Today was a great match for me - it was a good start. I played really well today and served really well. It was a fast match but it wasn't so easy, because Julia is a great player, and I think she just made a few more mistakes on the important points than I did. And then I had control of the match...
Last night I went out for dinner in the city with my team. It was actually close to the hotel. My brother was with us for a little bit but he had to go to the Real Madrid match! He's here with his wife. He lives in Romania but not in Bucharest like me, he lives in Constanta, where my parents live.
I couldn't go to the Real match because I had my match today But still I'm enjoying every moment here, it's my favorite tournament and it's very special for me, like I've been saying all week And the food here is great - but you have to watch what you eat because you can really put on the kilos...!
Right now I'm waiting for the on-court ceremony to remember Elena Baltacha. I found out this morning at breakfast. My coach told me and I could not eat anymore. It was a very tough moment for me - my aunt passed away recently, she had breast cancer then liver also, so this was a painful moment for me, and it is still a painful moment for me. But we have to accept everything and just stay strong...
After the ceremony I'll go back to the hotel. But first let me see some of the questions you sent me
Simona
If you could be any animal on the court, which animal would you be and why? Gavin, UK "I'd be the rabbit, because he's very fast, and I like it!"
Other than Bucharest, what is your favorite city in Romania? Riki "Constanta, of course! I was born there and lived there for about 14 years, so that's the one."
What is your favorite place to go on vacation? Evan, USA "Good question. I went to Antalya in Turkey for my first vacation, and this year I'll go again, but I think also here in Madrid is nice to visit, and Rome too. I like both of these cities too."
Are you a dog person or a cat person? Alex, Greece/Belgium "Dogs. Dogs. Cats, no."
Will you get Twitter? Steve "I think I will soon, but I still don't have one. I want to speak with my fans and be more popular!"
My match against Lara Arruabarrena this morning was a tough one. I had played her once before on hardcourts and won a little bit easier, but here she was playing amazing. And the court was slower today - Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario court is drier and faster, but Manolo Santana court was a little bit slower - but you always have to adapt quickly because that's just the situation you're given.
But Lara played very well. She's a good player on clay because she has Spanish style - the forehand with a lot of topspin. But I just wanted to stay focused for every point and fight for every point, and that's what I did really well in the end. I was very happy I won in two sets and didn't go to three!
Another thing I was really happy with was my serve. I had nine aces today - I was surprised too! I served well in the first round too, but today was even better, especially in the important moments. It was the best thing for me in the match, I think. I've been working hard on my serve for a while now and I think it's really improving a lot. Right now, it's probably the most important shot for me...
There were some important people in the crowd today, too. Virginia Ruzici was there - actually she always comes to see me because she's my manager! But Mr. Tiriac was also there, and when he comes I'm very afraid!! I think that's why I didn't start so quickly today. But it's important seeing him watching me. I've learned so much from him and he always helps me. I have a lot of respect for him.
I'm just happy I could stay focused on my tennis and win the match today
Oh and how could I forget, my day off yesterday... it wasn't a full day off, I did practice once during the day, but I did a lot of relaxing back at the hotel, and I also went shopping for a bit...
I bought two pairs of high heel shoes
Now I'll probably go eat, then go relax at the hotel, maybe another practice session in the evening... I'm playing the winner of a night match today so I think tomorrow I'll be playing in the evening.
To me it doesn't matter who I play in the next match because both players are tough. Sabine is a great player, but it might be even more difficult to play against Begu because she's a Romanian girl. If it's her we just have to enjoy it - we'll both be playing for Romania and one will be in the quarterfinals.
I just have to stay focused, try to play my best and stay aggressive.
I like this tournament a lot. It feels like home here. The people, the food, the city - everything is just really nice here. I hope to keep enjoying myself and I'm happy you're all reading along with me!
Ich habe noch nicht wirklich viele Matches von Simona komplett gesehen, aber was mich bei ihr jedes mal überrascht ist ihr Aufschlag. Letzte Runde beispielsweise hat sie neun Asse geschlagen, dazu noch etliche Servicewinner. Und das Ganze dann bekanntlich auch noch auf Sand.Das finde ich wirklich verdammt viel angesichts ihrer geringen Körpergröße.
Kennt jemand von euch ihre Ass-Statistik von der gesamten letzten Saison? Natürlich schlägt sie nicht wie Serena auf (wer tut das schon?), aber ich finde, dass es nicht viele Spielerinnen gibt, die besser/variabler servieren und vermutlich auch nicht viele, die mehr Asse schlagen als Halep.
Die kenne ich zwar nicht, aber Simonas stärkste Waffe ist meiner Ansicht nach ohne Frage die Rückhand. Wenn Lisicki heute sicher gehen will, dass sie morgen nach Rom fliegen kann, sollte sie ihr jeden Ball auf die Rückhand servieren. Endet dann eben leider 0:6 0:6.
Kennt jemand von euch ihre Ass-Statistik von der gesamten letzten Saison? Natürlich schlägt sie nicht wie Serena auf (wer tut das schon?), aber ich finde, dass es nicht viele Spielerinnen gibt, die besser/variabler servieren und vermutlich auch nicht viele, die mehr Asse schlagen als Halep.
Wenn da da runterscrollst, dann kannst du zumindest sehen, dass sie nicht unter den Top10 war für meiste Asse, obwohl ja unglaublich viele Matches gespielt hat.
Kennt jemand von euch ihre Ass-Statistik von der gesamten letzten Saison? Natürlich schlägt sie nicht wie Serena auf (wer tut das schon?), aber ich finde, dass es nicht viele Spielerinnen gibt, die besser/variabler servieren und vermutlich auch nicht viele, die mehr Asse schlagen als Halep.
Wenn da da runterscrollst, dann kannst du zumindest sehen, dass sie nicht unter den Top10 war für meiste Asse, obwohl ja unglaublich viele Matches gespielt hat.
Bestan dank für den Link. Bin ein Fan von Statistiken, auch wenn die ja nicht immer viel aussagen. Krass, dass Görges unter den TopTen ist, obwohl sie ja kaum gespielt hat.Klar ist ihr guter Aufschlag bekannt, aber sie hat ja letztes jahr nicht so ganz viel gespielt.
It was a tough match tonight. Sabine played really well. She was hitting a lot of drop shots, so I had to run a lot! In the second set I told myself I had nothing to lose, and that I just had to win a few points in a row and it would be better, so I just fought for every point and it did get better towards the end...
