MIAMI, FL, USA - The second round at the Sony Open Tennis draws to a close on Friday, with Agnieszka Radwanska, Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep among those in action. Read more details and stats about Fridays match-ups in our Match Notes. Friday, Second Round Stadium [3] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL #3) vs. Romina Oprandi (SUI #114) Head-to-head: Radwanska leads 1-0 Shotmaking and court craft are sure to come to the fore on when Agnieszka Radwanska and Romina Oprandi, two of the games most aesthetically pleasing players, do battle. No.3 seed Radwanska will start as clear favorite, but after suffering a knee injury during Sundays Indian Wells final, a few question marks surround her fitness. Oprandi is no stranger to injuries herself, having missed the last eight months with shoulder problems. After losing early on her first two tournaments back, Oprandi rediscovered that winning feeling on Wednesday when she overcame Bojana Jovanovski. In the past, she has shown the mentality to upset the very best - she has seven Top 20 wins - and could cause problems if Radwanska is not firing on all cyclinders. Court 1 [6] Simona Halep (ROU #5) vs. [WC] Casey Dellacqua (AUS #56) Head-to-head: Halep leads 1-0 The draw in Miami has presented Casey Dellacqua with an early opportunity to exact revenge on her Indian Wells conqueror, Simona Halep. After coming through qualifying and three main draw matches in the desert, Dellacqua finally ran out of gas against Halep, losing in two one-sided sets. The Australian will be fresher this time around, but the task of tackling Halep will be no less difficult. While Halep may lack the destructive power of some of her fellow Top 10 members, she is rapidly developing into one of the games most feared opponents due to her lightning speed and on-court craft. [11] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #18) vs. Monica Puig (PUR #58) Head-to-head: first meeting When she was younger, Monica Puig used to scurry around Crandon Park hunting down autographs. Now she is the star attraction and she is sure to have plenty of requests should she upset former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki on Friday afternoon. Twelve months ago, Wozniacki lost to another young talent, Garbiñe Muguruza, in the third round and she will be wary of the threat posed by Puigs tireless running and counterpunching game. However, these are two qualities not lacking in the Danes arsenal, and the pairs first meeting on tour has all the ingredients to be a long one. Also on court... Venus Williams opens her campaign against Anna Schmiedlova, while Jelena Jankovic, Dominika Cibulkova and Eugenie Bouchard are also in action. - See more at: wtatennis/news/article/3724760/title/miami-friday-second-round-wraps-up#sthash.iWrPC93G.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:13:37 +0000
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