Tuesday, 15. July 2014

 

Collector Swedish Open

Bastad SWE, 14.07. – 20.07.2014 / International

KAIA KANEPI — JOHANNA LARSSON / 73. SWE /

6:2 | 4:6 | 7:5

Kaia won

Kaia won in the opening round after being 2:5 down in the deciding set.

Kaia’s own words: “It was a tough match today. According to the scoreboard I won the first set comfortably, but I did realize already in the beginning that she plays good here and I was not very sharp today. Being 2:5 down in the decider I thought that I still have a chance. When I had the opportunity I did try to play aggressively, when not, I tried to be patient. It was difficult to attack today as the court is quite slow and balls bounced very high. It was a bit breezy today as well and it was hard to come forward and play aggressively.”

Kaia will meet Richel Hogenkamp (NED, WTA 152) in the second round. Hogenkamp come through qualifying and won her first round match against the fifth seed Anna Schmiedlova (SVK, WTA 68) 6:3 6:1. The match will be most probably be played on Thursday.

 

Thursday, 17. July 2014

 

Collector Swedish Open

Bastad SWE, 14.07. – 20.07.2014 / International

KAIA KANEPI — RICHEL HOGENKAMP / 152. NED /

6:3 | 6:1

Kaia won

Kaia won and reached to the quarter-finals.

Kaia's own words: "I think I played quite well today. I was aggressive and it worked. I did not find good service rhythm in the beginning but in the middle of the first set it got better and I felt quite confident."

Tomorrows opponent will be Mona Barthel (GER, WTA 61) and the match is scheduled as the second match of the day on centre court. First match starts at 11 local time / 12 Estonian time.

 

Friday, 18. July 2014

 

Collector Swedish Open

Bastad SWE, 14.07. – 20.07.2014 / International

KAIA KANEPI — MONA BARTHEL / 61. GER /

2:6 | 6(4):7

Kaia lost

Kaia lost in 1 hour and 29 minutes.

Kaia's own words: "I did not start well today. The first set was a bit strange, I was 0:2 down then it got competitive and then I was 2:5 down. In the second set I served better and then it got a bit easier. It was easier to return than to serve today. While returning I did not have to use that much power to start the point, I did not have much power today."

After a short rest Kaia starts to prepare for hard-court tournaments. The schedule will be available soon.