Qatar Telecom German Open
Berlin, Germany
$1,340,000 (Tier I)
Outdoor Red Clay / Outdoors
May 5 – 11, 2008
Results – Friday, May 9, 2008
Singles – Quarterfinals
(7) Elena Dementieva (RUS) d. (4) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 63 26 63
(13) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (5) Serena Williams (USA) 26 61 76(5)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (15) Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 76(2) 62
Suspended due to darkness
(2) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) is tied with (10) Agnes Szavay (HUN) 36 64
Doubles – Quarterfinals
(1) Black/Huber (ZIM/USA) d. Peng/T.Sun (CHN/CHN) 76(4) 64
(2) Peschke/Stubbs (CZE/AUS) d. (6) Safina/Vesnina (RUS/RUS) 46 63 108 (Match TB)
(4) Azarenka/Peer (BLR/ISR) d. (5) Bondarenko/Bondarenko (UKR/UKR) 61 75
Order of Play – Saturday, May 10, 2008
Steffi Graf Stadium (from 11.00hrs)
1. Szavay vs. Ivanovic (tbc)
2. Safina vs. Azarenka (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Dementieva vs. [Szavay or Ivanovic]
4. Black/Huber vs. Azarenka/Peer
Court 1 (from 13.00hrs)
1. Llagostera Vives/Martínez Sánchez vs. Peschke/Stubbs
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Aares,
I am a little confused, does it mean Iva is having to play an unfinished game and proceed to the semis right away ? on the same day ?
Dapxin,
You are correct. Because Ivanovic and Szavay had their match suspended because of darkness, they started the day’s proceedings on the main show court.
As you may know by now, Ivanovic beat Szavay and had a few hours of rest before she started her match against Elena Dementieva.
It’s hard when players have to do this, but there is nothing that can be done especially once the tournament is down to the final two days of play.