Tuesday, 09. April 2013

 

BNP Paribas Katowice Open

Katowice Poland, 08.04. – 14.04.2013 / International Clay

KAIA KANEPI — SANDRA ZANIEWSKA / 196. POL /

6:1 | 6:1

Kaia won

Kaia won after six month long injury break beating Sandra Zaniewska 6:1 6:1 in just 54 minutes.

Kaia's own words: "I'm happy to play again. I was a bit nervous for first two games but then I got to play aggressively and it gave me confidence. I felt good serving today, especially on the second serve. I hit the first serve quite hard because I was confident on my second serve and it allowed me to risk a bit. My opponent made many drop shots and was trying to vary the game. I was ready for that. Although most of the crowd cheered for my opponent, I did notice an Estonian flag in the stands.

The playing conditions here are very good. The court is a bit harder than clay courts outdoors

I do not know much about my tomorrows opponent. A long time ago I have played with her but I do not know much about her game today. We'll see how I feel tomorrow, I try to be aggressive if I can."

Kaia will meet Karolina Pliskovaga (CZE, WTA 81) tomorrow. The match will be at centre court starting not before 19:00 Estonian time/ 18:00 local time.

 

Wednesday, 10. April 2013

 

BNP Paribas Katowice Open

Katowice Poland, 08.04. – 14.04.2013 / International Clay

KAIA KANEPI — KAROLINA PLISKOVA / 81. CZE /

5:7 | 3:6

Kaia lost

Kaia lost 5:7, 3:6 in 1h and 30 min match against Karolina Pliskova.

Kaia's own words: "I felt quite good on my groundstrokes today. Her serve and especially her first serve was very difficult. She served very well.

I did have my chances in the first set but I could not keep the lead. I lost my concentration for a moment in the middle of the second set. It felt that she was playing very well all the time, she got easy points on her serve and I had to do hard work to keep up. I could not bring change to the match. Well, that's how it went today, I'll keep playing and trying to get better."

Next WTA tournament in Kaia's schedule is an International level tournament in Moroco starting April 23rd.