RIO DE JANEIRO -- Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka were both still awake at
5 a.
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play for the Olympic bronze medal.Hlavackova had spent all night at the
hospital, undergoing a CT scan after a volley to her face fractured an orbital
bone. Yet she was more distraught the next day about her teammates plight: Their
womens doubles match was scheduled less than 13 hours after Hradeckas mixed
doubles quarterfinal ended past 1 a.m.Their bodies betraying them both Saturday
afternoon, Hlavackova and Hradecka went from being so close to a guaranteed
medal to leaving Rio de Janeiro without one.In Fridays semifinals, the Czechs
were one point from victory when Switzerlands Martina Hingis crushed a swinging
volley into Hlavackovas face. Hlavackova crumpled to the court in tears, and she
and Hradecka went on to lose to Hingis and Timea Bacsinszky 5-7, 7-6 (3),
6-2.Hlavackova spent five hours at the hospital, and as of Saturday morning, she
was 90 percent sure she couldnt play. But an hour before the matchs scheduled 2
p.m. start, Hlavackova warmed up and felt OK, and she went on court with three
blue and white strips of medical tape radiating from her swollen left eye.Her
compromised vision was a bigger problem than the pain. Still, the fear of
straining her facial muscles too much meant she couldnt put the normal oomph
into her strokes.I couldnt serve hard; I couldnt hit the balls hard, Hlavackova
said. I was really worried I would damage my eye.Yet she and Hradecka were up a
break in the first set, in position to serve it out. Thats when Hradeckas
ailments became the greatest impediment.Her mixed doubles match with Radek
Stepanek didnt start against Romanias Irina-Camelia Begu and Horia Tecau until
nearly 11:30 p.m., because Tecau had played in the mens doubles final earlier in
the night. Hradecka got to bed around 3:15 a.m. but couldnt fall asleep until
about 6.Asked how she felt on court Saturday, she replied with a pained laugh:
Totally dead.And it caught up to her when she tried to serve out the first set.I
felt like my legs are so heavy, Hradecka said. From this moment, I couldnt
move.They went on to lose 7-5, 6-1 to Czech teammates Lucie Safarova and Barbora
Strycova.Hlavackova was incensed that tournament officials didnt schedule the
bronze-medal match later in the day considering the timing of Hradeckas mixed
doubles -- and she said she let them know.Theres no chance you can be ready for
a match like that, she said. Its really a failure.Hradecka never considered
pulling out of her mixed doubles quarterfinal.Radek is here just for the mixed,
she said, so I have to be ready.After Fridays semifinals, Hlavackovas opinion of
Hingis volley was: It happens. Hitting the ball into an opponents body is an
accepted strategy in doubles.Then she watched a clip of the shot.Shes one of the
greatest who knows where to put the ball, Hlavackova said of Hingis, a 12-time
major womens doubles champion. When I saw the video and I saw the space which
was around me, I have to admit that she could have put it away.Hlavackova, who
said she has a good relationship with Hingis, was also troubled by the Swiss
stars reaction to the injury.She was more worried about not getting a medical
timeout for me than about my eye, Hlavackova said.Hlavackova may need surgery
but is hoping she wont. Hradecka still has a chance at a medal in Rio, playing
for bronze in mixed doubles Sunday against Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna of
India.Hlavackova and Hradecka, who were seeded sixth, do already own a medal
together, a silver in 2012 after losing to Venus and Serena Williams in the
final. Theyve won two Grand Slam titles as a team.Hingis and Bacsinszky face
Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina for gold Sunday.The bronze
medalists, Safarova and Strycova, werent even supposed to team up in Rio. When
Safarovas original partner, Karolina Pliskova, withdrew, Strycova wasnt sure she
would be allowed to replace her.Then we figure it out that we can, Strycova
said, and then we have a medal. Its amazing.Strycova and Safarova had been 0-1
as a team, then they went out and stunned the three-time Olympic doubles gold
medalist Williams sisters in the first round.Close friends who played together
in juniors, Strycova and Safarova tend to finish each others sentences. If only
the bronze didnt come at the expense of their teammates.It was awful, Safarova
said.We know each other so well, she added. Especially after what happened as
well to Andrea yesterday.At any other tournament, Strycova said, you would be
kind of like, `Next week, guys, another chance.Not when the Olympics roll around
just once every four years.This is the one and only, she said, and you want to
get it so much.
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his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him
during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early
against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in
play. LAS VEGAS -- The Breeders Cup -- held this year Friday and Saturday at
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California -- constitutes two of my favorite
betting days of the year.For those who dont know, the Breeders Cup (BC) is the
championship day for horse racing and we get all the top horses from around the
world. Every year, there are big upsets and huge payoffs. This happens because
these are all high-quality horses, yet many of them get overlooked by the
betting public and go off at higher odds than you would ever see them in regular
races -- and odds in excess of their true chances to win.Since 1999, Ive picked
every BC race in print or online in the pages of the weekly GamingToday
newspaper here in Vegas, then as the Las Vegas correspondent for Daily Racing
Form, at my ViewFromVegas.com website (where my winners and record of a $3.28
for every $2 wagered is documented) and now for Chalk.This year, Im joined in
handicapping some of the races by ESPN senior researcher Chris Fallica. You
probably know him as The Bear from College GameDay and from his college football
picks here at Chalk, but hes a horse racing experrt in his own right, having
qualified for the NTRA National Handicapping Championship the past four years.
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race:Saturday(Note: Santa Anita is hosting the BC this year, but Saturdays nine
BC races are Nos. 4-12.)BC Juvenile Fillies (Santa Anita Race 4, approximate
post 3:05 p.m. ET)Dave Tuley: The 1-2 finishers from the Alcibiades at Keeneland
-- Dancing Rags and Daddys Lil Darling -- arent being given much respect due to
their relatively slow times, but Daddys Lil Darling had to be shuffled back a
little with horses playing bumper cars in front of her and she was still able to
make a big move to finish second by length. If shes able to stick a little
closer like she did in her win in the Pochahontas, I think she can win this.
Since I like her, I have to include Dancing Rags as a long shot. Im also using
Yellow Agate, who is 2-for-2 and adding Lasix, and Noted and Quoted, who is
1-for-1 on this track and trained by Bob Baffert.
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