking them from the quarterfinals. By that stage, defending champion Li Na hopes to have consolidated a promising performance at the Hopman Cup, where she lost only one set in three singles matches. With vast quantities of points soon to descend upon her shoulders, she can ill afford a slump as Melbourne looms. Having lost four of her last five matches to Zvonareva, including the bronze-medal match at the Beijing Olympics, Li might bring extra determination to a clash with another player who must defend a significant result at the Australian Open. If this battle of backhands should happen, it might provide insight concerning whether either or both of these women might become a genuine contender during the following fortnight.
Aligned to meet in the first round are two recent Slam champions in Stosur and Schiavone, both of whom first tasted greatness relatively late in their careers. Although less notable, the meeting between Vinci and Hantuchova might offer comparable intrigue with the contrast in styles between the biting slices of the Italian and the smooth swings of the Slovak. Can Schiavone rebound physically from her draining week in Brisbane, and can Hantuchova rebound mentally from her demolition in the final? At the base of this section lies Kvitova, who could reach the top ranking with a title here. While we would not expect the pressure of that possibility to unnerve her, we also would not expect it to infuse her with additional purpose. After winning all four of her singles matches at the Hopman Cup, Kvitova eyes an accommodating path to at least the quarterfinals with Lisicki's withdrawal. But week-to-week dominance has eluded her so far.
Semifinal: Zvonareva vs. Kvitova
Final: Wozniacki vs. Zvonareva
Champion: Wozniacki
The Rest of 2011: WTA Edition
December 21, 2011 in News, Player Profiles, Post-Tournament Analysis | Tags: Cibulkova, Grand Slams, Hantuchova, Ivanovic, Jankovic, Kerber, Kuznetsova, Pavlyuchenkova, Peng, Pironkova, Tennis, Wozniacki, WTA, Zvonareva | Leave a comment
Wozniacki: About three months into the season, the world #1 looked poised to either finally break through at a major or at least continue her dominance at the most significant non-majors. At that stage, Wozniacki not only had continued a winning streak at Premier Mandatory / Premier Five tournaments that extended back to the 2010 Rogers Cup but had recorded her best result to date at the Australian Open, where only a prodigious effort by Li Na halted her. Then, without warning, her game unraveled on a sultry afternoon in Miami against Petkovic, and she never quite collected herself for the rest of the season. Over the rest of the spring and summer, Wozniacki would lose matches to Goerges (twice), Hantuchova, Cibulkova, Vinci, and Christina McHale as her impressive consistency deserted her. Especially troubling was the Wimbledon loss to Cibulkova, in which the Dane won the first set 6-1 before growing progressively more flustered as the match slipped away. Downed by Kanepi and Pennetta in her Asian title defenses, Wozniacki trailed by a set and a break in the only match that she won at the year-end championships. Although she did reach the US Open semifinal for the third straight year, she mustered little resistance to Serena and found herself fortunate to escape Kuznetsova two rounds before. Undeterred by her declining fortunes on court, Wozniacki also engaged in some odd off-court behavior throughout 2011, most notably mocking the cramping spasms of a certain 10-time major champion. Her accomplishment of holding the year-end #1 ranking for two straight years reflects much less on her than on the ranking system.
Zvonareva: Looking back a few years from now, one wonders whether we will perceive her 2010 season as similar to Berdych's 2010 campaign: an unexpected mid-career surge of a highly talented but critically flawed competitor who then receded to a more familiar level of performance. Zvonareva's season started brightly with a third consecutive Slam semifinal appearance, built in part upon the bones of Kvitova. With consecutive victories over top-six opponents in Doha, she displayed perhaps her most convincing tennis of the year, shifting seamlessly from defense to offense in one of the WTA's most balanced styles. Demolished by Azarenka in a Miami semifinal, the Russian faded during the European seasons and fell in the third round of her Wimbledon finals defense. After a nine-match winning streak in Baku and San Diego, she suffered the first of four second-half meltdowns against Radwanska that became one of the dominant narratives in her season. Two of those losses came in finals, where the advantage of Zvonareva's experience could not counterbalance her disadvantage in emotional composure. Unlucky to draw Stosur in a US Open quarterfinal, she lost three of four matches at the year-end championships. In short, Zvonareva's season hovered around the boundary between respectability and mediocrity, judged by the standards that she set a year ago.
Pavlyuchenkova: A quarterfinalist at two majors, the former junior #1 showcased her brutal ball-striking on surfaces of all speeds. Not intimidated by Serena in New York, she traded blows with the 13-time major champion as confidently as she dueled with defending champion Schiavone in Paris. Pavlyuchenkova also displayed competitive courage on two other occasions: when she defended her Monterrey title and when she turned the tables on Schiavone just two majors after losing their Roland Garros meeting. Somewhat concerning is her struggle with double faults, however, which reached its apex (or nadir) in Baku when she struck 25 in one match and 52 across the course of three matches. In a player so young, a serve so unreliable still could improve significantly, so Pavlyuchenkova should focus upon remedying that department of her game before such habits become rooted too deeply. But the newest standard-bearer of Russian tennis should win plenty of matches next year based on her fierce groundstrokes alone
Peng: In a memorable year for Asian sports, China's #2 earned a modest breakthrough of her own as her compatriot Li Na thrilled a continent. The double-fister of a disposition more pleasant than Bartoli reached five semifinals on three different surfaces in the first half alone before her results tapered in the second half. Scoring 12 victories over higher-ranked opponents, she reached the second week of three majors and ambushed four players who ended the year in the top 15. As her groundstrokes peppered the center of the baseline, opponents struggled to create angles or set their feet crisply. Known mostly as a doubles specialist before 2011, Peng may want to balance her schedule more carefully in 2012 to protect herself from the injuries that accumulated this year.
