2013/05/24

Peng Shuai Tops Stephens to Gain Berth in Brussels Semis

Shuai Peng

BRUSSELS OPEN
Brussels, Belgium
May 20-25, 2013
$690,000/Premier
Red Clay/Outdoors

Results – Thursday, May 23, 2013
Singles – Quarterfinals
(8) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (4) Sloane Stephens (USA) 62 63
Romina Oprandi (SUI) d. Zheng Jie (CHN) 63 36 60

Singles – Second Round
(2) Roberta Vinci (ITA) d. (Q) Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 63 57 62
Jamie Hampton (USA) d. (5) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 64 36 75 (saved 1mp)

Doubles – Quarterfinals
(2) Groenefeld/Peschke (GER/CZE) d. Klemenschits/Klepac (AUT/SLO) 62 62
(4) Govortsova/Rosolska (BLR/POL) d. Melnikova/Sasnovich (RUS/BLR) 62 62
Dabrowski/Peer (CAN/ISR) d. (WC) Flipkens/Rybarikova (BEL/SVK) 75 75

Order Of Play - Friday, May 24, 2013
Center Court (from 11.00hrs)
1. Varvara Lepchenko vs. Kaia Kanepi
2. Jamie Hampton vs. Roberta Vinci (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Romina Oprandi vs. Peng Shuai (NB 15.30hrs)
4. [Varvara Lepchenko or Kaia Kanepi] vs. [Jamie Hampton or Roberta Vinci]

Court 1 (from 12.30hrs)
1. Mirza/Zheng vs. Dekmeijere/Kalashnikova
2. Govortsova/Rosolska vs. Groenefeld/Peschke
3. [Mirza/Zheng or Dekmeijere/Kalashnikova] vs. Dabrowski/Peer (after suitable rest)

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Simon and Querrey Ousted in Nice

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RESULTS – THURSDAY, 23 MAY, 2013

Singles – Quarter-finals
P Andujar (ESP) d [2] G Simon (FRA) 64 75
[WC] E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d [3] S Querrey (USA) 36 76(2) 61
A Montanes (ESP) d P Mathieu (FRA) 64 61
[WC] G Monfils (FRA) d R Haase (NED) 62 63

Doubles – Semi-finals
J Brunstrom (SWE) / R Klaasen (RSA) d M Elgin (RUS) / D Istomin (UZB) 62 36 10-8

SCHEDULE – FRIDAY, 24 MAY, 2013

CENTER start 2:30 pm
A Montanes (ESP) vs [WC] E Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
[WC] G Monfils (FRA) vs P Andujar (ESP)
N Mahut (FRA) / E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs J Cabal (COL) / R Farah (COL)

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Bouchard and Cornet to Face Off in Strasbourg Semis

Eugenie Bouchard volley

(May 23, 2013) Canadian teen Eugenie Bouchard qualified for the first WTA semifinal of her career on Thursday at Les Internationaux de Strasbourg
defeating Anna Tatishvili 6-3, 6-2.

INTERNATIONAUX DE STRASBOURG
Strasbourg, France
May 20-25, 2013
$235,000/International
Red Clay/Outdoors

Results - Thursday, May 23, 2013
Singles – Quarterfinals
(3) Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. (7) Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 63 61
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) d. Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 63 62

Doubles – Quarterfinals
(2) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. Maria/Paszek (GEr/AUT) 16 64 102 (Match TB)
Barrois/Buryachok (GER/UKR) d. Bouchard/Pekhova (CAN/BLR) 76(3) 46 107 (Match TB)

Order Of Play – Friday, May 24, 2013
Central (from 10.30hrs)
1. Flavia Pennetta vs. Misaki Doi
2. Eugenie Bouchard vs. Alizé Cornet (NB 14.00hrs)
3. [Flavia Pennetta or Misaki Doi] vs. [Lucie Hradecka or Johanna Larsson]

Court 1 (from 10.30hrs)
1. Lucie Hradecka vs. Johanna Larsson
2. McHale/Moulton-Levy vs. Date-Krumm/Scheepers
3. [McHale/Moulton-Levy or Date-Krumm/Scheepers] vs. Grandin/Uhlirova (after suitable rest)

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Black/Erakovic vs. Linette/Piter
2. Barrois/Buryachok vs. [Black/Erakovic or Linette/Piter] (after suitable rest)

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Qualifier Pella Moves into Düsseldorf Semis

(May 13, 2013) Qualifier Guido Pella moved into his first ATP Tour with an upset  win over seventh seeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Power Horse Cup on Thursday.

