The Citi Open at Washington DC is an international event happening next week. It is not part of the US Open series. Although the tournament may seem pretty lackluster with no players in the top 20, there are still some interesting stories to be told here. I hope you take the chance and read on.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Spain Triumphs in Final Week of Clay
Today, two Spanish veterans triumphed in the final two clay tournaments of the year. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez won Bad Gastein and Anabel Medina Garrigues won Palermo. I really don't care about either of them, so lets talk about what else happened in this past week.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Palermo Preview
One of two final clay tournaments of the year is at Palermo. Last year, Kaia Kanepi defeated crowd favorite Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-3 in the Palermo final to win her first title. However, Kanepi will not be returning to Palermo to defend her title.
The three top seeds at Palermo are Italian. The top seed, Flavia Pennetta, won Palermo in 2009. She broke into the top 10 in 2009 as well. The second seed, Roberta Vinci is enjoying a great season and is fighting for her fourth title of the year. She is coming off a win at Budapest, another clay tournament. She is quite close to cracking the top 20 for the first time in her career. The third seed is Sara Errani who won Palermo in 2008. She was the runner up at Palermo in 2009. Other contenders for the title include Anabel Medina Garrigues who won a clay court title earlier this year at Estoril and Polona Hercog who just won Bastad.
My pick for the title is Roberta Vinci who has really blossomed this year. She is a clay court specialist, and she will have the home court advantage.
The three top seeds at Palermo are Italian. The top seed, Flavia Pennetta, won Palermo in 2009. She broke into the top 10 in 2009 as well. The second seed, Roberta Vinci is enjoying a great season and is fighting for her fourth title of the year. She is coming off a win at Budapest, another clay tournament. She is quite close to cracking the top 20 for the first time in her career. The third seed is Sara Errani who won Palermo in 2008. She was the runner up at Palermo in 2009. Other contenders for the title include Anabel Medina Garrigues who won a clay court title earlier this year at Estoril and Polona Hercog who just won Bastad.
My pick for the title is Roberta Vinci who has really blossomed this year. She is a clay court specialist, and she will have the home court advantage.
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