Week 12 - WTA Premier Mandatory - Miami, USA

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 12 - WTA Premier Mandatory - Miami, USA

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Amazing win. Hopefully a sign of Heather hitting her potential when playing relaxed, nothing to lose tennis.

steven · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
And Vika it is, bah. Beat Krajicek 6 - 3 7 - 5. Pity Heather couldn't have lined up a more feasible candidate than that, but just give it your best, girl !
R3 (L32) : (1) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) WR 1 vs (WC) Heather Watson WR 129

I'm very hopeful she'll avoid the double bakery of her previous two matches against Vika at the very least! That's the first target anyway. She was winning a lot more points than the final scoreline suggested at the AO too.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

I also think we should point out that, seeing as Eurosport's coverage starts on Sunday, this has a very good chance of being televised.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Hev was 4/1 to win today, which I thought was a ridiculous price after what happened against Cirstea. I had a feeling coming back from 0-5 down against a top opponent was going to be huge for Heather, and thankfully I was right. Possibly now showing the Sharapova form, but winning and I just hope Vika is a little off her game, so that Hev can make it very competitive, and so leave here with huge momentum going into the remainder of the season.

indiana · Tennis legend

Vera having a bad time of it this year, 56th in the "race". Not beaten a top 50 player this year, though only got as far as meeting two.

Though I see that she retired in Pattaya and Doha, both times from pretty competitive looking positions and gave a W/O before her scheduled second match in Indian Wells, so obviously has been having some problems.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

And another seed bites the dust: the 2010 French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone (11), beaten by the Kazhak, Ksenia Pervak, in three!

wolf · Tennis legend

Sensational win from Heather. Shame she has to be play Azarenka again next.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Stircrazy wrote:
but the result which arguably eclipses Hev's is the defeat by the 18-year-old Garbiñe Muguruza (WR 208), also a WC, of Vera Zvonareva (9) by 4 & 3!

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Friday 23rd of March 2012 09:37:38 PM

Indeed ! I tried to post a similar comment last night, but when a copy/paste failed me on her name I gave up. biggrin

Ksenia's victory over Fran is interesting too. With the exception of McHale, some of the youngsters are perhaps coping better with the humid heat of Florida than their seniors?

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Saturday 24th of March 2012 08:21:50 AM

ROCK3 · Lower Club Player

Impressive win.

Congrats, and good luck with the next challenge

PockyTastic · Futures level

Garbine goes from being defeated by Amanda Carreras a couple of years ago (though she got her own back the next few times they met) to besting zvonareva! Heck of a progression!

Maza1987 · Challenger level

She plays on the stadium court at 7.30pm (12.30am GMT) tonight/monday morning. Eurosport's coverage finishes at 11.45pm so I don't know whether they will extend their coverage.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Doubt it knowing Eurosport.

steven · Tennis legend

If it's not on TV, I imagine there will be a stream somewhere ... and there's radio commentary on 5 Live Xtra (including OEM) whatever happens.

Jan · Hall of fame

middle of the night bleh