Lost the doubles 3-6 4-6. Very glad to see the back of 2013.

Barty withdrew with Injury so Sharapova gets bye to quarters where she'll play Kanepi.


FFS.


This has almost certainly cost Daniela a seeding at the Australian Open but she doesn't have anything to defend in Sydney or Melbourne so any sort of run will boost her ranking.


I didn't expect anything from the doubles after the draw when Daniela & Sabine got the top seeds but I feel that they'd have had a good chance against most of the other teams. We'll see if this is a team going forward as Daniela & Sabine have played together a couple of times in the past and I feel they could be good, but it's been a while since Daniela was in a good doubles team, the partnership with Agnieszka Radwanska was the last really good team she was in. Whenever she had a good partner last year it never lasted due to injury or withdrawal. We'll see who she plays with in Sydney and the Australian Open.

Did you watch the doubles Alex? Did they gel well together it was very close against top doubles team..

EDIT One positive is that Daniela will be seeded for AO. This is due to Bartoli retiring and Kirilenko being injured and thankfully opponents around Daniela's ranking also losing early.

Daniela will either be 31st seed if Zakapalova doesn't reach Shenzhen final or 32nd seed if she does. So hurrah for that! This is the first time Daniela is seeded for a grand slam since Wimbledon 2012 I think. Let's hope the draw is kind..

First though a good run in Sydney would be nice..

All the reports were that Srebotnik & Peschke played really well and made quite a few no fucking way plays when Daniela & Sabine looked to have won the point. Against pretty much any of the other teams there Daniela & Sabine would probably have won. They had the toughest draw otherwise they'd have been able to put in a decent run.

I'd be happy for Daniela & Sabine to play together and be a team, at least in Australia, as I'm sure they'll be competitive but we'll see what happens. Lisicki has a better serve than Hingis if nothing else.

It's fantastic that Daniela can still be seeded for the Australian Open. A seeding will give her a much better chance of a run.