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On a sunny day in Eastbourne the defending WTA champion joined the seed carnage of the early rounds as she bowed out to USA power-hitter Madison Keys. She books herself an all-American clash with Lauren Davis who put paid to former champion Daniela Hantuchova in some style with a straight sets 6-3 6-3 win.
Now this looks like the Petra Kvitova who won Wimbledon. And she's the only seed left in her half. Make the final and she'll be just below the Top Five; win the title and she's in.
Mathematical memo to Maria Sharapova and her entourage: During the first two sets of Sharapova's match with Lucie Safarova, she was winning 34% of second serve points. At the same time, she was putting in 64% of first serves, and winning 70% of those points. Had she fired a first serve on her second serve, she would have double-faulted dozens of times but would have won 45% of second serve points.
While Serena Williams remains optimistic about her chances at the Miami Masters, it's just the opposite for Agnieszka Radwanska, who will have to hope she heals her left knee enough to make a second-round starts after a bye at the event.
The statistics for these two were almost eerily similar. Going into Novak Djokovic's fifth service game of the third set, each had five aces, and each had put in 65% of first serves. Djokovic had won only one more point. And Djokovic had had only one more break...
Flavia Pennetta’s title victory in the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells means she is close to breaking back into the top ten of WTA after a five year absence at the age of 32.
Roger Federer did not participate in last year's Sony Open Tennis tournament and this time around he is coming off long fortnight in Indian Wells, where he finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic. Federer lost Sunday's BNP Paribas Open final 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) after two hours and 12 minutes.
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In this kind of form, Roger Federer may not even need a coach. He certainly would not want one on the court in between games. Federer improved to 18-2 this season with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Kevin Anderson in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday night. The world No. 8 will go up against Alexandr Dolgopolov in Saturday's semis.
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Alexandra Cadantu won't move above her current #59, but Coco Vandeweghe looks as if she just might have a shot at a Top Hundred return -- especially since she faces Petra Kvitova next, and if nothing else there is the chance that Kvitova will get sick again...
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It's interesting to realize that Serena Williams can't add any points here -- her results are so strong that a mere Premier title doesn't count for her! She drops Jelena Jankovic to #8 -- meaning that Simona Halep, despite her injury, will be hitting a new high of #7.
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