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OSTRAVA OPEN FINAL:SAKKARI VS KONTAVEIT

OSTRAVA OPEN FINAL:SAKKARI VS KONTAVEIT

Maria with one title to her name certainly is due a WTA500 title, her skills demand it. Annett Kontaveit storming into the final in Ostrava on the back of a impressive service display against Czech Republic’s Kvitova in the semis. Anett even bagel-ed the number two seed in the opening set. The Estonian didn’t disappoint here, she served at a match winning 76% on first serve. Sakkari’s movement…

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OSTRAVA OPEN:SAKKARI VS SWIATEK

Semi final time in the Czech republic. First seed Swiatek against fourth Sakkari. Sakkari elected to receive after winning the receive after winning the coin toss. Most players like to serve first so that if they break in the second game, they get to wrap up the set earlier by a difference of 3 games. That is if all things go according to plan. It proved a good decision by the Greek. Check out…

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OSTRAVA OPEN:SWIATEK VS RYBAKINA

Quarter final time in the Czech Republic, former Roland Garros winner Iga Swiatek seeded number 1 against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina seeded 7. Quite a longish match by two set match standards because of a competitive opening set. An opening confident hold but Iga raised my hopes for a great match. Elena was on the ropes in here opening service game. Check out 1-0(30-0),her backhand helped her…

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OSTRAVA OPEN: KVITOVA VS POTAPOVA

Home favorite and former Wimbledon champ Petra KVITOVA faced Anastacia POTAPOVA of Russia in the round of 16. A gutsy second set performance by Anastacia coming back from a break down to win the breaker. This was contrast to the first set dominated by Czech. Let’s pick up play at first set 1-0. This game showed who was the most experienced and could hold nerve in their first service games. A…

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OSTRAVA OPEN:TEICHMANN VS KERBER

Rising star of Swiss tennis Jil TEICHMANN facing former world number one Angelique Kerber in round 1 in OSTRAVA. This was a good battle of the lefties. The serving was below par from both players , Both first serve percentages below 60. I must lament the inability by both players to hold on to their service games convincingly as well as their failure to convert break point opportunities and both…

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