The Dolls in Dubai

[Duncan Bell]

The poetically named Dubai Duty Free is upon us.
Why they do another (not so prestigious) 6 day Premier the day after Doha, I have no idea, but they do.

Surprised The Undefeatable Vichka and Female RedFoo are here, but I wonder if it's because the rankings are so damn tight. ReRe currently is 265 points ahead of Victoria, and neither of them have any points to defend !
This is a Sugar-Free tournament, so the gap between 2nd and 3rd (600pts) is about to get wider. AgRad is defending so she's gonna fall even further behind the top 3. Tough life for Female Ferrer.

Points to defend:

Vika 0
Serena 0
AgRad 470
Kerber 0
Errani 130
Kvitova 0
Woz 200
Stosur 120
Ivanovic 120

The Supreme Battle for The Throne of Glory

Serena to keep No.1:

• Make the final.
• Make the QF or SF and Victoria finishes as anything other than Champion.
• Loses her first match but Victoria has a pedicure and does make the final

Victoria to reclaim her (rightful! ) crown:

• Beat anyone but Serena in the final.
• Lose in the final but Serena loses in the first match.

Li Na misses out because of injury, Sugar is being treated for a glucose-overdose (kidding, where is she?).



Another chance for Stephens, Robson, Barthel etc. to impress. Will they take it?

Remember, strong is beautiful.

[Duncan Bell]

Early start! Stephens is already up and about against 22yr-old Cirstea, who is no-ones mug. Should be a good one!

[Relinquis]

Choke time for Stephens?

[Duncan Bell]

Stephens 1 set up, and on serve 3-4. Hardly choke form

[Relinquis]

haha... Umpire messed up the score!

players had to correct her... how embarrassing.

[Duncan Bell]

2 set points Cirstea!

[Relinquis]

Deuce now!

[Duncan Bell]

1-1. Interesting.

[Relinquis]

coaching during matches on WTA always seems odd to me. it doesn't matter how many times i see it.

[Relinquis]

Cirstea up a break in the third, but facing a break point.

[Relinquis]

Cirstea wins... 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

[Duncan Bell]

Originally Posted by Relinquis

Choke time for Stephens?

You must be a prophet

[tipsytennis]

Zakopalova had two breaks but couldn't hold either one, dearly me

[Duncan Bell]

Originally Posted by tipsytennis

Zakopalova had two breaks but couldn't hold either one, dearly me

It's almost as if we're watching the WTA.

She's probably still dizzy from the shock of beating Stephens last week. I know I am.

[tipsytennis]

Originally Posted by Duncan Bell

It's almost as if we're watching the WTA.

She's probably still dizzy from the shock of beating Stephens last week. I know I am.

I've seen a lot of mug players in ATP too The only reason people usually say the WTA is inconsistent and no holds of serve etc; is only because they don't have powerful serves like men. Zako the better player though i think, Bartolis service motion is already making me itch

[tipsytennis]

Originally Posted by Relinquis

Cirstea wins... 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.

Surpriing, wouldn't have been suprised if she totally lost it in the end, never known Cirstea to cope wll under preasure. You never know what you're gonna get with her.

[tipsytennis]

Originally Posted by Duncan Bell

The poetically named Dubai Duty Free is upon us.
Why they do another (not so prestigious) 6 day Premier the day after Doha, I have no idea, but they do.

Surprised The Undefeatable Vichka and Female RedFoo are here, but I wonder if it's because the rankings are so damn tight. ReRe currently is 265 points ahead of Victoria, and neither of them have any points to defend !
This is a Sugar-Free tournament, so the gap between 2nd and 3rd (600pts) is about to get wider. AgRad is defending so she's gonna fall even further behind the top 3. Tough life for Female Ferrer.

Points to defend:

Vika 0
Serena 0
AgRad 470
Kerber 0
Errani 130
Kvitova 0
Woz 200
Stosur 120
Ivanovic 120

The Supreme Battle for The Throne of Glory

Serena to keep No.1:

• Make the final.
• Make the QF or SF and Victoria finishes as anything other than Champion.
• Loses her first match but Victoria has a pedicure and does make the final

Victoria to reclaim her (rightful! ) crown:

• Beat anyone but Serena in the final.
• Lose in the final but Serena loses in the first match.

Li Na misses out because of injury, Sugar is being treated for a glucose-overdose (kidding, where is she?).



Another chance for Stephens, Robson, Barthel etc. to impress. Will they take it?

Remember, strong is beautiful.

Na Li is out with an Ankle injury

[Duncan Bell]

Originally Posted by tipsytennis

I've seen a lot of mug players in ATP too The only reason people usually say the WTA is inconsistent and no holds of serve etc; is only because they don't have powerful serves like men. Zako the better player though i think, Bartolis service motion is already making me itch

Well, that's it. I wasn't making a comment on the standard of WTA (woe betide), more on the fact that holding/breaking serve does not carry the same gravitas. It's more of a race to 6.

[Duncan Bell]

Looking forward to Robson vs Russian Robson later on. Should be a win for the former, but who knows; she disappointed in Doha so this is a chance to get back on track.

[Relinquis]

bartoli should come into the net a few times after returning those second serves. she's half way there anyway...