Video: Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta win Swedish Open Title

Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta won the doubles title in Collector Swedish Open 2010 and they are the hottest doubles team of the season right now… Enjoy their interview after their final win in Bastad….

Video: Flavia Pennetta and Gisela Dulko go Shopping to Markthalle

Doubles teamates and friends, Flavia Pennetta and Gisela Dulko get away from the tournament and head to Markthalle, a famous food market in Stuttgart.

Video: Gisela Dulko Swedish Open Semifinal Interview

Check out what Gisela Dulko said after her semifinal win over Flavia Pennetta at the Swedish Open 2010 in Bastad…

Video: Gisela Dulko Bastad Quarterfinal Interview

Enjoy Gisela Dulko´s interview after her quarterfinal win at the Swedish Open….

Photo: Gisela Dulko and Boyfriend Fernando Gago having Dinner in Bastad

Gisela Dulko, who today reached the final of the Swedish Open in singles and doubles, shared with her fans a picture of her and boyfriend Fernando Gago having dinner in Bastad tonight….

Enjoy the photo:

Gisela Dulko reaches Swedish Open Final

Gisela Dulko has swept into the final of the Swedish Open after a straight sets win against her doubles partner Flavia Pennetta.

Dulko broke Pennetta’s serve three times in the second set on the way to winning 6-3, 6-1.

Dulko will play Aravane Rezai in the final, Rezai defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-3.

Pennetta hadn’t dropped a set in the tournament before facing Dulko, but had to rescue a break point in the fourth game of the match.

Dulko then broke the top-seeded Italian’s serve with the score 2-all and again in the first game of the second set before going on to win.

COLLECTOR SWEDISH OPEN WOMEN Semifinal Results Friday July 9th

COLLECTOR SWEDISH OPEN WOMEN
Bastad-SWE
July 5-10, 2010
$220,000/International
Red Clay/Outdoors

LIVE SCORES | ORDER OF PLAY | DRAWS | PHOTOS

Friday, July 9, 2010

Singles – Semifinals
(4) Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. (1) Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 63 61
(2) Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. (3) Lucie Safarova (CZE) 63 63

Gisela Dulko vs Flavia Pennetta in Bastad Semifinals

Lucie Safarova was the first player to advance to the semis in Bastad after beating Zahlavova Strycova, 64 76.

“It was really a tough match,” Safarova said after beating her fellow Czech. “I think we were both nervous because we know each other so well.”

Gisela Dulko made it through whenr Ana Vrljic was forced to retire down 5-0 in the first set due to a left hamstring muscle injury.

Aravane Rezai followed with a 61 64 win over Arantxa Parra Santonja.
“I just fought like I did yesterday and two days ago,” Rezai said. “It wasn’t easy to stay focused after having won the first set that easily, and she kept fighting.”

Flavia Pennetta defeated Jill Craybas 64 64 to set up a semifinla meeting with her friend and doubles partner, Dulko. The match wasn’t simple however – it took exactly two hours, stretched in particular by a nine deuce final game of the first set.

Dulko leads Pennetta in their head-to-head, 3-2. The two are close friends and arguably the second-best doubles team of the year.

Rezai leads Safarova in their head-to-head, 2-1. It was 1-1 before their semifinal match at Madrid in the spring, but in that match Safarova had to retire.

“She’s a very good player who I’ve played against a few times, and it won’t be an easy match,” Rezai said of Safarova.

Collector Swedish Open Women Order of Play Friday July 9th

COLLECTOR SWEDISH OPEN WOMEN
Bastad-SWE
July 5-10, 2010
$220,000/International
Red Clay/Outdoors

Friday, July 9, 2010

Center Court (from 12.00hrs)
1. Flavia Pennetta vs. Gisela Dulko
2. Lucie Safarova vs. Aravane Rezai
3. Dulko/Pennetta vs. Grandin/Uhlirova (after suitable rest)

Court 1 (from 15.00hrs)
1. Jans/Rosolska vs. Voracova/Zahlavova Strycova

WTA Bastad Swedish Open Results Thursday July 8th

COLLECTOR SWEDISH OPEN WOMEN
Bastad-SWE
July 5-10, 2010
$220,000/International
Red Clay/Outdoors

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Singles – Quarterfinals
(2) Aravane Rezai (FRA) d. (5) Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 61 64
(3) Lucie Safarova (CZE) d. (8) Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 64 76(4)
(4) Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. (Q) Ana Vrljic (CRO) 50 ret.