Stanford Open

Had been to see the Stanford Open Tennis Championships. My first time at a professional tennis match in a full-fledged stadium. Initially we sat in our designated seats... high above the baseline row M. As the evening progressed, we decided that the stadium won't fill up and slowly moved down into empty seats closer to the court. Towards the end, we were 4th row behind the baseline and had an awesome view of the players close-by.

The main draw of the day was Sania Mirza. Alas, she disappointed her supporters and lost to a qualifier,V Bardini in straight sets. She didn't play too bad ... many attacking rallies and winners, she didn't play good either.... too many unforced errors, poor 1st serves, etc. Bardini deserved to win ....... she was consistent and aggressive.
Earlier, Hantuchova lost to Perry (from USA) in an up-and-down game. No one really dominated the match.. both players were a bit defensive. I think Perry is one of the few players around (especially among women) with a single handed back-hand. Of course, she slices the ball more often than play an attacking shot., but it was nice to see someone play like that.

Strangely enough Perry was also a qualifier. Today was the day qualifiers won against more well known and higher ranked opponents.