On Weddesday, the 101st ranked Pella upset No. 1 seed Janko Tipsarevic. Pella will take on fellow Argentine Juan Monaco, the third seed for a spot in the final.

No. 6 seed Jarkko Nieminen faces off against Igor Sijsling in the other semifinal on Friday. Nieminen moved on when two seed Tommy Haas of Germany withdrew with a cold.
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ATP World Tour 250
Düsseldorf, Germany (+2 hours GMT)
19-25 May, 2013 Surface: Clay

RESULTS – THURSDAY, 23 MAY, 2013

Singles – Quarter-finals
[6] J Nieminen (FIN) d [2] [WC] T Haas (GER) w/o (illness)
[3] [WC] J Monaco (ARG) d T Kamke (GER) 63 64
[Q] G Pella (ARG) d [7] V Troicki (SRB) 76(5) 75
I Sijsling (NED) d J Hajek (CZE) 63 61

Doubles – Quarter-finals
[1] C Fleming (GBR) / J Marray (GBR) d J Murray (GBR) / J Peers (AUS) 75 63
[3] T Huey (PHI) / D Inglot (GBR) d D Brands (GER) / I Sijsling (NED) 76(4) 64
A Begemann (GER) / M Emmrich (GER) d I Dodig (CRO) / L Rosol (CZE) 64 75

SCHEDULE – FRIDAY, 24 MAY, 2013

CENTER COURT 1 start 12:00 noon
[Q] G Pella (ARG) vs [3] [WC] J Monaco (ARG)
[1] C Fleming (GBR) / J Marray (GBR) vs [3] T Huey (PHI) / D Inglot (GBR) – Possible Court Change
Not Before 4:00 PM
I Sijsling (NED) vs [6] J Nieminen (FIN)
[4] F Nielsen (DEN) / A Sa (BRA) vs A Begemann (GER) / M Emmrich (GER)

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Wozniacki Upset in Brussels

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BRUSSELS OPEN
Brussels, Belgium
May 20-25, 2013
$690,000/Premier
Red Clay/Outdoors

Results - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Singles – Second Round
Zheng Jie (CHN) d. (1/WC) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 62 64
(4) Sloane Stephens (USA) d. (Q) Zhang Shuai (CHN) 64 60
Romina Oprandi (SUI) d. (6) Julia Goerges (GER) 63 ret. (right wrist injury)
(7) Varvara Lepchenko (USA) d. (WC) Elena Baltacha (GBR) 62 60
(8) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 46 76(4) 76(4)
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Jana Cepelova (SVK) 63 63

Suspended due to darkness
(2) Roberta Vinci (ITA) is tied with (Q) Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 63 57

Singles – First Round
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. (3) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 64 76(6)
(4) Sloane Stephens (USA) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 63 26 63
(5) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) d. Madison Keys (USA) 64 16 62
(6) Julia Goerges (GER) d. (LL) Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 61 75
(8) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 63 60
Romina Oprandi (SUI) d. (Q) Melanie Oudin (USA) 62 62
Zheng Jie (CHN) d. (Q) Mallory Burdette (USA) 62 46 63
Jamie Hampton (USA) d. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 16 63 64
(Q) Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d. (WC) Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 61 60
(Q) Zhang Shuai (CHN) d. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) 61 63

Doubles – First Round
(2) Groenefeld/Peschke (GER/CZE) d. Craybas/Vandeweghe (USA/USA) 62 63
Dabrowski/Peer (CAN/ISR) d. (3) Chan/Jurak (TPE/CRO) 61 64
(4) Govortsova/Rosolska (BLR/POL) d. Czink/Jovanovski (HUN/SRB) 61 61
Melnikova/Sasnovich (RUS/BLR) d. Kapshay/Kondratieva (UKR/RUS) 63 75

