2009 WTA Rogers Cup Premier 800 (Aug 17-Aug 23)

[Edinboro]

Lucie Safarova played absolute briliant tennis over Ana today. She needs to be top 20 ASAP. Lucies backhand and forehand is love..

Lucie def. Ana 3-6 7-5 6-3

 

[jones101]

Yeah she reminds me alot of the talentless Steffi Graf with her brainless boring bashing game. That game will never bring you to the top.

Um, were you not praising Azarkena a couple of months ago??? You seemed to make a big deal out of Vika 'destroying' an injured Serena??

 

[grafselesfan]

Clijsters will take the title.

 

[Love Game]

Lucie Safarova played absolute briliant tennis over Ana today. She needs to be top 20 ASAP. Lucies backhand and forehand is love..

Lucie def. Ana 3-6 7-5 6-3

thanks for the heads up! apparently the draw from the wta website linked above wasnt up to date! :shock:

That clued me i should check with the official website, which showed some additions to the Results posted above (i will edit). The draw linked there is the same wrong one linked above.

thanks!!!

 

[deddied]

Peer won the seciond set over dementieva 6-1

 

[JankovicFan]

I think Serena will bail out today and rest for next week.

 

[tennismsands]

Dementieva up 5-4, Peer had a couple of chances to break. Come on Peer, win the match!

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Safina seemed lost on the court, w/o her coach she looks fragile.

Even with coaching during the final vs. Jankovic, she sat there as if in a confused state of mind. How her coach cannot realize that her baseline basher game is too simple-minded in structure is a mystery.

 

[flying24]

Even with coaching during the final vs. Jankovic, she sat there as if in a confused state of mind. How her coach cannot realize that her baseline basher game is too simple-minded in structure is a mystery.

I have never seen or heard of her coach ever before until Safina emerged. Actually I still dont even know his name. Who is to say he is even that qualifed a coach and didnt luck out to just have hooked up with her and she is his meal ticket to the tour.

 

[tennismsands]

Matches suspened due to rain

 

[mikethehamster]

...

matches suspended due to tornadoes

 

[Topaz]

matches suspended due to tornadoes

Yikes!

I'm jonesing for the Clijsters/Jankovic match!

 

[chrisdaniel]

....

Jankovic vs Clisters in the 3rd set. Jelena just broke to go up 6 to 5.

 

[chrisdaniel]

...

Jelena Wins

 

[grafselesfan]

I hope Serena wins this title. I remember when she won in 2001 and it was a special moment and hopefully she can do it again. In 2000 she was sadly denied the title by an injury in the middle of complete dominance of the final.

 

[CCNM]

Jelena Wins

Jankovic beat Clijsters?? wow!!!:shock:

 

[grafselesfan]

Jankovic beat Clijsters?? wow!!!:shock:

Clijsters is a shadow of the player she was from 2001-2006. Clijsters of those years would completely destroy the likes of Barfina and Jankovic in 40 minutes. Hopefully with more matches and tournaments she will be back to her old level.

 

[Love Game]

update ..............

kleybanova had to fight for every single point, finally managed to even the score 1 set all by taking the second 9-7 in the tiebreak.

2 hours, 28 minutes ... and they still have a set to go! woof!! :shock:

 

[Love Game]

Alisa sends a scorcher DTL to go up a break 2 love

 

[Love Game]

JJ breaks back 2 all

Who's the cute guy in Jelena's corner?!?!?

ETA: He's pretty h-o-t!!!

 

[Serendipitous]

Thanks Love Game.....

 

[Love Game]

Thanks Love Game.....

youre welcome! ..... did you see the match? And thank you for the suggestion for the stream!

