Generali Ladies Linz

Linz, Austria
October 22-28, 2007
Tier II
Prize Money: $600,000
Draw: 28M/32Q/16D
Surface: Hard/Indoors
Tournament Director: Peter-Michael Reichel

Linz Official Website

Linz Draw

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Singles - First Round
(6) Patty Schnyder (SUI) d. (Q) Aravane Rezai (FRA) 64 63
Ai Sugiyama (JPN) d. (8) Sybille Bammer (AUT) 26 76(5) 60
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) d. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 76(6) 63
Gisela Dulko (ARG) d. (Q) Sandra Martinovic (BIH) 63 63
Julia Vakulenko (UKR) d. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 75 67(0) 64
(Q) Alicia Molik (AUS) d. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 64 36 61
(Q) Karin Knapp (ITA) d. Michaella Krajicek (NED) 46 64 76(4)

Vaidisova through 4-6 6-3 7-6 over Penetta.

Shame for Flavia, played such a great first set and looked the better player for the majority of the match i have to say. However, just that little bit of edgy tightness from the Italian gave Nicole chances to get back into the match. Serving much better towards the end of the match :)

Dl will be pleased, Tati is out in the first round due to another injury... :yikes:

it is good news and bad news.

good news cos dl doesn't like Tati

bad news cos Tati was main chances of beating Hantuchova who can still displace Venus from YEC is freak of nature happens.

She has to meet Bartoli in final of Linz and Quebec although likelihood of this happening is like 0 so venus is safe.

Well hopefully The Cheat will pull out of Madrid and then Dani can play... :wub:

Although she will probably choke and lose all her matches... :rolleyes:

i don't expect the che...i mean sharapova to show up at the YEC. dani, you better have your bags packed and ready :D :D

I cant be too hard on Tati if she is injured, although it never stopped me with Kim roflmao

I like Danilidou's game, despite the fact she cant stay fit for more than 30 minutes :lol:

It will be interesting to see what Dani can really do in terms of catching up ... but tbh she does have a good chance...

she does have a good chance but I think The Cheat will pull out even if she qualifies, well knowing her she will turn up and play anyway to get the publicity... :rolleyes:

only to pull out when she gets double-bagelled by Justine, Serena or Venus... :pray: :P

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Singles - Second Round
(2) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 63 61
(5) Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) d. (WC) Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 63 61
Julia Vakulenko (UKR) d. Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 60 62
Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 64 63

Schnyder is now serving for the match against Molik 6-4 5-4

go Dani :clap:

Wow patty schynder crushed anna chakvetadze 6-1, 6-0.... I wonder if Anna was a no show again...

Dani is safely through.... 6-4 1-6 6-3 against Bondarenko..

Yea Dani is working hard. If she wins the title here, then she will have same points as Maria. Who will thenbe eligible to go to Madrid? Possibly Maria as she earned those points in less tournaments??

Anna was quite simply appaling today. Probably the worst effort i've ever seen anyone put into a match. Was just so blase and nonchalant about the whole thing. All Patty had to do was hit the ball in court while Anna did the opposite.

The match was over in 38 minutes :rolleyes: :rolleyes: It was so poor for a top seed in a tier 2.

It was disgusting actually for the no. 1 seed at this tournament.

I wonder if she's any relation to Davydenko? :hmm:

At least Davy won a set and broke the hour mark, Anna was just poor beyond belief :angry:

I'm usualy a fan of hers too.......

As things stood I would have been pleased to see Chakvetadze at the YEC, because I like her tennis and she would introducesome variety into the mix. Now I'm just concerned that she's going to crash and burn in an embarrassing display. She's gone completely off the rails since, oh, the first set of her USO semifinal. I thought with her convincing dismissal of the in-form Schiavone just the other day that the Russian was showing signs of getting back on track, but losing in less than 40 minutes to Schnyder (whose bagelling days are well behind her in the early part of the season) is a real head-scratcher. Please make an effort in Madrid for our sake if not yours, Anna. :unsure:

In other news, Vaidisova gritted out a tough 6-3, 7-6(7) win after letting slip several leads in the second set against Safina. (The break point conversion stats are eyebrow-raising: 4/12 for Vaidosova, 3/13 for Safina.) She's done well this week since surviving against Pennetta, a tough encounter like their compelling USO match (with the Italian having recovered even more form since then). I'd like to see her come away with the title, I think. For someone who captured her first when she was something like fifteen years old, she hasn't done much in the way of titles lately, and nothing above the Tier III level so far. She's had a tough season with the injuries and illness so I'd like to see her finish strong. Unfortunately she faces Hantuchova next in what I'd have preferred to see as the final rather than semi.