Jankovic: Title-less for the first year since 2006, this precursor to Wozniacki lost to her descendant three times after having won all of their previous meetings. The reversal of their mini-rivalry illustrated Jankovic's decline in consistency, essential for her counterpunching style and likely a terminal condition. Winning two total matches at the three non-clay majors, the former #1 fell outside the top 10 for the first time in five years. All the same, she collaborated with several of her conquerors in compelling matches from Doha and Miami (Zvonareva and Petkovic) to Roland Garros and Cincinnati (Schiavone and Sharapova). Filled with oscillating momentum, those melodramatic three-setters will have satisfied her trademark appetite for drama. While her hopes of winning a major will remain a mirage, Jankovic's sporadic flashes of feistiness still adds spice to matches that otherwise might seem bland.
Kuznetsova: As with several of the other players on this list, the best came first for Kuznetsova in 2011. Thwarted as relentlessly by Henin as Roddich by Federer, she gained the grim satisfaction of defeating the Belgian in the last match of her career. One round later, Sveta contested the most memorable women's match of 2011 in a thriller with Schiavone that lasted nearly five hours and during which she held five match points. Following that spectacle, Kuznetsova reached the final in Dubai but then almost totally evaporated with opening-match losses in five of her next six tournaments. Bursting back into relevance with a Roland Garros quarterfinal, she nearly repeated that feat at the US Open against a hapless Wozniacki. In that late-night comedy of errors, the Russian led by a set and 4-1 before the tide turned inexorably against here. Littered with stunning winners and absurd errors from every corner of the court, that sprawling encounter offered a metaphor for everything that Kuznetsova could have achieved—in this season and in her career—and everything that she has not.
Cibulkova: Proving that stature does not always correlate to success, the plucky Slovak toppled Wozniacki twice as well as four other members of the year-end top 10. Ever willing to engage in wars of attrition, she outlasted Zvonareva in an epic Indian Wells three-setter and threatened eventual champion Azarenka more than any of her other opponents in Miami. Despite the inherent limitations on her power, Cibulkova clubbed forehands with remarkable pace throughout her Wimbledon quarterfinal run. Assisting her in constructing points around that shot as much as possible, her coach Zelkjo Krajan has burnished his reputation by succeeding with two such different pupils in Cibulkova and Safina. His disciple ended 2011 in the most satisfying fashion imaginable by winning her first career title at the Kremlin Cup after twice rallying from one-set deficits, including a dramatic comeback in the final.
Hantuchova: Nine times out of ten, the elegant Slovak crumbles under the pressure of facing elite opposition and contributes to her own demise. On the tenth time, Hantuchova unleashes a virtually unplayable barrage of acutely angled groundstrokes and expertly placed volleys. That inspired version of the Slovak appeared against Zvonareva when she raced to the Pattaya City title without dropping a set, and then again for extended spans of their Doha quarterfinal, one of the most thrilling and relentless explosions of shot-making that the WTA witnessed all year. Over the next few months, Hantuchova would stifle Wozniacki, Li, and Venus by defying the odds of her low-percentage shots for longer than one would believe possible. Frustrating to watch when her shots misfire, Hantuchova embodies the ebbing but still stunning aesthetic dimension of tennis at a time when the sport's physicality has captured the spotlight.
Pironkova: Many players perform far above their normal level at a certain tournament, having developed comfort with the surface or the setting. For examples of such anomalies, consider Hantuchova's two Indian Wells titles or Schiavone's consecutive Roland Garros finals. Or consider the nine wins that Tsevtana Pironkova has registered in her last two Wimbledon appearances, including two over five-time champion Venus (by eerily identical scores) and two more over finalists Bartoli and Zvonareva. The willowy brunette even extended Kvitova to a third set this year with a seemingly unremarkable game. If Pironkova signed some Faustian bargain that allowed her to excel at exactly one tournament on the calendar, she certainly chose well.
Kerber: Thoroughly anonymous until the US Open, the German lefty carved through the section of the draw vacated by Kvitova and Sharapova to reach the semifinals, where she temporarily struck fear into Stosur. For now, her suddenly exalted station in the WTA testifies less to her talents than to the extreme unpredictability of women's tennis, similar to Greta Arn's year-opening title in Auckland. But Kerber can revise our interpretation of that narrative in 2012, and she owns the lefty weapons to make a legitimate attempt at consolidating her momentum.
Ivanovic: In a season rather similar to 2010, the former #1 enjoyed her second half much more than a first half filled with the indignities of first-round losses at the Australian Open, Roland Garros, and elsewhere. Long fond of Indian Wells, Ivanovic must have relished a quarterfinal appearance there, especially a commanding victory over countrywoman and bitter rival Jankovic. Within a point of scoring a spectacular upset over defending champion Clijsters in Miami, she let slip away a thrilling encounter from which she needed a few months to recover. Lacking an exclusive, full-time coach for much of her post-2008 tribulations, Ivanovic found stability in a partnership with Nigel Sears. That stability ultimately translated into a confidence that she had lacked while compiling a dismal record in three-setters and tiebreaks, the areas that most test a player's fortitude. Reaching the second week of the US Open, Ana delivered consecutive victories over Kuznetsova and Zvonareva in Beijing before extending her reign over Bali. Defending a title for the first time, she ended 2011 with her seemingly inexhaustible supply of hope restored once more.
We join Ana in wishing you a Happy Holiday.
A Taste of Turkey (V): Previewing the WTA Istanbul Semifinals
October 28, 2011 in News, Predictions, Previews, Tournament Analysis | Tags: Azarenka, Istanbul, Kvitova, Stosur, WTA, YEC, Zvonareva | Leave a comment
