Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Kuznetsova first into Miami semifinals

Fans of Svetlana Kuznetsova must have been wringing their hands during the second set of her Sony Ericsson Open match against Caroline Wozniacki. Having taken the first set 6-4, Kuznetsova served for the match twice, and was broken both times. She looked tired and frustrated, and the momentum moved to her opponent, who won the second set in a tiebreak.

A tennis match, however, can be a tricky gestalt, not defined by the discrete properties of a set. So it was (after I had to stop watching this match--work keeps interfering with my tennis-watching) with this match. Kuznetsova apparently found her way, Wozniacki lost hers, and the Russian took the final set 6-1. Kuznetsova will play either Victoria Azarenka or Sam Stosur in the semifinals.

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