I have to do the maths but is Hantuchova really threatening to oust Sharapova from the YEC with a title run here? What a fall from grace for last year's semifinalist if it pans out (not to mention further loss of points).

I've been saying for weeks that Chokevetadze is a complete joke and how the hell she ended up in the top 5 is beyond me... :bs: :rolleyes:

Surely she should be fined for lack of effort? :blink:

To be fair, she had a great American hardcourt season and has been so consistently good this year, but lately it's just so dire :rolleyes: She had no inclination at all to try yesterday, it was so blatantly obvious.......

Anyhow, Big Bad Marion loes to Patty in the semis 7-6 6-3 :( Her YEC hopes are over, but she's had a great second half to her season :ok:

Nicole up 4-3 in the third(on serve) against hantuchova. Daniela has to win this to get a shot at the YEC :unsure:

And Dani duly gets the win against Nicole! :wub:

Dani is having a pretty good year, really would love to see her win the tournament... :pray:

I think if Dani wins this title, she's at the YEC's :D


At sharapova's expense ;)

go Dani :yahoo:

Sounds good to me! :P

Go Dani.. ! :wub:

and me... :P :pray: :ok:

roflmao

wow, i thought you always liked Maria :huh: roflmao

whatever gave you that idea... :P

roflmao

and Dani :wub: eases to a third title in her career and books her place at the YEC... :bow: :D

The Cheat is not going to Madrid... :bye:

:cheers: roflmao

Awesome win for Dani, her improvement this year has been great for the tour :D She's at the level she was in 2002 and it's great to see.....

Back at the YEC's for the second time, and pushing Maria out in the process.......... i have a sneaky feeling someone's chuffed to bits roflmao

So the YEC is set

Justine
Svetlana
Jelena
Ana
Serena
Anna
Venus
Daniela

What a great field :yahoo:

Your insight Dl is second to none.... roflmao

And I agree it's a great field although I hope Dani and Chokevetadze play to their best and don't limp through the tournament... :pray:

Venus back at the YEC's :yahoo: :yahoo:

It's been so long :lol:

Who would've thought mauresmo and sharapova wernt going to qualify for madrid at the start of the year :unsure:














Oh well roflmao

Quel dommage! roflmao

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:( :( :( :(

Venus has withdrawn from the YEC's......... Sharapova will get the eight spot.

:(2 :(2 :(2

I hope Venus is fit for 2008, what a crap end to the year this is :( :(

Really???!!!!!! :yikes:

Great so now we get The Cheat who will prob end up being in the same group as Chokevetadze and Dani who just never seem capable of beating her.... :(

Yeah!!! :( :( :(

i'm guessing it's an injury, though it hasnt been confirmed exactly what the problem is...........

This is an absolute shit YEC now without Venus in it :( :(

Absolutely gutted.........

well yeah if you are a Venus fan it's not good but am sure it will be alright.
Although if The Cheat turns up it will no doubt be endless whining about shoulder injuries... :rolleyes: :blah:

I just hope Serena plays well, or you may as well give Justine the title :shrug:

I bet Justine and Serena end up being in the same group... :rolleyes:

And I bet The Cheat gets Hantuchoka and Chokevetadze in hers... :rolleyes: :(

I cant believe Maria gets another shot :rolleyes:

To be fair, looking objectively Venus withdrew from the YEC's in 2000/01, her years of domination so it's not the most suprising news ever.

Such a shame she's out though, would've been a big conttender for that title :( :(