All Posts Tagged With: "Mattek-Sands"
Bearded Blake Into 2nd Round in Madrid; Fish Out of Singles Draw; Venus Williams and Lepchenko Eliminated; Huber Advances Over M-Sands
James Blake rolled on to another clay court victory over Hanescu 6-2, 6-4. While closing out the match, unshaven Blake wore a face of quite determination and focus that could take him deeper in this draw. Next up for James is Ivo Karlovic who played three set match vs. Benneteau today. The [...]
12May2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
Serena Drops Out of Madrid, Lepchenko Into 2nd Round, M-Sands, King Lose in Singles, Win in Doubles, Kops-Jones, Spears, Craybas Out of Madrid
Lepchenko was the only American woman to advance in singles play today defeating Magdalena Rybarikova 7-6(12), 5-7, 6-1.
Venus Williams will take the court tomorrow.
Serena bagged the first match in Madrid with statements that indicate she never wanted to even start the match but was forced to play the mandatory event or face a significant fine. [...]
Venus Williams Into Rome Semis To Take On Safina; #1 Huber & #2 Raymond Into Doubles Quarterfinals
Serena Williams bowed out early in Rome to Patty Schnyder 2-6, 6-2, 1-6 thus eliminating the possibility of a rematch with Azarenka. Venus Williams, however, has secured her place in the semifinal vs. Safina and if Azarenka defeats Kuznetsova, Venus could have her chance to take on Azarenka.
Venus defeated Safarova 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, then Chakvetadze [...]
M-Sands Wins Stuttgart With Partner Petro
Hot off her Fed Cup doubles victory, Bethanie Mattek-Sands (with Nadia Petrova) defeated Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta 5-7, 6-3, 10-7 to claim the doubles title in Rome.
6May2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
Mattek-Sands (w/Petrova) Into Stuttgart Final
After defeating countrywomen Liezel Huber (w/Black) 7-5, 4-6, 10-7, Bethanie Mattek-Sands (w/Petrova) eliminated Pascual & Zheng 7-5, 2-6, 10-6 to reach the Stuttgart Final and will face Dulko & Pennetta.
3May2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
Mattek-Sands (w/Petrova) Advance To Set Up Clash With Fed Cup Partner Huber (w/Black)
Mattek-Sands (w/Petrova) defeated Jugic-Salkic/Poutchek 6-0, 7-5 and they will meet Mattek-Sands’ Fed Cup partner Huber (w/Black) in the quarterfinals in Stuttgart.
30Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
Huber, Mattek-Sands, Kops-Jones and Spears in Stuttgart Doubles This Week
Liezel Huber (w/ Black) advanced to the Stuttgart quarterfinals over Dushevina and Husarova 2 & 3.
Raquel Kops-Jones and Sarah Borwell also advanced over Hsieh/Scheepers.
Abigail Spears (w/Sun) has a tough first round coming up against Hantuchova/Sugiyama.
If Mattek-Sands (w/Petrova) can advance over Jugic-Salkic/Poutchek they will meet Huber/Black in the quarters.
Statistics From Deciding Day 2 for American Fed Cup Team Offer Clues For Choosing Players For The Final In Italy
Bethanie Mattek-Sands had a low 30% win ratio on her 2nd serves with 74% on her first serve points with only 1 double fault. This type of conservative play contributed to her two singles losses over the weekend. During a critical first service game, Mattek-Sands spun her 2nd serve to the deuce court and it [...]
28Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
