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Singles Draw

(1)J.Dokic (AUS) vs BYE
M.Pierce (FRA) vs D.Hantuchova (SVK)
K.Flipken (BEL) vs G.Dulko (ARG)
BYE vs (5)S.Kuznetsova (RUS)

(3)A.Smashanova (ISR) vs BYE
L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) vs S.Peer (ISR)
A.Harkleroad (USA) vs A.Kramer (LUX)
BYE vs (6)R.Kuti-Kis (HUN)

(7)S.Karantantcheva (BUL) vs J.Jankovic (SCG)
S.Stosur (AUS) vs D.Safina (RUS)
T.Li (CHN) vs S.Mirza (IND)
BYE vs (4)S.Foretz (FRA)

(8)A.Sugiyama (JPN) vs M.Sharapova (RUS)
K.Koukalova (CZE) vs Z.Gubasci (HUN)
M.Kirilenko (RUS) vs A.Widjaja (INA)
BYE vs (2)N.Petrova (RUS)


POINTS DUE: Tuesday 23/05/06 (9am AEST)

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Doubles Draw


(1)S.Foretz/S.Kuznetsova vs BYE
J.Dokic/M.Pierce vs L.Krasnoroutskaya/K.Koukalova
K.Flipkens/T.Li vs S.Peer/A.Widjaja
BYE vs (3)S.Mirza/A.Sugiyama


(4)N.Petrova/S.Karantantcheva vs Z.Gubacsi/G.Dulko
A.Kramer/D.Safina vs D.Hantuchova/J.Jankovic
A.Harkleroad/A.Smashnova vs M.Sharapova/S.Stosur
BYE vs (2)M.Kirilenko/R.Kuti-Kis

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Schedule of Play

Tuesday: Points Due @ 9AM (AEST) - Singles Rnd 32
Wednesday: Singles Rnd 16 - Doubles Rnd 16
Thursday: Singles/Doubles Quarterfinals
Friday: Singles/Doubles Semifinals
Saturday: Singles/Doubles Finals
Sunday: RANKINGS RELEASED

Teams:


K.Flipkens/T.Li
S.Mirza/A.Sugiyama
Z.Gubacsi/G.Dulko
A.Harkleroad/A.Smashnova
M.Sharapova/S.Stosur
S.Peer/A.Widjaja
A.Kramer/D.Safina
J.Dokic/M.Pierce
L.Krasnoroutskaya/K.Koukalova
D.Hantuchova/J.Jankovic
S.Foretz/S.Kuznetsova
M.Kirilenko/R.Kuti-Kis
N.Petrova/S .Karantantcheva

GOOD LUCK Everyone!! :kiss:

:wavey: Remember to do articles!! :D :worship:

Come on Anne :! Have a great tournament and you too Dinara :hug:

Good luck Svetlana, Anna, Samantha, Sania and Klara!

Darl :woohoo:!!!

:yippee: good luck everyone! :D

Good luck
Kirsten :hug: Fed Cup Champion :yeah: thanks Yasmine :kiss:
Klara and Sesil :kiss:

Bad draw for Daniela! :sad: Good luck to everyone for this tournament!! ;) :D
Who wants to play with me(Hantuchova) for doubles this week??

Good luck Svetlana, Anna, Samantha, Sania and Klara!
:hug:

Good luck
Kirsten :hug: Fed Cup Champion :yeah: thanks Yasmine :kiss:
Klara and Sesil :kiss:
:scared: we're not there yet :tape:

Yes I forgot to say good luck to Klara :kiss:, Ting :smooch: (let's do better in doubles! :bounce: ) and Sesil too :hug:

I predict Kirsten will win her first title here :D

good luck also to Petrova, Kuzzie , Kremer, Li, Foretz, Koukalova, Gubacsi.

Anybody fancy to team up with me :lol:

Oy, Mary! :o
She's not too confident after her Fed Cup match. :scared:

, Kremer
Thank you Sonya, good luck in Rome :wavey:

I predict Kirsten will win her first title here :D

good luck also to Petrova, Kuzzie , Kremer, Li, Foretz, Koukalova, Gubacsi.
if Kirsten looses first round I'll hold you responsible for jinxing :devil: :lol:

Good luck to all :wavey: :kiss:

Go, Nadia! Win the title! :hearts:

Nadia wanna play with me:p?

Best of luck to Svetlana! :kiss:

Anybody fancy to team up with me :lol:
Koukalova/Krasnoroutskaya :banana:

ok any1 wants 2 play with me:p?

Kirsten and Ting would like to use the same points in doubles as in Monte Carlo, have you still got them or do I need to send them again?:p

Koukalova/Krasnoroutskaya :banana:

Yeah OK, we will have a laugh! Do you want to send the points?

Kirsten Flipkens alone in Madrid
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As a young player ranked #46 in singles, all her best friends on tour are currently playing the TierII tournament in Rome. Kirsten is hoping for a good performance here following her outstanding matches at Fed Cup last week winning both her singles matches against Stephanie Dubois and in an epic match against good friend Sonya Jeyaseelan allowing her country to advance to the semi finals.
"I will miss Sonya, Maggie and Althea here this week but thanks to internet I'll be in touch often. I wish them all the best in Rome. And now I need to keep the good work going to increase my rankings. So next time I'll play the same tourneys." she commented.
She is associated with Ting Li in doubles but the pair haven't had great results since they reached the SF in Sydney. "But we keep working and we hope it'll pay off soon. It just takes some time to adjust and learn to work with each other. But we have fun when we practice everytime so that's good." added the young belgian.

Bad draw for Daniela! :sad: Good luck to everyone for this tournament!! ;) :D
Who wants to play with me(Hantuchova) for doubles this week??


jelena jankovic will if you want to.

