Including me, apparently. As I was writing my (very brief) recap of Linz yesterday, I thought to myself, "You know, now that you've said that about Flavs and Aga, they're both going to lose." "Hahaha," my slightly more rational side chided me, "don't be such a moron." I chose to listen to the "rational" side, didn't even bother to highlight the matches on the OOP, and went on my merry way.
Yeah, guys. The power of the jinx, it's fo realz.
Yeah, me too. Flavia lost to Yanina Wickmayer, and Aga to Petra Kvitova, both in straight sets. Ladies, ladies... wha happen? Not to take anything away from Yanina or Petra, both of whom I think are better than their rankings. And, in the interest of YEC, maybe it's better for both Aga and Flavs to have a day off before Kremlin Cup gets under way. But still. [sigh]
The one that confuses me the most is Aga's, and it seems like her serve just did her in. I sort of hated Brad Gilbert for outright laughing at her second serve earlier in the season, but when you see a stat like that she saved 6/8 break points in the second set here, well... it's hard to argue.
(Also, any time I see a Czech player's name now, I hear that reporter in the name video. Linguistic mocking.)
Singles - Semifinals
(3/WC) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (1) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 76(5) 63
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (2) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 63 62
(3/WC) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) d. (1) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 76(5) 63
Petra Kvitova (CZE) d. (2) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 63 62
