(1)(WC)DEMENTIEVA, Elena vs BYE
(WC)KREMER, Anne vs STOSUR, Samantha
SANTANGELO, Mara vs QUALIFIER
WILLIAMS, Venus vs (6)IVANOVIC, Ana

(3)SCHNYDER, Patty vs BYE
MULLER, Martina vs (WC)RUBIN, Chanda
QUALIFIER vs QUALIFIER
KRAJICEK, Michaella vs (5)SCHIAVONE, Francesca

(7)GROENEFELD, Anna-Lena vs QUALIFIER
PESCHKE, Kveta vs SCHRUFF, Julia
HANTUCHOVA, Daniela vs GOLOVIN, Tatiana
BYE vs (4)SAFINA, Dinara

(8)PIERCE, Mary vs BONDARENKO, Alona
SREBOTNIK, Katarina vs CAMERIN, Maria Elena
DECHY, Nathalie vs BAMMER, Sybille
BYE vs (2)PETROVA, Nadia

Venus v Ivanovic! :o And the winner to possibly face Elena D in the 1/4s

Didn't you just know that Venus would draw one of the 4 seeds? :lol:

Hantuchova v Golovin too :o

And the winner plays Safina!

VENUS, VENUS, VENUS!!!!!!! :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

Ivanovic is going to get the ' venus treatment ' roflmao

Hantuchova v Golovin :yikes: who do I like more? Thats a mean drawfor Venus

I think you mean a mean draw for Ana ;)

Go venus!!! :yahoo:

Venus doesn't want that as her 1st match after returning from injury though

I suppose, but Ana really doesnt want the goddess in the first round ;)

Go venus.............again :yahoo:

True. Venus is dangerous when she isn't expected to win.

If Venus is injury free this is her tournament to win :D

I would say Venus is the favourite to win her match with Ivanovic; if Serena can beat her 6-2 6-4 then Venus can beat her even if it goes to three sets.

Oh no! :o

Patty is in Venus' half of the draw roflmao roflmao roflmao

Yeah and Serena wasnt even at her best in that either. Venus's movement will prove a factor in this match i feel. Ivanovic has great first strikes, but Venus has much more consistent power and depth on the ball. I'm hoping Venus gives Ana the ' venus treatment ' roflmao

Venus has a lot more variety than Ana also. I can't see how Ana would win. Venus would have to play like she did at the AO to lose.

Yeah and Venus has one of the most fluent volleys on the tour as well and definitely can use slices, angle to really keep ana on the move.

Go Venus! :yahoo:

Yep hopefully she'll be clicking.

At RG she was supposed to do this to defeat Vaidisova and expose her poor movement but Venus' net game just fell apart :doh:

I know she'll be low on match practice but she has played a bit this year so hopefully Venus will get into the flow of things quickly :)

The Seoul draw:

(1)Hingis - Q
Mirza - Y.R.Lee/WC
Widjaja/WC - Q
(8)Safarova - Ruano Pascual

(4)Sugiyama - Q
Domachowska - Q
Castano - Ancic
(7)Dulko - Suarez

(6)Arvidsson - Morigami
Diaz Oliva - Nakamura
Bremond - Tu
(3)Bartoli - Craybas

(5)Zvonareva - Pin
Laine - S.J.Kim/WC
Jackson - Daniilidou
(2)Kirilenko - Dushevina

I have to say, that's a pretty good draw for a Tier IV!

Thats a tier IV whilst Kolkata is a tier III :doh:

It is, but if Hingis doesn't win then it will be poor from her.

Makiri has Zvonareva nearby.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Uh oh :huh:

Her second round could be tricky too...

every match is tricky the way Makiri has played this year

no worries, she will! B)

She just has to hope she doesn't come up against Sugiyama :hide:

roflmao

Monday, September 25, 2006

Central (from 11.00hrs)
1. Vinci vs. Savchuk (Singles Q final)
2. Peschke vs. Schruff (NB 13.00hrs)
3. Dementieva/Krajicek vs. A.Bondarenko/K.Bondarenko
4. Kremer vs. Stosur (NB 17.30hrs)
5. Hantuchova vs. Golovin

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Malek vs. Sucha (Singles Q final)
2. Woerle vs. Knapp (Singles Q final)
3. A.Radwanska vs. Errani (Singles Q final)
4. Flipkens/Wickmayer vs. Müller/Woehr
5. Barrois/A.Radwanska vs. Blahotova/Bychkova (Doubles Q final)

Order of play for today - Hantuchova v Golovin the most interesting match. Hantuchova has been woeful recently so hopefully Golovin can capitalise on it.

(1)Jelena Jankovic (SCG) v Meng Yuan (CHN)
Shuai Peng (CHN) v Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR)
Vania King (USA) v Alicia Molik (AUS)
Anne Keothavong (GBR) v (5)Lourdes Dominguez-Lino (ESP)

(3)Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) v (wc)Shuai Zhang (CHN)
Q/LL v Q/LL
Olga Poutchkova (RUS) v Zi Yan (CHN)
Jelena Kostanic (CRO) v (6)Meghann Shaughnessy (USA)

(8)Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) v Q/LL
Melinda Czink (HUN) v (wc)Yanchong Chen (CHN)
Q/LL v Maria Jose Martinez-Sanchez (ESP)
Alina Jidkova (RUS) v (4)Anabel Medina-Garrigues (ESP)

(7)Elena Vesnina (RUS) v Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Tzipora Obziler (ISR) v Aniko Kapros (HUN)
TianTian Sun (CHN) v (wc)Ting Li (Sr) (CHN)
Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) v (2)Na Li (CHN)

Ghungzhou draw -

Oddly despite being a Tier 3 it's not as strong as the Tier 4 Seoul.

Jankovic has got to be the favourite for this but does not have the nicest of draws with Peng, Molik, Chakvetadze & Shaugnessy in her half. Li Na should cruise through her half.

Why isn't Venus playing today :angry:

Coz she smells :P

I know :angry:

We want Venus, we want Venus, we want Venus :clap:

Yeah, we want Venus, we want Venus! :) :clap:

How original Obliv :doh:

You're blatantly just trying to get your post count up roflmao

No, I miss Venus, athough that match won't even be on TV, so I won't see anything :P

that's because eurosport hardly ever show any tennis :P

I know :o :( :angry:

Hantuchova def Golovin 7-6(1) 6-3.

Didn't expect that!

I've just looked at your pics of venus on the picture thread LDF :D

She looks so trim and fit :clap:

Go venus :yahoo:

We'll have to wait until Wednesday for her match though...

Wheyyyy, Petrova in quarters and probably Safina/Groenfeld in semis. Im happy with this draw :yahoo:

Central (from 12.00hrs)
1. Müller vs. Rubin
2. Dechy vs. Bammer
3. Groenefeld vs. Knapp
4. Pierce vs. A.Bondarenko (NB 17.00hrs)
5. Krajicek vs. Schiavone

Court 1 (from 12.00hrs)
1. Birnerova/Vanc vs. Gajdosova/Stewart
2. Camerin/Gagliardi vs. Safina/Srebotnik
3. Barrois/A.Radwanska vs. Drake/Schruff
4. Raymond/Stosur vs. Dechy/Golovin
5. Malek vs. Vinci

Today's OOP -

Good to see Mary back - strangely according to the WTA website she's not playing Moscow!? No Venus though but good to see Rubin again - that's a winnable match for her.

Seoul Results

Singles - First Round
Akiko Morigami (JPN) d. (6) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 60 64
(3) Marion Bartoli (FRA) d. Jill Craybas (USA) 64 61
(Q) Anastassia Rodionova (RUS) d. Marta Domachowska (POL) 64 63
Paola Suárez (ARG) d. (7) Gisela Dulko (ARG) 61 63
(5) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. Camille Pin (FRA) 61 62
Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d. (8) Lucie Safarova (CZE) 75 64

Good results for Suarez & Ruano Pascual (who's singles career is reviving a bit this year) as they both dispose of seeds. Another seed Arvidsson is out as is Kirilenko who's poor run continues - she lost 7-5 in the third to Dushevina.

Rubin wins her first match which is nice to see 6-3, 6-0 against Muller.

Also from Seoul Molik wins against Vania King 7-5 in the 3rd