[goldenlox]

Up 4-0

[Pierre75]

Back at 4-3.

[Rix643]

4-4....

[Rix643]

5*-4, thanks to Mirza's df-ing...

[Rix643]

Managed to win the first set: 6-4

[Pierre75]

6-4 for Elena. But certainly not an easy first set.

[Rix643]

Is it me or does this match seem to be a very bad one???

[Pierre75]

Originally Posted by Rix643

Is it me or does this match seem to be a very bad one???

I think that it was expected. They know each other too well.

[Rix643]

ATM neither one of them seems to be able to hold on to a lead or to their serve even if their lives would depend on it...
Finally Lena did, now try to break for the match...

[Rix643]

super
Lena broke for the match, 6-4, 6-3.
Can I say the least weak player won? (And isn't that the biggest issue in today's women's tennis in general?)

O well, another win on the red dirt. A big improvement over last year where Lena managed to win just 2 sets in total....


Next Vera Zvonareva (and sorry I missed out on posting Mirza's stats)


Proximus Diamond Games, 2007

Stats:
Born September 7th, 1984 in Moscow, Russia
Length 1.72m (5'7¾"), weight 59.1 kg (130½ lbs.)
Current ranking 3, highest 2 (October 25 th, 2010)

11 WTA titles:
2011: Doha (Hard)
2010: Pattaya (Hard)
2009: Pattaya (Hard), Indian Wells (Hard)
2008: Prague (Clay), Guangzhou (Hard)
2006: Birmingham (Grass), Cincinnati (Hard)
2005: Memphis (Hard, Indoor)
2004: Memphis (Hard, Indoor)
2003: Bol (Clay)

H2H with Lena: 4-1
2006: Charleston (Clay) 6-4 5-7 6-2
2008: Hobart (Hard) 6-3 6-3
2009: U.S. Open (Hard) 6-2 6-4
2010: Sydney (Hard) 3-3, Vera retired; Dubai (Hard) 6-4 4-6 7-5

Last tournament: Stuttgart
32 B () Bye
16 W Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(Rus) 3-6 6-4 6-2
QF L Samantha Stosur(Aus) 6-2 3-6 6-7(3)

[Pierre75]

6-4 6-3 for Elena. But maybe the most important for both girls is what they're going to do together in doubles.

[HowardH]

Nicely done Elena. Tough next round. Hope they do well in doubles too.

[goldenlox]

Never in doubt. Vera will be tougher

[VitorTA]

Game just started, no stream...
Lena leads 3-0 with Vera to serve (Lena only lost 1 point on serve! )

Might be a little early to be excited, but what a start!

[bbjpa]

4-0