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Budapest Grand Prix
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Tuesday Summary
Singles - First Round: (1) Sara Errani def. Mandy
Minella 6-1 6-1
A nice match for Sara Errani, but it's the usual story
for her: She needs a semifinal to add any points.
Singles - First Round: (2) Ksenia Pervak def. Vera
Dushevina 6-1 5-7 7-6(8-6)
A tough start for Ksenia Pervak, considering that she
needs a final to move in the rankings.
Singles - First Round: Alberta Brianti def. (8) Irina-Camelia
Begu 6-4 5-7 6-3
Is Irina-Camelia Begu turning into one of those players
who can't make the Top Fifty? It's starting to look like
it; she will remain around #55.
Singles - First Round: Barbora Zahlavova Strycova def.
(Q) Jasmina Tinjic 1-6 6-3 retired (Difficulty
Breathing)
This very nearly guarantees that Barbora Zahlavova
Strycova will rise above #60.
Singles - First Round: Alexandra Cadantu def. Magdalena
Rybarikova 6-2 6-1
Alexandra Cadantu has a big enough sixteenth event score
that this doesn't help her much -- but any additional
wins could give her a substantial boost.
Singles - First Round: (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova def.
Michaella Krajicek 6-3 3-6 7-6(8-6)
Historically, Akgul Amanmuradova hasn't liked clay much
-- understandable, given that her one real weapon is her
serve. But she seems to have adapted this year -- maybe
it gives her more time to cover her weak backhand. One
more win would probably make her Top Hundred.
Singles - First Round: (Q) Melinda Czink def. (Q)
Mervana Jugic-Salkic 6-7(3-7) 6-0 6-3
Melinda Czink still needs one more win to defend her
points -- a fairly significant need, given that she is
down to #118.
Singles - First Round: Hsieh Su-Wei def. Timea Babos
6-7(4-7) 6-4 6-1
Hsieh Su-Wei's comeback continues to gather momentum.
This is pretty amazing, considering the surface and the
fact that Timea Babos is Hungarian.
Doubles - First Round: (1) Grandin/Uhlirova def. Jeflea/Lefevre
6-1 6-3
Doubles - First Round: (2) Erakovic/Vesnina def. Czink/Jani
6-1 6-4
Doubles - First Round: (4) Chan/Fujiwara def. (WC) Arn/Babos
walkover (Arn: Neck Injury)
Greta Arn came apart in singles on Monday, but finished
her match. Guess we now know what the problem was....
Doubles - First Round: Dekmeijere/Kondratieva def.
Hrdinova/Keothavong 6-2 6-3