One of the turning points, I think, was when I broke her in the second set - she was serving really well tonight, so that gave me a lot of confidence in myself. I played much more relaxed after that.
It's always very difficult for me to play at night, but that's tennis, that's the schedule, and I have to adapt. I spent most of the day at the hotel, and then I came here at about 3:30. I ate something and then warmed up, and then the match. I don't like waiting that long to play, but I'm happy I won!
I saw so many Romanian flags in the crowd tonight, and it's just amazing how much they come out to support me. I want to thank them. They support me every tournament. There were a lot of Spanish people supporting me today too, which was also amazing - I feel really good here in Madrid.
Well, it's pretty late and I'm playing again in the afternoon, so I should probably keep it a little short tonight... but I really wanted to see some more of your questions so here I go
Simona
What is your pre-match routine an hour before a match? Gavin, UK Well there is one thing, I always try to put my hair back - but it never stays in place very well!
What are the best exercises for building fitness off the court? Hugh I like warming up with the medicine ball, doing both backhand and forehand sides.
If you played your dream Grand Slam final against anyone, who and where? Ricardo, USA It would be the French Open, for sure. I think right now I'm more confident on hardcourts, I play better there, but French Open. I think playing anyone would be good - just playing the final is good!
Beeindruckend natürlich vor allem dieses "like". Irgendwie ist es auch ein wenig beängstigend, wie hart diese Frau gegen sich selber ist und kein Opfer ist ihr schwer genug. Aber so kommt man halt in die Top 10.
I have to say, the Romanian crowd was amazing today. They come to support me every time I play and I'm so happy they do. It's really nice to play with this support - I appreciate it a lot !
I expected a tough match because Ana is a great player, and it was a tough match. But thankfully I was playing really well. I played aggressive tennis today and I'm happy I was able to win in two sets.
It was a little bit of revenge, too. We played in Fed Cup a few weeks ago, but beforehand I hurt my ankle and couldn't practice for six or seven days, and when we played I had also played a match earlier that day because of the rain, against Jovanovski. Plus, Ana played really well that day. She beat me.
But I won this time and I'm just really looking forward to being in the semifinals here.
After this I'll talk with my coach a little bit, and then I'll go and eat something - I didn't eat before the match because I had some emotions Then I'll go to the hotel, have a short massage to recover, then I'll go into the city with my team and all of my friends that are here and have a nice dinner.
I would go shopping again but I haven't had time since the last time... and my coach told me there's no time for shopping now... I was very mad! But he's right. I can wait until after the tournament
One thing people usually talk about in the blogs is what they do to pass the time - reading, movies, music - for me it's hard to read in bed, because then I'll probably end up falling asleep!
I mainly just listen to music when I have the time - mostly Romanian songs.
One other thing I wanted to say is I hope my English has been improving! It's not my best language but I'm trying to speak well. I've done a lot of interviews over the last year and it's becoming part of my life now. I think Romanian people can see I'm getting more relaxed with all of the interviews
And of course, I have to talk about playing Petra tomorrow. She's playing well and she might have an advantage because she didn't have to play today. But I have a chance tomorrow and I'll fight for it as hard as I can. She's tough and very aggressive - I have to do my job really well tomorrow...
I look forward to trying to reach the semifinals if I can.
Now for a few more of your questions...
Have a nice day
Simona
Will you be playing the new WTA tournament in Bucharest this summer? Jake Yes I will be playing there for sure - I really want to play there!
Who are your best friends on tour? Boti, Romania My best friend is actually back in Romania, but I try to be friendly with everyone on the tour too.
How do you cheer yourself up after losing a match? Adonis, Philippines If it's a tough match I cry a little bit If not, I just take the positive things. Sometimes I eat a little bit of chocolate, maybe do some shopping... but most of all I look forward to the next match.
nette idee, markus, ihren blog hier zu posten. simona ist demnach nett, bodenständig, freundlich und fair, und man merkt ihr eine gewisse jugendliche unschuld an, die man am platz so überhaupt nicht bemerkt. da ist sie einfach nur fokussiert und gnadenlos...
das mädl gefällt mir immer besser!
BRAIN GAME: HALEP VS KVITOVA (kommentar von craig o'shannessy auf der WTA-homepage)
How you handle adversity is almost always more important than the problem itself.
Simona Halep missed a backhand return to fall behind a set and 1-3 against Petra Kvitova in their Mutua Madrid Open semifinal and the end of the match was rushing hard at her.
But instead of panicking, the 22-year old from Romania regrouped. Instead of speeding things up she slowed things down. Even though the score didn't dictate going to her bench she calmly walked over and took off her red visor and replaced it with a head band. New feel, new look - new player.
In the next game Kvitova missed three backhand returns and Halep surged to win 16 of 18 points to ultimately run away with a 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 victory to move through to Saturday's final against Maria Sharapova.
Sometimes all you need is a little change and a little time.
The maturity in Halep's game is evident during and between the points as she is refining a game style where she doesn't beat herself and maximizes the percentages of the sport that really matter for mega-success.
Kvitova possessed far more firepower than Halep in the match but victory in a tennis match is far more defined by who makes fewer errors - not who hits more winners.
The enduring strength of Halep's game is how solid she is at the back of the court and how smart she is when she finally decides to pull the trigger. Halep only committed 24 unforced errors for the match while Kvitova was almost triple that amount with 66. Halep has a mature head on her young shoulders and has an excellent feel for the subtleties of strategy such as when to let the opponent press and make the error rather than trying to end the point herself.
Even though Kvitova hit many more winners (37 to 22), getting one more ball back in play and absorbing the power from her hard-hitting opponent was the order of the day.
Halep is indeed the total package as she also possesses a strong serving game to compliment her clever baseline play. Halep served eight aces and only two double faults for the match and only faced two break points in the last two sets. Halep made 61% of first serves, winning 75% of them and an extremely high 57% on second serves. In the deciding set Halep won an astounding nine of 10 points on her second serve and only dropped three points for the entire set on serve. Halep leads the tournament in aces with 24 from five matches and has only committed seven double faults for the tournament.
She is so good during the point but may be even better between the points with how her mental toughness and refusal to buckle under pressure. In her post match interview she gave some insight into how she approaches the game. "It is an amazing week for me. Today was a very tough match, she played really well but I was fighting every ball and I want to thank everybody because they supported me a lot and also my team and I am really happy tomorrow I play my first Madrid final,"she said.
Halep gets it. She knows she is part of a bigger picture, she knows how to grasp victory from defeat and she knows how important it is to thank those around her who made her meteoric rise possible.
How you handle adversity is almost always more important than the problem itself.
Simona Halep missed a backhand return to fall behind a set and 1-3 against Petra Kvitova in their Mutua Madrid Open semifinal and the end of the match was rushing hard at her.
But instead of panicking, the 22-year old from Romania regrouped. Instead of speeding things up she slowed things down. Even though the score didn't dictate going to her bench she calmly walked over and took off her red visor and replaced it with a head band. New feel, new look - new player.
In the next game Kvitova missed three backhand returns and Halep surged to win 16 of 18 points to ultimately run away with a 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 victory to move through to Saturday's final against Maria Sharapova.
Sometimes all you need is a little change and a little time.
The maturity in Halep's game is evident during and between the points as she is refining a game style where she doesn't beat herself and maximizes the percentages of the sport that really matter for mega-success.
Kvitova possessed far more firepower than Halep in the match but victory in a tennis match is far more defined by who makes fewer errors - not who hits more winners.
The enduring strength of Halep's game is how solid she is at the back of the court and how smart she is when she finally decides to pull the trigger. Halep only committed 24 unforced errors for the match while Kvitova was almost triple that amount with 66. Halep has a mature head on her young shoulders and has an excellent feel for the subtleties of strategy such as when to let the opponent press and make the error rather than trying to end the point herself.
Even though Kvitova hit many more winners (37 to 22), getting one more ball back in play and absorbing the power from her hard-hitting opponent was the order of the day.
Halep is indeed the total package as she also possesses a strong serving game to compliment her clever baseline play. Halep served eight aces and only two double faults for the match and only faced two break points in the last two sets. Halep made 61% of first serves, winning 75% of them and an extremely high 57% on second serves. In the deciding set Halep won an astounding nine of 10 points on her second serve and only dropped three points for the entire set on serve. Halep leads the tournament in aces with 24 from five matches and has only committed seven double faults for the tournament.
She is so good during the point but may be even better between the points with how her mental toughness and refusal to buckle under pressure. In her post match interview she gave some insight into how she approaches the game. "It is an amazing week for me. Today was a very tough match, she played really well but I was fighting every ball and I want to thank everybody because they supported me a lot and also my team and I am really happy tomorrow I play my first Madrid final,"she said.
Halep gets it. She knows she is part of a bigger picture, she knows how to grasp victory from defeat and she knows how important it is to thank those around her who made her meteoric rise possible.
Sometimes all you need is a little change and a little time.
The maturity in Halep's game is evident during and between the points as she is refining a game style where she doesn't beat herself and maximizes the percentages of the sport that really matter for mega-success.
Kvitova possessed far more firepower than Halep in the match but victory in a tennis match is far more defined by who makes fewer errors - not who hits more winners.
The enduring strength of Halep's game is how solid she is at the back of the court and how smart she is when she finally decides to pull the trigger. Halep only committed 24 unforced errors for the match while Kvitova was almost triple that amount with 66. Halep has a mature head on her young shoulders and has an excellent feel for the subtleties of strategy such as when to let the opponent press and make the error rather than trying to end the point herself.
Even though Kvitova hit many more winners (37 to 22), getting one more ball back in play and absorbing the power from her hard-hitting opponent was the order of the day.
Halep is indeed the total package as she also possesses a strong serving game to compliment her clever baseline play. Halep served eight aces and only two double faults for the match and only faced two break points in the last two sets. Halep made 61% of first serves, winning 75% of them and an extremely high 57% on second serves. In the deciding set Halep won an astounding nine of 10 points on her second serve and only dropped three points for the entire set on serve. Halep leads the tournament in aces with 24 from five matches and has only committed seven double faults for the tournament.
She is so good during the point but may be even better between the points with how her mental toughness and refusal to buckle under pressure. In her post match interview she gave some insight into how she approaches the game. "It is an amazing week for me. Today was a very tough match, she played really well but I was fighting every ball and I want to thank everybody because they supported me a lot and also my team and I am really happy tomorrow I play my first Madrid final,"she said.
Halep gets it. She knows she is part of a bigger picture, she knows how to grasp victory from defeat and she knows how important it is to thank those around her who made her meteoric rise possible
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nach meinem dafürhalten eine überaus treffende analyse über die mentale gereiftheit und generelle klasse von simona halep. wenn eine übersetzung ins deutsche gewünscht wird, werde ich das in aller bescheidenheit versuchen...
How you handle adversity is almost always more important than the problem itself.
Simona Halep missed a backhand return to fall behind a set and 1-3 against Petra Kvitova in their Mutua Madrid Open semifinal and the end of the match was rushing hard at her.
But instead of panicking, the 22-year old from Romania regrouped. Instead of speeding things up she slowed things down. Even though the score didn't dictate going to her bench she calmly walked over and took off her red visor and replaced it with a head band. New feel, new look - new player.
In the next game Kvitova missed three backhand returns and Halep surged to win 16 of 18 points to ultimately run away with a 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 victory to move through to Saturday's final against Maria Sharapova.
Sometimes all you need is a little change and a little time.
The maturity in Halep's game is evident during and between the points as she is refining a game style where she doesn't beat herself and maximizes the percentages of the sport that really matter for mega-success.
Kvitova possessed far more firepower than Halep in the match but victory in a tennis match is far more defined by who makes fewer errors - not who hits more winners.
The enduring strength of Halep's game is how solid she is at the back of the court and how smart she is when she finally decides to pull the trigger. Halep only committed 24 unforced errors for the match while Kvitova was almost triple that amount with 66. Halep has a mature head on her young shoulders and has an excellent feel for the subtleties of strategy such as when to let the opponent press and make the error rather than trying to end the point herself.
Even though Kvitova hit many more winners (37 to 22), getting one more ball back in play and absorbing the power from her hard-hitting opponent was the order of the day.
Halep is indeed the total package as she also possesses a strong serving game to compliment her clever baseline play. Halep served eight aces and only two double faults for the match and only faced two break points in the last two sets. Halep made 61% of first serves, winning 75% of them and an extremely high 57% on second serves. In the deciding set Halep won an astounding nine of 10 points on her second serve and only dropped three points for the entire set on serve. Halep leads the tournament in aces with 24 from five matches and has only committed seven double faults for the tournament.
She is so good during the point but may be even better between the points with how her mental toughness and refusal to buckle under pressure. In her post match interview she gave some insight into how she approaches the game. "It is an amazing week for me. Today was a very tough match, she played really well but I was fighting every ball and I want to thank everybody because they supported me a lot and also my team and I am really happy tomorrow I play my first Madrid final,"she said.
Halep gets it. She knows she is part of a bigger picture, she knows how to grasp victory from defeat and she knows how important it is to thank those around her who made her meteoric rise possible.
Hello again everyone! I hope you are all doing well
It was a very, very tough match with Petra today. She played really well. When she had a set and 3-1 I took my hat off - it was disturbing me a little bit - and I actually started playing better! I also changed my tactics in the second set. I wanted to play higher and open the angles more, because if you give her balls around stomach height she plays very well from there, very powerful, and very strong.
It was very hot today, and I had a headache during the third set. I needed ice on every changeover. My energy was down, too. But I was fighting for every point - I knew how to manage the conditions, I knew I just had to keep fighting for every point, and I'm so happy I was able to come back and win.
I think the best thing for me today was how I was fighting, and that I didn't stop fighting...
For me this is a very special event. I will never forget this tournament, because here is where I started to play very well last year. And now I have a chance to win the title, but we'll see what happens...
But if someone told me a year ago I would be No.5 now, and maybe even No.4 soon, I wouldn't have believed them. I wouldn't believe I would be this high after just one year. I feel great - Top 5 is really impressive for my country, because it's such a small country, and there's nothing more to say.
Right now, though, I'm really just focused on tomorrow's final. I'm very excited that I can play my biggest final. And Maria's playing so well - I just have to enjoy it and we'll see how it goes!
But first, I might do a bit more shopping today - I'm tired, but there's always time for that
Now it's time for a few more of your questions!
You've said you're more relaxed on court now - how did you become more relaxed? Sue, USA It hasn't been easy for me to become more relaxed on the court, because I'm a very energetic person, but I just try to stay cool and play very relaxed because my tennis goes better if I'm relaxed.
Today I wasn't so relaxed in the first set, but after that I knew it would be better to calm down!
What famous person would you like to meet and why? Stefan Hmmm... well, I would love to meet Gerard Butler once in this life. I really like how he looks
Because the final is pretty late tomorrow and I will have to get ready to leave for Rome, this will be my last blog from Madrid But it has been a lot of fun writing to all of you, and I really want to thank all of you for reading this week. I hope you enjoyed it too. And I will do it again soon!!
I will do my best tomorrow, and talk to you all soon
So, weiter geht es in Rom, dem Ort, an dem sie letztes Jahr mal so richtig abgeräumt hat mit Siegen über Kuznetsova, Radwanska und Jankovic. Morgen 2. Runde gegen Madison Keys auf Court 4.
5:7 6:0 6:1. Wahrscheinlich hat sich Simona einen Satz lang überlegt, ob sie nicht doch lieber ihren Titel in Nürnberg verteidigen will. Nach diesem Sieg kann man sie jedoch als mögliche Top 20-WC-Kandidatin abschreiben.
naja, in rom gibt es dann doch deutlich mehr punkte zu holen. das wird sie dieses jahr wohl noch öfter machen und die kleineren turniere sausen lassen, da sie in der form und ihrem formidablen ranking bei den grossen turnieren unbedingte chancen hat. für dich als zuschauer und fan von simona ist das natürlich schade, so nahe könnte man in zukunft ihr wohl nicht mehr kommen...
La Halep Vince Et Si Ritira - das hört sich zwar gut an, heißt aber wohl eher was schlechtes. A causa di un infortunio agli addominali sinistri - heißt das, sie hat Bauchschmerzen oder was?
@ Kassandra: ich kann nicht nur kein Französisch, sondern auch kein Italienisch.
Jetzt steht's da auch auf englisch: eine Unterleibsverletzung. Gute Besserung Simona. Es profitiert CSN, für die es normalerweise ja egal sein sollte, ob sie nun gegen Masha oder Ana verliert. Allerdings lassen die aktuellen Entwicklungen der letzten Wochen es vielleicht gerechtertigt erscheinen ein winzig kleines "?!?!?!" hinter das "normalerweise" zu setzen.
So, morgen geht's los um 11 Uhr auf dem Chatrier gegen Alisa Kleybanova. Schon lustig. Vor einem Jahr hätte sie vielleicht mit sehr viel Glück überhaupt einen Show Court gekriegt.
Morgen im Halbfinale gegen Andrea Petkovic (2. Match nach 15 Uhr). Im Falle eines Sieges wäre Simona die Nummer 3 der Welt. Bei einem Turniersieg würde sie die Spitze in der Road to Singapore übernehmen.
Heute morgen habe ich mir einen Teil der Aufzeichnung des Matches gegen Kuzze auf ESP angeguckt.An einer Stelle musste ich fast laut loslachen:
Der Kommentator sprach gerade davon, dass ihr Aufschlag ihre Schwäche wäre. Ihr ahnt vermutlich was kommt, das nächste Service war ein Ass.Sie schlägt nicht mit Extremtempo auf, aber ich finde sie variiert sehr gu und finde ihren Aufschlag alles andere als schwach.
Was haltet ihr von der Wilander-Formulierung sie wäre so eine Art "weiblicher Djokovic"?
finde ich nicht unpassend, auch wenn man es rein vom körperlichen nicht vergleichen kann. die spielanlage ist jedoch ziemlich gleich: exzellente verteidigung, übersicht, tolle und stabile rückhand, überdurchschnittlicher aufschlag mit viel variation und manchmal fürchterliche volleys...
Simona schlägt Andrea Petkovic mit 6:2 7:6(4) und steht somit erstmals im Finale eines Grand Slam-Turniers. Hier trifft sie am Samstag auf Maria Sharapova. Viel Erfolg !
Zudem ist Simona am Montag erstmals die Nummer 3 der Welt hinter Serena Williams und Na Li.
Sollte leider nicht sein mit dem ersten Grand Slam-Titel. Simona unterliegt in einer der spannendsten Partien dieses Jahres mit 4:6 7:6(5) 4:6 gegen Maria Sharapova. Glückwunsch dennoch ! Très bien fait !
Monday, May 5, 2014
Hello everybody
Today was a great match for me - it was a good start. I played really well today and served really well. It was a fast match but it wasn't so easy, because Julia is a great player, and I think she just made a few more mistakes on the important points than I did. And then I had control of the match...
Last night I went out for dinner in the city with my team. It was actually close to the hotel. My brother was with us for a little bit but he had to go to the Real Madrid match! He's here with his wife. He lives in Romania but not in Bucharest like me, he lives in Constanta, where my parents live.
