2017 Fed Cup thread

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
Europe/Africa round-robins started today. Results here, Britain rolled 3-0.


World Group ties begin Saturday the 11th, matchups are as follows:

Czech Republic v. Spain
Germany v. USA

Belarus v. Netherlands
Switzerland v. France


US roster is CoCo/Riske/Rogers/BMS.
 

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
This doesn't look like Strycova at all.

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helennnnnn

Professional
GB have won 10 of their 11 matches, just the 12th to go and if they lose this last doubles match it will have all been for nothing... seems crazy.
 

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
Riske beat Petko to give US the early lead before rains came.


All other World Group ties are 1-1. Should be some good finishes tomorrow.
 

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
I blame @Vanhool...

After an outdated stanza of the German national anthem was sung during the opening ceremonies, the United States took a 1-0 lead and was ahead in the other opening match in its best-of-5 Fed Cup quarterfinal Saturday.

Alison Riske beat Andrea Petkovic 7-6 (10), 6-2, and CoCo Vandeweghe led Julia Goerges 6-3, 3-1 when rain halted play.

The stanza of the anthem that was sung dates to World War II-era Germany and brought a stern response from Petkovic, and an official statement of apology from the United States Tennis Association.

Petkovic, who was born in Bosnia, said in the German-speaking portion of her news conference that she considered walking off the court as the anthem went on.

"I thought it was the epitome of ignorance, and I've never felt more disrespected in my whole life, let alone in Fed Cup, and I've played Fed Cup for 13 years now, and it is the worst thing that has ever happened to me," Petkovic said after her loss.

The USTA responded quickly with its official statement.

"The USTA extends its sincerest apologies to the German Fed Cup team and all of its fans for the performance of an outdated national anthem prior to today's Fed Cup competition," the statement said. "In no way did we mean any disrespect. This mistake will not occur again, and the correct anthem will be performed for the remainder of this first-round tie."

Riske was apologetic in her news conference.

"As it was happening, obviously, we have no idea," Riske said. "But news got around to us, and it's extremely unfortunate. We have nothing but respect for the German team, and obviously, that will not happen again."

Following the completion of the suspended match on Sunday, the sides will play reverse singles and a doubles match.
 

Vanhool

Hall of Fame
:eek: LOL. I wonder what crazy **** was in that verse. Must be pretty bad for that reaction. The anthem wasn't my fault, but the rain is my bad...the tears I shed for not being there. I wanted to go but the hotel prices were really high, plus the airfare. I went last year in Kona, stayed in the player hotel, and it was really fun.
 

eagle

Hall of Fame
It started out with the opera singer singing the German anthem. A few minutes later, the German players and their contingent started singing out loud. We thought they were just adding or enhancing the performance. Only after a public announcement after the match did we and everyone realize that there was a big mistake made.

Riske/Petko match was very close during the 1st set. Allie ran away with it on the 2nd set. It was cool that she looked many times to the folks in the bleachers and smiled in between points. I think she really appreciated the crowd's support.

Coco's match against Julia was lopsided on the 1st set. It was quite unfortunate that Julia hurt herself on the 2nd set when she slipped and fell after being wrongfooted by Coco. Soon after that, the rain came. Match resumes tomorrow at 9:30am with 3-1 score on the 2nd set.
 
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Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
Australia down 0-2 to Ukraine.
Gavrilova lost to Tsurenko in straight sets whilst Ash Barty won the first set over Svitolina before losing the next 2 sets, winning just 3 games combined.
 

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
The best was actually Sorana vs Yanina, followed by Belinda vs Kristina

Yeah, I wasn't talking hindsight. The only two top-10 players in World Group was the best matchup.


And the Czechs continue their mastery of this format by knocking Spain out.
 

Devil_dog

Hall of Fame
U.S. now will play Czech Rep. - that said - how tough is it gonna be for Bethanie to be on the opposite side to Lucie?
 

tennisaddict

Bionic Poster
Unless the sistas actually make an appearance, the doubles rubber won't matter...

If Mary Joe cannot get the Williams sisters, I doubt the sisters will respect Kathy Rinaldi, who is white .

The enticing thing is they play at home and if they play well they have a huge chance in the finals.
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
Reading about a lot of drama in the last day with Fed Cup.
People on twitter are livid with Coco with the stunt she pulled. Took a long toilet break after the first set, so injured on court yet wins 10 straight games and jumps around the court showing no sign of injury.

But that wasn't the worse. Apparently Mladenovic caused drama after their fed cup loss. She had some poor words about her doubles partner Garcia and also had a go at Bacsinszky and her medical time out.
I'll find quotes later but very interesting. Mladenovic/Garcia are meant to be good friends and the things I read that she said, indicate that they won't be playing much longer.
 

Starfury

Hall of Fame
But that wasn't the worse. Apparently Mladenovic caused drama after their fed cup loss. She had some poor words about her doubles partner Garcia and also had a go at Bacsinszky and her medical time out.
I'll find quotes later but very interesting. Mladenovic/Garcia are meant to be good friends and the things I read that she said, indicate that they won't be playing much longer.
Yeah, she seemed very bitter after her loss.

