Madrid Open: Azarenka and Kirilenko upset Dulko and Pennetta

Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko upset Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta 46 62 106 in the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open.

“We are really happy to win today. It was a tough match,” Azarenka tweeted. “Gisela and Flavia started really well, but we fought our way back in. It’s very fun to play with Maria.”

Interestingly enough, in each of the teams’ three previous meetings, the winner went on to the title, good news for Azarenka and Kirilenko, whose one title together came in Cincinnati in 2010 after beating Dulko and Pennetta in the semifinals.

In securing the first semifinal spot in Madrid, Azarenka and Kirilenko raised their career record together to an impressive 24-5, including 14-2 this year, having followed up their run to the final at the Australian Open with semifinal showings in Dubai and Indian Wells.

WTA Madrid Open Saturday Order of Play April 30th 2011

MUTUA MADRID OPEN
Madrid, Spain
April 30-May 8, 2011
$4,500,000/Premier
Red Clay/Outdoors

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Manolo Santana (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Marti vs. Ramírez Hidalgo
2. Patty Schnyder vs. Vera Zvonareva (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Victoria Azarenka vs. Vera Dushevina
4. Gisela Dulko vs. Samantha Stosur
5. Lourdes Domínguez Lino vs. Andrea Petkovic (NB 19.00hrs)
6. Dominika Cibulkova vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova

Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (from 11.00hrs)
1. Simona Halep vs. Beatriz García Vidagany (Singles Q Final)
2. Petra Kvitova vs. Alexandra Dulgheru (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Yaroslava Shvedova
4. Maria Kirilenko vs. Jarmila Gajdosova
5. Agnes Szavay vs. Tsvetana Pironkova

Stadium 3 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Fognini vs. del Bonis
2. ATP: Muñoz-de la Nava vs. Kunitsyn
3. ATP: Alcaraz Ivorra vs. Andreev
4. Kops-Jones/Spears vs. Mattek-Sands/Shaughnessy
5. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Zheng Jie

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Gimeno-Traver vs. Ilhan
2. ATP: Mannarino vs. Ortega-Olmedo
3. ATP: Hanescu vs. Ramos
4. ATP: Riba vs. Marchenko
5. ATP: Berlocq vs. Kubot

Court 5 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Magdalena Rybarikova vs. Sofia Arvidsson (Singles Q Final)
2. Monica Niculescu vs. Ines Ferrer Suárez (Singles Q; NB 12.00hrs)
3. Leticia Costas-Moreira vs. Chanelle Scheepers (Singles Q Final)
4. ATP: Bautista-Agut vs. de Banner
5. [Niculescu or Ferrer Suárez] vs. Alla Kudryavtseva (Singles Q Final)

Court 6 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Sania Mirza vs. Varvara Lepchenko (Singles Q Final)
2. Polona Hercog vs. Olga Govortsova (Singles Q; NB 12.00hrs)
3. Anastasia Rodionova vs. Nuria Llagostera Vives (Singles Q Final)
4. ATP: Rochus vs. Souza
5. [Hercog or Govortsova] vs. Coco Vandeweghe (Singles Q Final)

Court 7 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Falla vs. Mahut
2. Akgul Amanmuradova vs. Chang Kai-Chen (Singles Q; NB 12.00hrs)
3. ATP: Copil vs. Haider-Maurer
4. ATP: Cipolla vs. Gabashvili
5. [Amanmuradova or Chang] vs. Vania King (Singles Q Final)

WTA Madrid Open 2011 Main Draw

[1]Wozniacki vs Morita
Arn vs Jovanovski
Q vs [WC] Safina
Goerges vs [11]Kanepi

[14]Bartoli vs Q
Pavlyuchenkova vs Zheng
Date-Krumm vs Hantuchova
Dulko vs [6]Stosur

[4]Azarenka vs Dushevina
Q vs Rezai
Pennetta vs Parra Santonja
Dominguez Lino vs [13]Petkovic

[10]Radwanska vs Shvedova
Kirilenko vs Gajdosova
[WC]Medina Garrigues vs Safarova
[WC]Pous Tio vs [7]Jankovic

[6]Li vs Martinez Sanchez
Zahlavova Strycova vs Benesova
Q vs Vinci
Kleybanova vs [9]Peer

[15]Ivanovic vs Mattek-Sands
Petrova vs Q
Zakopalova vs Errani
Peng vs [3]Schiavone

[8]Sharapova vs [WC]Rus
Makarova vs Wickmayer
Szavay vs Pironkova
Cibulkova vs [12]Kuznetsova

[16]Kvitova vs Dulgheru
Q vs Q
Q vs Vesnina
Schnyder vs [2]Zvonareva

WTA Madrid Open Results Friday, 14 May 2010

MUTUA MADRILEÑA MADRID OPEN
Madrid-ESP
May 8-16, 2010
$4,500,000/Premier
Red Clay/Outdoors

Friday, May 14, 2010

Singles – Quarterfinals
(4) Venus Williams (USA) d. (8) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 63 63
Shahar Peer (ISR) d. (13) Li Na (CHN) 64 36 64
Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (16) Nadia Petrova (RUS) 61 16 64

Doubles – Semifinals
(8) Dulko/Pennetta (ARG/ITA) d. (2) Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez (ESP/ESP) 62 64

Madrid Open Results Monday May 10th

MUTUA MADRILEÑA MADRID OPEN
Madrid-ESP
May 8-16, 2010
$4,500,000/Premier
Red Clay/Outdoors

Singles – Second Round
(1) Serena Williams (USA) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 67(2) 76(5) 76(5)
(15) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. (WC) Sybille Bammer (AUT) 62 61

Singles – First Round
(2) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) d. (Q) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 64 62
(8) Samantha Stosur (AUS) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 76(3) 75
(WC) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. (10) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 30 ret. (right adductor strain)
(13) Li Na (CHN) d. (Q) Beatriz García Vidagany (ESP) 60 62
(14) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) d. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 61 16 61
(16) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 46 62 63
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) d. (Q) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 63 62
Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. Agnes Szavay (HUN) 52 ret. (right hamstring strain)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) d. Zheng Jie (CHN) 36 63 62
(WC) Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) d. (WC) Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 63 62

Doubles – First Round
(7) Mattek-Sands/Yan (USA/CHN) d. Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova (CZE/CZE) 67(6) 62 101
Kirilenko/Radwanska (RUS/POL) d. Dushevina/Makarova (RUS/RUS) 63 62
Peer/Schiavone (ISR/ITA) d. Garbin/Kops-Jones (ITA/USA) 61 62
Rosolska/Shvedova (POL/KAZ) d. Cirstea/Peng (ROU/CHN) 60 63

Madrid Open Order of Play Monday May 10th

MUTUA MADRILEÑA MADRID OPEN

Monday, May 10, 2010

Manolo Santana (from 12.00hrs)
1. Serena Williams vs. Vera Dushevina
2. ATP: Robert vs. Monfils (NB 14.00hrs)
3. ATP: Kubot vs. López (NB 16.00hrs)
4. ATP: Moyá vs. Becker (NB 20.00hrs)
5. Dinara Safina vs. Klara Zakopalova (NB 21.30hrs)

Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario (from 11.00hrs)
1. Zheng Jie vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues
2. Virginia Ruano Pascual vs. Arantxa Parra Santonja (NB 14.00hrs)
3. ATP: Dolgopolov Jr. vs. Seppi
4. ATP: Kohlschreiber vs. Giraldo
5. ATP: Almagro vs. Troicki (NB 17.00hrs)
6. ATP: Gimeno-Traver vs. Fish/Knowles

Stadium 3 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Peng Shuai vs. Victoria Azarenka
2. ATP: Anderson vs. Melzer (NB 14.00hrs)
3. ATP: Mayer vs. Benneteau
4. Petra Kvitova vs. Caroline Wozniacki (NB 17.15hrs)
5. Vera Zvonareva vs. Venus Williams

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Elena Vesnina vs. Nadia Petrova
2. Sorana Cirstea vs. Flavia Pennetta
3. Samantha Stosur vs. Gisela Dulko
4. Cirstea/Peng vs. Rosolska/Shvedova (after suitable rest)

Court 5 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Mattek-Sands/Yan vs. Benesova/Zahlavova Strycova
2. Francesca Schiavone vs. Sybille Bammer
3. Li Na vs. Beatriz García Vidagany
4. Garbin/Kops-Jones vs. Peer/Schiavone (after suitable rest)

Court 6 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Akgul Amanmuradova vs. Alisa Kleybanova
2. Agnes Szavay vs. Patty Schnyder
3. Dushevina/Makarova vs. Kirilenko/Radwanska (after suitable rest)

Madrid Open Main Draw

(1) S. Williams (USA) vs Bye
V. Dushevina (RUS) vs Qualifier
A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs D. Hantuchova (SLQ)
(16) N. Petrova (RUS) vs E. Vesnina (RUS)
(11) M. Sharapova (RUS) vs L. Safarova (TCH)
O. Govortsova (BIE)vs Qualifier
A. Dulgheru (ROU) vs M. Czink (HON)
(6) E. Dementieva (RUS) vs A. Wozniak (CAN)

(3) D. Safina (RUS) vs Qualifier
J. Henin (BEL) vs A. Rezai (FRA)
A. Petkovic (ALL) vs S. Errani (ITA)
(14) F. Pennetta (ITA) vs S. Cirstea (ROU)
(12) M. Bartoli (FRA) vs P. Hercog (SLO)
Zheng J. (CHI) vs A. Medina-Garrigues (ESP)
(WC) A. Ivanovic (SER) vs Bye
(7) J. Jankovic (SER) vs Bye

(8) S. Stosur (AUS) vs G. Dulko (ARG)
Martinez Sanchez (ESP) vs Bye
A. Szavay (HON) vs P. Schnyder (SUI)
(9) A. Radwanska (POL) vs M. Kirilenko (RUS)
(15) F. Schiavone (ITA) vs Qualifier
Y. Shvedova (KAZ) vs (WC) S. Bammer (AUT)
V. Zvonareva (RUS) vs M. Oudin (USA)
(4) V. Williams (USA) vs Qualifier

(5) S. Kuznetsova (RUS) vs S. Peer (ISR)
Qualifier vs A. Kleybanova (RUS)
(WC) V. Ruano-Pascual (ESP) vs (WC) A. Parra-Santonja (ESP)
(10) V. Azarenka (BIE) vs Peng S. (CHI)
(13) Li N. (CHI) vs Qualifier
D. Cibulkova (SLQ) vs Qualifier
M. Rybarikova (SLQ) vs A. Bondarenko (UKR)
(2) C. Wozniacki (DAN) vs Qualifier