I couldn't go to the Real match because I had my match today
But still I'm enjoying every moment here, it's my favorite tournament and it's very special for me, like I've been saying all week 
And the food here is great - but you have to watch what you eat because you can really put on the kilos...!
Right now I'm waiting for the on-court ceremony to remember Elena Baltacha. I found out this morning at breakfast. My coach told me and I could not eat anymore. It was a very tough moment for me - my aunt passed away recently, she had breast cancer then liver also, so this was a painful moment for me, and it is still a painful moment for me. But we have to accept everything and just stay strong...
After the ceremony I'll go back to the hotel. But first let me see some of the questions you sent me
Simona
If you could be any animal on the court, which animal would you be and why? Gavin, UK
"I'd be the rabbit, because he's very fast, and I like it!"
Other than Bucharest, what is your favorite city in Romania? Riki
"Constanta, of course! I was born there and lived there for about 14 years, so that's the one."
What is your favorite place to go on vacation? Evan, USA
"Good question. I went to Antalya in Turkey for my first vacation, and this year I'll go again, but I think also here in Madrid is nice to visit, and Rome too. I like both of these cities too."
Are you a dog person or a cat person? Alex, Greece/Belgium
"Dogs. Dogs. Cats, no."
Will you get Twitter? Steve
"I think I will soon, but I still don't have one. I want to speak with my fans and be more popular!"
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Hello again everyone
My match against Lara Arruabarrena this morning was a tough one. I had played her once before on hardcourts and won a little bit easier, but here she was playing amazing. And the court was slower today - Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario court is drier and faster, but Manolo Santana court was a little bit slower - but you always have to adapt quickly because that's just the situation you're given.
But Lara played very well. She's a good player on clay because she has Spanish style - the forehand with a lot of topspin. But I just wanted to stay focused for every point and fight for every point, and that's what I did really well in the end. I was very happy I won in two sets and didn't go to three!
Another thing I was really happy with was my serve. I had nine aces today - I was surprised too! I served well in the first round too, but today was even better, especially in the important moments. It was the best thing for me in the match, I think. I've been working hard on my serve for a while now and I think it's really improving a lot. Right now, it's probably the most important shot for me...
There were some important people in the crowd today, too. Virginia Ruzici was there - actually she always comes to see me because she's my manager! But Mr. Tiriac was also there, and when he comes I'm very afraid!! I think that's why I didn't start so quickly today. But it's important seeing him watching me. I've learned so much from him and he always helps me. I have a lot of respect for him.
I'm just happy I could stay focused on my tennis and win the match today
Oh and how could I forget, my day off yesterday... it wasn't a full day off, I did practice once during the day, but I did a lot of relaxing back at the hotel, and I also went shopping for a bit...
I bought two pairs of high heel shoes
Now I'll probably go eat, then go relax at the hotel, maybe another practice session in the evening... I'm playing the winner of a night match today so I think tomorrow I'll be playing in the evening.
To me it doesn't matter who I play in the next match because both players are tough. Sabine is a great player, but it might be even more difficult to play against Begu because she's a Romanian girl. If it's her we just have to enjoy it - we'll both be playing for Romania and one will be in the quarterfinals.
I just have to stay focused, try to play my best and stay aggressive.
I like this tournament a lot. It feels like home here. The people, the food, the city - everything is just really nice here. I hope to keep enjoying myself and I'm happy you're all reading along with me!
Have a good night
Simona
Ich habe noch nicht wirklich viele Matches von Simona komplett gesehen, aber was mich bei ihr jedes mal überrascht ist ihr Aufschlag. Letzte Runde beispielsweise hat sie neun Asse geschlagen, dazu noch etliche Servicewinner. Und das Ganze dann bekanntlich auch noch auf Sand.Das finde ich wirklich verdammt viel angesichts ihrer geringen Körpergröße.
Kennt jemand von euch ihre Ass-Statistik von der gesamten letzten Saison? Natürlich schlägt sie nicht wie Serena auf (wer tut das schon?), aber ich finde, dass es nicht viele Spielerinnen gibt, die besser/variabler servieren und vermutlich auch nicht viele, die mehr Asse schlagen als Halep.
Die kenne ich zwar nicht, aber Simonas stärkste Waffe ist meiner Ansicht nach ohne Frage die Rückhand. Wenn Lisicki heute sicher gehen will, dass sie morgen nach Rom fliegen kann, sollte sie ihr jeden Ball auf die Rückhand servieren. Endet dann eben leider 0:6 0:6.
Wenn da da runterscrollst, dann kannst du zumindest sehen, dass sie nicht unter den Top10 war für meiste Asse, obwohl ja unglaublich viele Matches gespielt hat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_WTA_Tour
Bestan dank für den Link. Bin ein Fan von Statistiken, auch wenn die ja nicht immer viel aussagen. Krass, dass Görges unter den TopTen ist, obwohl sie ja kaum gespielt hat.Klar ist ihr guter Aufschlag bekannt, aber sie hat ja letztes jahr nicht so ganz viel gespielt.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Hello everyone
It was a tough match tonight. Sabine played really well. She was hitting a lot of drop shots, so I had to run a lot! In the second set I told myself I had nothing to lose, and that I just had to win a few points in a row and it would be better, so I just fought for every point and it did get better towards the end...
One of the turning points, I think, was when I broke her in the second set - she was serving really well tonight, so that gave me a lot of confidence in myself. I played much more relaxed after that.
It's always very difficult for me to play at night, but that's tennis, that's the schedule, and I have to adapt. I spent most of the day at the hotel, and then I came here at about 3:30. I ate something and then warmed up, and then the match. I don't like waiting that long to play, but I'm happy I won!
I saw so many Romanian flags in the crowd tonight, and it's just amazing how much they come out to support me. I want to thank them. They support me every tournament. There were a lot of Spanish people supporting me today too, which was also amazing - I feel really good here in Madrid.
Well, it's pretty late and I'm playing again in the afternoon, so I should probably keep it a little short tonight... but I really wanted to see some more of your questions so here I go
Simona
What is your pre-match routine an hour before a match? Gavin, UK
Well there is one thing, I always try to put my hair back - but it never stays in place very well!
What are the best exercises for building fitness off the court? Hugh
I like warming up with the medicine ball, doing both backhand and forehand sides.
If you played your dream Grand Slam final against anyone, who and where? Ricardo, USA
It would be the French Open, for sure. I think right now I'm more confident on hardcourts, I play better there, but French Open. I think playing anyone would be good - just playing the final is good!