Kvitova vs. Stosur: Clearly the most impressive player of the round-robin phase, Kvitova blazed a trail past the world #1, a two-time Slam finalist, and the WTA's leading performer of the fall without surrendering so much as a set. Showcasing her electrifying arsenal on the laboratory-like indoor surface, the Czech dissected her opponents by ruthlessly changing the direction of the ball and slapping shots over the high part of the net with ease. Able to hit any shot from any position here, Kvitova often has caught her opponents oddly flat-footed as she did at Wimbledon, perhaps a combination of her distinctive lefty angles and overwhelming pace. As she would be the first to admit, her game remains a work in progress, and she sometimes makes the easy look as hard while making the hard look easy. In her tiebreak against Radwanska on Friday, Kvitova scorched a brilliant backhand winner past a frozen foe before missing the same groundstroke into an open court a few points later. Her dual capacity for reeling off several straight unanswerable winners or several straight perplexing errors means that few leads or deficits are insurmountable in her matches. Like Federer, her rapid tempo during and between points only accelerates the momentum shifts caused by her mercurial fluctuations in form.
Outside a second-set wobble in her first match, though, Kvitova has restricted those fluctuations to inconsequential moments even more effectively than she did at Wimbledon. Against a player who serves so effectively, she will have less margin for error than against the three easily broken counterpunchers in her group. When this rising lefty faced Stosur at the Australian Open this year, both players raced through service games en route to a first-set tiebreak, while the second set hinged upon a single break. Slashing plenty of percussive serves herself in her three victories, Kvitova's darting delivery into the ad court may suit the court's low bounce more than her opponent's high-kicking serve. After the Czech swung with brazen abandon at even the first serves of her three previous victims, one wonders whether she will approach Stosur so audaciously. Considering the heavy spin on the Australian's serves, Kvitova may struggle to control her returns if she continues to play with such high risk. In addition to their serves, both women parallel the ATP in their preference for forehands over backhands, although the topsin-smothered stroke of the US Open champion contrasts with the flat swings of the Wimbledon champion. Therefore, their match may revolve around who can pin their opponent into her backhand corner with cross-court forehands, organizing the rally from weakness to strength. More powerful and more balanced, Kvitova holds the advantage on returns and from the baseline, while Stosur enjoys an edge with her serve and at the net. But in no area is either so far superior to the other that one woman can assume the role of the clear favorite.
Azarenka vs. Zvonareva: A pleasant contrast with the first semifinal, the second match should feature many more breaks, much longer rallies, relatively few points won with the serve, and considerably more points decided from the baseline than in the forecourt. Unlike Kvitova and Stosur, Azarenka and Zvonareva have compiled an extended, intriguing record as they approach their tenth meeting. One can divide their encounters into roughly three phases. First came the period of the Russian's dominance from 2007 through 2009 over the still-raw, immature Belarussian (a description that some might find still apt). After Zvonareva led by a set and a break at the 2010 Australian Open, seemingly en route to a fifth straight win in their rivalry, one of her infamous implosions set the stage for consecutive lopsided victories by Azarenka. In the third, more unsettled phase, these two tempestuous competitors played two tight encounters in the second half of 2010 and an ugly rout in a 2011 Miami semifinal. Perhaps tellingly, Zvonareva won the two former matches and lost the latter. Whereas Azarenka's nerve chronically fails her in suspenseful matches against the elite, she possesses greater psychological ability to reverse the trajectory of a match following a dismal beginning. By contrast, Zvonareva has struggled with turning a tide that flows too strongly against her in the early stages. But one of her career's greater accomplishments represents her appearance in the final at the 2008 edition of this tournament, not to mention victories over Clijsters at Wimbledon and Wozniacki at the US Open last year. Twice a champion in Miami, Azarenka has yet to mount a signature run at a major, and she contests a semifinal at the calendar's fifth most prestigious event for the first time.
From some perspectives, a "contrast of styles" presents the most intriguing type of duel, like the gladiatorial contests in the Roman Empire that decided whether a Gallic swordsman or a Thracian spear-bearer reigned supreme. While certainly not lacking in sharpened weapons or potential for drama, the second semifinals does not offer that form of entertainment. Generally similar in their visions of the games, Azarenka and Zvonareva have developed their backhands into their signature shots and have built excellent transition games upon their ability to combine court coverage with penetrating groundstrokes. Even when stretched wide along the baseline, both women can project sufficient depth to prevent the opponent from gaining a definitive advantage in the rally. Their respective levels of execution thus will play the crucial role rather than any affinity for the surface or key matchup between the strength of one competitor and the weakness of another. From the evidence submitted so far this week, one would tentatively rule in favor of Azarenka, who demolished Stosur and Li with disdain without losing her serve. Not a notable shot, her delivery abandoned her several times against Bartoli in a meaningless march to nowhere that occupied two and a half hours on Friday, valuable time that Zvonareva will have used to refresh her energies after consecutive three-setters. When she next takes the court after failing to convert three match points in a loss to Radwanska, the Russian may bear the scars of that cruel disappointment. Or she may relax, grateful to have earned an opportunity to end her season on a more uplifting note. Meanwhile, Azarenka must sharpen her focus from the virtual dead rubber of Friday now that the single-elimination weekend has arrived.
A Taste of Turkey (III): WTA Istanbul Thursday Preview
October 26, 2011 in News, Predictions, Previews, Tournament Analysis | Tags: Azarenka, Istanbul, Kvitova, Li Na, Radwanska, Wozniacki, WTA, YEC, Zvonareva | Leave a comment
