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[John Straiton]

Into the 5th round

Congrats to Petra, Maria, Victoria, Angelique, & especially Caroline, for her very unexpected win over
Nadia Petrova 7/6, 6/3. I really want to see that match later on the tennis channel.

Very unexpected, as Agnieszka Radwanszka goes down to Kirilenko, of all people.

[bruce]

Think Vika meets Woz in quarters, one she should get through. Biggest threat would seem to be the Russian-AmerIcan, seems to me.

Vika Power Prevail!

Bruce

[Lois]

Bruce, It certainly looks that way..a Vika/Maria showdown seems inevitable at the moment. Maria took out Errani 7-6 and 6-2, Stosur to play Kerber and Vika and Caro square off. While I'm watching lots of men's tennis from Indian Wells, no women's stuff as yet but I would assume a semi-final and final match will be shown. Let's hope so.

Lois

[tennispanther]

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Singles - Quarterfinals
[13] Maria Kirilenko (RUS) d [5] Petra Kvitova (CZE) 4 - 6, 6 - 4, 6 - 3
[2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) d [6] Sara Errani (ITA) 7 - 6 (6), 6 - 2

Doubles - Quarterfinals
S Hsieh / S Peng (TPE/CHN) d D Hantuchova / A Medina Garrigues (SVK/ESP) 6 - 2, 6 - 7 (6), 10 - 4
[3] N Petrova / K Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d [6] N Llagostera Vives / J Zheng (ESP/CHN) 6 - 1, 6 - 2


Thursday, March 14, 2013

Doubles - Semifinals
[3] N Petrova / K Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) d S Hsieh / S Peng (TPE/CHN) 6 - 2, 6 - 2
[4] E Makarova / E Vesnina (RUS/RUS) d K Date-Krumm / C Dellacqua (JPN/AUS) 4 - 6, 7 - 6 (4), 10 - 8

Edited by tennispanther, 15 March 2013 - 15:47.

[Lois]

Vika withdraws...apparently with an injury..saw a photo of her left thigh taped, also she cried while hugging Caro, lucky Caro...well I suppose its a legimitate injury but its happening too often IMO, also Stosur gave Kerber a walk/over. Masha must be dancing in the aisles.

Lois

[tennispanther]

Vika has an right ankle injury that had been bothering her since before the tournament began.

Sam pulled out because of a right calf injury.

[John Straiton]

For the semi-final it'll be Maria Sharapova/Maria Kirilenko & Caroline/Angelique.

Well, the big Gun turned out to be a cap pistol. Who's to blame?

Who am I pulling for in the final you ask??

Go Caroline!! Or, Go Maria!! Or, Go Angelique!! or, Go Kirilenko!!

In my personal order of preference of course.

IMO...All 4 practitioners of pulchritude are 100% U.S.D.A. approved!

Edited by John Straiton, 15 March 2013 - 01:15.

[bruce]

Very disappointed about Vika, but she can't play injured--guess that exhib against Muscles mania wasn't such a good idea.

It's going to be harder in Miami with her in that mix.

Well, the lookers brigade is left, so my pref would be Woz, then Kirilenko.

Vika Power Prevail!

Bruce

[Lois]

Hummmm! A back injury didn't keep Federer from competing even though it was a sub-par performance (he couldn't practice in the afternoon) but I guess pride and courage had something to do with it. Injuries are part and parcel of any sport, Vika as a young gal needs to do more off-court training, Martina loved to roller skate, maybe she needs to go on a rowing machine to strengthen her legs however once you start the WTA season, there is hardly time to do any extra stuff...so keeping fit is a primary concern to be able to compete at your highest level. I don't think that today's athletes are willing to commit to the hard grind of extra curricular training, seems there is a lot more "pussy cats" than tigers out there!

Lois

[John Straiton]

Hi Lois,

Well, I guess at times there are those players that give themselves "The Bums Rush". And only they know
how deserving they may be.

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.... of bugging out. Just pass up the tourney, and save some poor fan a bundle.

Many of those tickets that the fans send for, or stand in line for, go for close to $1000.00 to $2000.00 each.
And that ain't hay! Many buy those tickets in the hopes of seeing one or two particular players. No wonder
they may express extreme anger when a favorite bugs out. I don't blame em.

