Asian race to YEC 2012

Drama Well done Marion! No matter the outcome of the SF, I'm proud of her effort. No regrets at all on this tournament.

Semi : 3rd position on CC

The question is now : 1st or 2nd alternate in Istanbul.

fantastic first set but average in second and 3rd.

if she can maintain the first set level against vika sh has a shot

A semi here is a fantastic result! She needed it to keep Wozniacki's paws off the #10 spot. Tbh Im more relived than anything that she played shitty here rather than against Azarenka. It wasnt particularly long so heres hoping shes relatively fresh for tomorrow.

My only criticism today besides a few costly double faults was the standing inside the baseline to return the first serve. I mean, she got burnt so many times by wide serve and never stood back, but other than that it was a very good match for her. Azarenka was just better.

Eh, a very encouraging loss. Not too many complaints aside from the same as you.

Lets hope she can make a good run in Moscow.

As Caro and Sam can still earn points in Sofia after Moscow, Marion should be competitive enough in Moscow in order to achieve her ultimate 2012 goal : to be top 10.

Marion agrees. Vika is playing so well now. There is still a small gap she will try to reduce in 2013. She explains that Madrid illness killed Clay season.

Lighter said:

Marion agrees. Vika is playing so well now. There is still a small gap she will try to reduce in 2013. She explains that Madrid illness killed Clay season.

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Without this I think she would still be safely within the top 10. Still I think this is a really impressive couple of years from Marion. Would never have expected her to get back into the top 10, let alone get to #7 and do as well as she has consistantly.

Alizé Molik said:

Without this I think she would still be safely within the top 10. Still I think this is a really impressive couple of years from Marion. Would never have expected her to get back into the top 10, let alone get to #7 and do as well as she has consistantly.

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It's exactly what she said to Christine thomas from l'équipe. She can do better than R2 in RG and Wimbledon. And imo, in Madrid and Roma.

Marion by her-self in Beijing :
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2012-10/08/content_15799841.htm

Interesting to read.

Just before Moscow :

I'm pretty sure that Marion won't play fed cup in 2013. Amélie has choosen to play R1 on clay indoor in Limoges i/o hard indoor in Paris.

Anyways, Gorgeous, Petko and Kerber are better than Cornet and Parmentier on clay.

With sam's defeat in Osaka, gap between Marion and Sam is now minus 180 pts. Marion can still be 1st ALT in Istanbul if she wins Moscow tournament and Sam losing early.

Lighter said:

Marion by her-self in Beijing :
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2012-10/08/content_15799841.htm

Interesting to read.

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Her English is so good.

Moscow draw is out :
R1 : bye
R2 : Jovanovski or Arvidsson
R3 : Kirilenko?

Wozniacki in 1/2?

That's a pretty good draw. I would love to see a win over Woz here.

R2 vs Sofia Arvidsson.

Just checked Marion's fan blog (run by Alice / SuperMarion) for the first time in a long time, it seems she has stopped posting as of wimbledon. I hope everything is ok with her

playing awful like she always does against Arvidsson.

Sigh.