Title: Hong Kong
Description: AO Warm up
Description: AO Warm up
trisco - November 30, 2006 09:50 PM (GMT)
Women's tennis' biggest draw card, Maria Sharapova,
is expected to have an easy run in the opening round of a Hong Kong Invitational after being paired with Chinese doubles star Yan Zi, organisers announced on Tuesday.
If she wins, she will play the winner of a tough fight between Czech Nicole Vaidizova, ranked 10th, and world No 8 Russian Elena Dementieva in the four day event beginning January 3 next year.
In the other first-round matches, world No 5 Kim Clijsters of Belgium will face China's Zheng Jie, and American Lindsay Davenport will take on fourth-ranked Russian Svetlana Kutzezova.
The friendly tournament is considered an important part of players build up to the Australian Open, which begins on January 15.
is expected to have an easy run in the opening round of a Hong Kong Invitational after being paired with Chinese doubles star Yan Zi, organisers announced on Tuesday.
If she wins, she will play the winner of a tough fight between Czech Nicole Vaidizova, ranked 10th, and world No 8 Russian Elena Dementieva in the four day event beginning January 3 next year.
In the other first-round matches, world No 5 Kim Clijsters of Belgium will face China's Zheng Jie, and American Lindsay Davenport will take on fourth-ranked Russian Svetlana Kutzezova.
The friendly tournament is considered an important part of players build up to the Australian Open, which begins on January 15.
dl04 - November 30, 2006 10:03 PM (GMT)
Go Linds! :D :clap: :yahoo:
No jUstine or Amelie in the mix, which has been a rarity for Lindsay this year :lol:
There's still the dreaded 'scream queen of mean ' there though :unsure:
No jUstine or Amelie in the mix, which has been a rarity for Lindsay this year :lol:
There's still the dreaded 'scream queen of mean ' there though :unsure:
The Dav - November 30, 2006 10:39 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (dl04 @ Nov 30 2006, 10:03 PM) |
| Go Linds! :D :clap: :yahoo: No jUstine or Amelie in the mix, which has been a rarity for Lindsay this year :lol: There's still the dreaded 'scream queen of mean ' there though :unsure: |
Well, I'm happy to see her play there, and I'll follow her matches, but it's not a real tournament, so I can't get too excited...
I mean, had she beaten Venus 6-1 6-3 in a real event I'd have gone off my rocker! roflmao
Still, it'll be nice to have some Lindsay news to talk about :lol:
dl04 - November 30, 2006 10:42 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (The Dav @ Nov 30 2006, 10:39 PM) | ||
Well, I'm happy to see her play there, and I'll follow her matches, but it's not a real tournament, so I can't get too excited... I mean, had she beaten Venus 6-1 6-3 in a real event I'd have gone off my rocker! roflmao Still, it'll be nice to have some Lindsay news to talk about :lol: |
Yeah, i forget its an exibition sometimes, i went crazy when venus beat Sharapova to win in 04, it was her comeback event :D
Cant believe Lindsay walloped Venus though like that, thats when the exibition realisation dawned on me roflmao
sir matchstickmen - December 1, 2006 12:18 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (dl04 @ Nov 30 2006, 10:42 PM) | ||||
Yeah, i forget its an exibition sometimes, i went crazy when venus beat Sharapova to win in 04, it was her comeback event :D Cant believe Lindsay walloped Venus though like that, thats when the exibition realisation dawned on me roflmao |
i remember being upset at that roflmao
ah well :rollseyes:
welshboy91 - December 1, 2006 04:04 PM (GMT)
Does anyone know results etc?
dl04 - December 1, 2006 04:11 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (welshboy91 @ Dec 1 2006, 04:04 PM) |
| Does anyone know results etc? |
Its not started yet WB :)
fedrules - December 1, 2006 04:13 PM (GMT)
Can't get too excited about these sort of tournaments,but I suppose it'll be a chance for the girls to top up their bank accounts before Christmas.Would support anyone against Sharapova , and whose screaming irritates and whose tennis bores me
welshboy91 - December 1, 2006 04:16 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (dl04 @ Dec 1 2006, 04:11 PM) | ||
Its not started yet WB :) |
:huh:
i was abit premature then :P
LDF - December 1, 2006 04:24 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (welshboy91 @ Dec 1 2006, 04:16 PM) | ||||
:huh: i was abit premature then :P |
:lol:
It starts on January 3rd :)
welshboy91 - December 1, 2006 04:25 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 1 2006, 04:24 PM) | ||||||
:lol: It starts on January 3rd :) |
I'll have to wait a month then
dl04 - December 1, 2006 07:13 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (welshboy91 @ Dec 1 2006, 04:25 PM) | ||||||||
I'll have to wait a month then |
Patience is a virtue young hobbit :P
The Dav - December 1, 2006 07:15 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (dl04 @ Dec 1 2006, 07:13 PM) | ||||||||||
Patience is a virtue young hobbit :P |
dl, why are you wielding a sword? roflmao
dl04 - December 1, 2006 07:16 PM (GMT)
Because i'm off to the crusades roflmao
The Dav - December 1, 2006 07:18 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (dl04 @ Dec 1 2006, 07:16 PM) |
| Because i'm off to the crusades roflmao |
Ah, I see :lol:
dl04 - December 1, 2006 07:19 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (The Dav @ Dec 1 2006, 07:18 PM) | ||
Ah, I see :lol: |
Its a fine sword, no? ;) roflmao
Russiafan - December 1, 2006 09:01 PM (GMT)
I love this tournament....only cos Elena won it in 2005....and cos she thrashed Serena there that year... :D
dl04 - December 1, 2006 09:05 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Russiafan @ Dec 1 2006, 09:01 PM) |
| I love this tournament....only cos Elena won it in 2005....and cos she thrashed Serena there that year... :D |
Yeah she beat Venus in that final :angry: roflmao
SerenaW19 - December 5, 2006 01:46 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Russiafan @ Dec 1 2006, 09:01 PM) |
| I love this tournament....only cos Elena won it in 2005....and cos she thrashed Serena there that year... :D |
Whats this now, the exo that meant nothing? O yes Serena, did turn up but she left half way through the match with Elena I believe roflmao
Russiafan - December 5, 2006 02:08 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (SerenaW19 @ Dec 5 2006, 02:46 AM) | ||
Whats this now, the exo that meant nothing? O yes Serena, did turn up but she left half way through the match with Elena I believe roflmao |
:D Indeed it was just an exhibiton match and the Williams sisters are notorious at tanking such matches ;)
Still Serena did have to endure a humiliating defeat for her money, whether she cared on not :P