Azarenka (1-0) vs. Li (1-0): Showing scant respect for her elders, the Minx from Minsk marched straight from her Luxembourg title to Istanbul and demolished Stosur for the fifth straight time. While the Aussie suffered from a competitive hangover following her breakthrough against Sharapova, Azarenka permitted her virtually no openings as she surrendered just five points on serve until the last game of the match. Early in what one hopes will become a week of gritty, grueling competition, the opportunity to notch a swift victory will have enhanced her already excellent hopes of advancing to the semifinals of this event for the first time. After Sharapova's withdrawal, Azarenka can rest confident in the knowledge that she most likely will notch a second win on Friday over Bartoli, whom she has dominated almost as relentlessly as Stosur. She probably will advance even if she doesn't win on Thursday, therefore, but no top-five player has reached that height by taking such things for granted.
Neither should Azarenka take a win over Li Na for granted, since the Chinese star halted her at two majors this year and has won four of their five encounters overall. At both Melbourne and Roland Garros, Li proved both slightly more consistent in the extended exchanges from behind the baseline and slightly more adept at finishing points once she moved inside the court. Much more impressive when returning than when serving, both women should know that breaks mean little and that almost no lead or deficit is insurmountable. In her opening victory over Sharapova, Li illustrated that fact when she managed to win a first set that she appeared to have lost on three different occasions: when she faced break point trailing 2-4, when Sharapova served for the set after breaking her at love, and when the Russian led 4-0 in the tiebreak. At that last juncture, the Roland Garros champion relied upon her return to barely flick two mighty serves into play—and then watched her opponent miss a routine point-ending shot. Although Li cannot expect such generosity when she faces Azarenka, her rhythmic style will benefit from the similarly rhythmic style across the net. Remarkably, she could erase the disappointments of her second-half campaign by reaching the semifinals here, an objective likely accomplished with a victory on Thursday.
Wozniacki (1-1) vs. Kvitova (1-0): Splitting three-setters in her first two matches, the world #1 must elevate her level from her first two matches in order to ensure that her last round-robin match does not become her last match of 2011. Having spent about five hours on court against Radwanska and Zvonareva, Wozniacki cannot afford to lose any of her fabled foot speed when she confronts Kvitova. While the allegedly sluggish surface slows the ball and produces the longer rallies that she favors, its stickiness also takes a toll upon her all-important legs. Late in her loss to Zvonareva, Wozniacki looked weary and emotionally deflated despite staying well within range of the Russian. Perhaps the labors of a long season, fraught with greater turbulence than the calm Dane would prefer, weighed upon her mind as the court clung to her feet. Or perhaps the accomplishment of clinching the year-end #1 ranking for the second straight season shrank the match into insignificance from her perspective.
Only once in four attempts has Kvitova conquered Wozniacki, but that victory came in the most important of their meetings at Wimbledon last year. When she dispatched Zvonareva in her first match, the Czech lefty penetrated the court with ease from both groundstroke wings and even added a few surprising touches of finesse. The controlled indoor atmosphere tilts more towards her unflinching pursuit of precision than towards the style of anyone else in her group. Not the best front-runner, however, she squandered a double-break lead in the second set against Zvonareva with bizarrely unfocused play. Even during her sensational run at Wimbledon, Kvitova allowed more than one opponent to edge back into the match after she had won the first set in commanding fashion. Probably a symptom of her immaturity, this carelessness would play into the hands of Wozniacki should the Dane stay alert and the match stay close. In the 2-and-0 demolition that Kvitova inflicted upon her at Wimbledon, the match didn't last long enough for this issue to surface. On the other hand, the world #1 has lost six or fewer games in each of her three triumphs over the reigning Wimbledon champion, so one senses that this match may end quickly no matter the outcome.
Zvonareva (1-1) vs. Radwanska (0-1): Most likely a must-win encounter for both combatants, this meeting represents their fifth clash of the season. After Zvonareva prevailed comfortably in Miami, the Pole prevailed just as comfortably in their three second-half meetings, including finals in San Diego and Tokyo. Most stunning from her performance there was her impenetrability on serve, hardly a trait that one associates with her; only once in the two matches combined did she lose her serve. A more familiar Radwanska traded break for break with Wozniacki in a three-setter on Tuesday that remains the best match of the tournament so far. Although she frustrated her friend much more than in their past several meetings, the inability to hold serve when absolutely necessary ultimately cost the eighth seed a winnable match and will continue to hamper her upward mobility. All the same, her cavernous bag of tricks might fluster the inflammable Russian more than the placid Dane. By the end of her last few matches, Zvonareva looked hopelessly bewildered as she committed routine errors and lost her normally acute tactical sense.
As she outmaneuvered Wozniacki from the baseline yesterday, the Russian's versatility and tactical sense shone much more clearly than in her tepid loss to Kvitova that preceded it. Despite her natural tendency towards counterpunching, she rose valiantly to the occasion when her opponent forced her to take the initiative and redirected the ball down both lines with conviction while approaching the net with success. Even more notably, Zvonareva did not grow discouraged by her mistakes as did the Dane, nor did she celebrate her winners with much vigor. That inner poise will serve her well as she aims to conquer a recent but repeated nemesis. By no means did the world #6 play an immaculate match, though, and a few of her nine double faults threw Wozniacki fleeting lifelines late in the second and third sets. Radwanska's season probably ends here if she fails to sustain the momentum in her rivalry, but Zvonareva probably faces a similar prospect. Whereas Azarenka and Li have everything to gain with a win, these two women have everything to lose with a loss. Who will handle that situation more smoothly?