Beeindruckend natürlich vor allem dieses "like". Irgendwie ist es auch ein wenig beängstigend, wie hart diese Frau gegen sich selber ist und kein Opfer ist ihr schwer genug. Aber so kommt man halt in die Top 10.
Ich denke, man hat gestern in der Schlussphase gesehen, warum die eine Top 10 ist und die andere nicht. Never give up !
Friday, May 9, 2014
It was another good day today
I have to say, the Romanian crowd was amazing today. They come to support me every time I play and I'm so happy they do. It's really nice to play with this support - I appreciate it a lot !
I expected a tough match because Ana is a great player, and it was a tough match. But thankfully I was playing really well. I played aggressive tennis today and I'm happy I was able to win in two sets.
It was a little bit of revenge, too. We played in Fed Cup a few weeks ago, but beforehand I hurt my ankle and couldn't practice for six or seven days, and when we played I had also played a match earlier that day because of the rain, against Jovanovski. Plus, Ana played really well that day. She beat me.
But I won this time and I'm just really looking forward to being in the semifinals here.
After this I'll talk with my coach a little bit, and then I'll go and eat something - I didn't eat before the match because I had some emotions
Then I'll go to the hotel, have a short massage to recover, then I'll go into the city with my team and all of my friends that are here and have a nice dinner.
I would go shopping again but I haven't had time since the last time... and my coach told me there's no time for shopping now... I was very mad! But he's right. I can wait until after the tournament
One thing people usually talk about in the blogs is what they do to pass the time - reading, movies, music - for me it's hard to read in bed, because then I'll probably end up falling asleep!
I mainly just listen to music when I have the time - mostly Romanian songs.
One other thing I wanted to say is I hope my English has been improving! It's not my best language but I'm trying to speak well. I've done a lot of interviews over the last year and it's becoming part of my life now. I think Romanian people can see I'm getting more relaxed with all of the interviews
And of course, I have to talk about playing Petra tomorrow. She's playing well and she might have an advantage because she didn't have to play today. But I have a chance tomorrow and I'll fight for it as hard as I can. She's tough and very aggressive - I have to do my job really well tomorrow...
I look forward to trying to reach the semifinals if I can.
Now for a few more of your questions...
Have a nice day
Simona
Will you be playing the new WTA tournament in Bucharest this summer? Jake
Yes I will be playing there for sure - I really want to play there!
Who are your best friends on tour? Boti, Romania
My best friend is actually back in Romania, but I try to be friendly with everyone on the tour too.
How do you cheer yourself up after losing a match? Adonis, Philippines
If not, I just take the positive things. Sometimes I eat a little bit of chocolate, maybe do some shopping... but most of all I look forward to the next match.
If it's a tough match I cry a little bit
nette idee, markus, ihren blog hier zu posten. simona ist demnach nett, bodenständig, freundlich und fair, und man merkt ihr eine gewisse jugendliche unschuld an, die man am platz so überhaupt nicht bemerkt. da ist sie einfach nur fokussiert und gnadenlos...
das mädl gefällt mir immer besser!
BRAIN GAME: HALEP VS KVITOVA (kommentar von craig o'shannessy auf der WTA-homepage)
How you handle adversity is almost always more important than the problem itself.
Simona Halep missed a backhand return to fall behind a set and 1-3 against Petra Kvitova in their Mutua Madrid Open semifinal and the end of the match was rushing hard at her.
But instead of panicking, the 22-year old from Romania regrouped. Instead of speeding things up she slowed things down. Even though the score didn't dictate going to her bench she calmly walked over and took off her red visor and replaced it with a head band. New feel, new look - new player.
In the next game Kvitova missed three backhand returns and Halep surged to win 16 of 18 points to ultimately run away with a 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 victory to move through to Saturday's final against Maria Sharapova.
Sometimes all you need is a little change and a little time.
The maturity in Halep's game is evident during and between the points as she is refining a game style where she doesn't beat herself and maximizes the percentages of the sport that really matter for mega-success.
Kvitova possessed far more firepower than Halep in the match but victory in a tennis match is far more defined by who makes fewer errors - not who hits more winners.
The enduring strength of Halep's game is how solid she is at the back of the court and how smart she is when she finally decides to pull the trigger. Halep only committed 24 unforced errors for the match while Kvitova was almost triple that amount with 66. Halep has a mature head on her young shoulders and has an excellent feel for the subtleties of strategy such as when to let the opponent press and make the error rather than trying to end the point herself.
Even though Kvitova hit many more winners (37 to 22), getting one more ball back in play and absorbing the power from her hard-hitting opponent was the order of the day.
Halep is indeed the total package as she also possesses a strong serving game to compliment her clever baseline play. Halep served eight aces and only two double faults for the match and only faced two break points in the last two sets. Halep made 61% of first serves, winning 75% of them and an extremely high 57% on second serves. In the deciding set Halep won an astounding nine of 10 points on her second serve and only dropped three points for the entire set on serve. Halep leads the tournament in aces with 24 from five matches and has only committed seven double faults for the tournament.
She is so good during the point but may be even better between the points with how her mental toughness and refusal to buckle under pressure. In her post match interview she gave some insight into how she approaches the game. "It is an amazing week for me. Today was a very tough match, she played really well but I was fighting every ball and I want to thank everybody because they supported me a lot and also my team and I am really happy tomorrow I play my first Madrid final,"she said.
Halep gets it. She knows she is part of a bigger picture, she knows how to grasp victory from defeat and she knows how important it is to thank those around her who made her meteoric rise possible.
- See more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3819579/title/brain-game-halep-vs-...
How you handle adversity is almost always more important than the problem itself.
Simona Halep missed a backhand return to fall behind a set and 1-3 against Petra Kvitova in their Mutua Madrid Open semifinal and the end of the match was rushing hard at her.
But instead of panicking, the 22-year old from Romania regrouped. Instead of speeding things up she slowed things down. Even though the score didn't dictate going to her bench she calmly walked over and took off her red visor and replaced it with a head band. New feel, new look - new player.
In the next game Kvitova missed three backhand returns and Halep surged to win 16 of 18 points to ultimately run away with a 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 victory to move through to Saturday's final against Maria Sharapova.
Sometimes all you need is a little change and a little time.
The maturity in Halep's game is evident during and between the points as she is refining a game style where she doesn't beat herself and maximizes the percentages of the sport that really matter for mega-success.
Kvitova possessed far more firepower than Halep in the match but victory in a tennis match is far more defined by who makes fewer errors - not who hits more winners.
The enduring strength of Halep's game is how solid she is at the back of the court and how smart she is when she finally decides to pull the trigger. Halep only committed 24 unforced errors for the match while Kvitova was almost triple that amount with 66. Halep has a mature head on her young shoulders and has an excellent feel for the subtleties of strategy such as when to let the opponent press and make the error rather than trying to end the point herself.
Even though Kvitova hit many more winners (37 to 22), getting one more ball back in play and absorbing the power from her hard-hitting opponent was the order of the day.
Halep is indeed the total package as she also possesses a strong serving game to compliment her clever baseline play. Halep served eight aces and only two double faults for the match and only faced two break points in the last two sets. Halep made 61% of first serves, winning 75% of them and an extremely high 57% on second serves. In the deciding set Halep won an astounding nine of 10 points on her second serve and only dropped three points for the entire set on serve. Halep leads the tournament in aces with 24 from five matches and has only committed seven double faults for the tournament.
She is so good during the point but may be even better between the points with how her mental toughness and refusal to buckle under pressure. In her post match interview she gave some insight into how she approaches the game. "It is an amazing week for me. Today was a very tough match, she played really well but I was fighting every ball and I want to thank everybody because they supported me a lot and also my team and I am really happy tomorrow I play my first Madrid final,"she said.
Halep gets it. She knows she is part of a bigger picture, she knows how to grasp victory from defeat and she knows how important it is to thank those around her who made her meteoric rise possible.
- See more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3819579/title/brain-game-halep-vs-...
Sometimes all you need is a little change and a little time.
The maturity in Halep's game is evident during and between the points as she is refining a game style where she doesn't beat herself and maximizes the percentages of the sport that really matter for mega-success.
Kvitova possessed far more firepower than Halep in the match but victory in a tennis match is far more defined by who makes fewer errors - not who hits more winners.
The enduring strength of Halep's game is how solid she is at the back of the court and how smart she is when she finally decides to pull the trigger. Halep only committed 24 unforced errors for the match while Kvitova was almost triple that amount with 66. Halep has a mature head on her young shoulders and has an excellent feel for the subtleties of strategy such as when to let the opponent press and make the error rather than trying to end the point herself.
Even though Kvitova hit many more winners (37 to 22), getting one more ball back in play and absorbing the power from her hard-hitting opponent was the order of the day.
Halep is indeed the total package as she also possesses a strong serving game to compliment her clever baseline play. Halep served eight aces and only two double faults for the match and only faced two break points in the last two sets. Halep made 61% of first serves, winning 75% of them and an extremely high 57% on second serves. In the deciding set Halep won an astounding nine of 10 points on her second serve and only dropped three points for the entire set on serve. Halep leads the tournament in aces with 24 from five matches and has only committed seven double faults for the tournament.
She is so good during the point but may be even better between the points with how her mental toughness and refusal to buckle under pressure. In her post match interview she gave some insight into how she approaches the game. "It is an amazing week for me. Today was a very tough match, she played really well but I was fighting every ball and I want to thank everybody because they supported me a lot and also my team and I am really happy tomorrow I play my first Madrid final,"she said.
Halep gets it. She knows she is part of a bigger picture, she knows how to grasp victory from defeat and she knows how important it is to thank those around her who made her meteoric rise possible
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nach meinem dafürhalten eine überaus treffende analyse über die mentale gereiftheit und generelle klasse von simona halep. wenn eine übersetzung ins deutsche gewünscht wird, werde ich das in aller bescheidenheit versuchen...
How you handle adversity is almost always more important than the problem itself.
Simona Halep missed a backhand return to fall behind a set and 1-3 against Petra Kvitova in their Mutua Madrid Open semifinal and the end of the match was rushing hard at her.
But instead of panicking, the 22-year old from Romania regrouped. Instead of speeding things up she slowed things down. Even though the score didn't dictate going to her bench she calmly walked over and took off her red visor and replaced it with a head band. New feel, new look - new player.
In the next game Kvitova missed three backhand returns and Halep surged to win 16 of 18 points to ultimately run away with a 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 victory to move through to Saturday's final against Maria Sharapova.
Sometimes all you need is a little change and a little time.
The maturity in Halep's game is evident during and between the points as she is refining a game style where she doesn't beat herself and maximizes the percentages of the sport that really matter for mega-success.
Kvitova possessed far more firepower than Halep in the match but victory in a tennis match is far more defined by who makes fewer errors - not who hits more winners.
The enduring strength of Halep's game is how solid she is at the back of the court and how smart she is when she finally decides to pull the trigger. Halep only committed 24 unforced errors for the match while Kvitova was almost triple that amount with 66. Halep has a mature head on her young shoulders and has an excellent feel for the subtleties of strategy such as when to let the opponent press and make the error rather than trying to end the point herself.
Even though Kvitova hit many more winners (37 to 22), getting one more ball back in play and absorbing the power from her hard-hitting opponent was the order of the day.
Halep is indeed the total package as she also possesses a strong serving game to compliment her clever baseline play. Halep served eight aces and only two double faults for the match and only faced two break points in the last two sets. Halep made 61% of first serves, winning 75% of them and an extremely high 57% on second serves. In the deciding set Halep won an astounding nine of 10 points on her second serve and only dropped three points for the entire set on serve. Halep leads the tournament in aces with 24 from five matches and has only committed seven double faults for the tournament.
She is so good during the point but may be even better between the points with how her mental toughness and refusal to buckle under pressure. In her post match interview she gave some insight into how she approaches the game. "It is an amazing week for me. Today was a very tough match, she played really well but I was fighting every ball and I want to thank everybody because they supported me a lot and also my team and I am really happy tomorrow I play my first Madrid final,"she said.
Halep gets it. She knows she is part of a bigger picture, she knows how to grasp victory from defeat and she knows how important it is to thank those around her who made her meteoric rise possible.
- See more at: http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3819579/title/brain-game-halep-vs-...
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Hello again everyone! I hope you are all doing well
It was a very, very tough match with Petra today. She played really well. When she had a set and 3-1 I took my hat off - it was disturbing me a little bit - and I actually started playing better! I also changed my tactics in the second set. I wanted to play higher and open the angles more, because if you give her balls around stomach height she plays very well from there, very powerful, and very strong.
It was very hot today, and I had a headache during the third set. I needed ice on every changeover. My energy was down, too. But I was fighting for every point - I knew how to manage the conditions, I knew I just had to keep fighting for every point, and I'm so happy I was able to come back and win.
I think the best thing for me today was how I was fighting, and that I didn't stop fighting...
