Értékeljen |
US OPEN (GRAND SLAM EVENT, HARD COURT), WOMEN’S DOUBLES, 2ND ROUND |
Timea Babos, Kristina Mladenovic (Hungarian, French, 3)-Dominika Cibulkova, Magdalena Rybarikova (SlovakiaN) 6:4, 6:4 |
"We didn’t played really well today. But We won in two sets again. And that’s the most important” – Timi said happily.
In the 50-minute first set Timi and Mladenovic broke the opponent after 1:1, although they led 40-15. Unfortunately, Cibulkova and Rybarikova came back ain the next game, from 40-30...
Luckily, at the crucial part of the set the Hungarian-French dup played better. The 3rd seed pair broke the Slovakian double to 40, then they saved a break point and jumped to a 5:3 lead. Timi and Mladenovic finished the set, at 5:4, they won that service game to 15.
The first part of the second set was eventful, the serve was not an advantage. Timi and her partner led twice with a break, and they led this kead twice...Then, at 2:2 Cibulkova and Rybarikova saved two break points (3:2).
Fortunately, after that Timi and Mladenovic won three geames in a row, without losing a rally! And after 5:4 the finished the match, with a service game to 15.
In the last 16 the Hungarian-French duo will meet the 15th seed Larra Arruabarrena and Andreja Klepac.
The 23-year old Spaniard is ranked 36th, her career position best was 35th (10 August 2015). Arruabarrena has won 4 WTA and 8 ITF tournament in this genre. This year, she remained unbeaten in Acapulco (Mexico, 250 000 USD, hard court, Co: Maria-Teresa Torró- Flor) and was a finalist in Washington (United States, 250,000 USD, gard court, Co: Klepac). They lost in the last match against Belinda Bencic and Kristina Mladenovic.
The 29-year old Slovenian player is ranked 39th, her career best was 31 (6 April 2015). So far, she has won 3 WTA and 13 ITF event in doubles. In January Klepac was a quarter-finalist at the Australian Open (Co: Klaudia Jans-Ignacik).
Értékeljen |
03.22.-04.03.
MIAMI OPEN
Miami (USA)
6 844 139 USD
04.04.-04.10.
KATOWICE OPEN
Katowice (POL)
250 000 USD
04.18.-04.24.
PORSCHE TENNIS GRAND PRIX
Stuttgart (GER)
753 000 USD
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04.25.-04.30.
GP SAR LA PRINCESSE LALLA MERYEM
Rabat (MAR)
250 000 USD
04.30.-05.07.
MUTUA MADRID OPEN
Madrid (ESP)
4 942 700 USD
05.09.-05.15.
INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA
Rome (ITA)
2 000 000 USD
05.15.-05.21.
INTERNATIONAUX DE STRASBOURG
Strasbourg (FRA)
250 000 USD
05.22.-06.05.
ROLAND GARROS
Paris (FRA)
GRAND SLAM EVENT