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VALUE: Stewart has insured the coupe for $80,000.
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Young entrepreneur of the year 2013 is encouraging young entrepreneurial hopefuls to make themselves heard. "The selection Young entrepreneur of the year represents confirmation for a company that they're doing things right, but the media visibility is also welcome, because it facilitates contact with bigger companies. The selection is a good indicator of the entrepreneurship environment in Slovenia, which is developing in the right direction," is the conviction of Kristina Kočet Hudrap, CEO of Tiko Pro, who was chosen as the Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 at the competition organized by the Young Entrepreneur Institute.
For the eighth year in a row, the Young Entrepreneur Institute is inviting young entrepreneurs to apply to the selection and make themselves heard as well as tighten the competition in the fight for the successor of Anita Lozar and Matej Pelicon, cofounders of the boutique brewery Pelicon, who received the title last year. They are accepting applications for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 until 31 May at the portal mladipodjetnik.si.
When Tiko Pro was chosen in 2013, the company had six full-time employees, now there are 13 of them just in Slovenia. The company is based in Slovenia, but has a branch in Croatia. Last year, within the Interreg Slovenia-Austria programme, Austria confirmed their project in collaboration with Talum and the Graz Technical University. "Now we're looking for opportunities to penetrate the Austrian market, but we won't go there alone, we'll find a complementary company. In Serbia, we will join forces with partners from Beograd to organize a one-day workshop on obtaining European funds," is how Kristina Kočet Hudrap is predicting further development steps.
Even though Tiko Pro employees aren't related, the CEO is convinced that the company is becoming increasingly more like a family company. She believes in the entrepreneurial spirit of young people, but also reminds them that business success definitely can't come overnight. "You need to make an effort for success and sometimes also wait patiently for it." She is grateful that for the past few years, dr. Jure Knez, president of the DEWESoft gazelle, has been sharing his business experience with young entrepreneurs, also at business weekends in one of Europe's capitals, where he shares his rich business ideas, warns them about the mistakes, and encourages them towards development on a global level.
Read the article on Dnevnik.si (in Slovene).


