Archive: klara-zakopalova
If Dominika Cibulkova has a favorite animal, it has to be the chameleon. When she first came up, her speed made her a clay player. Then she turned into an indoor hardcourt player. This year, she's an outdoor hardcourt player, with the Australian Open final on her record and now this.
This clearly wasn't a case of Alize Cornet not caring. At 2-5 down in the first set, she was sobbing as she talked to her coach. But what could either of them do? Cornet can't hope to out-hit Venus Williams; all she could do was try to get balls back.
Sorana Cirstea was hurting in Fed Cup. It was a bit of a surprise she did so well in the first round. But it appears it caught up to her. Which means she will stay below the Top 25.
For a round in which most of the ties were played indoors, weather played an amazing role. On Sunday, it was Italy's turn to be hit by rain.
Victoria Azarenka is feeling well off her best form as the top seed struggles to maintain her unbeaten 2013 season
This was a very tough match for Maria Sharapova -- it's hard to believe she can survive four more like that.
Francesca Schiavone loses a few points but should stay Top Fifty. Maria Sharapova still has a lot of defending to do, but she keeps alive her hopes of reaching #2.
The organizers here set their schedule very carefully, and we're going to follow their lead.
Victoria Azarenka will probably find out on Friday whether she gets to keep the #1 ranking.
Shenzhen (Thurs): Chinese Stars Li & Peng To Face Off In SFs
Serena Williams is just one of many examples on the WTA these days that reaching one's 30th birthday is no longer a sign that retirement is near.
Top Czech player Petra Kvitova says she will try and play Fed Cup final against Serbia this coming weekend
Eastbourne (Thurs): Kerber Nets WTA-Best 39th Win Of 2012
No real surprise here, except for the way Klara Zakopalova fell apart, but it moves Marion Bartoli a little closer to the Top Five. It won't matter this week, but it might matter next. Klara Zakopalova will probably be #45.
