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2019 BNP PARIBAS OPEN: Gael Monfils Puts On An Old School Clinic Against Kohlschreiber
Thursday, March 14, 2019
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Gael Monfils amazed as he defeated Phillipp Kohlschreiber |
Frenchman Gael Monfils took game to German Phillipp Kohlschreiber in much the same way Kohlschreiber took it to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the previous round. Monfils left no stone unturned from game one. There was barely a shot from across the net that Monfils did not capitalize on as he defeated Kohlschreiber 6-0, 6-2.
Kohlschreiber initially appeared to be prepared for whatever Monfils would bring, unfortunately he obviously had no clue that Monfils would be bringing match play to the nth degree. Kohlschreiber has now suffered six consecutive defeats from Monfils.
Monfils recently returned to the rankings in the top 20. With his current game, this should be a seriously impressive season.
Up next in the quarterfinals for the Frenchman is Austrian Dominic Thiem.
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Posted by Shelia at 12:47 AM Labels: Austria, Dominic Thiem, Gael Monfils 2019 BNP Paribas Open, German, Novak Djokovic, Phillipp Kohlschreiber Email this post
2012 US OPEN: Venus Williams Easily Advances To Second Round
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
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Venus Williams, USA waves to the crowd after defeating fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands. |
It was a slow start for Venus Williams on Arthur Ashe stadium Tuesday afternoon, but once the two-time champion found her groove, there was no stopping her.
Unseeded here for just the third time in 14 appearances, the elder Williams advanced to the second round with a decisive 6-3, 6-1 win over fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Williams fell down early to Mattek-Sands after holding game points in the first game, losing that and the second to trail 2-0. The 31-year-old then kicked into high gear, at one point rolling off 12 straight points to help her build a 5-2 lead.
Serving for the first set at 5-3, Williams belted three straight aces to lead 40-love, and then closed the set off with a service winner to complete it in just 29 minutes.
It wasn’t much different in the second—sans a slow start—for Venus. She broke to begin the set and continued with deep, penetrating groundstrokes to go up 4-1, her serve cooperating well but giving Mattek-Sands plenty of trouble.
Mattek-Sands called for the trainer at 4-1 down in the second, but it only seemed to be delaying the inevitable. Williams won the next two games with ease, closing out the match in just 62 minutes.
Williams had won all three of their previous encounters, including here three years ago in the second round. Mattek-Sands, once ranked as high as No. 30, needed a wildcard to get into the Open after a series of injuries had dropped her ranking to No. 212 this year.
Venus improved her record in the first round of Slams to 53-4, having lost in the opening round of Wimbledon against Elena Vesnina just two months ago. But she has appeared rejuvinated this summer, getting to the third round at the Olympics and then making a run to the semifinals at Cincinnati, losing to eventual champion Li Na.
Two years ago Venus made an inspiring run to the semifinals here, losing in dramatic fashion to Kim Clijsters, the eventual winner. In the second round Venus will face Angelique Kerber, the German who took her out at the Olympics in two tiebreak sets and was a surprise semifinalist here a year ago.
Source: usopen.org
Photos by: Getty Images
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Posted by Shelia at 5:31 PM Labels: 2012 US Open, Angelique Kerber, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Elena Vesnina, German, Kim Clijsters, Li Na, Olympics, Venus Williams, Wimbledon Email this post
Third Round Exit For Venus Williams At The Family Circle Cup
Thursday, April 16, 2009
American Venus Williams was ousted today by German Sabine Lisicki at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina 6-4, 7-6(5).
While the Wimbledon champion gave Lisicki quite a bit of help in defeating her today, Lisicki never backed down and basically took her game to Venus, whose response was inadequate.
Post match Venus said, "I wasn't expecting that and, you know, I'll try to come back next year and win. "I made a few errors at the wrong time and she played some great shots."
Photo by AFP
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Posted by Shelia at 7:16 PM Labels: Family Circle Cup, German, Sabine Lisicki, Venus Williams Email this post
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