Edited by John Straiton, 16 March 2013 - 02:18.

[John Straiton]

For the Semi's, and the Final..

Maria Sharapova gives the "Bums Rush" to Kirilenko 6/4, 6/3.

And Caroline guts her way through in 3 tough sets over Angelique Kerber 6/2, 4/6, 5/7.

This is the best iv'e seen Caro play in the last couple of years. Her doggedness and ability to hit great shots when it counts is quite similar to that of Sharapova. Some of those long ralleys were the best i've seen in years.

The final will be a promoters dream come true, with gals of "Playboy Quality" on both sides of the net.

And, this doesn't happen very often.

I'd be satisfied to see either gal win.

[tennispanther]

Friday, March 15, 2013

Singles - Semifinals
[8] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d [4] Angelique Kerber (GER) 2-6 6-4 7-5
[2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) d [13] Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6-4 6-3

[Lois]

Thanks John for your thoughts on the upcoming finals, yes, a 'candy pleaser' for sure let's hope the tennis displayed will be equally pleasing for the tennis pundints!

Lois

[bobo]

John Straiton, on 15 March 2013 - 01:07, said:

For the semi-final it'll be Maria Sharapova/Maria Kirilenko & Caroline/Angelique.

Well, the big Gun turned out to be a cap pistol. Who's to blame?

Who am I pulling for in the final you ask??

Go Caroline!! Or, Go Maria!! Or, Go Angelique!! or, Go Kirilenko!!

In my personal order of preference of course.

IMO...All 4 practitioners of pulchritude are 100% U.S.D.A. approved!

I would have expected you to go with the order of hotness, which would be Kirilenko , Caroline , Angelique , Maria . Of course Maria needs about a quart of makeup to cover up her zits. The others do not. And that she is the most unpopular player in the locker room because of her "sunny personality" is well known. And then there is the shrieking(ie. cheating) on every point. Bobo would disqualify her in the best interests of tennis!

[John Straiton]

Hi Bobo...I did!!


It's Maria as she does the "Kazatski" on Carolines skull 6/2, 6/2.

And we all know what the Kazatski is don't we? It's like the "Bums Rush" on steroids!


But I think that "Sweet Pea" did a pretty good job regardless of the final outcome, and has nothing
to be ashamed of considering her overall performance at Indian Wells. This is the best she's played in over a year.
Hope she can build on it.

The final won't be shown on the tennis channel until 5pm this afternoon. I can't wait to see it.

[tennispanther]

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Singles - Final
[2] Maria Sharapova (RUS) d [8] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6-2 6-2

Congrats to Maria for winning her 28th WTA singles title and her second Indian Wells title after her win 2006!

Doubles - Final
[4] E Makarova / E Vesnina (RUS/RUS) d [3] N Petrova / K Srebotnik (RUS/SLO) 6-0 5-7 10-6

[Lois]

John, While I did watch the first set, the ball bashing became exactly that....just 'ball bashing' of course Maria is well deserving of the title, but for every ball she 'bashed in' 2 went out, and Caro once again, cannot return the ball to either side of the court...it goes robotically back to the sender (Maria) who returns the ball to either the far left or the far right, something Caro can't seem to do....big mental block that will not enhance her chances of improving her game one iota. However, I did leave this "thrilling" match to watch the figure skating World Championship held in London, Ontario and saw a performance by the first place winner Kim from Korea that was absolutely spectacular...Just flawless got the hightest points ever achieved in figure skating so glad I at least saw that great skate.

Lois

[tennispanther]

Maria with the throphy

Edited by tennispanther, 18 March 2013 - 15:13.

[bobo]

tennispanther, on 18 March 2013 - 15:13, said:

Maria with the throphy

Shame on Vica for being injured and Serena for not playing, thus allowing this ball bashing stiff to win by default, beating the pushing stiff!. Bobo did not watch. He did watch the mens' final, which was great!

[John Straiton]

Hi Bob!!

Not to worry, Madam Schwarzenegger will take to the Miami court shortly, to administer the "Bums Rush" to all pretenders to the throne, and all done with nary a screetch I might add!

Edited by John Straiton, 21 March 2013 - 05:08.