2013/05/22

Mattek-Sands in Kuala Lumpur Final

(March 2, 2013) American Wildcard Bethanie Mattek-Sands moved into the finals of the Malaysian Open on Sunday knocking out third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-1.

 

BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 25-March 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Saturday, March 2, 2013
Singles – Semifinals
(WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. (3/WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 64 61
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. (4) Ayumi Morita (JPN) 60 62

Doubles – Semifinals
(1) Husarova/Zhang (SVK/CHN) d. Kumkhum/Sema (THA/JPN) 46 63 105 (Match TB)

Order Of Play – Sunday, March 3, 2013
Centre Court (from 16.00hrs)
1. Doubles Final: Husarova/Zhang vs. Aoyama/Chang
2. Singles Final: Karolina Pliskova vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (NB 18.00hrs)

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Mattek-Sands Upsets Defending Champ Hsieh in Kuala Lumpur

 
BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 25-March 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Friday, March 1, 2013
Singles – Quarterfinals
(WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. (2) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 75 62
(3/WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 62 60
(4) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. (Q) Luksika Kumkhum (THA) 67(7) 64 61
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 75 61

Doubles – Semifinals
(2) Aoyama/Chang (JPN/TPE) d. Pliskova/Pliskova (CZE/CZE) 62 61

Doubles – Quarterfinals
(1) Husarova/Zhang (SVK/CHN) d. Domachowska/Rosolska (POL/POL) 61 36 119 (Match TB)
Kumkhum/Sema (THA/JPN) d. (4) Fujiwara/Zheng (JPN/CHN) 57 63 1614 (Match TB)

Order Of Play – Saturday, March 2, 2013
Centre Court (from 14.00hrs)
1. Karolina Pliskova vs. Ayumi Morita
2. Husarova/Zhang vs. Kumkhum/Sema (NB 16.00hrs)
3. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (NB 18.00hrs)

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Hsieh Wins Twice To Make Kuala Lumpur Semis

 

BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 25-March 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Thursday, February 28, 2013
Singles – Second Round
(2) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Zhang Shuai (CHN) 62 62
(3/WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 63 63
(4) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. (Q) Nudnida Luangnam (THA) 63 61
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) d. (5) Misaki Doi (JPN) 64 76(7)
(Q) Luksika Kumkhum (THA) d. (7) Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 62 64
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) d. (Q) Qiang Wang (CHN) 63 62
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d. (Q) Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 76(3) 64
(WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) d. Duan Ying-Ying (CHN) 61 64

Singles – First Round
(2) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Kurumi Nara (JPN) 67(5) 63 64

Doubles – Quarterfinals
(2) Aoyama/Chang (JPN/TPE) d. Amanmuradova/Rodionova (UZB/RUS) 36 76(4) 1311 (Match TB)
Pliskova/Pliskova (CZE/CZE) d. (3) Buryachok/Chan (UKR/TPE) 63 36 1210 (Match TB)

Doubles – First Round
(1) Husarova/Zhang (SVK/CHN) d. Chan/Lertcheewakarn (TPE/THA) 26 60 107 (Match TB)
(4) Fujiwara/Zheng (JPN/CHN) d. (WC) Chua/Yang (MAS/CHN) 75 36 104 (Match TB)

Order Of Play – Friday, March 1, 2013
Centre Court (from 12.00hrs)
1. Ayumi Morita vs. Luksika Kumkhum
2. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner vs. Karolina Pliskova
3. Husarova/Zhang vs. Domachowska/Rosolska (NB 15.30hrs)
4. Ashleigh Barty vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (NB 18.00hrs)
5. Bethanie Mattek-Sands vs. Hsieh Su-Wei

Court 1 (NB 14.00hrs)
1. Fujiwara/Zheng vs. Kumkhum/Sema (after suitable rest)
2. Aoyama/Chang vs. Pliskova/Pliskova (NB 15.00hrs; after suitable rest)

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Wozniacki Stunned by Qualifier at Malaysian Open

Caroline Wozniacki

( February 27, 2013) Top seed Caroline Wozniacki was upset by qualifier Wang Qiang 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1 on Wednesday in the first round of the Malaysian Open.

