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Petko's 2017 - February and March

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#1 ·
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, St.Petersburg, Russia (30 January - 5 February)

Fed Cup, Maui, United States (11-12 February)

Hungarian Ladies Open, Budapest, Hungary (20-26 February)

Abierto Mexicano TELCEL, Acapulco, Mexico (27 February - 4 March)

BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, United States (8-19 March)

Miami Open, Miami, United States (21 March - 2 April)
 
#4 ·
Thanks for sharing! Glad to see her playing some low level events, she needs to retrieve her level there. And if she couldn't, everything should be ended.
As for the quailies, I doubt whether she could win 3 matches in a row, sorry. When was the last time she made it?:rolleyes::shrug:
 
#6 ·
7-6 6-1 vs Kerkhove :D

Well, we knew her form wasn't great, so I'm just happy she somehow got the win. Still hoping that she might get some confidence from winning these Q matches.



Venus will most likely withdraw, she probably had not enough time to think about a withdrawal yet :lol: But I'm 100% sure we won't see her here so a LL will be in. However, the WTA does not have the rule anymore that the highest ranked Q loser gets in immediately, I think nowadays they draw which one of the two highest q losers get in to avoid tanking. So to be 100% safe in, Andrea has to beat her next two opponents.
 
#8 ·
According to the Resultina App Kerkhove had even one Setpoint

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Yeah she was in a world of trouble in the first set. Broken twice early before slowly clawing her way back on top.

Quite frankly her lead-up to this opening qualifier probably wasn't the most ideal. She only finished in Australia on Tuesday and I think she spent some time in Germany before jumping into St Petersburg.

Probably not quite used to the conditions (and time-zone!) yet. But watching her live at the Australian Open, she seems to be in a good headspace.

Best wishes to Andrea!
 
#11 ·
Up against world number 201 Anastasiya Komardina tomorrow. Should expect a win, as long as she plays around the level she played today.

Petko still has her weapons - she can out muscle just about anybody on tour (her record against Muguruza is a testament to that). I feel like her movement has improved slightly over the off-season as well, and her mental game is beginning to mature well.

If she can just find a way to work around her below-average serve (like Kerber), I really feel like she could contend for a top spot in the rankings. Obviously her defence isn't quite on Angie's level, but her stroke-play when switched on looks world class - even against Strycova in 2R.

Above all else though, I hope she continues to enjoy her time on tour just as much as we enjoy watching her play. She deserves it.
 
#25 ·
6-1 7-5 vs Begu :cheer:

I think Petko was playing quite well :) Don't know how much that had to do with Begu, maybe she liked her pace, but she was hitting a nice ball, some nice winners. Begu stepped it up a bit in the second and Petko had two very bad games in deciding moments, but fought very well :yeah:

Now against the defending champion :D
 
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