Before to try to define a malfunction source, study the corresponding scheme of an electric equipment for representation reception about elements in this chain.
Disconnect an electric socket from the screen wiper engine, the switch include a screen wiper and щупом a tester check up that on one of socket contacts moves pressure of the storage battery. If following checks do not give positive results, it is necessary to address for repair on servicing deport.
If screen wiper brushes move slowly, check up degree of gymnastics of the storage battery. If the battery is completely charged, remove the engine of a screen wiper and manually move screen wiper levers.
Check up all draughts of a screen wiper and grease hinges of draughts.
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If at inclusion screen wipers do not work, check up integrity of a safety lock (fig. 15.30).
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If pressure on socket contacts is present, remove the engine of a screen wiper and check up its working capacity, having connected its additional wires to plugs of the storage battery. If the engine has earned, check up all draughts of a screen wiper and grease hinges of draughts.
If pressure on contacts of a socket of the engine does not move, check up, whether pressure to contacts of the relay of a screen wiper moves. If pressure moves to contacts of the relay of a screen wiper, check up the switch of screen wipers. If the switch is serviceable, possibly, the relay is faulty. Remove the relay and check up it.
If the mode of faltering work of screen wipers does not work, check up an electric chain between the switch and the block of management of screen wipers.
If brushes of screen wipers are not established about a starting position at switch deenergizing, check up that pressure on contact останова and an electric socket is present at switched off (OFF) the screen wiper switch, at the included ignition (ON). In the absence of pressure check up an electric chain between the engine of a screen wiper and the block of safety locks.