Order Of Play - Thursday, May 23, 2013
Center Court (from 10.30hrs)
1. Kirsten Flipkens vs. Jamie Hampton
2. Yulia Putintseva vs. Roberta Vinci (tbc; NB 11.30hrs)
3. Zheng Jie vs. Romina Oprandi (NB 12.00hrs)
4. Sloane Stephens vs. Peng Shuai
5. [Kirsten Flipkens or Jamie Hampton] vs. [Yulia Putintseva or Roberta Vinci]
6. Varvara Lepchenko vs. Kaia Kanepi

Court 1 (from 11.30hrs)
1. Klemenschits/Klepac vs. Groenefeld/Peschke
2. Melnikova/Sasnovich vs. Govortsova/Rosolska (NB 12.30hrs)
3. Mirza/Zheng vs. Dekmeijere/Kalashnikova (after suitable rest)
4. Dabrowski/Peer vs. Flipkens/Rybarikova (after suitable rest)

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Seeds Niculescu and Hsieh Fall in Strasbourg

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INTERNATIONAUX DE STRASBOURG
Strasbourg, France
May 20-25, 2013
$235,000/International
Red Clay/Outdoors

Results - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Singles – Second Round
(3) Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. (Q) Magda Linette (POL) 63 64
Misaki Doi (JPN) d. (4) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 64 46 76(3)
Anna Tatishvili (GEO) d. (5) Monica Niculescu (ROU) 46 63 62
(7) Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d. (Q) Shelby Rogers (USA) 26 63 64
Johanna Larsson (SWE) d. (WC) Virginie Razzano (FRA) 63 63
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) d. Camila Giorgi (ITA) 63 60
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. Lauren Davis (USA) 62 62
(Q) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. María-Teresa Torró-Flor (ESP) 62 63

Doubles – First Round
Bouchard/Pekhova (CAN/BLR) d. (1) Hantuchova/Hradecka (SVK/CZE) w/o (Hantuchova: right shoulder injury)
(2) Grandin/Uhlirova (RSA/CZE) d. Domachowska/Torró-Flor (POL/ESP) 61 63
(4) Date-Krumm/Scheepers (JPN/RSA) d. (WC) Feuerstein/Michel (FRA/SUI) 63 63
McHale/Moulton-Levy (USA/USA) d. (WC) Garcia/Johansson (FRA/FRA) 64 61

Order Of Play – Thursday, May 23, 2013
Central (from 11.00hrs)
1. Eugenie Bouchard vs. Anna Tatishvili
2. Alizé Cornet vs. Chanelle Scheepers (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Flavia Pennetta vs. Misaki Doi
4. Lucie Hradecka vs. Johanna Larsson (NB 17.30hrs)

Court 1 (from 12.00hrs)
1. Maria/Paszek vs. Grandin/Uhlirova
2. Bouchard/Pekhova vs. Barrois/Buryachok (after suitable rest)
3. McHale/Moulton-Levy vs. Date-Krumm/Scheepers (after suitable rest)

Court 2 (from 13.00hrs)
1. Black/Erakovic vs. Linette/Piter

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Top Seed Tipsarevic Ousted at Düsseldorf

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ATP World Tour 250
Düsseldorf, Germany (+2 hours GMT)
19-25 May, 2013 Surface: Clay

RESULTS – WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY, 2013

Singles – Second Round
[Q] G Pella (ARG) d [1] J Tipsarevic (SRB) 76(1) 61
[2] [WC] T Haas (GER) d I Dodig (CRO) 36 64 75
[3] [WC] J Monaco (ARG) d [Q] A Ghem (BRA) 64 64
I Sijsling (NED) d [4] P Kohlschreiber (GER) 36 63 64
[6] J Nieminen (FIN) d R Bautista Agut (ESP) 64 57 63
[7] V Troicki (SRB) d G Zemlja (SLO) 63 76(3)
T Kamke (GER) d [LL] A Bedene (SLO) 61 64
J Hajek (CZE) d D Brands (GER) 61 60

Doubles – First Round
J Murray (GBR) / J Peers (AUS) d C Kas (GER) / O Marach (AUT) 76(3) 46 10-8
A Begemann (GER) / M Emmrich (GER) d R Bopanna (IND) / P Raja (IND) 64 62

