Oeiras Portugal, 30.04. – 04.05.2013 / International Clay
KAIA KANEPI — AYUMI MORITA / 43. JPN /
6:4 | 6:3
Kaia won
Kaia won and reached to the semi final of Portugal Open.
Kaia’s own words: “I am satisfied with match in general. I was a bit too defensive in the beginning, she got the opportunity to attack. I had to hit lots slices and could not hit my normal shots. Then in the middle of the first set I tried to become more aggressive myself. It seems like it takes me some time to get used to playing aggressively right from the start. I’m a bit shy in the beginning. My opponent played very well, although she is quite short, she attacked higher balls well.
We will see how it goes tomorrow. I know that Navarro is a great player. We will try to think of something to make her life a bit more difficult.
I have not had many slumps during the matches in this tournament so far. I have not made bunch of errors in a row. My game has been a bit more consistent here than in pervious tournaments.”
Kaia will meet Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP, WTA 23) in the semis. They met last time in the final of Estoril Open last year and Kaia won in a very close match. Previous matches
The match will start tomorrow at 12:25 local time /14:24 Estonian time.
Kaia won and reached to the semi final of Portugal Open.
Kaia’s own words: “I am satisfied with match in general. I was a bit too defensive in the beginning, she got the opportunity to attack. I had to hit lots slices and could not hit my normal shots. Then in the middle of the first set I tried to become more aggressive myself. It seems like it takes me some time to get used to playing aggressively right from the start. I’m a bit shy in the beginning. My opponent played very well, although she is quite short, she attacked higher balls well.
We will see how it goes tomorrow. I know that Navarro is a great player. We will try to think of something to make her life a bit more difficult.
I have not had many slumps during the matches in this tournament so far. I have not made bunch of errors in a row. My game has been a bit more consistent here than in pervious tournaments.”
Kaia will meet Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP, WTA 23) in the semis. They met last time in the final of Estoril Open last year and Kaia won in a very close match. Previous matches The match will start tomorrow at 12:25 local time /14:24 Estonian time.