For me this is a very special event. I will never forget this tournament, because here is where I started to play very well last year. And now I have a chance to win the title, but we'll see what happens...
But if someone told me a year ago I would be No.5 now, and maybe even No.4 soon, I wouldn't have believed them. I wouldn't believe I would be this high after just one year. I feel great - Top 5 is really impressive for my country, because it's such a small country, and there's nothing more to say.
Right now, though, I'm really just focused on tomorrow's final. I'm very excited that I can play my biggest final. And Maria's playing so well - I just have to enjoy it and we'll see how it goes!
But first, I might do a bit more shopping today - I'm tired, but there's always time for that
Now it's time for a few more of your questions!
You've said you're more relaxed on court now - how did you become more relaxed? Sue, USA
It hasn't been easy for me to become more relaxed on the court, because I'm a very energetic person, but I just try to stay cool and play very relaxed because my tennis goes better if I'm relaxed.
Today I wasn't so relaxed in the first set, but after that I knew it would be better to calm down!
What famous person would you like to meet and why? Stefan
Hmmm... well, I would love to meet Gerard Butler once in this life. I really like how he looks
Because the final is pretty late tomorrow and I will have to get ready to leave for Rome, this will be my last blog from Madrid
But it has been a lot of fun writing to all of you, and I really want to thank all of you for reading this week. I hope you enjoyed it too. And I will do it again soon!!
I will do my best tomorrow, and talk to you all soon
Simona
Die Mutua Madrid Open im Überblick:
1R Julia Görges 6:2 6:0
2R Lara Arruabarrena 6:4 6:4
AF Sabine Lisicki 5:7 6:3 6:2
VF Ana Ivanovic 6:2 6:2
HF Petra Kvitova 6:7(4) 6:3 6:2
F Maria Sharapova 6:1 2:6 3:6
So, weiter geht es in Rom, dem Ort, an dem sie letztes Jahr mal so richtig abgeräumt hat mit Siegen über Kuznetsova, Radwanska und Jankovic. Morgen 2. Runde gegen Madison Keys auf Court 4.
5:7 6:0 6:1. Wahrscheinlich hat sich Simona einen Satz lang überlegt, ob sie nicht doch lieber ihren Titel in Nürnberg verteidigen will. Nach diesem Sieg kann man sie jedoch als mögliche Top 20-WC-Kandidatin abschreiben.
naja, in rom gibt es dann doch deutlich mehr punkte zu holen. das wird sie dieses jahr wohl noch öfter machen und die kleineren turniere sausen lassen, da sie in der form und ihrem formidablen ranking bei den grossen turnieren unbedingte chancen hat. für dich als zuschauer und fan von simona ist das natürlich schade, so nahe könnte man in zukunft ihr wohl nicht mehr kommen...
#IBI14 Simona Halep si ritira dal torneo per un infortunio addominale!#tennis#romaWenn ich das richtig verstehe, hat sie wenigstens die 105 Punkte noch mitgenommen. Macht nix, Simona.
La Halep Vince Et Si Ritira - das hört sich zwar gut an, heißt aber wohl eher was schlechtes. A causa di un infortunio agli addominali sinistri - heißt das, sie hat Bauchschmerzen oder was?
@ Kassandra: ich kann nicht nur kein Französisch, sondern auch kein Italienisch.
Nee, ist was mit den Bauchmuskeln.
Auf jeden Fall ist sie in Roland Garros an 4 gesetzt. Das ist schon mal nicht schlecht.
Jetzt steht's da auch auf englisch: eine Unterleibsverletzung. Gute Besserung Simona. Es profitiert CSN, für die es normalerweise ja egal sein sollte, ob sie nun gegen Masha oder Ana verliert. Allerdings lassen die aktuellen Entwicklungen der letzten Wochen es vielleicht gerechtertigt erscheinen ein winzig kleines "?!?!?!" hinter das "normalerweise" zu setzen.
So, morgen geht's los um 11 Uhr auf dem Chatrier gegen Alisa Kleybanova. Schon lustig. Vor einem Jahr hätte sie vielleicht mit sehr viel Glück überhaupt einen Show Court gekriegt.
6:0 6:2 gewonnen und in Runde 2 gegen Heather Watson. Hätte auch 6:0 6:0 lauten können, aber ist doch egal.
So, nachdem hier in den letzten Tagen nix mehr ging, hier mal die aktuelle Entwicklung in Roland Garros:
2. Runde Heather Watson 6:2 6:4
3. Runde Maria-Teresa Torro Flor 6:3 6:0
Achtelfinale Sloane Stephens 6:4 6:3
Viertelfinale Svetlana Kuznetsova 6:2 6:2
Morgen im Halbfinale gegen Andrea Petkovic (2. Match nach 15 Uhr). Im Falle eines Sieges wäre Simona die Nummer 3 der Welt. Bei einem Turniersieg würde sie die Spitze in der Road to Singapore übernehmen.
Heute morgen habe ich mir einen Teil der Aufzeichnung des Matches gegen Kuzze auf ESP angeguckt.An einer Stelle musste ich fast laut loslachen:
Der Kommentator sprach gerade davon, dass ihr Aufschlag ihre Schwäche wäre. Ihr ahnt vermutlich was kommt, das nächste Service war ein Ass.Sie schlägt nicht mit Extremtempo auf, aber ich finde sie variiert sehr gu und finde ihren Aufschlag alles andere als schwach.
Was haltet ihr von der Wilander-Formulierung sie wäre so eine Art "weiblicher Djokovic"?
finde ich nicht unpassend, auch wenn man es rein vom körperlichen nicht vergleichen kann. die spielanlage ist jedoch ziemlich gleich: exzellente verteidigung, übersicht, tolle und stabile rückhand, überdurchschnittlicher aufschlag mit viel variation und manchmal fürchterliche volleys...
Simona schlägt Andrea Petkovic mit 6:2 7:6(4) und steht somit erstmals im Finale eines Grand Slam-Turniers. Hier trifft sie am Samstag auf Maria Sharapova. Viel Erfolg !
Zudem ist Simona am Montag erstmals die Nummer 3 der Welt hinter Serena Williams und Na Li.
Sollte leider nicht sein mit dem ersten Grand Slam-Titel. Simona unterliegt in einer der spannendsten Partien dieses Jahres mit 4:6 7:6(5) 4:6 gegen Maria Sharapova. Glückwunsch dennoch ! Très bien fait !
Topshelf Open. Titelverteidigerin Simona startet gegen eine Qualifikantin.
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