The Dane, who was a former No. 1 suffered the worst loss of her career losing to the 186th ranked Wang failing to take advantage of a match point.

Next stop for the Dane will be Hong Kong for the BNP Paribas Showdown where she’ll pay Agnieszka Radwanska in an exhibition for World Tennis Day.

BMW MALAYSIAN OPEN
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 25-March 3, 2013
$235,000/International
Hard/Outdoors

Results – Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Singles – First Round
(Q) Qiang Wang (CHN) d. (1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 26 76(1) 61 (saved 1mp)
(3/WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 26 63 76(6) (saved 3mp)
(4) Ayumi Morita (JPN) d. Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 61 61
(7) Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) d. Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR) 26 64 63
(Q) Zarina Diyas (KAZ) d. (8) Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 67(5) 61 75
Duan Ying-Ying (CHN) d. Marta Sirotkina (RUS) 63 46 76(12) (saved 6mp)
Zhang Shuai (CHN) d. (WC) Aslina An Ping Chua (MAS) 60 61
Ashleigh Barty (AUS) d. (Q) Chanel Simmonds (RSA) 64 62
(Q) Luksika Kumkhum (THA) d. Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 36 61 62
(Q) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) d. Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) 61 63
(Q) Nudnida Luangnam (THA) d. Zheng Saisai (CHN) 63 67(1) 62

Suspended due to rain
(2) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) leads Kurumi Nara (JPN) 43

Doubles – First Round
(2) Aoyama/Chang (JPN/TPE) d. Brianti/Klepac (ITA/SLO) 75 67(5) 108 (Match TB)
(3) Buryachok/Chan (UKR/TPE) d. (WC) Yusri/Selvarajoo (MAS/MAS) 61 61
Domachowska/Rosolska (POL/POL) d. Hsieh/Kao (TPE/TPE) 61 61
Kumkhum/Sema (THA/JPN) d. Kichenok/Kichenok (UKR/UKR) 64 76(5)
Pliskova/Pliskova (CZE/CZE) d. Beygelzimer/Rogowska (UKR/AUS) 63 64
Amanmuradova/Rodionova (UZB/RUS) d. Adamczak/Wongteanchai (AUS/THA) 63 64

Suspended due to rain
Chan/Lertcheewakarn (TPE/THA) lead (1) Husarova/Zhang (SVK/CHN) 42
(WC) Chua/Yang (MAS/CHN) lead (4) Fujiwara/Zheng (JPN/CHN) 41

Singles Qualifying – Final Round
(2) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) d. (12) Ana Savic (CRO) 46 64 76(11)

Order Of Play – Thursday, February 28, 2013
Centre Court (from 13.00hrs)
1. Karolina Pliskova vs. Misaki Doi
2. Kurumi Nara vs. Hsieh Su-Wei (tbc; NB 14.00hrs)
3. Akgul Amanmuradova vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
4. Qiang Wang vs. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
5. Zhang Saisai vs. [Kurumi Nara or Hsieh Su-Wei] (NB 18.00hrs)
6. Husarova/Zhang vs. Chan/Lertcheewakarn (tbc; after suitable rest)

Court 1 (from 13.00hrs)
1. Ayumi Morita vs. Nudnida Luangnam
2. Luksika Kumkhum vs. Eleni Daniilidou
3. Fujiwara/Zheng vs. Chua/Yang (tbc)

Court 2 (from 13.00hrs)
1. Bethanie Mattek-Sands vs. Duan Ying-Ying
2. Zarina Diyas vs. Ashleigh Barty
3. Pliskova/Pliskova vs. Buryachok/Chan
4. Amanmuradova/Rodionova vs. Aoyama/Chang (after suitable rest)

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Monaco Wins Malaysian Open for Fourth Tournament Win of the Year

 

Argentina’s Juan Monaco captured his fourth tournament of the year by winning a hard fought match against Julien Benneteau of France 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in for the Malaysian Open title.

“I think we played a great match, with a lot of ups and downs,” Monaco said the over three-hour long match. “I got a little nervous when I had chances, but I never gave up, particularly in the 12th game of the first set. He surprised me a little bit with his comeback in the second set. In the final set, I knew I had to be more aggressive and I am happy the way I finished the match.

“I’d like to relax now and enjoy the victory. It isn’t easy to win tournaments, but I will focus on the next challenge and go to Tokyo tomorrow. It has been nice to be in this city and win the trophy. It feels very good. When I win a title, I think of my family and my team, as they believe in me, they have supported me and we have worked hard to win tournaments.”

“I was very focused on this game, because I wanted to win this final, Benneteau. The fans were great; there was a lot of French in the crowd. It was a nice atmosphere and the game was a good level.”

No. 34 Benneteau was trying to become the first player over 30 to win his first ATP title. It was his 199th career ATP World Tour tournament.

World No. 11 Monaco received $153,440 in prize money for his victory, his seventh career tournament win.

RESULTS – SUNDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER, 2012

Singles – Final
[2] J Monaco (ARG) d [7] J Benneteau (FRA) 75 46 63

Doubles – Final
[3] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) d C Fleming (GBR) / R Hutchins (GBR) 57 75 10-7

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Benneteau Stuns Ferrer to Reach Malaysian Open Final Versus Monaco

 

France’s Julien Benneteau upset top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

Benneteau will face second seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina in Sunday’s final. The Argentine came back from trailing 2-5 in the final set to stop Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4).

RESULTS – FRIDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, 2012

Singles – Semi-finals
[7] J Benneteau (FRA) d [1] D Ferrer (ESP) 64 61
[2] J Monaco (ARG) d [3] K Nishikori (JPN) 62 26 76(4) – Saved 1 M.P.

Doubles – Semi-final
[3] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) d [2] D Bracciali (ITA) / M Melo (BRA) 76(6) 61

SCHEDULE – SUNDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER, 2012

CENTER COURT start 2:15 pm
C Fleming (GBR) / R Hutchins (GBR) vs [3] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA)

Not Before 4:30 PM
[7] J Benneteau (FRA) vs [2] J Monaco (ARG)

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Top Seed Ferrer Gets Past Sijsling to Move into Malaysian Open Semis

RESULTS – FRIDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER, 2012

Singles – Quarter-finals
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) d I Sijsling (NED) 46 63 64
[2] J Monaco (ARG) d V Pospisil (CAN) 63 64
[3] K Nishikori (JPN) d N Davydenko (RUS) 64 Ret. (adductor strain)
[7] J Benneteau (FRA) d A Falla (COL) 62 62

Doubles – Semi-finals
C Fleming (GBR) / R Hutchins (GBR) d [1] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 63 76(3)

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SCHEDULE – SATURDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, 2012

CENTER COURT start 2:15 pm
[3] K Nishikori (JPN) vs [2] J Monaco (ARG)

Not Before 4:15 PM
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [7] J Benneteau (FRA)
[3] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) vs [2] D Bracciali (ITA) / M Melo (BRA)

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Ferrer, Monaco, Nishikori Advance in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (+8 hours GMT)
24-30 September, 2012
Surface: Indoor Hard

RESULTS – THURSDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER, 2012

Singles – Second Round
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) d A Bogomolov Jr. (RUS) 64 62
[2] J Monaco (ARG) d [WC] J Wang (TPE) 64 75
[3] K Nishikori (JPN) d A Ramos (ESP) 67(5) 62 61
A Falla (COL) d [4] A Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 36 63
I Sijsling (NED) d [5] F Lopez (ESP) 76(0) 76(2)
N Davydenko (RUS) d D Istomin (UZB) 75 64

Doubles – Quarter-finals
[1] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d [Alt] V Pospisil (CAN) / S Singh (IND) 46 63 10-5
[2] D Bracciali (ITA) / M Melo (BRA) d M Kohlmann (GER) / F Moser (GER) 76(3) 64
[3] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) d N Davydenko (RUS) / D Norman (BEL) 63 63
C Fleming (GBR) / R Hutchins (GBR) d [4] J Knowle (AUT) / F Polasek (SVK) 63 26 10-4

SCHEDULE – FRIDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER, 2012

CENTER COURT start 2:15 pm
V Pospisil (CAN) vs [2] J Monaco (ARG)

Not Before 4:30 PM
N Davydenko (RUS) vs [3] K Nishikori (JPN)

Not Before 6:30 PM
A Falla (COL) vs [7] J Benneteau (FRA)

Not Before 8:30 PM
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) vs I Sijsling (NED)

COURT 1 start 5:00 pm
[1] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) vs C Fleming (GBR) / R Hutchins (GBR)

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Lopez Advances, Andujar Falls at Malaysian Open

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (+8 hours GMT)
24-30 September, 2012
Surface: Indoor Hard

Results for Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Singles – Second Round
[7] J Benneteau (FRA) d M Ebden (AUS) 75 62
V Pospisil (CAN) d [Q] M Yani (USA) 63 75

Singles – First Round
[5] F Lopez (ESP) d L Lacko (SVK) 63 76(3)
D Istomin (UZB) d [6] P Andujar (ESP) 63 62
A Bogomolov Jr. (RUS) d [Q] D Inglot (GBR) 75 63
A Falla (COL) d R Ram (USA) 76(4) 42 ret. (hamstring)
N Davydenko (RUS) d [LL] S Singh (IND) 75 64

Doubles – First Round
[1] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d [WC] M Merzuki (MAS) / S Syed Naguib (MAS) 61 63
M Kohlmann (GER) / F Moser (GER) d T Huey (PHI) / D Inglot (GBR) 57 63 11-9

SCHEDULE – THURSDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER, 2012

CENTER COURT start 1:00 pm
[WC] J Wang (TPE) vs [2] J Monaco (ARG)
D Istomin (UZB) vs N Davydenko (RUS)

Not Before 3:00 PM
[4] A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs A Falla (COL)

Not Before 6:30 PM
A Ramos (ESP) vs [3] K Nishikori (JPN)

Not Before 7:30 PM
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) vs A Bogomolov Jr. (RUS)

COURT 1 start 1:00 pm
[4] J Knowle (AUT) / F Polasek (SVK) vs C Fleming (GBR) / R Hutchins (GBR)
[1] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) vs [Alt] V Pospisil (CAN) / S Singh (IND)

Not Before 3:00 PM
I Sijsling (NED) vs [5] F Lopez (ESP)
N Davydenko (RUS) / D Norman (BEL) vs [3] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) – After Suitable Rest
M Kohlmann (GER) / F Moser (GER) vs [2] D Bracciali (ITA) / M Melo (BRA)

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Benneteau Moves on in Kuala Lumpur

ATP World Tour 250
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (+8 hours GMT)
24-30 September, 2012
Surface: Indoor Hard

Singles – First Round
[7] J Benneteau (FRA) d C Berlocq (ARG) 76(2) 63
M Ebden (AUS) d [WC] P Davydenko (RUS) 60 76(3)
A Ramos (ESP) d [Q] J Knowle (AUT) 61 64

Doubles – First Round
[2] D Bracciali (ITA) / M Melo (BRA) d B Baker (USA) / R Ram (USA) 64 63
[3] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) d [WC] Y Si (MAS) / J Wang (TPE) 62 62
[Alt] V Pospisil (CAN) / S Singh (IND) d J Cerretani (USA) / M Ebden (AUS) 64 64
C Fleming (GBR) / R Hutchins (GBR) d A Falla (COL) / I Sijsling (NED) 63 62
N Davydenko (RUS) / D Norman (BEL) d M Elgin (RUS) / D Istomin (UZB) 63 60

SCHEDULE – WEDNESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER, 2012

CENTER COURT start 1:00 pm
A Falla (COL) vs R Ram (USA)
[LL] S Singh (IND) vs N Davydenko (RUS)
V Pospisil (CAN) vs [Q] M Yani (USA)

Not Before 6:30 PM
L Lacko (SVK) vs [5] F Lopez (ESP)

Not Before 7:30 PM
[1] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) vs [WC] M Merzuki (MAS) / S Syed Naguib (MAS)

COURT 1 start 1:00 pm
[Q] D Inglot (GBR) vs A Bogomolov Jr. (RUS)
[6] P Andujar (ESP) vs D Istomin (UZB)

Not Before 5:00 PM
M Kohlmann (GER) / F Moser (GER) vs T Huey (PHI) / D Inglot (GBR)

Not Before 6:30 PM
M Ebden (AUS) vs [7] J Benneteau (FRA)

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