[davidmario]

Hradecka's serve not too effective today and she also went BERSERKER at clutch moments..
A dry and fast clay court probably would've produced a different result but Panova just threw everything back in court and waited for Lucie to miss.
Lucie's returns were really off today. Slow reaction, bad movement. Oh well. Nothing new for a pre Madrid fan of hers

 

[Dexter]

Typical Hradecka performance for you... I doubt she will ever make it higher than top40.

 

[Samwei]

Strasbourg R2: Alexandra Panova RUS def. Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-3 4-6 6-3

Another good win :yeah:
Foretz Gacon or Parmentier next should be ok

 

[aguy9797]

new GOAT....lost????

 

[madmax]

just further shows what a fluke surface Madrid blue slippery carpet was

 

[SVK]

Hradecka's serve not too effective today and she also went BERSERKER at clutch moments..
A dry and fast clay court probably would've produced a different result but Panova just threw everything back in court and waited for Lucie to miss.
Lucie's returns were really off today. Slow reaction, bad movement. Oh well. Nothing new for a pre Madrid fan of hers

That´s exactly what you should do against Hradecka...Panova is far away from being a natural grinder, the 25-19 W/UE ratio against Bartoli after first set was pretty epic.

 

[davidmario]

That´s exactly what you should do against Hradecka...Panova is far away from being a natural grinder, the 25-19 W/UE ratio against Bartoli after first set was pretty epic.

Hradecka never gave her the chance to create pace. Panova was just reacting and blocking 80% of the balls. But she did a good job in reacting fast enough and giving the ball some depth.

 

[max94]

Actually I don't see Panova as a ballbasher or anything, I saw some of her matches in St-Gaudens and I think she is more like a "powerful counterpuncher".

 

[Lord Choc Ice]

Hradecka is a mug ballbasher.

 

[ElusiveChanteuse]

Hradecka may surprise on grass.

 

[kiriosh.]

Oh Lucie
Panova

 

[Juju Nostalgique]

Lucie...