Miami: Survivors

Vee survived a tight match against Dani (1-6 7-5 6-4), raising her head to head to 0-10. Starting out, Vee's form on her forehand and serve were out of whack as she couldn't keep her head still. After Vee found her form, the coaching sessions between Killer and Dani were the stuff of opera. Killer kept telling her that she was playing great and that she needed to stick to the game plan (hit to Vee's forehand and hit it hard down the middle to take away angles). In the last coaching changeover after Dani's serve was broken in the 3rd, she looked she was about to cry.



Greatest Shanker of All Time did just enough to squeak by journeyman Serra [7-6(2) 7-6(3)], struggling to find some consistency, committing 35 UFEs, wasting 3 breaks. Still, Fed pulled out some amazing shots on defense, including a sick running forehand starting from outside the doubles tramline to place the ball right in the deuce corner. Then in this video Fed "recovers" to the middle to fake Serra into volleying into his FH corner.





Fed, I know you want to entertain your amigos, but it's alright to live less dangerously.



Allez Bitch put in a routine dispatch of Casper (6-1 6-4), who looked wobbly in a lot of points. Casper, I'm sure all the coaches you've fired told you this, but your footwork can still improve. JuJu will face everyone's favorite golden retriever, Sunshine, and I expect to see an on-court clinic demonstrating these criticisms.




In other news, Gonzo found his rhythm to roll over Pico (6-7 [4] 6-4 6-2). Vika folded to Champagne Kimmie (6-4, 6-0). Mono took out Sveta (6-3 6-0) who was struggling with shoulder problems. Lady JaJa joined the twitterati but got the throwdown from Sam (6-1, 7-6 [9]).