Kirsten Flipkens alone in Madrid

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As a young player ranked #46 in singles, all her best friends on tour are currently playing the TierII tournament in Rome. Kirsten is hoping for a good performance here following her outstanding matches at Fed Cup last week winning both her singles matches against Stephanie Dubois and in an epic match against good friend Sonya Jeyaseelan allowing her country to advance to the semi finals.
"I will miss Sonya, Maggie and Althea here this week but thanks to internet I'll be in touch often. I wish them all the best in Rome. And now I need to keep the good work going to increase my rankings. So next time I'll play the same tourneys." she commented.
She is associated with Ting Li in doubles but the pair haven't had great results since they reached the SF in Sydney. "But we keep working and we hope it'll pay off soon. It just takes some time to adjust and learn to work with each other. But we have fun when we practice everytime so that's good." added the young belgian.good luck Kirsten! :bounce:

good luck Kirsten! :bounce:
thanks :kiss:

jelena jankovic will if you want to.
:woohoo: Two daniela fans together! :lol:
So Jankovic/Hantuchova. Are you going to send points??

idc i'm new so maybe you do this tourney then we'll see from there.daniela fans representin!!

Okay. But I am going to partner you this week because Flavia got a WC in T2. When she will play the same torunament of me...I will play with her.
If you want to change of partner and have a real one( 4ever:p), I will understand.

Doubles Draw Added :wavey:

17 Hours till points are due :)

Yeah OK, we will have a laugh! Do you want to send the points?
Have sent the points. :banana: :)

whos nadia petrova?:p? can u please send points? coz im kinda busy with studying and tennis this week ..

whos nadia petrova?:p? can u please send points? coz im kinda busy with studying and tennis this week ..

Will do. ;)

Kremer Arrives In Spain

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Anne Kremer Of Luxembourg During Training For Her Match
Against American Ashley Harkleroad Of The USA

World Number 42, Anne Kremer of Luxembourg has been preparing hard in Madrid, reports the Luxembourg Press.The world number 42, who has reached the 3rd Round of the Australian Open this year and Quarter Finals of the US Open spoke to us courtside after a hard training session.
Anne, your first match is Ashley Harkleroad, what do you think of this match?
I am ranked higher then Ashley, she is a lot younger than me, popular with fans and seems a nice girl. I haven't seen her play before but I have been practicing hard

What did you think of your success two weeks ago when you reached the Monte Carlo semi finals with Dinara Safina?
Obviously it was a great confidence boost. I was going through a difficult time, my coach left Monte Carlo because he said I would lose and I proved him wrong by getting that far. I hadn't won much, if many matches with Dinara so to make the semi finals of a tournament featuring all the great doubles players in the world was really good for me.

You are a lot older than most girls on the tour, does this work as an advantage or a disadvantage for you?
Ok, I am 30 years old, turning 31 in October. Time is not on my side, I have been playing challengers for quite a few years but I am in the best form of my life at the moment. Some girls getting older won't keep fit, but I am still in pretty good shape I think, I can run lots of balls down but I am not as strong as the others.

You have had many tough losses this year against a higher ranked player on a stadium court where it goes to 3 sets but you never quite win
Yes that is true, I am not a confident person and I always was a little scared, but all this has changed now. I had troubles believing that I could get the win a lot of the time and when I found myself leading in some of these matches, well I just didn't think I could get the win or that it wasn't possible for me to be playing this well. There have been a few matches where I have left the court in tears, but that is the kind of person I am.

Are you disappointed that there are no other girls from Luxembourg that play on the LTT Tour?
Luxembourg is a small country, there are two girls that play challengers but don't want to play Fed Cup, so I don't blame them. I had a good time this year playing in a Europe team with Anna-Lena Groenefeld, she is a great girl.

On the subject of your age again, how many years will you be on the tour from? What do you wish to do after a life in tennis?
When I retire I wish to be a translator, I am fluent in English, French, German and Luxembourgese. (that is actually true people if anyone reads this) As for tennis, it depends how well I play. I may retire at the end of this season, because of my age and give my coach the chance to coach another player where he could coach for a long time or alternatively I will play for a few more years. It depends on my health.

good luck Anne! :wavey: (I knew about the languages :yeah: )

Pierce Hopes To End Losing Streak In Madrid

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Mary Pierce smiles during practice.


Fresh from Fed Cup triumph, French hopeful Mary Pierce is now focused on attempting to win her first title as she competes in this week's Memorial Cup.
Pierce, however, isn't feeling confident about her chances.

"I'm not quite where I want to be physically and mentally. I'm still quite upset I lost my Fed Cup match. I had a chance to seal victory for my country, but I just couldn't get it going. Our best player, Amelie is a champ. I want to be like her when I grow up."

Pierce is still learning to adjust to single motherhood and balancing family and career. "I don't ever want to say that my results are subpar because of my babies. Never. That's not even part of the equation. I have supportive family and friends. I have all the help I need. The fact that I've lost three straight matches is no one else's fault but mine. I honestly believe my time will come with the more matches I play."

If Pierce want to end her losing streak, she must get by tough Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova, which would set up a second round encounter with doubles partner, Jelena Dokic.

