This is the final of the Tier I Zurich Open. It is being contested between Daniela Hantuchova and Maria Sharapova. I hope Dani wins.

2 break points for Maria in the opening game!

Dani manages to hold though, saving 3 BPs (two with service winners)...1-0.

Hantuchova to serve

0-15
15-15
15-30
15-40
30-40
Deuce
Ad Sharapova
Deuce
Ad Hantuchova
Game Hantuchova

Hantuchova saves three break points, as well as being 15-40 down, to hold serve in the opening game of the match.

Hantuchova leads 1-0 first set.

Go Dani :)

Do you mean two Aces?

Nope, two serves which were unreturned (but Maria got her racquet on the ball).

Maria holds to 30 and it's 1-1 first set.

Hantuchova to serve

0-15
0-30
0-40 :o
Game Sharapova

Dani loses her serve to love :(

Sharapova leads 2-1 with a break in the first set.

Sharapova leads 3-1 first set.

Come on Dani :(

Hantuchova loses her serve to love again and Sharapova leads 4-1 with the double break in the first set :doh:

Just too many unforced errors from Dani in this opening set.

Maria is overpowering her though; a good match from her so far.

Sharapova holds serve to 30 and leads 5-1 first set.

Come on Dani. Just hold serve and make Maria serve it out and then focus on the second set.

:doh:

Hantuchova is broken yet again and Sharapova wins the first set 6-1. Hantuchova won the first game but Sharapova won six games in a row.

:angry:

Come on Dani!

That could've just as easily been a bagel, considering Maria had 3 chances to break in the opening game.

Maria is simply outplaying Dani from all areas of the court. Dani really needs to up her first serve percentage and get the first strike in, but if Maria continues in this form it's hard to see how she'll do that :shrug:

Wow, horrible game from Sharapova to start off the second set and give Dani the break :wacko:

Out of nowhere Hantuchova breaks Sharapova's serve to 15.

Dani leads 1-0 in the second set with the break of serve.

Come on Dani :)

Why what happened? I'm not lucky enough to be able to watch the match :(

Dani holds and leads 2-0 second set :)

She started the game off with a double fault, and made 2 poor forehand errors to gift Dani the break.

Dani is definitely playing much better at the start of the 2nd though; it seems she's not as tense any more, and thus is swinging more freely and starting to take control of more of the rallies.

Sharapova recovers from being 15-30 down to hold serve to 30.

Dani still leads 2-1 in the second set with the break of serve.

Go Dani :)

Maria recovers from 15-30, sealing the game with an ace and reducing the deficit to 1-2.

Maria's been pretty inconsistent in these last couple of games, and it's something that we've seen all week. She's had the tendency to lose her form for a period of time, but regroup and win the match...I wouldn't be surprised if she did the same thing here.

By the way, if Maria wins, it means that 8 of the 10 Tier Is this year have been won by a Russian :o

Hantuchova maintains the break of serve by holding to 15. Dani leads 3-1 second set after Maria won the first set 6-1.

Go Dani :)

Sharapova holds but it is still Hantuchova with the break of serve at 3-2 in the second set.

Hantuchova holds and still has the crucial break of serve in this second set. Dani leads 4-2.

:)

Sharapova loses the first point on her serve to go down 0-15, but she quickly reels off four straight points to reduce the deficit to 4-3. Hantuchova still with the break of serve though.

Go Dani :)

Hantuchova saves break point at 30-40 but wins three points in a row to hold serve and maintain the break of serve.

Hantuchova leads Sharapova 5-3 in the second set.

Go Dani. Break Maria here so you can serve first in the deciding set :)

Maria holds to 15, forcing Dani to serve out the set...

Looks like Dani is going to have to serve it out as Maria holds serve to 15. Dani will now serve for the second set at 5-4.

A poor miss on the return from Maria to start the game, and Dani gets herself to 30-0 with a great FH winner...

Maria pulls her back to 30-15 though with a penetrating forehand, and then Dani nets a drop shot to make it 30-30!

Maria sets up BP by forcing Dani into error with a good backhand return!

Dani saves it with a gutsy backhand DTL winner - plum on the line :ok:

Maria saves set point with a CC backhand winner - back to deuce!

come on Dani! :D :wub:

Dani mis-hits a backhand to give Maria a 2nd BP...

But she saves it with another backhand winner off a superb return :clap:

Dani then follows it up with a late forehand into the net :rolleyes:

Dani saves a 3rd BP with a great first serve down the T.

Hold Dani!

Maria sets up BP #4 with a forehand winner on the return...

But she misses her forehand return on the next point (good serve from Dani though).

Dani gives Maria a 5th chance to break by hitting a forehand long :lol: