Sania Mirza Tournaments 2010 ...

[sameerph]

Match tied at 1 set all after Sania lost the first set 46 but won the second 62. Go Sania.

[sameerph]

Sania lost 46 62 36. Not an ideal preparation for AO. Lets see how she does there.

[jaydeep]

Yeah, not a good preparation for AO ... Until 2 sets both were matching closely with stats ... But in third set Alicia broke her service thrice and losing her service once ... In this match Sania committed 9 double faults ... She faced 7 break point chances and managed to save 2 and had 8 break point chances but converted only 4.

[iShUuU]

for the AO...over all she played great today

[kujo]

thanks MC for your daily reports on the Chennai Open thread!

Sania Mirza vs Alicia Molik match has started.........

World's No.1 player in DOUBLE FAULTS has started with a 5 "Fifer" in this match.....goodness me, can somebody teach her how to serve.....Down 3-4 in the 1st set

MC

Looked up what fifer means, on Wikipedia:
A fifer is a non-combatant military occupation of a foot soldier who originally played the fife during combat. The practice was instituted during the period of Early Modern warfare to sound signals during changes in formation, such as the line, and were also members of the regiment's military band during marches.

These soldiers, often boys too young to fight or sons of NCO's, were used to help infantry battalions to keep marching pace from the right of the formation in coordination with the drummers positioned at the centre, and relayed orders in the form of sequences of musical signals. The fife was particularly useful because of its high pitched sound, which could be heard over the sounds of battle.


kujo

[MithuChelu]

Kujo,

You are wrong............."Fifer" is an Australian slang for numeric of 5....the reason is Michael Pfeiffer,the 3 time Oscar nominee whose ex-husband was an Australian had a huge fan base down under.

She is considered one of the prettiest women of Hollywood.....Pfeiffer appeared on the cover of People's first "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" issue in 1990, and again in 1999, having made the list a record six times during the decade......so literally the slant meant "You beauty" - "Fifer"....In Sania's case it is horror - "You Horror".

Another example: Aussies say this when their bowlers pick 5 wickets in an innings......

MC

[iShUuU]

SM/RP has won the 1st set 62!!

[PKBasu]

Sania/Virginia are up 62 50 now. Romping toward a good win...

[PKBasu]

Mirza/Ruano-Pascal won 62 61 (beating Gallovits/Pelletier).

[jaydeep]

So today they played like second seed to scored dominating win ... Next they r facing Italian pair.

At $220K Hobart International 2010, Australia

[QF] (2) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Virginia Ruano Pascal (ESP) vs Sara Errani (ITA)/ Roberta Vinci (ITA)

[jaydeep]

But no such magic against Italian pair ... So I think bad preparation for pair of Sania and Virginia Ruano Pascal for Australian Open

At $220K Hobart International 2010, Australia

[QF] (2) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Virginia Ruano Pascal (ESP) l Sara Errani (ITA)/ Roberta Vinci (ITA) 36 57

[Prem]

But no such magic against Italian pair ... So I think bad preparation for pair of Sania and Virginia Ruano Pascal for Australian Open
At $220K Hobart International 2010, Australia
[QF] (2) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Virginia Ruano Pascal (ESP) l Sara Errani (ITA)/ Roberta Vinci (ITA) 36 57

Time to tigten up and hope they do well in AO or else Pascal will look for someone else.....

[Saniapower]

PTT Pattaya Women's Open 2010
Pattaya City THA : $US220,000 ( International )
Site : Dusit Resorts Hotel Tennis Courts
08 - 14 February 2010
Surface : Hard/Outdoors
Official Site: http://www.pentanglepromotions.com/pattaya-open.html

First Round
1-ZVONAREVA, Vera RUS vs PERVAK, Ksenia RUS
BRIANTI, Alberta ITA vs Q
CHANG, Kai-Chen TPE vs WC-WONGTEANCHAI, Varatchaya THA
5-BAMMER, Sybille AUT vs ERAKOVIC, Marina NZL

4-SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava KAZ vs MORITA, Ayumi JPN
WC-LERTCHEEWAKARN, Noppawan THA vs SCHEEPERS, Chanelle RSA
CHAN, Yung-Jan TPE vs Q
6-MIRZA, Sania IND vs MALEK, Tatjana GER

8-GOERGES, Julia GER vs Q
WC-VIRATPRASERT, Suchanun THA vs KARATANTCHEVA, Sesil KAZ
BYCHKOVA, Ekaterina RUS vs Q
3-DUSHEVINA, Vera RUS vs VOSKOBOEVA, Galina KAZ

7-DATE KRUMM, Kimiko JPN vs RODIONOVA, Anastasia RUS
CHAKVETADZE, Anna RUS vs CRAYBAS, Jill USA
TANASUGARN, Tamarine THA vs KUDRYAVTSEVA, Alla RUS
2-LISICKI, Sabine GER vs AMANMURADOVA, Akgul UZB

[Saniapower]

At $220,000 PTT Pattaya Open, Thailand
[R1] (6) Sania Mirza (IND,59) vs Tatjana Malek (GER,79)

[bujilover]

Sania vs Malek:
1st set:
SM 2-3 30-0 serving to hold.
3-3 now
SM breaks TM 4-3 now and serving to take a gud lead.
Comfortable serving now and takes 5-3 lead.
1st set to mirza.
6-3.

2nd set:
SM 2-2 15-15 serving now.TM struggling with 6 DFs so far and mostly getting the game only after duece and getting AD.
SM 3-2 now.
A break now.SM 4-2 serving.
SM 4-3 now.TM breaks SM.
Oh no 4-4 now.
SM serving 15-40 .Lose the serve.
Shit SM 4-5.
TM serving to take the 2nd set.
2nd set to TM.
6-4

SM vs TM 6-3 4-6