There've been quite some retirements already in Doha. Cibulkova had to forfeit before the tournament even could start while Wickmayer, Lepchenko, Kirilenko and Makarova were forced to retire during play citing a back injury, an illness, a shoulder injury and dizziness respectively. It's a shame for Makarova because she was actually making it hard on Kvitova in the second round, losing the first set: 6-4 before withdrawing.
The first upset of the tournament was delivered by Mona Barthel when defeating current number six Kerber in the second round (she got a bye in the first round). The two Germans were 1-1 in their head-to-head with Barthel winning a 6-0 bagel in both matches. Kerber wasn't her fittest with back troubles while Barthel had just won the Open GDF Suez tournament in France last week. Score: 6-1, 6-2.
The other top seeded players got through to the quarterfinals without much trouble. Azarenka didn't have the bestest of starts, trailing a break against Oprandi in her first match of the tournament but then she overclassed the Suisse player: 6-2, 6-3. In the third round the current number one left no game to McHale: 6-0, 6-0 to set up a quarterfinal match against Errani.
The first upset of the tournament was delivered by Mona Barthel when defeating current number six Kerber in the second round (she got a bye in the first round). The two Germans were 1-1 in their head-to-head with Barthel winning a 6-0 bagel in both matches. Kerber wasn't her fittest with back troubles while Barthel had just won the Open GDF Suez tournament in France last week. Score: 6-1, 6-2.
The other top seeded players got through to the quarterfinals without much trouble. Azarenka didn't have the bestest of starts, trailing a break against Oprandi in her first match of the tournament but then she overclassed the Suisse player: 6-2, 6-3. In the third round the current number one left no game to McHale: 6-0, 6-0 to set up a quarterfinal match against Errani.
Stosur needed three sets against Niculescu in the second round but eventually got the job done: 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. To reach the quarterfinals, she had to get past strong Kuznetsova who previously defeated Bartoli: 6-4, 6-4. Eight seed Stosur did so in two sets: 6-4, 7-5. Her opponent will be another Russian Sharapova, who hasn't lost a set here in Doha.
The other quarterfinal matches are played between Kvitova and Serena Williams (for the number one spot!) and good friends Wozniacki and Radwanska. The Pole had to defeat Ivanovic for it: 6-1, 7-6(6). Check out some of the highlights:
Looking forward to the quarterfinal mash-ups: Azarenka vs. Errani, Radwanska vs. Wozniacki, Stosur vs. Sharapova and Serena vs. Kvitova, keep posted!
The other quarterfinal matches are played between Kvitova and Serena Williams (for the number one spot!) and good friends Wozniacki and Radwanska. The Pole had to defeat Ivanovic for it: 6-1, 7-6(6). Check out some of the highlights:
Looking forward to the quarterfinal mash-ups: Azarenka vs. Errani, Radwanska vs. Wozniacki, Stosur vs. Sharapova and Serena vs. Kvitova, keep posted!
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