With the semi finals set in both Moscow and Luxembourg, there's a distinctly different line up when comparing the two events. Moscow has seen 3 of its top 4 seeds reach the semis, compared to 0 in Luxembourg!
(Rank/Seed)
Moscow
9/1 Sam Stosur progressed comfortably through the quarter finals against Zakopalova 61 63, having trailed a point for 1-4 in the 2nd set. This was a sharp contrast to her 2 hour plus 2nd round win over Cornet 76(6) 75. This is her 1st Kremlin Cup semi.
11/3 Wozniacki ousted the defending champion (14/5) Cibulkova 62 67(1) 61, the Slovak failing to win a game after her medical time out for a foot injury at 1-2 in the 3rd.
12/4 Ivanovic beat her compatriot, qualifier Dolonc 64 61.
Arvidsson continued her strong indoor form with a 63 63 win over a jaded (16/7) Kirilenko. As the last Russian standing, this proved a disappointing for all involved, including the sparse pre-weekend crowds in the vast Olympic Stadium.
Luxembourg
V. Williams continued her winning ways, edging (15/1) Vinci 76(2) 64 in the quarter finals
Niculescu seems to have revived her form, taking out Linz finalist (19/2) Goerges in the 2nd round
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Friday, 19 October 2012
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Seeds Disperse In Moscow
As the 1st round finished and the 2nd round started, several seeds left the Kremlin Cup early.
(Rank/Seed)
Arvidsson comfortably defeated (10/2) Bartoli 63 60 in the 2nd round. Bartoli struggled physically and with playing on the slow surface at the Kremlin Cup. Hitting 11 double faults during the match, she lost the last 8 games, confirming Sam Stosur's place as 1st alternate at the WTA Championships next week.
11/3 Wozniacki put away her close friend U. Radwanska 61 63 in the 2nd round, her 1st appearance at the tournament since 2008.
Halep edged recent Tokyo champion (13/6) Petrova 36 75 75, in the 1st round, despite trailing a set and a break.
14/5 Defending champion Cibulkova recovered to beat (20/-) Makarova 26 64 62 in the 1st round, before going on to beat Pironkova 62 63 in the 2nd round.
16/7 Kirilenko came from 3-5 and a set point down at 4-5 to beat Vesnina 75 61 in the 1st round.
Zakopalova recovered from a 1-4 2nd set deficit to beat (18/8) Safarova 64 64 in the 2nd round
(Rank/Seed)
Arvidsson comfortably defeated (10/2) Bartoli 63 60 in the 2nd round. Bartoli struggled physically and with playing on the slow surface at the Kremlin Cup. Hitting 11 double faults during the match, she lost the last 8 games, confirming Sam Stosur's place as 1st alternate at the WTA Championships next week.
11/3 Wozniacki put away her close friend U. Radwanska 61 63 in the 2nd round, her 1st appearance at the tournament since 2008.
Halep edged recent Tokyo champion (13/6) Petrova 36 75 75, in the 1st round, despite trailing a set and a break.
14/5 Defending champion Cibulkova recovered to beat (20/-) Makarova 26 64 62 in the 1st round, before going on to beat Pironkova 62 63 in the 2nd round.
16/7 Kirilenko came from 3-5 and a set point down at 4-5 to beat Vesnina 75 61 in the 1st round.
Zakopalova recovered from a 1-4 2nd set deficit to beat (18/8) Safarova 64 64 in the 2nd round
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