Potentially Interesting Happenings

So far, I have zero enthusiasm for the WTA tournaments going on this week.  I mean, in Osaka the one seemingly interesting match (Sam vs. Peng Shuai) didn't even happen, with Peng being replaced by a lucky loser.  Whom Sam beat.  [yawn]  The only even mildly interesting thing that happened was that Jill Craybas beat Kimiko Date Krumm in Sweatin' to the Oldies II, Electric Boogaloo.  All the seeds won.  Julie Coin lost.  Moving on.

Unfortunately for Sorana Cirstea, something sort of interesting happened in Linz, which is to say that she lost.  The most surprising thing about it to me is that she lost in straight sets in fairly easy fashion.  What up, Sorana?  At least her hair still looked nice.

 

That was the only happening of note, though, all the other seeds coming through in fairly easy fashion.

Linz

Singles - First Round
(1) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 61 61
(5) Iveta Benesova (CZE) d. (Q) Stephanie Gehrlein (GER) 75 60
(Q) Julia Goerges (GER) d. (6) Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 63 63
(7) Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (WC) Patricia Mayr (AUT) 62 61
(8) Sara Errani (ITA) d. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 62 63
Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 75 61
Olga Govortsova (BLR) d. (Q) Petra Martic (CRO) 62 67(7) 62
Tatjana Malek (GER) d. (Q) Aravane Rezai (FRA) 75 75

Osaka

Singles - First Round
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 64 61
(2) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 63 75
(3) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. (LL) Alexandra Panova (RUS) 62 64
(6) Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) d. (Q) Sophie Ferguson (AUS) 61 75
Vania King (USA) d. Julie Coin (FRA) 26 63 64
Jill Craybas (USA) d. (WC) Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) 62 26 64
Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) d. Carly Gullickson (USA) 61 61
Akiko Morigami (JPN) d. (Q) Anastasia Rodionova (RUS) 64 46 62
(Q) Chang Kai-Chen (TPE) d. Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 75 61
(WC) Kurumi Nara (JPN) d. (Q) Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 76(5) 46 62