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Re: Maria returns to action in Beijing :)
Kiri got a wildcard for the tournament of champions in Sofia, Bulgaria 
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Oct 1st, 2012, 02:53 PM
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Re: Maria returns to action in Beijing :)
great news on the wildcard! she really need the opportunity for some extra points.
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Oct 3rd, 2012, 10:13 AM
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Re: Maria returns to action in Beijing :)
Super tiebreak in Maria's doubles match. Come on Maria/Petrova.
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Oct 3rd, 2012, 10:25 AM
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Re: Maria returns to action in Beijing :)
Maria/Petrova win 6-3 3-6 10-6. Good job Maria/Petrova. The match was 1 hour 27 minutes long.
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Oct 3rd, 2012, 10:45 AM
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Re: Maria returns to action in Beijing :)
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Maria/Petrova win 6-3 3-6 10-6. Good job Maria/Petrova. The match was 1 hour 27 minutes long. |
great, kiri/nadia!!! 
but it was a really close one! 
maria/nadia saved 11 of 13 bp's (85%), JJ and petko 3 of 5 (60%)
and total points won: 60 to 62
so apparently they did great on the big points 
next are grönefeld/peschke, DAVAI KIRI/NADIA
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Oct 4th, 2012, 08:32 AM
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Another day, another super tiebreak for Maria/Petrova. Please win the super tiebreak Maria/Petrova.
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Oct 4th, 2012, 08:46 AM
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Yay!!!! Maria/Petrova win 7-6 (5) 6-7 (4) 10-6. Good job Maria/Petrova. The match was 2 hours 21 minutes long.
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Oct 4th, 2012, 09:07 AM
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YEAAHHHH, maria and nadia are in the semis
another close win, just like yesterday...
they saved 12 of 15 bp's (grönefeld/peschke 4 of 7) and won 91 of 184 (49 %) points
next are Kops-Jones/Spears or Makarova/Vesnina
DAVAI girls!
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Oct 4th, 2012, 09:13 AM
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Re: Maria returns to action in Beijing :)
The match was really close. It's only doubles but I guess it's good for Maria's confidence.
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Oct 4th, 2012, 01:12 PM
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kiri/petrova's contender for the last spot at the YEC, Kops-Jones/Spears, lost their QF!
so makarova/vesnina next for maria/nadia! good luck girls!
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no chance today for kiri/nadia, they lost 4-6 and 5-7
it wasn't even that close as it looks, they had no single breakpoint during the whole match 
they just won 50 of 117 points (43%), but again they saved 71% of the bp's (5 of 7)
so will they play doubles in moscow too?
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no chance today for kiri/nadia, they lost 4-6 and 5-7
it wasn't even that close as it looks, they had no single breakpoint during the whole match
they just won 50 of 117 points (43%), but again they saved 71% of the bp's (5 of 7)
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My guess would be yes. Besides the YEC angle, I think they'd want to maximize their playing time in front of their home crowd by playing doubles as well as singles.
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SFs in Beijing is a great result, considering Maria's been injured and Nadia was definitely exhausted. Hope they do great in Moscow so they don't get pipped out of Istanbul by that Tier IV team  |
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SFs in Beijing is a great result, considering Maria's been injured and Nadia was definitely exhausted. Hope they do great in Moscow so they don't get pipped out of Istanbul by that Tier IV team |
Exactly. Clearly they're one of the top 4 teams and it would be ridiculous if they didn't make it.
They're up 322 now, but they don't play this week and in Osaka that other team is No. 1 seed and could get up to 280 points or even 200 for just the final, and be a lot closer headed to Moscow (though I have no idea whether the other team plays Moscow or Luxembourg.)
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Oct 11th, 2012, 01:32 AM
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My guess would be yes. Besides the YEC angle, I think they'd want to maximize their playing time in front of their home crowd by playing doubles as well as singles.
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Is Kiri playing Moscow? If so she should only be playing singles. Time for Kiri to focus on singles in 2013 so she can make a real run at the top 10. Kiri and Nadia are a good doubles team but they struggle in finals and big matches. I would just as soon have Maria rest up and then start training for 2013 rather than work so hard to make the doubles YEC. But I know most posters here want Kiri in Istanbul so I hope you get your way. But part of me would rather have to resting up for 2013. I think Kiri played so much tennis during the summer that she's worn out in the fall.
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