not good news for jelena, though ....... too bad. alisa did the same thing to her that she did to vera at the australian open in january: beat her in three (one of the longest women's matches in the open era tonight at 3 hrs, 13 mins). ah well...... jelena can seek some comfort in her corner!

~~~~~

Alisa Kleybanova advances to the semifinals

 

[Love Game]

last quarterfinal match of the day

aggie up a break in the second
(and she consolidates 5-2)

(now showing on channelsurfing)

----eta: maria breaks back 4-5

shrieking louder, more power, maria holds 5 all

----
and now she'll be serving for the match because she just broke aggie again 6-5, mostly with powerful groundies.

 

[Bud]

Glad Kleybanova won...

Now after Radwanska being up 5-2 in the second set... Sharapova and Radwanska are in a 2nd set TB.

Sharapova had a match point and squandered it...

Radwanska up 2-0 in the TB

 

[Love Game]

Aggie breaks back to send it into TB

 

[Love Game]

Glad Kleybanova won...

Now after Radwanska being up 5-2 in the second set... Sharapova and Radwanska are in a 2nd set TB.

Sharapova had a match point and squandered it...

Radwanska up 2-0 in the TB

lol ... that umpire must not be a native english speaker because he said: ladies and gentlemen, please keep quiet :lol:

 

[Bud]

lol ... that umpire must not be a native english speaker because he said: ladies and gentlemen, please keep quiet :lol:

Radwanska looks too thin... wonder if she's suffering from Hantuchova syndrome... :shock:

Every time I see her she's thinner than the last time.

Sharapova with 4 MP's

3 MP's

2 MP's

1 MP

Sharapova 6-2, 7-6(5)


Semis:

Sharapova vs Kleybanova

Serena vs Dementieva

 

[Love Game]

Radwanska looks too thin... wonder if she's suffering from Hantuchova syndrome... :shock:

Every time I see her she's thinner than the last time.

Sharapova with 4 MP's

3 MP's

2 MP's

1 MP

Sharapova 6-2, 7-6(5)

Semis:

Sharapova vs Kleybanova

Serena vs Dementieva

that s/b a great semi ... maria m/b stronger mentally, but alisa had a good mental workout by JJ tonight!

havent been watching aggie long enough, so i'll take your word for it ... that w/b sad if true, but she looks pretty good ... is she really too thin? I guess her arms look a little skinny...

 

[Bud]

that s/b a great semi ... maria m/b stronger mentally, but alisa had a good mental workout by JJ tonight!

havent been watching aggie long enough, so i'll take your word for it ... that w/b sad if true, but she looks pretty good ... is she really too thin? I guess her arms look a little skinny...

Her legs, too. She used to be shapely... now she's kinda stickish... if that's a word

 

[Love Game]

^^^ I was thinking her legs were kinda muscular ... but a chaque son gout!

and for your viewing pleasure, theyre replaying the kleybanova/jankovic third set!

announcer comment: oooooo, lalalalala :lol:
(and before you ask, then are speaking french)

 

[Love Game]

Results

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Friday, August 21, 2009​

Singles - Quarterfinals
(2) Serena Williams (USA) d. (Q) Lucie Safarova (CZE) 63 62
(4) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 67(3) 61 63
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d. (5) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 67(6) 76(7) 62
Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. (14) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 62 76(5)​

Highlights: S.Williams vs. Safarova

Highlights: Dementieva vs. Stosur

Highlights: Kleybanova vs. Jankovic​

*****​

Order of Play - Saturday 22 August​

Stadium (from 12.30hrs)
1. Hantuchova/Sugiyama vs. Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez
2. Elena Dementieva vs. Serena Williams (NB 15.00hrs)
3. Alisa Kleybanova vs. Maria Sharapova (NB 19.00hrs)
4. Black/Huber vs. Stosur/Stubbs​

 

[tennismsands]

How can you lose being up 5-2????

 

[Love Game]

How can you lose being up 5-2????

It's been done before, and it w/b done again!!! many, many times

 

[Love Game]

game on .........

Elena up the early break

 

[grafselesfan]

Serena up 5-3. Dementieva started strongly with some strong groundstrokes but Serena got angry and upped the tempo and is now overpowering Elena. Lets go Serena!

 

[Love Game]

serena got mad.
elena got even ... up a break 6-5

 

[grafselesfan]

Lots of service breaks in this match from both so far. Cmon Serena!

 

[Telepatic]

Choking in its best, now watch Serena win in tiebreak.

 

[grafselesfan]

Elena didnt choke, Serena stepped it up under pressure like the champion she is. Both are playing well, good match so far. Hopefully Serena wins the breaker.

 

[Love Game]

wow the cc passing winner by elena to go up 3-1

then the vicious dtl to go up 4-1

 

[Love Game]

 

[Oui c'est moi.]

Hahaha this is so good. First Fed beats Murray and now Elena looks to straight set Serena. I hope she keeps this up til the end.

 

[Love Game]

both players looking pretty good today. just TME

*****

Elena just went up the double break 5-1​

 

[THESEXPISTOL]

I love when the williams sisters are pwned..
Especially Serena..
She should think in her last defeats before bashing Safina's.

 

[Love Game]

Hahaha this is so good. First Fed beats Murray and now Elena looks to straight set Serena. I hope she keeps this up til the end.

Elena's serving for the set now.
And that hottie/cutie is in her corner.

---

but wait Serena takes her to deuce

 

[Bud]

Dementieva in straight sets...

7-6, 6-1

 

[Love Game]

 

[wilkinru]

so far tennis is going great.

now all i need is nadal to win, merely to be clobbered by fed.

 

[JankovicFan]

All Russian from this point (Sharapova, Dementieva, Kleybanova). Only Kleybanova actually lives in Russia (Moscow). I think she has a shot.

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Too bad Dementieva cannot win a single slam after more than a decade on tour.