Genie beat Cornet 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. I'm surprised to read this was their first meeting. She could face Sharapova next in Madrid. Dun dun dun...
Two things:
1. Genie is only in the main draw right now because Venus withdrew, otherwise she would have had to do qualifying. So good for her taking advantage of the opportunity, she needs the points right now.
2. They met in R4 at Wimbledon 2014 after Cornet beat Serena. Cornet being the last to beat Serena in a major before Vinci ended the calendar slam. Both those loses make total sense for Serena considering where she was in between those loses.
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2. They met in R4 at Wimbledon 2014 after Cornet beat Serena. Cornet being the last to beat Serena in a major before Vinci ended the calendar slam. Both those loses make total sense for Serena considering where she was in between those loses.
Thanks for the clarification; it seemed odd to me when I read it on the Tennis Canada summary. Cornet has been on the tour for awhile.
And as you mentioned, a good win. Points are points and any positivity for Genie at this juncture is crucial.
Cilic defeats Milos in straight sets (7-6(3), 6-3) to take the Istanbul Open. At this point, it's just good to see Milos back playing, hopefully he can stay injury free for a while.
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Maria takes the second set 6-2. She was fading five games into that second set and then Genie let her off the hook and Maria seized the opportunity to pounce.