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— манга, созданная Тарако Котобуки. В 2010 году выходит 2-серийная OVA. Даты выхода серий — 26 марта 2010 и 25 июня 2010 года.

Сюжет
Норио — обыкновенный школьник, но после аварии вокруг него начинают происходить странные вещи. Раньше его никто не замечал, теперь учащиеся не дают ему прохода, да плюс ко всему парень начинает видеть окружающих в виде зверей. Оказывается люди произошли не только от обезьян, но и от других животных (собака, кот, медведь, дракон, змея). Так получилось, что Норио редкий вид таких людей называемых — мадараруй. И по ходу событий выясняется, что мадараруев не мало. К тому же мадараруи одного пола могут иметь детей. И теперь Норио надо привыкать к своему званию мадараруя.

Главные герои
 Норио Цубурая — 16 лет. Редкий вид мадараруй — смесь обезьяны и кота — ретроград (мадараруй с характерными чертами обезьяны — редчайший из редких, премиум). Влюблён в Кунимасу и согласен выносить его ребёнка, но не может выдержать даже прелюдии, сразу превращается в мадараруя.
 Кунимаса Мадарамэ — учится в старшем классе, той же школы где учится Норио. Высшая порода кота, превращается в ягуара. Предлагает Норио выносить ему ребёнка. Гетеросексуал, но Норио заставил его относиться к себе серьёзно.
 Ёнэкуни Мадарамэ — старший брат Кунимасы. Терпеть не может мужчин. Пытается научить Норио скрывать свои «феромоны». Высшая форма мадараруя — крокодил. Хладнокровный (мама змея, папа дракон). Если окружающая температура ниже 30 градусов может умереть. Когда его температура понижается приходит к Сиро, но потом ничего об этом не помнит.
 Сиро Фудзивара — президент студенческого совета. Влюблён в Ёнэкуни. Все думают, что он обезьяна, но на самом деле он высшая форма собаки — волк. В детстве родители наложили на него заклинание из-за того, что он, возможно, последний волк в Японии и отдали на воспитание «обезьянам». Ёнэкуни, сам того не осознавая, снял с него заклинание.

