Are there floodlights on outside courts if play goes on late?

I can't remember us ever so united in our sense of dread. Thankfully for me, whenever and whereever this match is played (always the chance it could be moved if things really get backed up), it will take place in the middle of the night here in New York. Gosh, would I love to wake up tomorrow and see that Daniela won, and even better, that she just whaled her opponent.

First men's match done in just over two hours..the courts seem to playing so slow!
I'm off for some sleep and will awake hopefully in time to follow her match albeit shitty livescores.
Here we go then..i'm very nervous..
Chan serving:
Chan holds after several deuces 0-1
Chan breaks to love, oh god 0-2
Chan holds to 15 0-3, what an awful start...0-4..0-5 I don't know what to say..
1-5 wow she's won a game, i'm still speechless..
1-6 in half an hour

If Daniela can just get off to a good start in the 2nd set she can turn this around..comon Daniela..

Daniela holds after a lengthy first game, 1-0, wow in a blink of an eye Daniela 5-0 up..very long break, must be medical timeout..hope these arent tactics from Chan if it is her taking the timeout..as Daniela was in full momentum
Play has resumed..Chan holds so Daniela serving for the 2nd set 5-1.
Kinda wish Daniela had bagelled Chan, would much rather Daniela be serving first in the 3rd..however get the 2nd set done Daniela. 6-1 Daniela

3rd set shoot out..Chan serving first..comon Daniela get a good start here.
1-4 down this is so sad, how can it keep going wrong all the time..I don't know where Daniela can go from here.
1-5 it's over, maybe Daniela's had her time
Chan defeats Daniela 6-1 1-6 6-1, I'm so upset right now, don't know what to do or say.

Daniela needs to stop hitting with Sharapova before slams, everytime she does she loses 1st round..Indian Wells, US Open and now here.
If she doesn't defend her title in Pattaya then she's out of the top 80..
Looking at that Australian Open semi-final 2008 really should have been Daniela in the final - I think life was very cruel that day.

Too depressing for words.

She couldn't really have asked for 3 better draws either. Got to get her head back in the game-maybe a slump in the rankings will prove the necessary kick up the backside.

So she is still injured. I think Daniela should (I bet she is) thinking her career strategy. She cannot rinse and repeat past training and yearly schedule, her body is much more fragile nowadays.


Gosh, she might be playing qualies soon

To be honest eddy,I think it was the failure to break at the start of the third that really mattered-those present at the match say her returning was atrocious when it really mattered,and she probably got down on herself afterwards.

Guys, at least we all knew this was coming. Deep down, we all knew that Daniela's foot will never stop bothering her, and that, plus the other injuries that she's had and will get will be a factor. As long as she chooses to play singles and still believe she can be relevant, this is what we're going to get. The occasional wonderful win over a top 10 like Errani 2 weeks ago, maybe a good run here or there in a tourney, maybe one more Pattaya. And then there will be more of these 1st round losses to qualifiers. We are the most diehard fans Daniela has (just check the FB page today). It's easy for people who root for Serena or Vika or Sharapova, who never have to fear and often be crushed by 1st round matches. The real fans...that's us. I have mused before that if Dani still loves the sport and wants to stick around for a few more years, she might try to do it as a doubles specialist. She so obviously enjoys herself in doubles and doesn't self impose that extra pressure on herself. My eye will be more closely on her doubles results now than ever before, and it would be very nice if she can stick with and click with one partner. It's her life; I'll never stop rooting for her, so I'll live with whatever direction she goes. Long as Daniela's happy.