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Moscow R2: Bertens d. Kanepi 4-6 6-3 7-5

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#1 ·
Hard fought and won match! :yeah:

Well done Kiki! :clap2: :clap2:
 
#5 ·
Kanepi with an almighty choke to keep Bertens' YEC dream alive. The Estonian blew 3-1 lead in the 2nd and topped that by blowing 4-1 lead in the decider. Kiki all sorts tired and I would not be surprised to see her get beat by Sevastova's pushing on this terribly slow court tomorrow. Suddenly Belinda is back in the race. Although she is not very fresh either.
 
#6 ·
I know the WTA stats are often inflated, and she did actually play quite well (especially given the injuries and fatigue), but Bertens with 42 winners to 35 unforced errors seems a lot better than her actual level in the match. :lol:

Good numbers, but Kaia choked about 8 times and still almost won it. That messy game at 5-5 in the third felt beyond unnecessary. :sad: In the end it was about who could fight harder and take advantage of their opportunities more, rather than whose level was higher. Both playing decently but Kiki a much better competitor today.

Happy Kiki is still alive for Shenzhen though, and thrilled Kaia is in the AO main draw. This has still been a good week for her.
 
#8 ·
Wow Kiki :worship:. I could not watch the match but was following it on live scores and it must have taken so much grit for Kiki to fight back in both sets, especially when she seems to be exhausted and has been struggling with form lately. Very impressive.

Beating Sevastova/Mladenovic will not be easy though, and even then she'd need one more :unsure:.
 
#9 ·
At times Kiki looked like a zombie out there. Earlier it really looked as if she was going to get wiped off the map in straight sets. Glad she committed to dragging herself forward no matter what. Onwards and upwards into the YEC — by hook or by crook.
 
#12 ·
dear me.
 
#15 ·
Wow, she's really fighting to go to the YEC, but gosh, she's scheduled herself to exhaustion this year. If I counted right, this is her 26th event of the season. That's not the scheduling strategy of a top player. I don't know what her future looks like success-wise, but she really needs to be smarter next year if she plans on being a true contender. She had some fabulous highs this year but also some weird losses, and she really didn't make a dent at the slams.
 
#17 ·
It's getting quite painful watching Bertens and Bencic haul their half-dead bodies through the last few weeks of the season, BSing their way to wins based entirely on fighting spirit and being marginally mentally stronger than their opponnents rather than a high level of tennis. And all to show up in Shenzhen as a walking bye. Please can someone put them out of their misery.
 
#21 ·
If only Kiki had finished off Barty. Then we wouldn't be in this mess and she could've just relaxed for 2 weeks. :eek: Now its fighting to the death. She seems dead out there. If this goes to a match between her and Bencic in the SF. :help:
 
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