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2016-03-11 - Timi and Yaroslava Shvedova will meet in the next round the semifinalist duo of this year's Australian Open.

 

BNP PARIBAS OPEN (6 844 139 USD, HARD COURT), DOUBLES, 1ST ROUND

Timea Babos, Yaroslava Shvedova (Hungarian, Kazakh, 3)- Darija Jurak, Laura Siegemund (Croatian, German) 6:4, 6:2




"I enjoyed the game with Shvedova! I'm happy, that We won our opening match” - said Timi.

Timi is currently ranked 14th, while her partner is the World No3. The Hungarian player and Yaroslava Shvedova won in 2013 the Tashkent WTA tournament, they triumphed without losing a set.

 

On the side of the net stood the fresh Dubai winner, Darija Jurak. The Croatian player triumphed with the Taiwanese Chuang at the Premier event.

 

Timi and Shvedova began well the opening match at IW. In the 35-minute first set they saved two break points and after that they won the opponent’s service game. Jurak and Siegemund broke back at 3:1, but then they immediately lost their serve.

 

Timi and her partner led 5:2, but they couldn’t won the next service game, at 5:3. Fortunately, they broke the opponent in the tenth game, so they finished the first act.

 

In the second set Timi and Shvedova broke the opponent early, but few minutes later it was 2:2. Jurak and Siegemung broke back with a break...

 

The next period of the match was different. Timi and her partner played better and better, they relatively easily finished the match. They won the rival’s service game twice.

 

In the second round Timi and Shvedova will meet a good, talented Chinese pair.

 

Yi-Fan Xu is ranked 25th, while Saisai Zheng is 22nd.

 

Xu’s previous best position was 24 (22 February 2016). During her career, she has won 3 WTA and 22 ITF event in doubles. This year she was a finalist in Shenzhen (China, 500 000 USD, hard court, Co: Saisai Zheng.). She played in the semifinal at the Australian Open with Zheng. Xu also reached the last four in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, 250 000 USD, hard court, Co: Zarina Diyas)

 

rd court, co-: Ring of mouth-to-mouth), and the Australian Open four best remembered. It recently was also a semifinalist in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia 250 000 USD hard court, co-: Zarina Diyas).

 

Zheng is now celebrated her career best position in doubles. So far, she has won 3 WTA and 10 ITF tournament in this genre. She also was a semifinalist in Melbourne, with Varvara Lepchenko.

 

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03.22.-04.03.

MIAMI OPEN

Miami (USA)

6 844 139 USD

DOUBLES DRAW

 

04.04.-04.10.

KATOWICE OPEN

Katowice (POL)

250 000 USD

ENTRY LIST (SINGLES)

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2016 MARCH