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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:11 AM
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Mutua Madrid Open 2012-Blue clay what?Serena who? Bring on the real clay!
Last Year's result:
R1: Def. Arantxa Rus 2-6 6-3 6-2
R2: Def. Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 3-6 6-1
R3: Lost to Dominika Cibulkova 5-7 4-6
2012 Results:
R1: Def. Irina-Camelia Begu 6-0 6-3
R2: Def. Klara Zakopalova 6-4 6-3
R3: Def. Safarova W/O
QFs v/s Serena Williams/Caroline Wozniacki.
Career W/L at Madrid: 4/2
Best performance at Madrid: QFs(2012)
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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:16 AM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
are we all sure shes gonna play it?
I mean the conditions are too different comparing to RG and Stutt. Madrid Rome and Paris...isnt too much for her standard?
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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:20 AM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
Its a Premier Mandatory. So I guess she HAS to play. Though she can skip it of course.
But the more matches, the better?!
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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:22 AM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
many matches are certainly better than few matches. but the more the better? I dont think so
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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:38 AM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
I thought she would've tanked Stuttgart  so my feelings are not to be trusted, but I think she may not want to go that deep in this tournament, which is really atipical (blue clay, altitude, still so many question marks about the surface).. I don't think she'll skip it, but she will probably play without caring too much. Rome's next after all!
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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:39 AM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
she has so many pts to gain here. go girl!!
edit: keep forgetting rome pts come off during madrid. she has too much to lose here. go girl!!!!!!
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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:39 AM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
@Rerun: yeah I agree with you. I don't like Madrid in the first place anyway. 
But I don't think you can skip a PM just like that. And I guess Maria would play here. 
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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:46 AM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
blue clay is some thing special and i think maria wont miss it. I want she gets a tough draw, maybe Barthel in early round
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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:48 AM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
I would actually like two easy opponents in the earlier rounds at least. 
The conditions at Madrid don't suit her, so playing easier opponents would actually get her some practice to defeat the tougher ones, IMO.
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Apr 30th, 2012, 11:51 AM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
Will she have a BYE in the first round?
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Apr 30th, 2012, 12:00 PM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
no byes in madrid. 64 players to round off the draw.
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Apr 30th, 2012, 12:01 PM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
^ Ok, thanks! I'm hoping for a kinder draw than the one she got in Stuttgart, so that she won't have to waste too many energies in the early rounds!
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Apr 30th, 2012, 12:04 PM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
She lost a set to Rus last year?
I am really excited for this tournament... Can't wait to see the blue clay in action. |
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Apr 30th, 2012, 12:10 PM
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Maria will win this tournament.  |
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Apr 30th, 2012, 12:35 PM
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Re: Mutua Madrid Open 2012
Maybe she decides to skip this  and have a go in Rome.
She won't reach back-to-back semis in Rome and Madrid that's for sure . |
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Mutua Madrid Open 2012-Blue clay what?Serena who? Bring on the real clay!
