WTA INTL Aegon Classic/Birmingham 6/7-6/13/10

[suliso]

Someone just dogged Riske out on Twitter. Who is she, a commentator? Did she really say that?

Oh, sorry for confusion. Alison Riske is a challenger level player who just beat Chakvetadze and as far as I know she didn't say anything. It was just my own thoughts..

[hurricanejeanne]

Maria vs Sesil in the quarterfinal. This is so 2005.

[Tscott415]

Anna Seems like she had her chances, hopefully she can at least build on these consecutive match wins

[rabbit]

A win over Tanasugarn would have been unexpected but still after the first set, I was hoping Sania would pull through

[dryrunguy]

Maria vs Sesil in the quarterfinal. This is so 2005.

But hasn't Maria smacked the crap outta poor "I wasn't doping, I was actually all knocked up! And I'd rather come up with this banquet of bull and risk having everyone think I'm a 2 lira tramp than to tell the truth and admit I was on the good stuff!" Sesil since Special K pledged to kick Maria's ass?

Your point it well taken, though. It's a fun match-up.

[Paszekfan]

"I wasn't doping, I was actually all knocked up! And I'd rather come up with this banquet of bull and risk having everyone think I'm a 2 lira tramp than to tell the truth and admit I was on the good stuff!" Sesil

So 'Sesil' is just a nickname, then? I never knew her family name before....

[mmmm8]

RESULTS
Singles - Third Round
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 63 61
(3) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (14) Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 64 64
(4) Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. (Q) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) 75 63
(Q) Sesil Karatantcheva (KAZ) d. (10) Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 62 67(3) 62
(Q) Alison Riske (USA) d. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 46 75 61

(1) Li Na (CHN) vs. (13) Angelique Kerber (GER) 46 63 - Suspended due to darkness
(5) Sara Errani (ITA) vs. Marina Erakovic (NZL) 76(5) - Suspended due to darkness
(Q) Kaia Kanepi (EST) vs. Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) 42 - Suspended due to darkness

Singles - Second Round
(1) Li Na (CHN) d. Anne Keothavong (GBR) 62 64
(2) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 60 63
(3) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (Q) Laura Robson (GBR) 75 64
(4) Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 63 64
Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) d. (7) Olga Govortsova (BLR) 61 46 75
(Q) Alison Riske (USA) d. (9) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 62 64
(14) Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) d. Sania Mirza (IND) 46 75 61
Marina Erakovic (NZL) d. Jill Craybas (USA) 36 64 64
(Q) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Jarmila Groth (AUS) 76(5) 75
(Q) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) d. Karolina Sprem (CRO) 63 57 76(3)

Doubles - First Round
Grandin/Spears (RSA/USA) d. Kondratieva/Uhlirova (RUS/CZE) 61 62

[mmmm8]

(Q) Mirjana Lucic (CRO) d. Karolina Sprem (CRO) 63 57 76(3)


What a blast from the past!

[Ti-Amie]

Order of Play - Friday, June 11, 2010

Centre Court (from 11.00hrs)

1. Sesil Karatantcheva vs. Maria Sharapova
2. Alison Riske vs. Yanina Wickmayer
3. Aravane Rezai vs. [Marina Erakovic or Sara Errani]
4. [Li Na or Angelique Kerber] vs. [Kaia Kanepi or Michelle Larcher de Brito]

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Huber/Mattek-Sands vs. Robson/Watson
2. Kaia Kanepi vs. Michelle Larcher de Brito (tbc)
3. Keothavong/South vs. Pelletier/Senoglu
4. Czink/Errani vs. King/Shvedova (after suitable rest)
5. [Huber/Mattek-Sands or Robson/Watson] vs. [Keothavong/South or Pelletier/Senoglu]

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Ditty/Savchuk vs. Chuang/Govortsova
2. Li Na vs. Angelique Kerber (tbc)
3. Hsieh/Kudryavtseva vs. Dzehalevich/Poutchek
4. Grandin/Spears vs. [Ditty/Savchuk or Chuang/Govortsova]
5. [Hsieh/Kudryavtseva or Dzehalevich/Poutchek] vs. [Czink/Errani or King/Shvedova]

Court 3 (from 11.00hrs)

1. Borwell/Kops-Jones vs. Rodionova/Rodionova
2. Marina Erakovic vs. Sara Errani (tbc)
3. Erakovic/Tanasugarn vs. Black/Raymond (after suitable rest)
4. [Borwell/Kops-Jones or Rodionova/Rodionova] vs. [Erakovic/Tanasugarn or Black/Raymond]

[nelslus]

It ain't helpin' my team, but.....GO ALISON!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Moose]

It ain't helpin' my team, but.....GO ALISON!!!!!!!!!!!!

as if I didn't have enough reasons allready to root for PEHK today.

[nelslus]

Of all things, Alison and Wickmayer are involved in a match of WTA players actually holding serve. Only one break this match so far.

[Martini4me]

Not a bad week for the unknown Allison Riske. Ranked at a career-high 185, she beat the 7th seed Olga Savchuk in qualifying. In the main draw, she's won three matches, including over the ninth seed, 48-ranked Aleksandra Wozniak, and former top-tenner Anna Chakvetadze. And she's now up a break on WIckmayer in the third set.

[Charlie02123]

Not a bad week for the unknown Allison Riske. Ranked at a career-high 185, she beat the 7th seed Olga Savchuk in qualifying. In the main draw, she's won three matches, including over the ninth seed, 48-ranked Aleksandra Wozniak, and former top-tenner Anna Chakvetadze. And she's now up a break on WIckmayer in the third set.

Chakvetadze is a former top FIVEr. I know. Bananas.

[nelslus]

GO ALISON!!!!!!!!!!!

Wickmayer just played dreadful tennis to get down 5-2- and then, it was pretty nervy from both the last two games. Still, of all things, Alison's serves saved her this whole match.