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Η Σάκκαρη ολοκλήρωσε την προσπάθεια της στην Καλιφόρνια

  • Posted: Nov 28, 2015

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Η Μαρία Σάκκαρη δεν κατάφερε να μπεί στον τελικό των 125.000 δολαρίων στο Carlsbad Classic. Το μεγάλο φαβορί της διοργάνωσης , η Βελγίδα Yanina Wickmayer  κατόρθωσε να της κόψει το δρόμο.

Η Μαρία αγωνίστηκε με αποφασιστικότητα και στο πρώτο σετ στάθηκε επάξια απέναντι στην αντίπαλο της. Βρέθηκε πίσω στο σκορ με 2/4, αλλά αμέσως ανταπέδωσε το break και κατόρθωσε να φέρει τον αγώνα σε ισοπαλία, με σκορ 4/4. Η πιο έμπειρη Wickmayer, κατόρθωσε τελικά να πάρει το πρώτο  σετ με σκορ 6/4. Στο δεύτερο σετ, η Βελγίδα πήρε από την αρχή το προβάδισμα με 3/0, κράτησε τη διαφορά και πήρε το εισητήριο για τον τελικό με σκορ 6/4, 6/2. Η Μαρία μετά και το σημερινό αγώνα κερδίζει 57 βαθμούς και ανεβαίνει κι άλλο στην παγκόσμια κατάταξη, όσο για την εμπειρία που απέκτησε είναι πραγματικά ανεκτίμητη.

 

 

 

 

Doubles Deadlock In Davis Cup Final

  • Posted: Nov 28, 2015

Doubles Deadlock In Davis Cup Final

Murrays Take On Darcis/Goffin

The pivotal doubles rubber of the Davis Cup Final between Belgium and Great Britain is tied one set-all. Andy and Jamie Murray took the first set 6-4, while Steve Darcis and David Goffin won the second set by the same score.

The winning team will move within one point of the Davis Cup title after the two countries split singles wins on Friday.

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Cervantes Edges Clezar In 2015 Challenger Finals SF

  • Posted: Nov 28, 2015

Cervantes Edges Clezar In 2015 Challenger Finals SF

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Maria Sakkari vs Yanina Wickmayer

Maria Sakkari vs Yanina Wickmayer

  • Posted: Nov 28, 2015

Στις 21:00 (ώρα Ελλάδας) η Μαρία Σάκκαρη θα προσπαθήσει να περάσει στον τελικό της διοργάνωσης Carlsbad Classic. Αντίπαλος της το Νο 1 του ταμπλώ η Βελγίδα Yanina Wickmayer .

Οι  καιρικές συνθήκες στην Καλιφόρνια είναι εξαιρετικές με ήλιο, άπνοια και θερμοκρασία 16 °C.

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ΜΑΡΙΑ ΣΑΚΚΑΡΗ  (182 Singles Ranking)             YANINA WICKMAYER  (49 Singles Ranking)
Ημερομηνία γεννήσεως: 25 Jul 1995                      Ημερομηνία γεννήσεως: 20 Oct 1989
Τόπος γεννήσεως: Αθήνα, Ελλάδα                          Τόπος γεννήσεως: Lier, Βέλγιο
Ύψος: 1.72 m                                                              Ύψος: 1.82 m
Βάρος: 62 kg                                                                Βάρος: 68 kg
Plays: Δεξιόχειρας (δύο χέρια backhand)               Plays: Δεξιόχειρας (δύο χέρια backhand)
Status: Pro (2015 US Open)                                      Status: Pro (2004)
Ελλάδα                                                                           Βέλγιο

 

Munoz-de la Nava, Clezar Advance In Sao Paulo

  • Posted: Nov 28, 2015

Munoz-de la Nava, Clezar Advance In Sao Paulo

They say it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

That has been Daniel Munoz-de la Nava‘s mantra this week at the ATP Challenger Tour Finals. The Spaniard, who dropped his opening round robin match in Group A to Inigo Cervantes on Wednesday, qualified for the semi-finals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Paolo Lorenzi.

A battle of 33-year-old veterans, Munoz-de la Nava exorcised his demons against Lorenzi having dropped five consecutive matches in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series since 2009. The father of two is projected to rise to a career-high position of No. 80 in the Emirates ATP Rankings with the win.

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Top seed and World No. 68 Lorenzi was eliminated from semi-final contention with the loss and finishes another successful season with a 43-13 record.

In the other Group A matchup, fifth seed Cervantes capped an undefeated round robin campaign, downing Farrukh Dustov 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 18 minutes. He fired seven aces and did not face a break point. Cervantes remains the 2015 match wins leader with a 48-20 win-loss mark, pulling into a tie for fourth place in the all-time list of most victories in a season.

Meanwhile, Guilherme Clezar qualified for the semi-finals once again, streaking past Radu Albot 6-2, 6-4. The Brazilian home hope was a suprise finalist last year and will look to exact revenge on Cervantes when the pair square off on Saturday. The second place finisher in Group B, Clezar lost to Cervantes in straight sets last week in Montevideo.

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“I have great memories from last year,” said Clezar. “The crowd gave me a lot of support today and that is always a great motivation for a player, to be able to feel everyone behind you. I’ve playing Challengers the whole year, I didn’t lose many matches to players with a lower ranking than mine. My level as a Top 200 player is established. I just need to win more matches.

“The situation is different from Montevideo. It was raining there, the serves weren’t going that fast. [Cervantes] is someone that counter-attacks really well. I hope the serve can make a difference and my balls can go faster. The conditions here suit me more.”

The nightcap at the Pinheiros Club featured a meeting between a 2-0 Guido Pella and 0-2 Marco Cecchinato. Already guaranteed a spot in the last four, Pella’s Sao Paulo campaign would come to a heartbreaking abrupt end as the World No. 76 Argentine retired with a torn right adductor. It was the 2012 champion’s second leg muscle tear in three years after suffering a torn hamstring at Wimbledon 2013. He led Cecchinato 6-1, 1-0 when the injury occurred.

Pella, who was slated to face Munoz-de la Nava in the semi-finals, concedes the walkover to the Spaniard, who advances to the title match.


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Rivalries Of 2015: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka

  • Posted: Nov 28, 2015

Rivalries Of 2015: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka

ATP World Tour Season In Review: Best Rivalries

Continuing our Season In Review Series, ATPWorldTour.com revisits the fiercest rivalries of 2015. Today we feature Novak Djokovic vs. Stan Wawrinka:

Novak Djokovic may have claimed three of four FedEx ATP Head2Head match-ups with Stan Wawrinka in 2015, but the Swiss proved anything but a pushover. In their first meeting, Wawrinka extended the World No. 1 to five sets at the Australian Open — the third straight year they went the distance at Melbourne Park. Though the semi-final would feature a combined 118 unforced errors and 12 service breaks, Wawrinka out-aced his opponent 10-5 and collected 42 winners to 27.

Then, at Roland Garros, Wawrinka would pull off a historic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 upset.

Despite the fact that Wawrinka kept him from completing both a calendar year and career Slam, Djokovic says it’s a friendship unlike any other.

“I feel like I have a very special relationship with Stan, I think like no other top player, honestly,” he said. “I do appreciate that. I do enjoy that good relationship we have. I think that was strengthened even more after the Roland Garros final.”

It was the second time Wawrinka had defeated the Serb on his way to a Grand Slam title.

“This one is really special, for sure, playing Novak here in final, the No. 1 player,” said Wawrinka. “He won almost everything since the beginning of the year. And especially the way I played and the way I finished the match.”

“Of course it was probably the biggest win he ever had and it was disappointing for me to lose that, but I felt like we had that special connection in the end,” Djokovic said. “Look, at the end of the day, we are friends, we are people. Of course we both want to win. When we get on the court, it’s all about business and getting the job done. You do everything that you can to win. But once the match is over, I mean, why not share some nice moments and joke around?”

Djokovic took the next two matches against Wawrinka, in the Cincinnati quarter-finals and Paris semi-finals, upping his FedEx ATP Head2Head advantage to 19-4 overall.

