Another tier III and another great line up! :D

The Cheat, Jelena and Daniela all playing! :ok:

Will you ever call her 'maria' roflmao

I can see the 05 finalist winning this ;)

Be good to see a Hantuchova run also :)

Well I do sometimes when I am feeling benevolent! roflmao

I think Jelena does have a great shot. :)

I'm just pleased she isn't playing the week before Wimbledon! :ok:

Im wondering if Maria can ascend to her former lofty heights and become Birmingham champion again :) Would be nice if the top seed won :)

No it wouldn't! :P

roflmao

:lol: I just want her to get her form back in time for Wimbledon...I would give Jankovic a tip to win it though, although I can't see Janky doing as well at Wimbledon with that serve....

Yeah her second serve is almost on par with Elena D's in terms of potential collapse on the technique. She's such a great ball-striker though and will be able to orchestrate the points better on grass where the points are so much shorter. That backhand will just zoom through on the turf :)

Here's the draw BTW

http://downloads.lta.org.uk/webservices/Te...mingham/wsd.pdf

Agreed! :D

I wonder whether Venus should have considered playing Birmingham? She played Istanbul after all and it would have given her some more match play on the green stuff! :)

Jelena was runner up to Sharpie the shrieking harpy in 2005..

Maybe a rematch is on the cards?

I think that Jelena has a good chance of winning this tournament.. :ok:

I went to this tournament in 2005 and 2006, last year it absolutely p*ssed it down so I only got to see 1 and half of the scheduled matches :angry: Though I did get to see the future champion Zvonareva win the first 5 games against Kremer....such a shame that Vera can't defend her title this year :(

come on GUYS! lets not forget jack's favourite LI!!!! :P

its good to have 4 strong top seeds :) if they all reach the SF, will be good SF match ups ! :)
Li did very well at wimbledon last year, and poorly at the 2 grass tournaments before the GS, *fingers crossed* wasnt a fluke run, i think her game is good for grass :)

She and Janko won the doubles last year, so they should have a good feel for the surface and the place :)

Janko/Li to win ! not the cheat *cough*

if the seeds make it it will be Jamkovic vs Li and Masha vs Hantuchova in the semis, which aint bad considering Tu and Jackson were in last years semis

Well Jackson wasn't playing too badly! :tsk:
Good enough to beat The Cheat! :D :ok:
I was there... :D

i suppose, she beat Jankovic too didnt she? and Sarah Bowell :lol:
then she disappeared again :unsure:

She did! :ok:

Although to be fair she got injured last year and is just back playing after a hip operation! :kiss2:

thats a shame, i remember some were touting her as the best American at the time, but she doesnt have much shot at that title now

I think you're right! :(

She really played so well that semi final and it's a shame she got injured.
But she is young so she has plenty of time still to get better!

Apparently Jankovic has the hots for Jamie Murray... or so the Beeb said yesterday roflmao

Cavaday has won the first set off Russias Bardina 6-2 :clap:

Wow, what a performance, winning 6-2 6-1 against an opponent ranked 182 places above her, breaking her 4 times whilst not facing a break point herself. Well done Naomi :clap: :clap:

I have been following Naomi's progress since she won her first 10K in India back in 2005 and have to say that I have been impressed by her attitude, results and scheduling.

She makes no excuses and just goes out there to win and quite often does. She thoroughly deserves such a comprehensive win over a top 100 player and I wish her the best of luck against Bartoli in the next round. :D

Baltacha lost the first set 6-4 to Sequera but has hit back to take the second 6-1.

Congrats to Cavaday - nice to see the ladies following in the guys footsteps after yesterday's success at Queens.

woohoo a double bagel :yahoo: Kerber beats Poutchkova 6-0 6-0

Sadly Bally fell 7-5 in the third, but it's important to note that she has only being playing competitively again since March, so to push Sequera to 3 sets is a really positive for her future :)

GBR's Keothavong, (top british player i think?) out in 3 sets, 26 62 64

Randwanska, Bremond out, and Jamea Jackson out too..

Li had to fight a *bit* 46 62 60
totally pushed her game up when closing the match :D with 100% winning first serves :D
SMACK though winners! :D

no seed waiting for her in the 3rd round as Krajicek lost yesterday! ! ! come on Li! :D

Jankovic is the first winner of the day 6-4, 6-1 over Pironkova

Santangelo beats Mirza 6-3, 3-6, 7-6.

Sharapova playing Osterloh and is leading 5-3. Struggled on serve early on but seeming more comfortable now.

Sharapova fends off break points to take the set 6-4.

Has an early break in the second.

sharapova takes the next set 60 :)
easy win for her :) 64 60

i do think the seeds will last, and all top 4, getting to the Semis... quite a few lower seed been dropping so far...
hopefully some nicey matches to watch in the semi's :D

no play today! :( torrential rain... thats british summer time for u!

here is fridays OOP
Friday, June 15, 2007

Centre Court (from 11.00hrs)
1. Kirilenko vs. Jankovic
2. Sharapova vs. Paszek
3. [Bondarenko or King] vs. [Kirilenko or Janković]
4. [Sharapova or Paszek] vs. [Likhovtseva or Morita]

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Bondarenko vs. King

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Hantuchova vs. Daniilidou
2. Black/Huber vs. Bremond/Dechy

Court 3 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Kerber vs. Bartoli
2. Santangelo vs. Vakulenko
3. [Hantuchova or Daniilidou] vs. [Kerber or Bartoli]

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Fedak vs. Li
2. Likhovtseva vs. Morita
3. [Santangelo or Vakulenko] vs. [Fedak or Li]

TBA - NB 1.00 PM
Fedak/Laine vs. Daniilidou/Woehr (to be finished 5-2)
Kirilenko/Molik vs. Janković/Li


BUSY BUSY day!
all 3rd round matches tomorrow, and ALL QF matches tomorrow!

tomorrow is sunny with spells of rain, and maybe a thunder storm!?!? or THUNDERY showers as predicted by BBC! ....

hoping not a repeat of the tournament like 9 years ago, when Steffi Graff had to play SF on the monday! :o
Sharapova and Li are expected at Eastbourne, and Jankovic and Hantuchova are expected at 's-Hertogenbosch!

though good weather is predicted for sat and sunday :)

xxx GOOD LUCK LI and JANKOVIC!

Kirilenko has took a set off Jankovic

its now 5-5 final set

Jankovic won it 36 63 75

Li won 64 64

Daniela and Maria are yet to play... currently play suspended by rain... doubt they will finish all the 3rd round matches today, let alone the QF's that are scheduled...

maybe 2 matches 2morro fir the players, providing the weather holds...

6 3rd round completed... 2 left and then 4 QF's to be played today.. :( and lets not start on the doubles... first round is still waiting to be played from like 3 days ago!

I live half an hour away from Birmingham, and let me tell you, it was absolutely sizzling weather until wednesday, and then typically the day I have my last exam, it starts pouring down non stop :(

Apparently it's going to be like it for most of the weekend too :( Im not sure if they'll even finish the tournie at this rate :unsure:

you should go out tonight then, you might bump into Maria :lol:

Flip! I never thought of that :lol: Shame im so hung over from the last two nights :( Perhaps she'll stay in Brum for a few days after the tournaments and I might bump into her :D

this tickled me:

how old does Maria feel i wonder :lol:

What's that got to do with Maria? :unsure:

Oh sorry :lol: she was talking about Maria when she says ive liked her since i was small roflmao

O right roflmao I thought it was strange that she would idolise Tu! :yikes:

Well if you do bump into her don't count on her talking to you.
Friends tried to get her autograph in New York.
She didn't take too kindly to that... :rolleyes: