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chungwit
Golden Slam

Post subject: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 1. October 2015 16:42

Joined: 29. April 2008
Posts: 10967
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Dates: 3 - 10 October 2015

Venue: Beijing, China
Tier: Premier
Prize Money: $4,720,380
Surface: Hard/Outdoors
Tournament Director: Alfred Zhang/Charl

Official website: www.chinaopen.com.cn

Last appearance: 2014 1st round. Lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 1-1 retired

Singles:
Q 1R: Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) bt [14] Daniela Hantuchova 7-6(3) 6-3

Daniela Hantuchova is right about everything.

chungwit
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 1. October 2015 16:58

Joined: 29. April 2008
Posts: 10967
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Daniela has to qualify for Beijing. She starts off against Lara Arruabarrena of Spain in the first round. The winner play either fifth seed Christina McHale or Duan Ying-Ying of China to get into the main draw.

Arruabarena's a clay courter and she's had some decent results on clay including two wins over Stosur and she's been doing well in doubles winning Seoul and getting to the US Open doubles quarter-final so she may have a bit of confidence from there. However, Arruabarena's hardcourt form has been terrible as her only top 100 win on hardcourt this year was against no. 45 Rybarikova in Indian Wells and Rybarikova thrashed her in New Haven. Arruabarena's last win was against no. 120 Chirico in Toronto qualifying. Any opponent has to be respected and it's not as if Daniela's in great form but I have to believe that she'll beat Arruabarenna.

Daniela Hantuchova is right about everything.

chungwit
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 1. October 2015 17:00

Joined: 29. April 2008
Posts: 10967
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Daniela's second on Moon Court, play starts at 11 am.

Daniela Hantuchova is right about everything.

Alex Isabel
Career Grand Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 1. October 2015 19:38

Joined: 23. August 2011
Posts: 1474
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Hopeful that Daniela can snap her loss streak at 5. She has not won in 72 calendar days. All Forum members need to pull out all the stops to help her through!

Let's Go, Daniela!

monmon
Tier I Title Holder

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 2. October 2015 01:09

Joined: 28. April 2008
Posts: 335
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I want her to win in first rd of qualifying as it will give her 20pts. She should win this and making it to the MD will be a bonus. GL Dani!

mOnmOn

eddy
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 2. October 2015 07:36

Joined: 15. May 2008
Posts: 2460
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I don't know how Daniela manages to lose every single gsne that she either has a break point or game point in the 2nd set 67 04...it's all mental

eddy
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 2. October 2015 13:29

Joined: 15. May 2008
Posts: 2460
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Daniela's not playing doubles...

Oh well..she has to pretend she's had an injury lay-off and try and make next year a comeback year...

Benji
Career Grand Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 2. October 2015 15:24

Joined: 27. August 2008
Posts: 1068
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I shudder to think how badly she must have played to lose this match. :wall:

chungwit
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 2. October 2015 15:35

Joined: 29. April 2008
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I really don't know what to say about this. This is stunning and depressing. Arruabarena is so average on hardcourt but she was still able to beat Daniela in straight sets and after this I wonder who Daniela can beat. There's a difference between losing to a good player like Svitolina and a journeywoman like Arruabarena. I know that Daniela will keep going with the Olympics next year but with results like this it's going to be very difficult for her to get to the Olympics. Daniela's strong, resilient and determined but losses like this must be taking a toll on her. Poor Daniela, I want to give her a hug and a shoulder to cry.

Daniela had her chances as she had a set point at 6-5 in the first set and she was also 5-3 up in the tiebreak. She also had game points or break points in the second, third and fourth games of the second set but instead found herself 4-0 down.

Daniela Hantuchova is right about everything.

Alex Isabel
Career Grand Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 2. October 2015 20:13

Joined: 23. August 2011
Posts: 1474
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So much for finding the autographed pictures. And it would not be productive to get into told you so about Vinci, so I won't.
A song came on the radio today that was of some help. It was Argent's Hold Your Head Up. No matter what has happened these last few months, Daniela can hold her head high with pride about her career and everything else about her. (If you haven't yet, check her revamped web page which explains further work she is supporting with the HIV children in Cambodia. Very inspiring. Got me to send a donation.) All of us, her most diehard fans, can hold our heads up high now and every day. I hope thinking in those terms eases some of the abject frustration recent results has caused. Daniela will soldier on, and we know we will too.

Let's Go, Daniela!

Peter007
Tier IV Title Holder

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 2. October 2015 23:30

Joined: 22. September 2015
Posts: 43
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I agree with u, she's great anyway.
But as we can see, the asian trip was never her cup of tea..
And even less in this period of doubts..
Next step: Moscow ?

Benji
Career Grand Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 3. October 2015 14:52

Joined: 27. August 2008
Posts: 1068
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I agree with u, she's great anyway.
But as we can see, the asian trip was never her cup of tea..
And even less in this period of doubts..
Next step: Moscow ?

Daniela will be playing in Luxembourg instead of Moscow.

chungwit
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 3. October 2015 15:53

Joined: 29. April 2008
Posts: 10967
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Arruabarrena beat McHale 13-11 in the third set tiebreak to win after more than three hours on her NINTH MP after saving FIVE. Arruabarrena plays Halep in the first round. We'll find out if Arruabarrena's playing well and has her best week in ages when she's drawn against Daniela or if this was a great chance than Daniela spurned although Arruabarrena will probably be shattered.

Daniela Hantuchova is right about everything.

Alex Isabel
Career Grand Slam

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 3. October 2015 17:48

Joined: 23. August 2011
Posts: 1474
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This is very unlikely, but just wondering if rather than play in Luxembourg or Moscow, Daniela should play the field for a month or so! Recharge the batteries that way.

Let's Go, Daniela!

Peter007
Tier IV Title Holder

Post subject: Re: China Open, Beijing

Posted: 3. October 2015 18:11

Joined: 22. September 2015
Posts: 43
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@Benji how do u know it?

So we can say Dani is very unlucky this end of season (tough opponent each 1st rd..)

Last edited by Peter007 on 4. October 2015 11:45, edited 2 times in total.

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