"Jelena's been struggling as of late, but she certainly has the talent to snap out of it. I'm not looking past anyone. I certainly have my work cut out for me. It's no biggie, another life challenge I suppose."

great articles :yeah:

good luck people :hug:

Sorry guys for the delay but I have now updated all the Head to Heads as of Fed Cup QF

Thanks Marcus :wavey: :hug:

Great articles!! :yeah: Thanks :kiss:

Thanks Marcus :wavey: :hug:

Great articles!! :yeah: Thanks :kiss:

Don't post in here unless you have results. :rolleyes: :fiery: :armed:

Tease. :ras: ;)

Round of 32 Head to Heads

Mary Pierce (FRA) vs Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
First Match
**
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) vs Gisela Dulko (ARG)
First Match
**
Lina Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) vs Shahar Peer (ISR)
First Match
**
Ashley Harkleroad (USA) vs Anne Kremer (LUX)
First Match
**
(7)Sesil Karantantcheva (BUL) vs Jelena Jankovic (SCG)
First Match
**
Samantha Stosur (AUS) vs Dinara Safina (RUS)
First Match
**
Ting Li (CHN) vs Sania Mirza (IND)
First Match
**
(8)Ai Sugiyama (JPN) vs Maria Sharapova (RUS)
First Match
**
Klara Koukalova (CZE) vs Zsofia Gubasci (HUN)
First Match
**
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) vs Angelique Widjaja (INA)
First Match
**

Round 32 Singles Results coming up!! :kiss: :hearts:

First meetings for everyone! :eek: Good luck!! :worship:

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Singles Results

Round 32

TOP HALF


M.Pierce (FRA) def. D.Hantuchova (SVK) 7-6(5) 6-4
K.Flipkens (BEL) def. G.Dulko (ARG) 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4

L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) def. S.Peer (ISR) 6-3 6-7(0) 6-3
A.Harkleroad (USA) def.A.Kramer (LUX) 6-3 6-3


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

Lina :yeah:
Pierece :yeah:
Ashley :D
Anne :sad:
Danka :sad:

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Singles Results

Round 32

BOTTOM HALF


J.Jankovic (SCG) def. (7)S.Karantantcheva (BUL) 7-5 6-2
S.Stosur (AUS) def. D.Safina (RUS) 7-5 1-6 7-6(6)
S.Mirza (IND) def. T.Li (CHN) 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4

M.Sharapova (RUS) def. (8)A.Sugiyama (JPN) 5-7 6-2 6-4
Z.Gubasci (HUN) def. K.Koukalova (CZE) 6-3 6-2
A.Widjaja (INA) def. M.Kirilenko (RUS) 7-6(6) 7-5


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

Congratulations all winners!! :kiss: :hearts:

7th and 8th seeds OUT in R1! :eek: :eek:

Lina K won her first ever Singles match!! :eek: :D :worship:

Go Sam :yeah:

Article to come later on today

:D Well done winners :worship: :kiss:
Bad luck losers :sad: :hug:

Well done Kirsten, Zsofia and all the other winners :D
too bad Klara, Sesil, Gisela, Anne :sad: :hug:

Sharapova Slides Past Sugiyama


Russian Beauty Maria Sharapova today had one of her better wins of her short career defeating 8th Seed Ai Sugiyama of Japan 5-7 6-2 6-4.

After having a not so good start to the year going 2-4 in singles matches she seems ready to statt playing to her potential and start challenging the big biatches of the tour.

She had this to say after the win "It was a tough match and to beat a player like Sugiyama who is so tricky and played so amazing in the first set. It feels good i hope to continue my great play and win consecutive matches for the first time in my career"

Tomorrow she meets Z.Gubasci who had a straight set win over K.Koukalova 6-3 6-2

:yippee: :yippee: :yippee:
I wrote an article and didn't jinx Kirsten, is it gonna make me change my mind about article and that Jin Xing girl? :devil: I think not:p meaning I'll wait till the tourney is over for Kirsten :angel:

:hug: to Klara and Sesil :awww:

:yippee: :yippee: :yippee:
I wrote an article and didn't jinx Kirsten, is it gonna make me change my mind about article and that Jin Xing girl? :devil: I think not:p meaning I'll wait till the tourney is over for Kirsten :angel:

:hug: to Klara and Sesil :awww:

:haha: Jin Xing :scared: :unsure:

Good luck Kirsten :kiss: :angel: :devil:

J.Jankovic (SCG) def. (7)S.Karantantcheva (BUL) 7-5 6-2 :tape:

:haha: Jin Xing :scared: :unsure:

Good luck Kirsten :kiss: :angel: :devil:
yes she's just evil that girl I tell ya! :devil:
thanks :kiss:

:lol:

congrats Jin, you managed to win ! :lol:
oops I mean, congrats Kirsten , you managed to win despite Jin :p :worship:

good luck next round :kiss:

Klara :sad: Anne :sad: Ting :sad:

Darl :woohoo: :kiss:
Sania :D

Kookie, Anne & Ting :hug:

Round of 16 Head to Heads

(1)Jelena Dokic (AUS) vs Mary Pierce (FRA)
First Match
**
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) vs (5)Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
First Match
**
(3)Anna Smashnova (ISR) vs Lina Krasnoroutskaya (RUS)
First Match
**
Ashley Harkleroad (USA) vs (6)Rita Kuti-Kis (HUN)
First Match
**
Jelena Jankovic (SCG) vs Samantha Stosur (AUS)
First Match
**
Sania Mirza (IND) vs (4)Stephanie Foretz (FRA)
Foretz leads 1-0 (Last meeting: S2 - Fed Cup)
**
Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs Zsofia Gubasci (HUN)
First Match
**
Angelique Widjaja (INA) vs (2)Nadia Petrova (RUS)
First Match
**

Kirsten :bounce: good luck :kiss:

angie challange petrova


"after win first round 7-6,7-5 from beautiful girl maria kirilenko from russia,angelique widjaja will challenge another russian women nadia petrova. Petrova is second seeded and has play very good game. Hope widjaja can lower her error and beat petrova tommorrow."

and maybe use my point for double

wow indonesia and israel.......

