Olympic Games - First Round

Hi everyone,

It was a magnificent first round of tennis at the first three days of the Olympic Games. It's a bit of a shame they don't have such good live scoring like in Grand Slams but I'll survive (with just a little frustration). Also the rain made it impossible for all the matches to be played in two days.

With such a packed draw, it's not really a surprise there were going to fall some high ranked players in the first round. But of course, very typically, the first one had to be Stosur again. Why Sammy do you do this to me, your biggest fan?! ... Too theatrical?

She lost in a close match against the Spanish Suarez Navarro: 6-3, 5-7, 8-10. The Australian isn't very good on grass, but it's also not Suarez Navarro's best surface so it's quite disappointing. I would have loved a set-up against Kim Clijsters in the second round!

But the biggest upset was yet to come! Radwanska lost to Goerges in the first round in a very tight match: 5-7, 7-6, 4-6. This is the number two, the one who got to the final of Wimbledon not a month ago! She looked without that same determination and the German profited in an excellent manner. Still, that means I'm two personal favorites down already in the first round (go Clijsters!).
Na Li is also out, she couldn't win against Hantuchova: 2-6, 6-3, 3-6.

There were quite some players who needed three sets to get to the second round.

Schiavone won with: 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 against Zakopalova. Also Kvitova with 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 against Bondarenko. Wozniacki knocked her way past the British Keothavong: 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. The number one Azarenka couldn't finish her battle against Begu in two sets, but eventually won: 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.

Ivanovic impressed against McHale with: 6-4, 7-5. Kim Clijsters did the same against Vinci in two sets: 6-1, 6-4. Pironkova had a tough first set against Cibulkova, winning in the tiebreak. The second set went the Bulgarian with 6-2. Pironkova is a real grass specialist, maybe she can force a big upset somewhere down the line. Venus survived her tough first round match against Errani: 6-3, 6-1.

Serena had no trouble with Jankovic: 6-3, 6-1. She'll face the younger Radwanska sister in the second round after she defeated Barthel: 6-4, 6-3. Sharapova made her intentions clear against Peer: 6-2, 6-0. The Russian is definitely here for a medal!

Keep posted!