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If you thought the semi-final between Maria Kirilenko and Sorana Cirstea was a great match, you hadn’t seen anything yet. The final was even better, although Kirilenko might not agree as she won the first match but lost the second. |
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It was defending champion Daniela Hantuchova who survived the marathon three hour 14-minute thriller to win 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-3. The match was just 10 minutes short of the longest WTA final ever played, and it was the first time that the Slovak has successfully defended a title. Both players managed to sustain a very high level from beginning to end, and if anything the standard even rose in the final set as neither player showed any sign of fatigue. Here’s how it went. Hantuchova dropped her serve with a double-fault in the first game, held a break point at 2-3 and another at 3-4 before pulling level at 5-5 with a beautiful winner that clipped the sideline. Another double-fault from t ......
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Maria Kirilenko shouldn’t even have been in the second round, and instead she is in the final. |
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Tennis doesn’t come much better than what was on show in the semi-finals of the PTT Pattaya Open, as the fourth-seeded Russian edged to a 6-2 5-7 6-4 victory over seventh seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania. She will play defending champion Daniela Hantuchova in the final after the third seeded Slovak ended the run of Taiwanese qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh 6-4 6-1. Kirilenko, who faced match point against Casey Dellacqua in her first round and battled back from 2-5 in the third set in her second round match with Anastasia Rodionova, could have won in straight sets. But she failed to serve out the match when leading 5-4 in the second set, and struggled before gaining the upper hand in the decider. ......
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Mercedes-Benz Junior Golf Championship” round 3- Kritchayapon in great form. |
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Qualifying round 3 of the 10th Mercedes-Benz Junior Golf Championship at Kabin Buri Sport Club. The hottest performance was by Krichayapon Sinchai in the Boys 12 and unger class who won with a 3 under 141(72-69) followed by Paratthakorn Suyasri 142(72-70) and Atiruth Vinaicharoenchai 142(70-72). For girls the beat score belonged to Nicha Worapisuth 145(74-71), ahead of Tithapa Pakdeesetthakul by 2 stokes on 147 (74-73) and the third Thanvarat Themyotr 149(74-75) In Class Boys 14 and under Ekthamrong Leang-Anurak 142 (74-68) beat Phubadee SririSilk by 5 stokes 147(77-70) and Korbdaj Rodrat 149(75-74) and the girls, the winner was Sasikarn Somboonsab carding a 145(74-71) to beat Wiranpat ......
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