Sunday, June 16, 2013

Hantuchova wins Birmingham

Daniela Hantuchova won the Birmingham championship today when she defeated Donna Vekic 7-6, 6-4. (Last year, Vekic made it to the final of her first WTA main draw event.) The team of Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua won the doubles title. The Australians defeated Marina Erakovic and Cara Black--also 7-5, 6-4. Barty and Dellacqua were seeded third.
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5 comments:

  1. sabeyJune 17, 2013 at 8:24 AM

    Diane, what are your thoughts on Vecic? Are we looking at a future champion/WTA star?

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  2. DianeJune 17, 2013 at 2:36 PM

    I've never seen her play, but her name kind of stuck with me after that Tashkent run. Do you know much about her, sabey?

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  3. ArsdorfJune 17, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    There is an excellent article here: "Donna Vekic's coach keeps golden girl grounded on path to top," http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/209387-donna-vekics-coach-keeps-golden-girl-grounded-on-path-to-top. This remarkably mature, poised 16-year-old is headed to the top for sure. Keep eyes open, Diane & Sabey!

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  4. SabeyJune 18, 2013 at 8:41 AM

    Thanks Arsdorf! Nice article.
    Diane I just saw Vekic play the final last weekend and was impressed by her game and demeanor, I hadn’t seen or heard much of her before that. Based on the article Arsdorf linked to, I am encouraged that she has a good team behind her that will keep her grounded. Too many young female players seem to become derailed by all the media attention.

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  5. DianeJune 18, 2013 at 1:05 PM

    Thanks to both of you. I enjoyed the article, Arsdorf. Sounds like a good coach.

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