A nice win for The Cone today, who beat Zheng Jie 3 and 2 in a little over an hour. Matches like this are a great reminder of who important matchups are. Zheng loves pace, which is why she gives a lot of the ball bashers like Ana fits. But Cornet won't give you pace, and Zheng simply isn't strong enough to generate her own pace without playing outside of herself. Hence, against players like Cornet (and let's face it, most of the players not in the top 5) Zheng doesn't stand much of a chance. She loses patience, hits big, and misses. The Cone's win stops a three tourney slide of losing in the first round.
And in Luxembourg, it was a good day for slumping seeds as Chakky, Dani, and Na Li all won in straight sets.
Tomorrow's OOP:
Linz:
A.Bondarenko vs. Makarova
Savchuk vs. MaKiri
Mono vs. Airon Woman
K.Bondarenko vs. Nads
Meusburger vs. Domi
Show Court (from 12.00hrs)
Llagostera Vives vs. Stosur
Luxembourg:
Garbin vs. Dulko
Bazcinski vs. Ski Boots
Lena vs. Malek
Go Robby!