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William Bertram Turrill  ( 14 de junio de 1890 - 15 de diciembre de 1961) fue un botánico inglés.

En 1915 obtiene su B.Sc. en Botánica, de la Universidad de Londres. De 1916 a 1918 sirve en el "Cuerpo Real Médico del Ejército" (en Macedonia); retornando luego a Kew. De 1918 a 1939 da clases en el "Chelsea Polytechnic". En 1922 se gradúa M.Sc. en Botánica, y en 1928 su Ph.D. también en Botánica, en la Universidad de Londres.

Fue asistente en el Real Jardín Botánico de Kew, expandiendo el herbario; y su carrera se acelerará luego de servir en el Ejército durante la primera Guerra mundial. Se le ofrece una oportunidad de expedicionar a la península de los Balcanes; que volcará en su tesis de Ph.D. y en el concomitante texto. Sus investigaciones se focalizaron en Genética y en Ecología.

Algunas publicaciones
 1929. The Plant-life of the Balkan Peninsula

 Milne-Redh.|Milne-Redhead, EW; W Turrill.1952. Ranunculaceae. Ed. Crown Agents

 Libros
 1980. Studies in the genus Fritillaria (Liliaceae) (Hooker's Icones plantarum). Ed. Bentham-Moxon Trust. 280 pp.

 1948. British plant life. Ed. Collins. 315 pp. Reimpreso 2008, 336 pp. ISBN 000727856X

 1964. Vistas in botany : recent researches in plant taxonomy (International series of monographs on pure and applied biology). Ed. Pergamon Press. 314 pp.

 1963. Joseph Dalton Hooker: Botanist, explorer, & administrator. Ed. Scientific Book Club. 228 pp.

 1959. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, past & present. Ed. Jenkins. 256 pp.

 1959. Vistas in botany: A volume in honour of the bicentenary of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (Int. series of monographs on pure & applied biol., bot. division; vol.2). Ed. Pergamon. 547 pp.

 1959. Vistas in Botany: Twenty Arts. & Reviews v. 1. Ed. Elsevier. 547 pp.

 1956. Caryophyllaceae (Flora of tropical East Africa). Ed. Secr. State for the Colonies × the Crown Agents for Oversea Gov. 38 pp.

 1953. Pioneer plant geography: The phytogeographical researches of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (Lotsya, a biological miscellany). Ed. Nijhoff. 267 pp.

 1952.  Oleaceae (Flora of tropical East Africa). Ed. Secr. State for the Colonies × the Crown Agents for Oversea Gov. 32 pp.

 Honores
 1953, recibe la "Medalla de oro Veitch memorial" de la Royal Horticultural Society
 1955, es nombrado caballero OBE (Orden del Imperio Británico)
 1958, galardonado con la medalla linneana de oro; vicepresidente de la Sociedad linneana de Londres; miembro de la Royal Society

 Referencias
 Brummitt, RK; CE Powell. 1992. Authors of Plant Names''. Real Jardín Botánico de Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4

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Botánicos de Inglaterra del siglo XX
Botánicos de Kew Gardens
Medalla linneana
Medalla Veitch
Miembros de la Royal Society
Miembros de la Sociedad Linneana de Londres