SCHEDULE – THURSDAY, 23 MAY, 2013

CENTER COURT 1 start 12:00 noon
[3] [WC] J Monaco (ARG) vs T Kamke (GER)
[Q] G Pella (ARG) vs [7] V Troicki (SRB)
[6] J Nieminen (FIN) vs [2] [WC] T Haas (GER)
A Begemann (GER) / M Emmrich (GER) vs I Dodig (CRO) / L Rosol (CZE)

CENTER COURT 2 start 12:00 noon
[1] C Fleming (GBR) / J Marray (GBR) vs J Murray (GBR) / J Peers (AUS)
Not Before 2:30 PM
J Hajek (CZE) vs I Sijsling (NED)
TBA
[3] T Huey (PHI) / D Inglot (GBR) vs D Brands (GER) / I Sijsling (NED) – After suitable rest

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Rain Washes Out Play in Brussels

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BRUSSELS OPEN
Brussels, Belgium
May 20-25, 2013
$690,000/Premier
Red Clay/Outdoors

Results – Tuesday, May 21, 2013
No matches completed due to rain

Order Of Play – Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Center Court (from 10.00hrs)
1. Kaia Kanepi vs. Dominika Cibulkova
2. Sofia Arvidsson vs. Peng Shuai (NB 11.00hrs)
3. Yanina Wickmayer vs. Jamie Hampton
4. Kirsten Flipkens vs. Madison Keys
5. Caroline Wozniacki vs. [Zheng Jie or Mallory Burdette]
6. [Yulia Putintseva or Alison Van Uytvanck] vs. Roberta Vinci
7. [Kirsten Flipkens or Madison Keys] vs. [Yanina Wickmayer or Jamie Hampton]

Court 1 (from 10.00hrs)
1. Sloane Stephens vs. Tsvetana Pironkova (tbc)
2. Yulia Putintseva vs. Alison Van Uytvanck
3. Coco Vandeweghe vs. Julia Goerges
4. Jana Cepelova vs. [Kaia Kanepi or Dominika Cibulkova]
5. Olga Govortsova vs. [Sofia Arvidsson or Peng Shuai]
6. [Romina Oprandi or Melanie Oudin] vs. [Coco Vandeweghe or Julia Goerges]

Court 3 (from 10.00hrs)
1. Zhang Shuai vs. Magdalena Rybarikova
2. Zheng Jie vs. Mallory Burdette
3. Romina Oprandi vs. Melanie Oudin
4. [Sloane Stephens or Tsvetana Pironkova] vs. [Zhang Shuai or Magdalena Rybarikova]
5. Varvara Lepchenko vs. Elena Baltacha

Courts TBA
Chan/Jurak vs. Dabrowski/Peer
Czink/Jovanovski vs. Govortsova/Rosolska
Melnikova/Sasnovich vs. Kapshay/Kondratieva
Craybas/Vandeweghe vs. Groenefeld/Peschke

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Fognini Advances in Nice

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RESULTS – TUESDAY, 21 MAY, 2013

Singles – First Round
[6] F Fognini (ITA) d [Q] M Cecchinato (ITA) 16 61 62
P Mathieu (FRA) d [LL] R Harrison (USA) 64 64
[Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) d [Q] R Dutra Silva (BRA) 62 63
[WC] G Monfils (FRA) d S Giraldo (COL) 46 63 63
[Q] G Rufin (FRA) d P Lorenzi (ITA) 63 61

Doubles – First Round
[1] A Qureshi (PAK) / J Rojer (NED) d J Cerretani (USA) / V Hanescu (ROU) 63 61
[WC] P Andujar (ESP) / A Ramos (ESP) d [2] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 63 63
[3] E Butorac (USA) / L Dlouhy (CZE) d [WC] A Massa (FRA) / A Pierson (FRA) 62 62
J Brunstrom (SWE) / R Klaasen (RSA) d [4] D Bracciali (ITA) / P Starace (ITA) 46 75 11-9
N Mahut (FRA) / E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d L Hewitt (AUS) / M Matosevic (AUS) 46 61 12-10
M Elgin (RUS) / D Istomin (UZB) d A Seppi (ITA) / K Skupski (GBR) 76(6) 64

