Showing posts with label third round. Show all posts
Showing posts with label third round. Show all posts

Thursday, May 28, 2009

VENUS, JELENA KUZNETSOVA IN THIRD ROUND


French open has all set to open of 24th May. Venus williams struggled a bit to win her second round against Lucie Safarova. Lucie Safarova was ranking No.46 and played a superb tennis to her fans. Venus managed to get past Lucie Safarova to the third round. Williams fought back strongly to level when the match resumed but had to save a match-point at 4-5 in the decider on her way to a 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 7-5 victory. Venus will play Agnes Szavay of Hungary in her third round.

In another match Jelena Jankovic won against Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1, 6-2. She played not an excellent tennis eventhough she won to get past the second round. Serbian star Jankovic will play Jarmila Groth of Australia for a place in the last 16.

Svetlana Kuznetsova ranking No.7 won so easily against her opponent Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-0, 6-2. She just crushed the match in 49 minutes. She is more powerful and she has to be watch on for this title.


Thursday, April 16, 2009

ROGER FEDERER HIS FIRST MATCH AFTER MARRIAGE

Roger Federer lost his Monte carlo third round against his friend Wawrinka, who was the doubles partner with federer in beijing olympics 2008. It is a easy win for wawrinka as Federer made lot of errors. "I knew that my serve wasn't quite as it was before", said federer. He practiced for 10 days in clay court, inspite he lost to wawrinka in the third round. The game ended 6-4 7-5. Wawrinka won in straight sets and he feels that it is best win he has ever made. He is the No.13 seeded and he won the No.2 seeded. Federer didnt even to hit the backhand properly and he missed to return lot of serve. Later Nadal took Nicholas Lapentti, but rain stopped the play at the start of the first game.
In another match third seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to face No.7 Fernando Verdasco of spain. While Andy murray's match is also interrupted by heavy storm.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

MURRAY, DJOKOVIC QUALIFIED FOR THIRD ROUND IN MONTE CARLO MASTERS


One of the famous open Monte carlo Masters going on in Monaco. It is always considered as a high class open and all top ranking players will play in it. While in some other open not all the top ranking players will play. But to equal or to exceed Roger Federer in the total number of Matches won, players like Rafeal Nadal has to play all the tournaments even it is of slightly smaller stage. In Monte Carlo Masters Novak Djokovic won against Oscar Hernandez of spain with straight sets 6-1 6-2. Murray, who is the fourth Top seed also won his second round against Victor Hanescu of Romania in straight sets 6-3 6-2. Both of the players qualify for the third round in Monte carlo masters