Ting :sad: but Sania :kiss:

Dinara :sad:
Anne :sad:

Anne :sad:

Dinara :sad:

Pierce Grinds Out First Clay Win

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Mary Pierce looks on after accidentally drilling a ball kid.


MADRID, Spain


Mary Pierce notched her first win on clay, dispatching Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 7-6(5), 6-4. Pierce now advances to the Round of 16 to meet doubles partner and no. 1 seed Jelena Dokic for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Despite early struggles and a 4-2 deficit, Pierce used her unpredictably deep groundstrokes to break Hantuchova at love. Both players put each other on the defensive in the 'Battle of the Backhands'. At 4-5, 0-30, Pierce hit her 14th backhand winner after a 22 shot rally. Three points later, Pierce hit a smash to even up the set at 5-5.

During the tie-break, both players, tired of running began moonballing and dropshotting one another. This tactic worked until 5-5, when Hantuchova lauched a loopy return into the stands. Pierce ripped a crosscourt backhand winner to close out the set.

Seven consecutive breaks of serve littered the second set, both players committing egregious, sloppy errors. Pierce broke this heinous streak, with a comfortable hold to go up 5-3. Hantuchova, to her credit, dug out of a 15-40 hole with solid net play and crosscourt returns. However, it wasn't enough to discourage Pierce from serving out the match at love, ending with her fifth ace.

"Gosh. It was really tough out there - and hot! Daniela reallly was hitting that backhand out there. I just couldn't get a read on it today. There was some good returns but my goodness, that second set was ridiculous. I'm just glad that I got through a match like this. I had something like 55 erros or something like that. I know that I need to cut those down, because Jelena knows my game, obviously, but for now I'm just content with advancing the the second round."

Ai! :sad:

I love this game so much! But I'm tired of losing so early!

Ai! :sad:

I love this game so much! But I'm tired of losing so early!
same here! :mad: I am like 2-10 this season! :mad: :fiery:

Krasnoroutskaya seals Spanish success

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Russian Lina Krasnoroutskaya won her first ever singles match today at the LTT Memorial Cup in Madrid against Israeli Shahar Peer.

Krasnoroutskaya took the first set with relative ease, breaking Peer's serve at will, but she soon came unstuck in the second set, as Peer cut out the unforced errors and hit several winners, especially in the second set tiebraker, which she won 7-0.

However, Krasnoroutskaya took more risks in the deciding set, often going for risky backhands and hitting several beautiful volleys. The third set also featured several moonballs, as the Russian seemed to be working out how to grind her opponent down and out-hit her in the process. Peer saved one matchpoint with a forehand winner, but conceded the match with a wide return to enable the Russian to win 6-3 6-7(0) 6-3.

"This is great for me to finally get a win," beamed the Russian. "After having a matchpoint against Sesil in Monte Carlo I knew I was close to winning, and I have done that now."

She now plays third seed Anna Smashnova, who had a first round bye. Koukalova, Krasnoroutskaya's doubles partner lost 6-3 6-2 to Zsofia Gubasci of Hungary.

Daniela! :sad: I lost my last two first round matches...:sad:

Madrid R16 Singles & Doubles will be out in around 30mins. :D :wavey:

Great articles guys!! :hug: Thanks :D

:p I still havent even had my breakfast yet! :ras:

thanks :kiss:

R16 Singles and Doubles Results coming up now!! :devil:

:scared:

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Singles Results

Round 16

TOP HALF


M.Pierce (FRA) def. (1)J.Dokic (AUS) 1-6 7-6(4) 7-6(3)
K.Flipkens (BEL) def. (5)S.Kuznetsova (RUS) 7-6(8) 6-2

L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) def. (3)A.Smashanova (ISR) 6-4 7-5
(6)R.Kuti-Kis (HUN) def.A.Harkleroad (USA) 6-4 4-6 7-6(6)


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

Mahree. :rocker2:

Kirsten well done girl! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: another straight sets win :worship:
(god time for me to go to bed soon, I was gonna go earlier until I saw results for Rome and I stuck up here :tape: )

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Singles Results

Round 16

BOTTOM HALF


J.Jankovic (SCG) def. S.Stosur (AUS) 4-6 6-0 6-2
(4)S.Foretz (FRA) def.S.Mirza (IND) 6-2 6-2

M.Sharapova (RUS) def. Z.Gubasci (HUN) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4
(2)N.Petrova (RUS) def.A.Widjaja (INA) 2-6 7-5 7-6(5)


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

:banana:

Way to recover, Mary! :woohoo:

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Doubles Results

Round 16


L.Krasnoroutskaya/K.Koukalova def. J.Dokic/M.Pierce 7-6(8) 3-6 7-5
K.Flipkens/T.Li def. S.Peer/A.Widjaja 7-5 5-7 7-6(0)

Z.Gubacsi/G.Dulko def. (4)N.Petrova/S.Karantantcheva 6-3 6-1
A.Kramer/D.Safina def. D.Hantuchova/J.Jankovic 6-2 6-3
M.Sharapova/S.Stosur def. A.Harkleroad/A.Smashnova 6-4 5-7 6-1


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

Kirsten well done girl! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: another straight sets win :worship:
(god time for me to go to bed soon, I was gonna go earlier until I saw results for Rome and I stuck up here :tape: )

Well done Kirsten :D :cool:

:angel: Results were only posted this early due to my promise and everyones great articles :kiss: :D

Enjoy your sleep! :wavey:

:bounce: at last!!! Kirsten and Ting won a match :woohoo: :banana: :bounce: :bigclap:

Congratulations all winners!! :kiss: :hearts:

:wavey: Enjoy :kiss:

:bolt: time for bed and soon!!! :wavey: Well done winners :clap2:

Darl. :woohoo:

Pierce Overcomes Slow Start To Oust Dokic

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Mary Pierce hits the ball with unabashed authority.



MADRID, Spain


Good grief! Mary Pierce does it the hard way, but it sure has been effective. Pierce defeated no. 1 seed and doubles partner Jelena Dokic 1-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in the second round of the Memorial Cup. The underdog Pierce overcame a sluggish start and a streaky opponent and now advances to her second quarterfinal of the year. Her next opponent is the dangerous Kirsten Flipkens who upset no. 5 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.

The first set was not one Pierce would like to remember. Pierce came out firing, holding at love. However, Dokic asserted herself, blasting the ball past slow and somewhat nervous Pierce. It didn't help that Pierce was missing - big and the easiest of returns. :o The Frenchwoman accrued 21 ufes to just 7 winners to Dokic's 15 winners to 13 ufe's.

"Oh my! Jelena just went after it. I mean, I don't what else to say. I have to give her credit. She hasn't had the best results lately and she was just moving the ball around. The set was over fairly quickly. I just remember feeling great about my serve. Suddenly everything went blank and I got bulldozed."

Somehow, Pierce managed to settle herself down, breaking twice for a 3-0 lead. Dokic, still pissed at losing a two-break lead broke her racket and Pierce twice more to even the match. Amazingly, both players held serve until the tie-break. This time it was Pierce who took the initiative, dictating throughout the tie-break. She sealed it with a mishit defensive topspin lob, which Dokic threw her racket in vain to reach.

After both players held to 2-all, a seemingly tiring Pierce tried to keep the rallies short by serving and volleying, and going for unnecessary winners. Pierce offered very little resistence as Dokic went up 5-3. Pierce capitalized on Dokic errors and held to 30, leaving her doubles partner to serve for the match.

Pierce stepped up and hit a laser forehand winner past Dokic, quickly followed by two double faults = 40-0. After a backhand winner by Dokic, Pierce broke back, hitting a slice backhand down the line.

Two holds later, the ladies again went to a tie-break. Like the second set, Pierce took charge, constantly putting Dokic on the defense. The discouraged Serbian could only watch as Pierce sealed the match with her seventh ace.

Later, the pair teamed up in doubles. Unfortunately, they lost a tough one to Lina Krasnoroutskaya and Klara Koukalova 7-6(8) 3-6 7-5

"That was a tough one. I feel kind of bad for Jelena. She played pretty well and probably needed this result more than I. With that said, I'm glad I'm finally winning on clay. It's one of my best surfaces, so I feel quite at home on it. Now, it gets tough. Kirsten is playing pretty well. She's kind of unpredictable. I think she should be the favorite."

:D Well done all winners :kiss:

Bad luck losers :sad: :hug:

Allez Mary ;) :p

Well done, Kirsten,Mary and Nadia :bigclap:

Sharapova Wins 2 In A Row

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In what was one of the highest calliber matches of the year Maria Sharapova def. Gubasci 6-7 6-4 6-4 to advance to her first quarter-final and win 2 singles matches in a row for te first time.

"From the very first point the match was tough" said Sharapova after the 3hr 11m match "every single point was a long gringing rally and im really happy cause i kept my cool out there and didnt try and go for to much i kept with her and grinded out this win"

This is the first time these two players had met and both players ended the match with more winners to unfoced errors Sharapova hitting 56 Winners to only 23 Errors while Gubasci hit 41 Winners to 25 Errors.

After only half an hours rest Sharapova teamed up with good friend Samantha Stosur in the doubles to defeat Ashley Harkleroad and Anna Smashnova 6-4 5-7 6-1 and now face #2 Seeds Maria Kirilenko and Rita Kuti Kis in the Quarter-Finals

"I am so looking forward to playing more matches i love playing tennis so much and i know i should be up there with the best in the world I am a little tired now but tomorrow i will be ready to win" said Sharapova who now faces fellow Russian & #2 Seed Nadia Petrova who defeated Angelique Widjaja 2-6 7-5 7-6

Lina & Klara :banana:
Well done girls! :yeah:

Kirsten :hug:
Keep on going in singles and doubles. :bounce:

Lina doing great in singles as well. :yeah: :banana:

:D go kirsten!! :kiss: win this girl :worship:

kirsten/ting :eek: :D

QuarterFinal Head to Heads

Mary Pierce (FRA) vs Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
First Match
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Lina Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) vs (6)Rita Kuti-Kis (HUN)
First Match
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Jelena Jankovic (SCG) vs (4)Stephanie Foretz (FRA)
First Match
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Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs (2)Nadia Petrova (RUS)
First Match
**

Anne + Dinara :)

Go Kirsten :D

Wow, a straight sets victory over the third seed :banana:

Lina/Klara :yeah:

Good luck Kirsten :hug:

Gosh Kirsten is popular today! :lol: thanks for the support everyone :worship: I hope I won't fall to the pressure ;)

QTRFINAL Singles and Doubles Results coming up soon!! :devil:

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K.Flipkens (BEL) def. M.Pierce (FRA) 6-2 6-2


:bigclap: Congratulations Kirsten!! :bigclap:

well done Kirsten! :D Impressive scoreline! :eek: :worship:

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:bigclap: Congratulations Lina!! :bigclap:

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:bigclap: Congratulations Stephanie!! :bigclap:

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:bigclap: Congratulations Maria!! :bigclap:

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Doubles Results

Quarterfinals


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K.Flipkens/T.Li def. (3)S.Mirza/A.Sugiyama 6-4 4-6 6-2