«Il y a des filles comme Amandine qui respecte le maillot et qui ont des valeurs. L’aventure est plus belle avec les personnes qui sont prêtes à mourir sur le terrain et qui ne sont pas égoïstes. Je préfère encore une défaite avec un groupe soudé et des filles qui ont des valeurs
There are girls like Amadine [Hesse, her partner in the dead doubles rubber] who respect the "jersey" and who have values. It's more fun with people who are ready to give everything on the court and who aren't egoists. I'd rather lose with such a tight team [than win with youknowwho]

As far as Baczinszky is concerned, she said she's known to be an unfair player, and went on about how it's possible she got stung by a wasp indoors and was treated for cramps on Saturday and still played 3+ hours on Sunday. And after the MTO for a twisted knee after a fall in the third set, she thinks she "jumped like a kangaroo" afterwards.
 

ScentOfDefeat

G.O.A.T.
Yeah, she seemed very bitter after her loss.

«Il y a des filles comme Amandine qui respecte le maillot et qui ont des valeurs. L’aventure est plus belle avec les personnes qui sont prêtes à mourir sur le terrain et qui ne sont pas égoïstes. Je préfère encore une défaite avec un groupe soudé et des filles qui ont des valeurs
There are girls like Amadine [Hesse, her partner in the dead doubles rubber] who respect the "jersey" and who have values. It's more fun with people who are ready to give everything on the court and who aren't egoists. I'd rather lose with such a tight team [than win with youknowwho]

As far as Baczinszky is concerned, she said she's known to be an unfair player, and went on about how it's possible she got stung by a wasp indoors and was treated for cramps on Saturday and still played 3+ hours on Sunday. And after the MTO for a twisted knee after a fall in the third set, she thinks she "jumped like a kangaroo" afterwards.

Wow, is any of this available anywhere?
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
Yeah, she seemed very bitter after her loss.

«Il y a des filles comme Amandine qui respecte le maillot et qui ont des valeurs. L’aventure est plus belle avec les personnes qui sont prêtes à mourir sur le terrain et qui ne sont pas égoïstes. Je préfère encore une défaite avec un groupe soudé et des filles qui ont des valeurs
There are girls like Amadine [Hesse, her partner in the dead doubles rubber] who respect the "jersey" and who have values. It's more fun with people who are ready to give everything on the court and who aren't egoists. I'd rather lose with such a tight team [than win with youknowwho]

As far as Baczinszky is concerned, she said she's known to be an unfair player, and went on about how it's possible she got stung by a wasp indoors and was treated for cramps on Saturday and still played 3+ hours on Sunday. And after the MTO for a twisted knee after a fall in the third set, she thinks she "jumped like a kangaroo" afterwards.
Wow, is any of this available anywhere?
This is what I saw and it's probably the same article Starfury got it from.

This is translated from French by google.

(Kiki) mainly tackled Caroline Garcia, absent this weekend and who would have done good to Noah's team: "There are girls like Amandine (Editor's Note, Hesse) who are ready to die to come to the selection, who respects the jersey and I think that the adventure is more beautiful with people who are not egoists, I prefer a defeat with a group united than the reverse.
http://www.tennisleader.fr/fed-cup/mladenovic-tacle-garcia
 
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NewOrder

Guest
Sheesh, Mladenovic must use one of Portugal's most famous brands of sportive equipments, Elbowsitis.
(For those of you who don't speak portuguese, we say someone has elbow pain when he/she is jealous of something. This weekend, one of our most renowned football coaches took that expression one step further and "created" a new brand. And that wasn't even the weirdest/funniest phrase of this matchweek. Portuguese football <3)
 
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Vanhool

Hall of Fame
Reading about a lot of drama in the last day with Fed Cup.
People on twitter are livid with Coco with the stunt she pulled. Took a long toilet break after the first set, so injured on court yet wins 10 straight games and jumps around the court showing no sign of injury.

But that wasn't the worse. Apparently Mladenovic caused drama after their fed cup loss. She had some poor words about her doubles partner Garcia and also had a go at Bacsinszky and her medical time out.
I'll find quotes later but very interesting. Mladenovic/Garcia are meant to be good friends and the things I read that she said, indicate that they won't be playing much longer.
I love that Kiki speaks her mind and doesn't care which players she pisses off. Probably not in her best interest, but it gives an inside look. I find it entertaining.
 

Vanhool

Hall of Fame
Witt is a hitting partner while Patrick is not white
On her website Witt is listed as Hitting Coach and this is included in his bio:
Many fans often wonder why a world-class athlete even needs a coach. If you’re the best player in the world, what can someone else tell you? The fact is, professional sports are more complicated than most people realize, and the stakes are incredibly high. Everyone athlete can use an extra set of expert eyes on them.

“I am with Venus all the time. I help her get ready for matches. I tell her how I think she should play the opponent before she goes out. After the matches, I get the statistics and I circle what I think is important,” says Witt

Patrick....OK if French/Greek isn't white, then Rinaldi (Italian) isn't either.
 

Vanhool

Hall of Fame
Reading about a lot of drama in the last day with Fed Cup..................But that wasn't the worse. Apparently Mladenovic caused drama after their fed cup loss. She had some poor words about her doubles partner Garcia......... Mladenovic/Garcia are meant to be good friends and the things I read that she said, indicate that they won't be playing much longer.
Mlandovic has cleared this up and said she was talking anout Oceane Dodin, not Garcia. But Garcia is pulling back from doubles. @Starfury @ScentOfDefeat
http://sport360.com/video/internati...s-insists-they-were-not-about-caroline-garcia
 
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