SCHEDULE – WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY, 2013

CENTER start 11:00 am
[WC] E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) vs R Berankis (LTU)
[3] S Querrey (USA) vs [Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR)

Not Before 3:45 PM
C Berlocq (ARG) vs P Mathieu (FRA)

Not Before 6:00 PM
[Q] G Rufin (FRA) vs [2] G Simon (FRA)

Not Before 7:30 PM
[6] F Fognini (ITA) vs [WC] G Monfils (FRA)

COURT 1 start 11:00 am
F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) vs J Brunstrom (SWE) / R Klaasen (RSA)
A Montanes (ESP) vs V Hanescu (ROU)
Y Lu (TPE) vs P Andujar (ESP)

Not Before 4:30 PM
R Haase (NED) vs [4] J Isner (USA)
M Elgin (RUS) / D Istomin (UZB) vs [WC] P Andujar (ESP) / A Ramos (ESP)

COURT 5 start 12:00 noon
[3] E Butorac (USA) / L Dlouhy (CZE) vs J Cabal (COL) / R Farah (COL)

Not Before 2:00 PM
[1] A Qureshi (PAK) / J Rojer (NED) vs N Mahut (FRA) / E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) – After Suitable Rest

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Top Two Seeds Fall in Strasbourg

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INTERNATIONAUX DE STRASBOURG
Strasbourg, France
May 20-25, 2013
$235,000/International
Red Clay/Outdoors

Results - Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Singles – First Round
Camila Giorgi (ITA) d. (1) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 63 62
(WC) Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. (2) Tamira Paszek (AUT) 61 64
(3) Alizé Cornet (FRA) d. Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 63 62
(4) Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) d. Annika Beck (GER) 67(6) 75 61 (saved 2mp)
(5) Monica Niculescu (ROU) d. Marina Erakovic (NZL) 67(7) 63 76(5)
Lauren Davis (USA) d. (6) Christina McHale (USA) 75 63
(7) Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) d. (WC) Claire Feuerstein (FRA) 75 64
María-Teresa Torró-Flor (ESP) d. (8) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 63 46 76(4)
Johanna Larsson (SWE) d. Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 62 26 63
Anna Tatishvili (GEO) d. (WC) Caroline Garcia (FRA) 67(4) 75 64
Misaki Doi (JPN) d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 75 62
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) d. Sílvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 63 63
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) d. Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 64 63
(Q) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Elina Svitolina (UKR) 64 62
(Q) Shelby Rogers (USA) d. (Q) Marta Domachowska (POL) 62 75
(Q) Magda Linette (POL) d. Olga Puchkova (RUS) 64 76(2)

Doubles – First Round
(3) Black/Erakovic (ZIM/NZL) d. Dolonc/Tatishvili (SRB/GEO) 76(4) 64
Barrois/Buryachok (GER/UKR) d. Perrin/Zec-Peskiric (SUI/SLO) 60 61
Linette/Piter (POL/POL) d. Clerico/Jegiolka (ITA/POL) 62 60
Maria/Paszek (GER/AUT) d. Muhammed/Will (USA/USA) 62 61

Order Of Play – Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Central (from 11.00hrs)
1. Camila Giorgi vs. Eugenie Bouchard
2. María-Teresa Torró-Flor vs. Flavia Pennetta (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Johanna Larsson vs. Virginie Razzano
4. Alizé Cornet vs. Magda Linette (NB 17.30hrs)

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Lauren Davis vs. Lucie Hradecka
2. Shelby Rogers vs. Chanelle Scheepers
3. Misaki Doi vs. Hsieh Su-Wei
4. Feuerstein/Michel vs. Date-Krumm/Scheepers

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Garcia/Johansson vs. McHale/Moulton-Levy
2. Anna Tatishvili vs. Monica Niculescu (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Hantuchova/Hradecka vs. Bouchard/Pekhova (NB 14.30hrs; after suitable rest)
4. Domachowska/Torró-Flor vs. Grandin/Uhlirova (after suitable rest)

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