A.Kramer/D.Safina def. Z.Gubacsi/G.Dulko 5-7 6-3 7-5
(2)M.Kirilenko/R.Kuti-Kis def. M.Sharapova/S.Stosur 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5


:bigclap: Congratulations Winners!! :bigclap:

Go Lina!!!! win the title!

congrats to kirsten too and all the winners :yeah:

:eek: Congratulations all winners! :hearts:

Welldone :kiss: :hearts:
Kirsten :D
Lina - Looks like my tips helped! :p
Steph :eek: :eek:
Maria :cool: :D

Article Time :devil: :angel:

bad luck losers :hug: :sad:

well done winners! Kirsten wins in doubles too :yeah: :D

:kiss: Congrats to everyone! :hearts:

Enjoy :wavey:

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Singles Results

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M.Sharapova (RUS) def. (2)N.Petrova (RUS) 6-0 6-4


:bigclap: Congratulations Maria!! :bigclap:



Nadia, that is a sad scoreline. :o

:woohoo: Kirsten in the Semis, now serious business is on :scared: Well done to all Semi Finalists, sorry to who didn't advance:hug:

well done winners! Kirsten wins in doubles too :yeah: :D
:banana: It looks like our patience for doubles paid off with Ting:bounce: We were starting to get annoyed at not going pass the first round the past few tourneys :cool:

:eek: Good luck Kirsten, Lina, Steph and Maria :worship:

A few newcomers doing well :D :wavey:

Dinara and Anne in semi finals :yeah:

Klara & Lina still going strong. :yeah:

But now against Kirsten and Ting. :sad:
May the better win. :)

Lina & Kirsten still going strong in the singles. :woohoo:

Well done girls!

Lina & Kirsten still going strong in the singles. :woohoo:

Well done girls!
:kiss: thanks, may the best win in doubles :kiss: Kirsten and Ting are already happy to be that far after a pretty bad past few weeks :worship:

Anne and Dinara :banana: :banana: :banana:

Sharapova Smashes Petrova

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For the first time in her Career Maria Sharapova is through to the semifinals of a LTT Tournament and she did it with ease defeating #2 Seed Nadia Petrova 6-0 6-4 in only 46 minutes

"As soon as i stepped out on the court i felt like it was my home i was hittng everything right on the line and my serve was the best its been ever" Sharapova said straight after the match.

Maria finished the match with 34 winners to only 9 unforced errors and her first serve percentage was above 80% including hitting a whopping 16 aces.

Maria next face #4 Stephanie Foretz of France who today defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-2 7-5

Kirsten :eek: :worship:

omg Darl!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

omg Darl!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:
:lol: I think a lot of emotions now, could you bake me a nice cake? :devil: :drool:

:lol: I think a lot of emotions now, could you bake me a nice cake? :devil: :drool:

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more to come Darl. you played awesome. but i think i need to calm down so Jin doesn't hear the party & join :bolt:.

Kirsten :banana:
Kirsten/Ting :D

Petrova :o


Kirsten :bigclap:

congrats, Kirsten :bigclap:
nadia & mary :sad::hug:

Another straight sets win over another seed! Now got to play Kirsten in singles AND doubles :sad: May the best win :D

Russian into Spanish semi
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A day after defeating Israeli third seed Anna Smashnova, Russia's Lina Krasnoroutskaya advanced to her maiden semifinal with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Rita Kuti-Kis.

The Hungarian, seeded 6 in Madrid, started the stronger, breaking the young Russian's serve to love, but Krasnoroutskaya fought back with some wicked angles and delicate shots to serve for the set at 5-4.

The second set followed a similar pattern, with Kuti-Kis taking an early lead, but once again the Russian fought back. Krasnoroutskaya started to take more risks and lengthen the rallies, forcing more and more unforced errors from her more experienced opponent.

Krasnoroutskaya had never previosuly won a singles match prior to this week and commented after the match "This is absolutely amazing! I never expected to get this far! My coach and I have been working out different tactics and they seem to be paying off. I have to play Kirsten in the next round and she has been in great form."

Additionally, Krasnoroutskaya and Klara Koukalova reached the doubles semifinal with a three set victory over the top seeds Stephanie Foretz and Svetlana Kuznetsova and will also play Kirsten Flipkens and Ting Li for a place in the final.

Singles and Doubles S/F coming up!! :D :bounce:

Good luck Everyone :wavey: :kiss:

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Singles Results

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TOP HALF


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2-3


2-4


2-5*


3-5


4-5


4-6


L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) leads K.Flipkens (BEL) 6-4


Second Set:


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3-2


*4-2


5-2


5-3


5-4


5-5


5-6


5-7


Game, Set & Match;


L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) def. K.Flipkens (BEL) 6-4 7-5


:bigclap: Congratulations Lina!! :bigclap:

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(4)S.Foretz (FRA) vs M.Sharapova (RUS)


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1-6


M.Sharapova (RUS) leads (4)S.Foretz (FRA) 6-1


Second Set:


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6-6


6-7(4)


M.Sharapova (RUS) def. (4)S.Foretz (FRA) 6-1 7-6(4)


:bigclap: Congratulations Maria!! :bigclap:

Lina :eek: :yeah:

Kirsten :sad:
congrats Lina ;)

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Doubles Results

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TOP HALF

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K.Flipkens/T.Li def. L.Krasnoroutskaya/K.Koukalova 7-6(4) 5-7 6-4


BOTTOM HALF

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A.Kramer/D.Safina def. (2)M.Kirilenko/R.Kuti-Kis 6-4 6-7(1) 6-4


:bigclap: Congratulations Winners!! :bigclap:

Kirsten :sobbing:
well done Lina and Maria :yeah:

Congratulations Lina and Maria :eek: :hearts: First LTT Singles Final for both players! :D

:eek: All Russian Final :devil: :angel:

:kiss: Bad luck Kirsten and Stephanie :hug: :sad:

Well done Kirsten/Ting and Anne/Dinara :worship: :cool:

oh well at least you took your revenge in doubles :yeah:

WOW! Congrat Lina! :D Win this title! :bounce:

Congratulations Winners!! :kiss: :hearts:

Bad luck losers :sad: :hug:

:banana: Lost to a strong lina in singles but got a revenge in doubles!!! :woohoo: Kirsten won a doubles title first tourney of the year, let's see if she can win this one too :angel:
Thanks for all the support guys :worship:

:sad: Kirsten - What a great week you are having :eek: :kiss:

Semis in singles :hug: and Finalist in the doubles :yeah: Ms Jin Xing :scared: better not show up in the final :p ;)

Congrats Lina and Maria :eek: :eek:

Good luck in the finals everyone! :kiss: :wavey:

My first LTT final ever :banana:

Lets go Dinara :hug:

My first LTT final ever :banana:

Lets go Dinara :hug:

:eek: Congrats Anne and Dinara :D

Wow i cannot believe im in the final

Sharapova in to 1st Final!!!

On the claycourts of Madrid Russian Maria Sharapova starts to make her mark on the LTT Tour today defeating Stephanie Foretz of France 6-1 7-6 to have a chance at winning her first LTT Title "I'm so happy with the way i played today the first set was perfection from me i was dominating her in the second i thought to far ahead and got nervous then she started playing great by the end of the set it came down to luck that i won the match i think god was with me today" Maria talking about how winning 4 points in the tiebreak of the netcord hepled her win the match.

Alot of Firsts have happened for Maria this week its the 1st time she has won consecutive matches its the first time shes been to a quarterfinal let alone a final and its the first time she feels like shes playing at her potential.

"This week has been great for me and my confidence beating 3 seeds and making my 1st Final has really made me believe in myself and my game, tomorrow i want to win and will go out fighting for every point i just hope its enough against Lina who has also been playing awesome this week" Sharaova said in her press conference

In tomorrows final match Maria meets fellow Russian Lina Krasnoutskaya who advanced over Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-3 7-5

Kirsten:sad: I am sad that you lose in the semis, but great that you made it this far:yeah: And in doubles also:D:D You go girl:p:D

Darl :worship: what a great week. still there in doubles.

Kirsten :(

Kirsten and Steph :sad:

Kirsten/Ting and Anne/Dinara :D

:lol: I made the semi's. I think that's the best i have done in singles.

:lol: I made the semi's. I think that's the best i have done in singles.well done Michael :)

(I don't know what happened in my rep, I think the end is missing :lol: :p )

It said well done :p

What was it supposed to say :p

It said well done :p

What was it supposed to say :p


Who is Chakvetadze then???


OMG, I feel so bad. I said that I made the doubles Semis in Rome by myself coz I thought you were my partner :eek:

It said well done :p

What was it supposed to say :p:lol: that's ok then. I think I misspelt the smiley at the end :p

whatever happens in the doubles final, I will write an article with the REAL kirsten at RG today :cool: :banana:

Russians rule in Spain

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Lina Krasnoroutskaya reached her first final today in fine fashion to set up an all Russian meeting with her compatriot Maria Sharapova.

Krasnoroutskaya met Belgian Kirsten Flipkens in a highly anticipated semifinal and both players started off nervously, with each player gaining a break of serve. After reeling off four straight games, Krasnoroutskaya had a set point when leading 5-2, but the Belgian fought gamely to save the set point and come within a point of levelling the scores. However, the Russian took advantage of a netcord to edge the first set 6-4.

The second set was just as competitive, but this time it was the sprightly Belgian who took an early lead. However, as Flipkens took a 5-2 lead, Krasnoroutskaya sprung back into life and fought hard to claw her way back to 5-5. Then came a long game, which featured 11 deuces and several missed opportunities for both players, but the slightly more consistant Russian managed to take advantage of the errors from the Belgian. Krasnoroutskaya then eased through the final game to book her place in the final with a well deserved 6-4 7-5 victory.

"I am so shocked to be standing here! The match was so tough, neither of us played extremely well at the same time, we just had to take advantage of the errors that were being made. Kirsten played a phenomenal match and I am sure that she will be winning titles soon. She beat Klara and myself in the doubles today, so I wish her well," the Russian commented. "Hopefully we can make Russia proud in the final," she added, on the prospect of playing Maria Sharapova in the final.

Sharapova also reached her first final today with a 6-1 7-6(4) win over Stephanie Foretz on the clay courts in Madrid.

Who is Chakvetadze then???


OMG, I feel so bad. I said that I made the doubles Semis in Rome by myself coz I thought you were my partner :eek:

:lol: I was Chakvetadze but then i changed :p Stupid Serena :p

Thanks for the articles :hug:

good luck girls!! :kiss: :wavey:

Singles and Doubles FINALS coming up!! :D :bounce:

Good luck Everyone :D :hearts:

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Singles Results

Final


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L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) vs M.Sharapova (RUS)


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M.Sharapova (RUS) leads L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) 7-6(8)


Second Set:


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4-6


Game, Set & Match;


M.Sharapova (RUS) def. L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) 7-6(8) 6-4


:bigclap: Congratulations Maria on winning your FIRST LTT Singles Title!! :bigclap:

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Doubles Results

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K.Flipkens/T.Li vs A.Kramer/D.Safina


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A.Kramer/D.Safina leads K.Flipkens/T.Li 6-1