Djokovic vs. Wawrinka: 2015 Meetings

Event Surface Round Winner  Score
Australian Open Hard SF Djokovic 7-6(1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Roland Garros Clay F Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
Cincinnati Hard QF Wawrinka 6-4, 6-1
Paris Hard SF Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-0

Djokovic vs. Wawrinka FedEx ATP Head2Head

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Davis Cup Final 2015

  • Posted: Nov 28, 2015

Davis Cup Final 2015

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Τα κρυστάλλινα έπαθλα του Carlsbad Classic 2015

  • Posted: Nov 27, 2015

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Μια και η Μαρία Σάκκαρη μπήκε στις 4 καλύτερες αθλήτριες του Carlsbad Classic 2015

μπορούμε να ρίξουμε μία ματιά στα αστραφτερά έπαθλα της διοργάνωσης.

 

Σπουδαία νίκη για τη Σάκκαρη στο Carlsbad Classic

Σπουδαία νίκη για τη Σάκκαρη στο Carlsbad Classic

  • Posted: Nov 27, 2015

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Η Μαρία Σάκκαρη, πέτυχε απόψε μία πολύ μεγάλη νίκη στη διοργάνωση των 125.000 δολαρίων Carlsbad Classic.  Κατάφερε να κερδίσει την Αμερικανίδα Samantha Crawford Νο146 στον κόσμο με σκορ 6/1 , 6/7, 6/2  και τώρα βρίσκεται στις 4 καλύτερες αθλήτριες της διοργάνωσης.

Η Μαρία πήρε εύκολα το πρώτο σετ με 6/1 μέσα σε 22 λεπτά, ακολούθησε ένα δύσκολο και αμφίρροπο δεύτερο σετ με πολλά break εκατέρωθεν που τελικά χάθηκε στο tie break με σκορ 7-3. Στο τρίτο σετ με μεγάλη δύναμη και αποφασιστικότητα πήρε τον αγώνα επικρατώντας της Crawford με σκορ 6/2 δείχνοντας ότι βρίσκεται σε σπουδαία φόρμα και εξαιρετική ψυχολογία.

Στον ημιτελικό αντίπαλος της θα είναι η Βελγίδα Yanina Wickmayer, No 1  του ταμπλώ και Νο 46 στην παγκόσμια κατάταξη. Ευχόμαστε να δούμε τη Μαρία στον τελικό.

 

Goffin Finds Footing In Davis Cup Final

  • Posted: Nov 27, 2015

Goffin Finds Footing In Davis Cup Final

Belgian erases two-set deficit against Britain’s Edmund

David Goffin completed his first comeback from two sets down in Davis Cup in the opening rubber of the Belgium-Great Britain final tie on Friday. The 24-year-old Belgian faced stiff resistance from 20-year-old Kyle Edmund before prevailing 3-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 on an indoor clay court in the Belgian city of Ghent.

Edmund, making his Davis Cup debut, took early control of the match. The No. 100 in the Emirates ATP Rankings put his serve-forehand combination to good use and powered his way to a two-set lead after 70 minutes of play.

Goffin, ranked No. 16, then found his rhythm, taking advantage of the home support to sweep the next three sets in 90 minutes. He broke the Brit nine times in the last three sets (10/19 total). Meanwhile, Edmund broke serve six times in the first three sets, but did not get a break opportunity in the final two sets as Goffin cruised to the finish line.

“He played every forehand really heavy from the beginning,” Goffin said during the post-match on-court interview. “It was tough for me to find my timing on the baseline. I knew I needed to take my chance, and I did well to finish the match quickly in the fourth and fifth sets.

“I wanted to start the match by hitting some balls from the baseline to gain confidence,” Goffin added. “It didn’t work because of how aggressively [Edmund] started. That’s why he won the first two sets, but I’m really happy with the way I turned it around. The atmosphere here is just amazing. I have never played in front of a crowd like this.”

In the second rubber, Belgium’s Reuben Bemelmans will take on World No. 2 Andy Murray.

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