by Master Ace
Even though Na
Li and Dominika Cibulkova are resting today, there is a final to be played today and
it is the Ladies doubles final.
featuring No. 1 seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci going up against
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. If Errani/Vinci win, they will retain
their number 1 ranking but if Makarova/Vesnina wins, Vesnina will be number 1
with Makarova at 2 so there is a lot is on the line. Last time these teams met
in a Slam final, Makarova/Vesnina got their only Slam in their career winning
the 2012 French Open, a result that was as much a shocker to tennis enthusiasts as it was to Makarova and Vesnina.
Errani/Vinci both
lost their first round singles matches before the defense of their doubles
title started. In the quarterfinals, Errani/Vinci had to rally from 4-1 down in the third set to defeat the team of Cara Black/Sania Mirza but they won in straight sets over another
good team in Kveta Peschke/Katarina Srebotnik.
Makarova/Vesnina have been tested
in their last three matches defeating Daniela Hantuchova/Lisa Raymond, Andrea
Hlavackova/Lucie Safarova, and Raquel
Kops-Jones/Abigail Spears.
Will the momentum of having to battle hard carry on to the final? Until winning the 2013 French Open,
Vesnina has came up short in her doubles career in Slams losing in the finals
three times. If her mixed results are included, she has lost a total of 6 doubles Slam finals.
Prediction :
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in 3 sets.
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