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6-4


K.Flipkens/T.Li is tied with A.Kramer/D.Safina 1-6 6-4


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5-4


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6-5


6-6


7-6(0)


K.Flipkens/T.Li def. A.Kramer/D.Safina 1-6 6-4 7-6(0)


:bigclap: Congratulations Kirsten/Ting!! :bigclap:

:hearts: :eek: Congratulations Maria, Kirsten & Ting :eek: :hearts:

Bad luck Lina, Anne & Dinara :kiss: :hug:

Rankings will be released this afternoon ;)

Congrats Maria!! :eek: :kiss: :hearts:

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Maria! :)

Why does Ai always have to draw the eventual finalist in the first round? :lol:

OMG im so surprised to win a title im so happy great job Lina in the final

Sharapova Shines in Spain

What a week its been for Young Russian Maria Sharapova not only has she won her first title on the claycourts of Madrid defeating fellow Russian Lina Krasnoutskaya 7/6(8) 6/4 she has also signed an exclusive muti-million dollar deal with IMG.

"This is the best week of my life i am so happy that ive played the best matches this week the match today was so close and i think it came down to who wanted it more and you could tell it was me i needed this to help me with my confidence and gain the respect of my peers" Sharapova said after the match.

When asked about her deal with IMG "It's great i feel there are so many doors opening for me now and i am ready for any oppurtunity that comes to me i feel i deserve this now but my #1 priority will always be tennis and im looking forward to making my mark on the circuit"

Maria takes home $35,000 and a Mercedez Benz Convertible Lina takes home $18,000

Congrats Maria, Kirsten and Ting! :D :worship:

Good luck in Berlin next week :hearts:

Kirsten and Ting! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: imagine with those same points we didn't go past the first round last week! :devil: great idea you had Thomas to say to keep those one more week :kiss: :worship: (gosh I'm nackered i should write an article especially since I've got piccies of my own of Kirsten now :banana: but I'll do it in a bit )

Kirsten and Ting! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: imagine with those same points we didn't go past the first round last week! :devil: great idea you had Thomas to say to keep those one more week :kiss: :worship: (gosh I'm nackered i should write an article especially since I've got piccies of my own of Kirsten now :banana: but I'll do it in a bit )

:worship:

Kirsten Flipkens pays tribute to all her friends on tour
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I know this is coming late but seriously I want to thank all those posts for the support including from some of the nicest posters around :worship: Because going through the thread again gave me goosebumps when I realised how many messages I got :awww: so here they all are :worship: I'm well impressed!
And i don't wanna hear anyone say that there is no interest in this game :angel:

Before tourney:
Darl :woohoo:!!!
Althea darl, always on top form :cool:
Good luck
Kirsten :hug: Fed Cup Champion :yeah: thanks Yasmine :kiss:
Such a shame Justine left us but I love being in the same team as you Kimmie! :bowdown:
I predict Kirsten will win her first title here :D
:scared: :bolt:
good luck Kirsten! :bounce:
always there when needed :kiss:

round of 32
Well done Kirsten, Zsofia and all the other winners :D
what did I just say? :D
:lol:

congrats Jin, you managed to win ! :lol:
oops I mean, congrats Kirsten , you managed to win despite Jin :p :worship:

yes it seems like Jin actually came to work at your place:sad:
Darl :woohoo: :kiss:

:bounce:
Kirsten :bounce: good luck :kiss:
:yeah: :hug:

round of 16
Well done Kirsten :D :cool:
:banana: it was worth staying up no? :cool:
Darl. :woohoo:
Always a similar message darl but just as efficient!
Well done, Kirsten,Mary and Nadia :bigclap:
:kiss:
Kirsten :hug:
Keep on going in singles and doubles. :bounce:
yes :bounce:
:D go kirsten!! :kiss: win this girl :worship:

kirsten/ting :eek: :D
:bolt: pressure again! :lol:
Go Kirsten :D
:worship: Doubles partner! our work is finally paying off :)

QF
well done Kirsten! :D Impressive scoreline! :eek: :worship:
First one on line:worship:
Lina & Kirsten still going strong in the singles. :woohoo:

Well done girls!
:smooch: Klara!
Kirsten :eek: :worship:
no need to get scared :lol: Thanks Monica :hug:

omg Darl!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:
What would I do without you mamalthea? :awww: :hug:
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more to come Darl. you played awesome. but i think i need to calm down so Jin doesn't hear the party & join :bolt:.
:lol: :drool:

Kirsten :banana:
Kirsten/Ting :D
:angel: didn't we do well Thomas? :devil:

Kirsten :bigclap:
wouldn't have done it without your support Sonya :kiss:

Another straight sets win over another seed! Now got to play Kirsten in singles AND doubles :sad: May the best win :D
:sad: :hug:

SF
Kirsten :sobbing:
well done Lina and Maria :yeah:
:hug: it was already great to reach the SF here;)

oh well at least you took your revenge in doubles :yeah:
:banana: yes:D

:sad: Kirsten - What a great week you are having :eek: :kiss:

Semis in singles :hug: and Finalist in the doubles :yeah: Ms Jin Xing :scared: better not show up in the final :p ;)
:worship: :kiss: :bowdown:

Kirsten:sad: I am sad that you lose in the semis, but great that you made it this far:yeah: And in doubles also:D:D You go girl:p:D
:hug: :hug: :hug:

Darl :worship: what a great week. still there in doubles.
:hug: :awww: again!

Kirsten :(
sorry I didn't go to the singles final :smooch:

Kirsten and Steph :sad:

Kirsten/Ting and Anne/Dinara :D
:banana: :bounce:

thanks to all :worship: :rocker:

:spit: