Wednesday, 05. February 2014
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Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Tallinn Estonia, 05.02. – 08.02.2014 / Fed Cup
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Tallinn Estonia, 05.02. – 08.02.2014 / Fed Cup
Kaia and Renata Voracova met Sara Errani (ITA) and Roberta Vinci (ITA) in the second round doubles match today. The italians won 1:6, 6:1, 6:1
Kaia and Renata Voracova won their first round doubles match against Sally Peers / Viktorija Rajicic 6:3, 6:1. They will meet the winner of Sara Errani (ITA)/ Roberta Vinci (ITA) and Mona Barthel (GER) / Megan Moulton-Levy (USA) match on Friday.
Melbourne AUS, 13.01. – 25.01.2014 / GS
Kaia lost 2:6, 6:2, 2:6. The match was played in very hot conditions; the temperature during the match was over +40C.
Kaia's own words: "I did not find any rhythm in the first set. In the second set I played well and she made more mistakes. The third set started very competitively. It is a pity that I lost the first game. I was leading 40:15 and she got two points from the net cord. She got more into the match and I could not destroy her game as well as I did in the second set. I made mistakes while attacking and so it went. I think I have not played in such a hot weather before. Luckily there were not many long rallies.”
Tomorrow Kaia will play her first round doubles match.
Next tournament will be Fed Cup in Estonia in 5 – 8 of February.
Kaia will meet Garbine Muguruza'ga (ESP, WTA 38) in the opening round of Australian Open. Muguruza won her first WTA title today in Hobart. This will be their first meeting and match will be played on Tuesday as the third match of the day. First matches start at 11 am local time / 2 am Estonian time.
Kaia will also play doubles with Renata Voracova'ga (CZE, WTA 209). Their first opponents are Sally Peers (AUS, WTA 437) Viktorija Rajicic (AUS, WTA 296). The doubles match will most probably be played on Wednesday.
Sydney AUS, 05.01. – 10.01.2014 / Premier
Kaia lost 3:6 4:6 and received 55 WTA ranking points from this tournament.
Kaia's own words: "The serve worked well and in overall the match was okay. She was defending and hit many balls back, I was trying to attack. I did make mistakes and hit some good winners, as it usually is when playing aggressively. She was better and more consistent today"
Next tournament will be Australian open starting in the 13th of January.
Sydney AUS, 05.01. – 10.01.2014 / Premier
Kaia won 6:1 6:3 and advanced to the second round.
Kaia’s own words: „It was very hot and quite breezy today. I played well in the first set. Most of my shots landed in or hit the line. In the second set I made more mistakes and she also got more into the match. In overall I felt confident and played aggressively“
Next round opponent will be Angelique Kerber (GER, WTA 9). The match is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 2 Estonian time / 11 local time.
Kaia will meet Victoria Duval (USA, WTA 169) in the first round of Sydney International. The match will start tomorrow at 12 local time / 3 am Estonian time.
The main draw of the WTA Apia International Sydney tournament was made today and Kaia's first opponent is a qualifier. The first seed of the tournament is Agnieszka Radwanska (POL, WTA 5). There are 6 top 10 players in the main draw.
The main draw matches start tomorrow. Kaia's first round match will most probably be played on Monday. If Kaia advances to the second round her opponent will be the winner of Dominika Cibulkova (SVK, WTA 23) and Angelique Kerber (GER, WTA 9) match.
Brisbane AUS, 29.12. – 04.01.2014 / Premier
Kaia lost in 2 hours after winning the opening set 6:4 3:6 2:6.
Kaia’s own words: „I am happy that I stayed in the rallies at the baseline and I played quite well from there. My serve touch and rhythm was not good today and I think this was decisive. I did not get any initiative with my serve and the first serve percentage was low. I won the first set as she did not serve great then. In the second and third set she was serving much better.“
Kaia got 100 ranking points from Brisbane International and she will move up to the 25th place in the rankings next week. Next tournament will be WTA Premier event in Sydney starting on Sunday.
Brisbane AUS, 29.12. – 04.01.2014 / Premier
Kaia won 6:2 6:2 and reached to the quarterfinals.
Kaia’s own words: “I fell behind 0:2 in the beginning of the first set, but it did not go easy, I was making mistakes during the points and she played very well. This gave me courage to continue aggressively, you have to be aggressive playing against her and my touch on the ball was actually not bad. At some point she started to make more mistakes and I could level the score. Suddenly I realised that I had won six games in a row. In the second set I was dictating, I hit deep and it worked. I felt good on the court and in overall it was a very competitive match.”
Next up will be Maria Sharapova (WTA 4, RUS) who received a walkover from her second round opponent. Sharapova is leading the head-to-head against Kaia 2:0. The match will be played on Thursday ata 3:30 Estonian time/ 11:30 local time.
Brisbane AUS, 29.12. – 04.01.2014 / Premier
Kaia won in two hours 6:3/6:7/6:2.
Kaia’s own words: “The draw in the first round was interesting as two years ago I played against Panova in the opening round and won in the third set. The match today was okay, considering it was quite long time since my last match. The court here is fast and there were not many long points. The serve was working well, except fore these two games in the second set when I was a break up. I got a little nervous as I sometimes do when ahead. In the decider I was more solid.”
Next up will be Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP, WTA 17). Kaia is leading their head-to-head 3:2. The match will be played tomorrow at 19 local time/ 11 Estonian time.
Kaia's opponent in the opening round of Brisbane International is Alexandra Panova (WTA 135, RUS). The match will be played on Monday at 3 am Estonian time / 11 am local time. Kaia and Panova have met twice before and Kaia is leading their head-to-head 2:0.
The first tournament of WTA 2014 season will start tomorrow. Brisbane International is a Premier level tournament with prize money $1,000,000. The first seed of the tournament is the current WTA number 1 Serena Williams (USA). Victoria Azarenka (WTA 2, BLR) and Maria Sharapova (WTA 4, RUS) are also participating.
The main draw was made today and Kaia's first round opponent is a qualifier. The last round of qualifying tournament will be played tomorrow and Kaia's opponent will be announced after that.
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Kaia will start the new season in Brisbane where the Premier level WTA tournament will begin on the December 29th. After that Premier tournament in Sydney and Australian Open in Melbourne later in January will be in her schedule.
Before flying to Australia, Kaia was reflecting back on the 2013 season in her own words: “This year I had to surpass myself more than the in previous season and it taught me a lot. In the beginning of the season I was recovering form the surgery and it reminded me how important it is to stay healthy. Not only for the professional sport. It certainly affected my motivation. For me the word “motivation” is related to the word “enjoyment”. When I am able to enjoy what I do and can do on court, the desire to fight and win will follow.
This year I got some very good wins and also losses I learnt a lot from. I won Brussels WTA tournament and reached to the quarterfinals in Wimbledon.
To the ones who worry, if and how long I will continue playing tennis, I can tell that I love tennis very much. I know now, that the best way to play tennis it is when you feel free from inside. When you have no pressure and high expectations. My preparation for the new season went really well. I am healthy and enthusiastic to compete in Australia.
I thank my team members, parents, sponsor and everyone who is cheering for me. Happy Holidays and exciting New Year to you all!”
Kaia finished in the 30th position in the WTA 2013 singles ranking. Her results from the 2013 season are here
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The book about Estonian tennis history “Estonian Tennis 100” was introduced at Tere Tennis centre on Wednesday. The book contains information about events and persons related to Estonian tennis during past 100 years. The authors are Ants Põldmäe, Jaak Ulman, Jaan Jürine ja Maaria Värv. As the cover star of the new book, Kaia was giving a short speech and signing autographs.
Sharm El Sheikh Egypt, 14.11. – 24.11.2013 / ITF 75 000+H Clay
Sharm El Sheikh Egypt, 14.11. – 24.11.2013 / ITF 75 000+H Clay
Kaia won and will meet Jovana Jaksic (SRB, WTA 165) in the next round. The match will be played tomorrow at 16:30 local and Estonian time.
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Kaia plays this week an ITF $75 000 level tournament in Sharm El Sheikh. She is the top seed and will meet Reka-Luca Jani (HUN, WTA 244) in the first round. The match will most probably be played on Wednesday.
Main draw is posted here
Moscow Russia, 14.10. – 20.10.2013 / Premier
Kaia lost 3:6 1:6 in 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Kaia's own words: "She was on a roll today and very confident. I was not so confident today. Her serve worked very well and during her service games I was just walking form one side of the court to another. As her backhand bounced very low and her forehand very high it was difficult to find good timing on my shots. The points on my serve were often long and difficult and I made errors on deciding moments.
In overall I really like the tournament in Moscow, the people here are very keen and friendly."
The Fed Cupi Euro-Aafrica Zone Group III tournament started today in Tallinn. Estonian team won their first rubber against Namibia 3:0.
Anett Kontaveit won against Kerstin Gressmanni 6:2, 6:0. Kaia's score against Lesedi Sheya Jacobs was 6:1, 6:1. In doubles Eva Paalma and Tatjana Vorobjova were 7:5, 6:2 better against Jacobs and Gressmann.
Estonian team will meet Armenia on Friday.