LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

S1: Defending SINGLES CHAMPION - A.Mauresmo (FRA) def. (14)K.Palkina (KGZ) 7-6(2) 7-6(4)


Singles Draw:


(1)K.Clijsters (BEL) vs BYE
S.Peer (ISR) vs L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS)
T.Pironkova (BUL) vs V.Williams (USA)
G.Dulko (ARG) vs (15)V.Azarenka (BLR)

(9)K.Palkina (KGZ) vs J.Dokic (AUS)
M.Shaugnessy (USA) vs M.Ani (EST)
S.Ferguson (AUS) vs A.Sugiyama (JPN)
BYE vs (5)E.Bovina (RUS)

(3)S.Farina-Elia (ITA) vs BYE
M.Krajicek (NED) vs A-L.Groenefeld (GER)
M.Sharapova (RUS) vs J.Capriati (USA)
S.Foretz (FRA) vs (14)V.Dushevina (RUS)

(12)M.Domachowska (POL) vs J.Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
S.Williams (USA) vs F.Schiavone (ITA)
D.Safina (RUS) vs S.Dubois (CAN)
A.Harkleroad (USA) vs (8)A.Gibson (USA)

(6)E.Dementieva (RUS) vs BYE
M.Tu (USA) vs Z.Gubacsi (HUN)
S.Mirza (IND) vs A.Nakamura (JPN)
A.Cornet (FRA) vs (10)P.Schnyder (SUI)

(16)N.Vaidisova (CZE) vs F.Pennetta (ITA)
M.Kirilenko (RUS) vs A.Haynes (USA)
N.Li (CHN) vs E.Gallovits (ROM)
BYE vs (4)M.Maleeva (BUL)

(7)T.Golovin (FRA) vs J.Jackson (USA)
D.Hantuchova (SVK) vs M.Pierce (FRA)
T.Perebiynis (UKR) vs R.Kuti-Kis (HUN)
A.Chakvetadze (RUS) vs (11)A.Rodionova (RUS)

(13)M.Hingis (SUI) vs A.Kournikova (RUS)
C.Rubin (USA) vs K.Koukalova (CZE)
A.Molik (AUS) vs J.Jankovic (SCG)
BYE vs (2)L.Davenport (USA)


Points Due: Tuesday 08/08/06 - 2pm (AEST)

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

S1: Defending DOUBLES CHAMPION - (3)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. A.Ivanovic/A.Rodionova 1-6 7-5 6-4


Doubles Draw:


(1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes vs BYE
A.Nakamura/D.Safina vs A.Chakvetadze/A.Rodionova
M.Krajicek/T.Perebiynis vs E.Dementieva/K.Palkina
A.Molik/S.Peer vs (8)M.Domachowska/M.Kirilenko

(3)L.Davenport/M.Hingis vs C.Rubin/A.Cornet
S.Foretz/S.Williams vs V.Azarenka/V.Williams
Z.Gubacsi/G.Dulko vs M.Ani/J.Jankovic
N.Li/ T.Pironkova vs (5)A.Gibson/T.Golovin

(6)A.L.Groenefeld/P.Schnyder vs E.Gallovits/M.Shaughnessy
J.Henin-Hardenne/F.Schiavone vs V.Dushevina/L.Krasnoroutskaya
K.Koukalova/N.Vaidisova vs M.Sharapova/J.Capriati
J.Dokic/M.Pierce vs (4)E.Bovina/S.Kuznetsova

(7)S.Jeyaseelan/M.Maleeva vs J.Jackson/M.Tu
A.Kournikova/S.Ferguson vs S.Mirza/A.Sugiyama
D.Hantuchova/F.Pennetta vs A.Harkleroad/R.Kuti-Kis
BYE vs (2)S.Dubois/S.Farina-Elia

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Schedule of Play

Tuesday: POINTS DUE 2PM (AEST) - Singles Rnd 64
Wednesday: Singles/Doubles Rnd 32
Thursday: Singles/Doubles Rnd 16
Friday: Singles/Doubles Quarterfinals
Saturday: Singles/Doubles Semifinals
Sunday: Singles/Doubles Final - RANKINGS RELEASED

Withdrawls from California T1B:

S.Karantantcheva
K.Flipkens
S.Jeyaseelan
T.Li
A.Widjaja


:wavey: Seedings were besed on this weeks Los Angeles WTATour Singles Draw. ;)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dubois with a so-so draw :sad: Hopefully I can win one round!

vs. Pierce in the first round!!! :help: :help:

good luck everyone! :D

not a bad draw for meilen, who did really well last week, but can she continue the good form :unsure:

and jamea its your turn to send points :wavey:

..... *waits for Demented to complain about her draw* .....

;) :lol:

Not a horrible draw but not a good one either ;)

..... *waits for Demented to complain about her draw* .....

;) :lol:

if we had doubles h2hs, me and ksenia would be like 0-5 against gubasci/dulko. potential gubasci match in 2r. :scared: not a bad draw, though. :p

My draw sucks :bigcry:






:p

good luck everyone :wavey:

My draw is actually ok:)
But Hingis/Davenport in the quarters.

Good luck (except to my opponents:p)

Good luck everyone! Kirsten will be watching in the croud and for the first round only, she's off after that :angel:

Domachowska/Kirilenko :)
I'll send points, ok?

I have a pretty good draw .... I'll stuff it up :)

Angela please send points this week :wavey:

Hopefully I can go 3-0 up against Peer and then set up a tie with Clijsters :sobbing:

Good Luck everybody

Good Luck Everyone :kiss: :hug: :wavey:

Lina you send points


mine have been :o as of lately

Mirza in round one :rolleyes:

Aiko will probably lose :sad:

Allez Vika! :devil:

:wavey: 3 hours till points are due..

Sharapova Faces Her Doubles Partner

http://www.iconsportsmedia.com/previews/Tennis/Pro/2006/08-06%20Acura%20Classic/50629241_Acura_Classic.jpg

In first round action in California Doubles Partners Maria Sharapova & Jennifer Capriati face off for the first time in what is surely one of the more juicier matches in early rounds.

"Its definitely gonna be a tough match we know each others games so well but im hoping to get the win cause i need it badly, but if i lose ill be happy its to her"

In doubles Capriati/Sharapova face off against Koukalova/Vaidisova "I played with Klara last week and we won so this is gonna be a great first round but im confident we can get the win"

:wavey: R64 SINGLES Results coming up!! :)

:banana: good luck everyone!:D
(LTT, I'll send points for USopen today because i'll be away for the next few days and might miss the deadline;))

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Round 64

TOP HALF


L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) def. S.Peer (ISR) 6-1 6-7(2) 6-2
V.Williams (USA) def. T.Pironkova (BUL) 6-2 6-4
(15)V.Azarenka (BLR) def. G.Dulko (ARG) 6-4 6-1

J.Dokic (AUS) def. (9)K.Palkina (KGZ) 6-4 6-4
M.Ani (EST) def. M.Shaugnessy (USA) 6-3 1-6 6-3
A.Sugiyama (JPN) def. S.Ferguson (AUS) 6-3 6-3

A-L.Groenefeld (GER) def. M.Krajicek (NED) 6-3 6-4
M.Sharapova (RUS) def. J.Capriati (USA) 7-6(2) 7-6(2)
(14)V.Dushevina (RUS) def. S.Foretz (FRA) 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1)

(12)M.Domachowska (POL) def. J.Henin-Hardenne (BEL) 6-4 6-2
S.Williams (USA) def. F.Schiavone (ITA) 3-6 6-4 6-2
D.Safina (RUS) def. S.Dubois (CAN) 6-2 6-7(0) 6-1
(8)A.Gibson (USA) def. A.Harkleroad (USA) 6-4 6-3


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Round 64

BOTTOM HALF


Z.Gubacsi (HUN) def. M.Tu (USA) 6-4 7-6(6)
A.Nakamura (JPN) def. S.Mirza (IND) 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 7-6(3)
(10)P.Schnyder (SUI) def. A.Cornet (FRA) 6-4 7-6(5)

F.Pennetta (ITA) def. (16)N.Vaidisova (CZE) 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(6)
M.Kirilenko (RUS) def. A.Haynes (USA) 3-6 6-4 6-3
E.Gallovits (ROM) def. N.Li (CHN) 7-6(6) 7-5

(7)T.Golovin (FRA) def. J.Jackson (USA) 6-0 6-3
M.Pierce (FRA) def. D.Hantuchova (SVK) 6-3 2-6 6-4
R.Kuti-Kis (HUN) def. T.Perebiynis (UKR) 7-5 6-3
(11)A.Rodionova (RUS) def.A.Chakvetadze (RUS) 6-2 5-7 6-4

(13)M.Hingis (SUI) def. A.Kournikova (RUS) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-2
K.Koukalova (CZE) def. C.Rubin (USA) 6-3 4-6 6-2
J.Jankovic (SCG) def. A.Molik (AUS) 6-0 6-0


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

:hearts: Congratulations all winners!! :kiss: :hearts:

:eek: :eek: 9th & 16th seeds OUT in R1! :eek: :eek: Ksenia :sad: :mad:

:wavey: ARTICLE TIME! :devil: PLENTY ARTICLES - EARLY RESULTS!! :kiss:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION:

ALL PLAYERS HAVE TO SEND NEW POINTS NEXT WEEK!!!!

:cool: Every GS Event, NEW POINTS have to be sent.
:eek: All OLD Points have been deleted. :D :)

U.S OPEN Thread will be up over the weekend and you will have 96+ Hours to send NEW POINTS :bounce:

:lol: well I'm on holidays and have no time at all sorry ;) congrats all winners

Althea :hearts:, Klara :banana:, Flavia :yeah:, Tati :kiss:, Venus :bigclap:
Misa, Tatiana :sad: :sobbing:

Clijsters Hopeful For Californian Crown

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/3103/212316102004clijsters.jpg

California, U.S.A - World No.1 Kim Clijsters (above) is staying positive for her campaign to win the LTTS2: Sony Ericsson International in California.

The former French Open Champion in season 1, will be a favourite for the Tier IB championship, entering the tournament with a bye.

"I'm feeling a little bit nervous for my first match of the tournament," said Clijsters. "I know this week, I really need to play my best, especially if I want to keep the top spot."

"I’m hoping for another title here, its been awhile since winning. I mean, I need to win this title, but there are a lot of other good players out there and lately they can really threaten my game. But I like that, I like the competition, it helps my game grow."

In Round 2, Clijsters will face L.Krasnoroutskaya of Russia.

Ksenia and Angela :sad: :mad:

good luck tomorrow everyone :) :worship:

- Kimmie :kiss:

Sharapova downs her Doubles Partner
http://mashafan.free.fr/galeriephoto/albums/tournois/2006/sandiego/maria-sharapova_fr_sandiego06_118.JPG

In what was a most dificult match-up for both players Russian Maria Sharapova defeated her good friend and doubles partner Jennifer Capriati 7-6 7-6. Both players where obviously nervous throughout the match and that shows on the tighness of the match.

"It was such a tough match and it was so up and down im glad i played great when it counted and my best tennis came out in those tiebreaks really hitting my shots on the line and my serve saived me so many times tonight i feel good about my match tonight but im upset it came at the expense of Jen shes a great player and really has been impressive lately, i hope we win in the doubles tomorrow so she doesnt have a terrible tournament" said maria after her match

In 2nd round action tomorrow Maria will play fellow russian Vera Dushevina who won in 3 sets "shes an impressive player and has had great success i hope to have a great match with her i hope im ready for a player of her calibur"

alright, pattycakes. a win! :D

althea and alg. martina. :D ksenia. :bigcry:

Patty Schnyder Gets First Win Of Summer, Takes Out Cornet

http://www.patty-schnyder.com/stanford068.jpg

Following two consecutive first round losses, Patty Schnyder has ended her streak with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over French newcomer, Alize Cornet.

"Alize is a good player. I remember she played a good match at Wimbledon against Lindsay, so I knew she could play. I just had to be careful and show her who was boss," Schnyder said.

With this win, Schnyder hopes to build up her confidence and make a run into the latter stages of this tournament. Since falling out of the top ten last week, Schnyder hopes to regain her position.

"I have Aiko next, which should be relatively straightforward for me. Then Elena, most likely. We're great friends off the court, so it'll be tough. I beat her at Wimbledon, so I probably have a little edge. We'll see," Schnyder said.

Sugi!! :bounce:

V.Williams (USA) def. T.Pironkova (BUL) 6-2 6-4

:woohoo:

A win for Venus!

Good match Tsveta! :hug:

meilen :sad:
an awesome tourney last week and now this :fiery:

congrats winners!

Anna-Lena Into R32

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/ap_photo/20060407/all/l1857371.jpg
Anna-Lena Groenefeld hits a backhand during her match against Michaella Krajicek.

California, USA - Anna-Lena Groenefeld advanced to the second round for another week at the Sony Ericsson International with a 6-3 6-4 straight-set victory over Dutch youngster Michaella Krajicek.

Playing solidly on both wings, the German was able to keep her game together and cause the Dutch teen to make the mistakes. She finished with a modest 15 winners to only 11 unforced errors.

"I think I played a great match today," the German said. "I kept the pressure going and needed only one break in each set, and I'm glad I was able to close it out at 5-4 in the second."

The German advances to the second round again, but lately she has had problems stepping over the threshold. Last week, Groenefeld lost to world #1 Kim Clijsters in the second round in three tough sets.

"You know, I'm just happy I won a match," she said. "At least that means I'm consistently a Top 32 player, but I do want to start improving my results for sure."

This week, her task won't be any easier, as she faces world #3 Silvia Farina Elia.

"This will be a tough match for sure," the German said. "She's a really crafty player, and I'll have to stay focused and not give up too much of the baseline. I'll have to be aggressive, definitely."

Good luck to:
KimmyC
ALG
Vera Douchebag
LenaD
Patty

and others that I forgot :o

go Ritaaaa :worship:

Aiko Gets First Win On Hardcourts!
http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/3271/aiko1.jpg
"Come on!"

Japanese number 1, Aiko Nakamura the Wimbledon and Us Open quarter finalist came through a thrilling encounter in round one of California on Monday night. Aiko defeated India's finest, Sania Mirza 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 7-6(3) in a thrilling encounter, to set up a match against 10th seed Patty Schnyder in the next round. Schnyder, was quoted as of saying "It should be straight forward for me" but Aiko hopes to prove the swiss wrong:

"I've beaten girls like Davenport, Ivanovic and Jeyaseelan before. I am going to try and make it as unstraightforward as possible for her. She obviously won't be expecting much from me from her interview, so I am hoping to show I can compete and use my best weapons against her. I am a great competitor and it is great to win a match before the US open as I will be losing quarter finals points soon and drop out of the top 30 so to get a win and notch up some points will be great for me. I am really nervous about losing some points at the US Open, it is the first time I have ever had to defend points. But I am looking forward for my match with Patty and I will take it one match at a time. I hope to also play well in my doubles match with Dinara. Dinara has been improving really well in singles recently and is a great feature for the top 20 in Singles. I have enjoyed playing with Dinara this year."

I now own Shahar Peer :woohoo: Another good three setter :hug: Now ready to play Kimmy!

Vera :D
Alicia :eek:
Ksenia :sobbing:
Althea :yeah:

Z.Gubacsi (HUN) def. M.Tu (USA) 6-4 7-6(6)

well ksenia, it's time i play her in singles. :help:

Dubois :eek: Losing two sets so easily, that rarely happened to ya :eek: But winning the TB 7-0 :eek:

when will today's results be out?

:awww:

http://tennisrulz.com/players/pierce/gallery02/200.jpg
Mary Pierce extended her winning streak with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win vs. Slovakian talent Daniela Hantuchova. Coming off a title in Vancouver, Pierce overcame weary legs and an erratic second set to fight off the spirited challenge of Hantuchova. However. Pierce relied on strong serving to eek by the match, particularly in the third, erasing all five break points in the set.

Next up, she faces compatriot and good friend, no. 7 Tatiana Golovin for a Round of 16 berth.

when will today's results be out?there's no hurry for me :lol: (I know I'll get another loss in the 1st round :rolleyes: )

when will today's results be out?

In around 30 minutes :p :wavey:

there's no hurry for me :lol: (I know I'll get another loss in the 1st round :rolleyes: )

You had a BYE in R1 :p and you rarely lose in R1 lately :rolleyes:

You ain't #4 in Singles for no reason :ras:

Your last 3 tournaments:

Vancouver T2: Qtrfinalist
Miami T1A: Semifinalist
Wimbledone GS: Semifinalist

Good luck Cyrille ;) :wavey:

You had a BYE in R1 :p and you rarely lose in R1 lately :rolleyes:

You ain't #4 in Singles for no reason :ras:

Your last 3 tournaments:

Vancouver T2: Qtrfinalist
Miami T1A: Semifinalist
Wimbledone GS: Semifinalist

Good luck Cyrille ;) :wavey: I know, but today I lost in all the other games I play, so why not here too? :unsure: (and btw, this post was not for this thread, I mixed the threads, it was for FWTT :tape: :lol: )

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Round 32

TOP HALF


(1)K.Clijsters (BEL) def. L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) 7-6(6) 7-6(2)
V.Williams (USA) def. (15)V.Azarenka (BLR) 3-6 7-6(4) 7-5

J.Dokic (AUS) def. M.Ani (EST) 6-3 6-4
(5)E.Bovina (RUS) def.A.Sugiyama (JPN) 7-6(5) 7-6(6)

(3)S.Farina-Elia (ITA) def. A-L.Groenefeld (GER) 2-6 7-6(0) 7-6(0)
(14)V.Dushevina (RUS) def. M.Sharapova (RUS) 6-3 6-3

S.Williams (USA) def. (12)M.Domachowska (POL) 7-5 7-5
(8)A.Gibson (USA) def. D.Safina (RUS) 2-6 7-6(3) 7-6(3)


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Round 32

BOTTOM HALF


(6)E.Dementieva (RUS) def. Z.Gubacsi (HUN) 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4
(10)P.Schnyder (SUI) def. A.Nakamura (JPN) 2-6 7-5 6-1

M.Kirilenko (RUS) def. F.Pennetta (ITA) 6-2 6-7(1) 6-2
(4)M.Maleeva (BUL) def.E.Gallovits (ROM) 6-3 6-3

(7)T.Golovin (FRA) def. M.Pierce (FRA) 6-1 4-6 6-2
R.Kuti-Kis (HUN) def. (11)A.Rodionova (RUS) 1-6 7-5 6-4

(13)M.Hingis (SUI) def. K.Koukalova (CZE) 5-7 6-4 6-1
(2)L.Davenport (USA) def.J.Jankovic (SCG) 7-6(5) 7-6(3)


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

:banana: Maggie and Althea!!! :bounce: :woohoo:

:bigclap: to Kimmie and Tati also! :kiss:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Doubles Results

Round 32


A.Nakamura/D.Safina def. A.Chakvetadze/A.Rodionova 6-4 6-1
M.Krajicek/T.Perebiynis def. E.Dementieva/K.Palkina 6-4 3-6 6-4
(8)M.Domachowska/M.Kirilenko def. A.Molik/S.Peer 6-1 6-3

(3)L.Davenport/M.Hingis def. C.Rubin/A.Cornet 6-1 3-6 6-3
S.Foretz/S.Williams def. V.Azarenka/V.Williams 7-6(3) 6-3
Z.Gubacsi/G.Dulko def. M.Ani/J.Jankovic 7-5 3-6 6-3
(5)A.Gibson/T.Golovin def. N.Li/ T.Pironkova 6-3 7-5

(6)A.L.Groenefeld/P.Schnyder def. E.Gallovits/M.Shaughnessy 7-6(2) 5-7 7-5
V.Dushevina/L.Krasnoroutskaya def. J.Henin-Hardenne/F.Schiavone 6-4 6-2
M.Sharapova/J.Capriati def. K.Koukalova/N.Vaidisova 7-6(5) 6-4
(4)E.Bovina/S.Kuznetsova def. J.Dokic/M.Pierce 6-3 6-3

(7)S.Jeyaseelan/M.Maleeva def. J.Jackson/M.Tu 7-6(3) 5-7 6-4
S.Mirza/A.Sugiyama def. A.Kournikova/S.Ferguson 6-4 6-3
D.Hantuchova/F.Pennetta def. A.Harkleroad/R.Kuti-Kis 6-7(8) 7-6(4) 7-6(4)


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

Oh god :o Win the first set 6-2 and then get blanked in the next two tiebreaks? :help:

Another second round loss :sad:

Congrats to:
Kim :bigclap:
LenaD :bowdown:
Bepa Douchebag :bowdown:
Patty :eek: Interesting R16 :devil:


ALG/Patty :D Next round: Bepa Douchebag :unsure:

Makiri :bowdown:
Marta/Masha :banana:

:hearts: Congratulations all winners!! :kiss: :hearts:

:eek: :eek: #11, 12 & 15 seeds OUT in R2! :sad: :mad:

:eek: :eek: No seeds in doubles lost :worship:

:wavey: ARTICLE TIME! :devil: PLENTY ARTICLES - EARLY RESULTS!! :kiss:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION:

ALL PLAYERS HAVE TO SEND NEW POINTS NEXT WEEK!!!!

:cool: Every GS Event, NEW POINTS have to be sent.
:eek: All OLD Points have been deleted. :D :)

U.S OPEN Thread will be up over the weekend and you will have 96+ Hours to send NEW POINTS :bounce:

I found Internet for some minutes :bounce:

Edina lost in the second round to Maleeva 3-6,3-6 :sad:

Congrats to all the winners in these days :aparty:

Oh god :o Win the first set 6-2 and then get blanked in the next two tiebreaks? :help:

Another second round loss :sad:

:o I was hoping you would win :hug:

Try to put a higher number in the 13th game of each set, instead of #1, 2 or 3! :p :angel:

Sorry Alvin :hug:

:o I was hoping you would win :hug:

Try to put a higher number in the 13th game of each set, instead of #1, 2 or 3! :p :angel:

Sorry Alvin :hug:
Thanks for blowing my strategy :shout: :p

But thanks for hoping I'd win :awww: :kiss:

:lol: Congrats Maggie!! :woohoo: :woohoo:

:devil: (13)M.Hingis vs (2)L.Davenport :devil: Good luck! :worship:

Rita Kuti Kis continues her dream in California.

The hungarian player reached this morning her pass into the third round in the Sony Ericsson tier I .

http://villanyember.ifrance.com/kuti6.jpg

Rita Kuti Kis could overcome 11th seed , russian Rodionova in three sets after losing the first one 1-6 in just 17 minutes. Then Rita started to play fighting each ball as she did in the Fed Cup ties and could win the match with some nice winners and passings. 7-5 and 6-4.

"Rodionova made me play hard and everypoint was decisive,I play next Golovin, it will be very hard,she is so talented that will be difficult but not impossible, let´s see what hapend..."



Will Rita win her third consecutive match in a row for the 1st time in her career?? :eek:

:eek: Aiko and Dinara :woohoo: :bigclap:

Dinara :sad: :hug:

Aiko :sad: :hug:

Aiko's Battles Fails

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/3271/aiko2.jpg
Aiko Shows Her Frustrations

Aiko Nakamura fell last night to Patty Schnyder 26 75 61. Aiko started the match well, a set and a 54 lead, but choked the match away. Aiko left the court in tears at her performance and the lack of points she has gained from this hard court season. Aiko did win in her doubles with her friend Dinara Safina though.

"My main aim, was to just get as many ranking points as I could to defend my quarter final at the US Open. I am not going to even do that now, I will be ranked in the 40's and have to play lower tier events - its not so fun there. I gave my all to the first two sets, but in the final set I had absolutely no energy left. My strategy was wrong this hardcourt season and I will try my hardest to change it for the Us open. I am still am in doubles though, and hopefully I can play well. But I am really sad, with my performance." :sad:

Dinara :sad:

Aiko :sad: :hug:

but Dinara/Aiko :banana:

but Dinara/Aiko :banana:
:yippee:

:lol: Congrats Maggie!! :woohoo: :woohoo:

:devil: (13)M.Hingis vs (2)L.Davenport :devil: Good luck! :worship:

:eek: :eek: I know!!! :devil: :devil: Lindsay vs Martina is soooo early these days!! It should be a semi-final or final!!!!

Article will have to come for this match. We play so rarely against its other :rolleyes: Its only the second time in almost two seasons :lol:

Top Seed Wins
Clijsters Downs Krasnoroutskaya

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/3327/71544779CC055_Acura_Classic080300_800x600.jpg

California, USA - World Number One, Kim Clijstes, advanced to the Round of 16 with a comfortable straight sets win over Russian, Lina Krasnoroutskaya, in the Round of 32 of the LTT Sony Ericsson International in California, United States. Kim used typical speed and power tennis to knock her smaller and weaker opponent, with a score of 7-6(6) 7-6(2) in ninty four minutes.

"I'm quite pleased with my performance today. Lina started the match well and I'm happy I was able to turn things around and win the important points."

"Im hit my serves very well and my groundstrokes were quite accurate. Not to mention the fact that my opponent, Krasnoroutskaya, really seemed to be on her game today. I'm happy about the win." said Clijsters.

:bowdown: (1)K.Clijsters (BEL) def. L.Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) 7-6(6) 7-6(2) :woohoo: WTG Kimmie :worship:

lindsay vs martina :eek: what a match :bounce:

Venus :D good luck :eek:
Silvia ;)
Althea :D
Maggie :worship:
Tati :cool:
Patty :p

Anna-Lena :sad: Marta :sad: Anastassia R :sad:

patty v. lena. :devil:

alg. :( kimmie and althea. :D

Clash of the Titans

http://www.tennisserver.com/images/wta2005/IMG_1411sm.jpg

Second seeded Lindsay Davenport and former world number 1 Martina Hingis are set to face off in tonights Stadium Court match. The pair have only met once, when Davenport was able to overcome the strong challenge from the swiss miss winning 5-7 6-2 6-4 at the Italian Open earlier this season.

Davenport spoke about her second round win and her third round match. "Yesterday was a great win. Im very pleased to have finished it in straight sets. Jankovic won her opening round match 6-0 6-0 so I knew it was going to be tough. Its great to think that my stratergy this week can handle that type of tennis."

Me and Hingis go way back. We love to play doubles together and often practice together, so to play against each other here is just so much fun. Its weird to think that after over a season and a half this is only our second meeting, but its sure going to be fun, even if it is only a third round meeting."

Patty Schnyder Overcomes Nakamura To Set Up Dementieva Clash

http://www.patty-schnyder.com/sandiego0610.jpg

Down a set and 4-5, Patty Schnyder was able to claw her way to a victory today at the Sony Ericsson International. The Swiss number one overcame her small, fiesty opponent, Aiko Nakamura, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1.

"It happens a lot. You lose an easy first set, come back to win the second set in a close set, and then just roll through the third. I could tell that after she lost the second set, she just went away. She impressed me a lot in the first set though. She was striking her backhand down the line very well. I was having trouble reading her game. My fitness really shone through in the end, so I'm happy that all the extra work I put in is finally paying off," Schnyder said.

Schnyder will now take on Elena Dementieva, the six seed. This marks the fourth meeting between the two players, with Schnyder holding a 2-1 advantage.

"I think I have Elena next, if she won. She did? Okay, then. I love Elena. She's a great girl and one of my friends, so it'll be hard to play against her. I don't match up well with her, but I still have beaten her twice. Her serve goes to my backhand, since I'm a lefty, and it's hard to return. I just need to prolong the rallies, loop some balls to her backhand, and try to not let her dictate. I think I'll do okay. The last time we played was at Wimbledon, on my worst surface, and I won so. We'll see how it goes," Schnyder finished.

Patty Schnyder and Anna-Lena Groenefeld were victorious in doubles competition as well. Schnyder will play the sixth seeded Dementieva later today for a spot in the quarterfinals of this tier one event.

Bepa Douchebag :rocker2:

First convincing win in forever :o Sorry Masha :hug:

SFE next :unsure:

Those new points Serena sent seemed to have worked :cool:

Serena Fights to Victory

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/506/71596044MW059_JPMorgan_Chas080901_800x600.jpg

American Serena Williams caused an upset today at the Tier I event in California by beating the 12th seeded Polish player Marta Domachowska 7-5 7-5. Serena wore a new outfit as she managed to edge Marta out of the tournament.

"It was a tough first round match," said a jubilant Serena. "I played well last week and I tried to improve on that here today. Unfortunately I was unable to find my rhythm and had to rely on all my fighting qualities to get the win. Marta is a good player, so this is a nice win for me."

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/8423/71596044mw054jpmorganchas080901800x600ck3.jpg

Serena next faces #8 seed Althea Gibson. "I have played her a few times and lost. We were partners in Fed Cup and I respect her and her game. It will be a tough match but I'm going to give it my best. I'm really just looking to improve my game and use the matches here this week as a stepping stone for the US Open next week."

Serena also managed to win her first round doubles match, teaming with Stephanie Foretz to beat her sister Venus and Azarenka 7-6(3) 6-3.

BOVINA CRUISES INTO THIRD ROUND

Russian #1 Elena Bovina had been struggled in her first match against Japan’s Ai Sugiyama today at the Sony Ericsson International yet managed to win the match in straight sets with both sets tiebreaker.

“I just wear out of my energy as I just arrived here from Las Vegas for screw with Danny McCoy.” Bovina explains, “Anyway, I’m happy to be here on time and won my match otherwise it would be waste my time to left a gorgeous guy there in the Sin City. I better make a call him and come over here for another action.”

http://www.tennis-ontheline.com/pics/01sf/01sfeb2.jpg


Bovina next faces Australia’s Jelena Dokic who knocked Maret Ani of Estonia in straight sets. The winner of the match will take on most likely world number one, Kim Clijsters of Belgium.

(6)E.Dementieva (RUS) def. Z.Gubacsi (HUN) 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4

otlichna baby. :rocker2:

V.Williams (USA) def. (15)V.Azarenka (BLR) 3-6 7-6(4) 7-5

:eek:

Oh yes, Venus!

Great match Victoria! :hug:

Beat me doubles partner, now Clijsters, top seed! :scared:

Tati - on speed:lol:
Althea:kiss::D:D
Kim:bounce::yeah:
Farina:yeah::)
Althea/Tati:D:D:D:D:D:bounce:
Maleeva:bounce::cool:
Sonya/Maggie:bounce::yeah::D
Rodionova:rain::(
Mary:hug:

:kiss: Thanx Bovina, Serena, Patty, Lindsay, Clijsters, Nakamura and Kuti-Kis for the articles!! :D :worship:

Sorry Dushebag didn't write an article :o there are no pictures these days :sad:

:o Any excuse Dushebag :p ;)

R16 Results will be out in around 3-4 Hours! :kiss: :wavey:

:hearts: I really like Patty's outfits lately! :p

:ras:

Russian Grinds Through To Third Round
http://dementieva.ru/downloads/catimages/3504_image.jpg
Sixth seeded Elena Dementieva tees off on a forehand during her second round victory over Zsofia Gubasci in California.

Watching Elena Dementieva play the first set and a half against Zsofia Gubasci, there would be no reason to believe the Russian was the sixth seed at the prestigious Sony Ericsson International. Down 6-7 (5) 0-3, Dementieva looked off of her game and well on her way to another early round exit. That's when the fighter's instict and aggressive mentality set in, and Dementieva grinded out numberous 20+ stroke rallies en route to sneaking the second set away 7-6 (6). In the third, Dementieva was able to emerge the winner after much better tennis began to come into view, and she smacked a backhand cross court for the win.

"I knew Gubasci's game well, you know. We have played match after match after match after match in doubles and, I mean, she might not be a familiar face to many of the top singles girls, but I have a lot of experience with her game, and I knew how to play it. It took me quite a while to really start thinking and tell myself what I needed to do, you know, because I had a set gameplan. Once I stuck to that, it became much easier. She played a fine match, but I was stingy on the important points and I made her work. I hit looks of great winners today. I feel really good about my chances against Patty, yeah."

R16 Singles and Doubles RESULTS coming up! :) :kiss:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Round 16

TOP HALF


http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/4179/kimov9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=)

(1)K.Clijsters (BEL) def. V.Williams (USA) 6-4 4-6 6-4

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/511/1jdokpic13.jpg

J.Dokic (AUS) def. (5)E.Bovina (RUS) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/5743/dushgf5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=)

(14)V.Dushevina (RUS) def. (3)S.Farina-Elia (ITA) 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(6)

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/506/8573154serena.jpg

(8)A.Gibson (USA) def. S.Williams (USA) 6-4 6-4


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Round 16

BOTTOM HALF


http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/5769/pattyqu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=)

(10)P.Schnyder (SUI) def. (6)E.Dementieva (RUS) 7-6(5) 6-4

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/520/12003-ausopen211.jpg

(4)M.Maleeva (BUL) def. M.Kirilenko (RUS) 2-6 7-6(1) 7-6(0)

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/6708/tatifz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=)

(7)T.Golovin (FRA) def. R.Kuti-Kis (HUN) 6-0 6-3

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5517/linlt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=)

(2)L.Davenport (USA) def. (13)M.Hingis (SUI) 7-5 2-6 6-2


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Doubles Results

Round 16


(1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. A.Nakamura/D.Safina 6-4 6-4
(8)M.Domachowska/M.Kirilenko def. M.Krajicek/T.Perebiynis 6-1 7-6(5)

(3)L.Davenport/M.Hingis def. S.Foretz/S.Williams 6-4 4-6 6-4
Z.Gubacsi/G.Dulko def. (5)A.Gibson/T.Golovin 7-6(5) 7-6(4)

V.Dushevina/L.Krasnoroutskaya def. (6)A.L.Groenefeld/P.Schnyder 6-7(0) 7-5 6-4
(4)E.Bovina/S.Kuznetsova def. M.Sharapova/J.Capriati 6-3 6-4

(7)S.Jeyaseelan/M.Maleeva def. S.Mirza/A.Sugiyama 7-6(6) 6-1
(2)S.Dubois/S.Farina-Elia def.D.Hantuchova/F.Pennetta 7-6(6) 6-7(2) 6-4


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

:hearts: Congratulations all winners!! :kiss: :hearts:

:eek: :eek: (3)Farina-Elia :sad: :mad: (5)Bovina :sad: (6)Dementieva :rolleyes: :sad: (13)Hingis :o :fiery:

:eek: :sad: :fiery: (5)Gibson/Golovin :sad: Your HardCourt winning streak has come to an end! :sad:

:wavey: ARTICLE TIME! :devil: PLENTY ARTICLES - EARLY RESULTS!! :kiss:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION:

ALL PLAYERS HAVE TO SEND NEW POINTS NEXT WEEK!!!!

:cool: Every GS Event, NEW POINTS have to be sent.
:eek: All OLD Points have been deleted. :D :)

U.S OPEN Thread will be up over the weekend and you will have 96+ Hours to send NEW POINTS :bounce:

Vera :woohoo:


keep on truckin :rocker:


Althea next :scared:

doubles :banana: now win a title damn it! :lol:

The "Dushebag" Strikes Again!

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos_rx/douchevina_7385_rx.jpg

Vera Dushevina is having her best week since her victory in Iceland several weeks ago. The Russian has reached the quarterfinals by knocking out #3 seed Silvia Farina Elia in an incredible 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(6) thriller.

In the first set both players held to 3-3 when Silvia broke, Vera waisted no time breaking back, to 4-4 and they both held to 6-6. In the tiebreak Dushevina got herself in some early trouble at 2-5 struggling to find her first serve. But she fought back with some aggresive play and a double fault from the Italian woman, on her first set point the Dushebag hit a slice serve out wide with Silvia getting it back short. Vera hit her approach deep and wide and Silvia trailed it down only to see the Russian pluck off an easy volley with a clench of the fists.

In the second set Farina Elia showed some veteran tennis, changing her game plan with more slices and dices. This threw the youngster off and she couldn't handle Silvia's variety. By the time she rallied back from 5-2 it was too little too late as Sivlia's insurance break held through to even things up at 1 set all.

In the third momentum shifted again with Dushevina finally getting a good grip on Silvia's arsenal by hitting her shots in deeper with a faster pace, and then following those shots in. This all helped but she continued to make more mistakes and the Italian kept Vera on her heels not getting comfortable on court. It was becoming the Dushebag's match to win or lose and despite serving for the set at 5-4 and 6-5 she couldn't hang on and it went to a tiebreak. Once again Vera was up at 3-1 and 5-3 but nerves were preventing her from her usual fluid shots. Silvia managed to fight to get her first matchpoint at 6-5 and had a good shot lined-up hitting a down the line slice backhand but a sprinting Dushebag was yelling Russian profanity as she struck up a lob that bounced 2 inches inside the baseline to save the matchpoint. After that Farina Elia began complaining about the call with no avail and hit two unforced errors to hand the match to the youngster who moves into another quarterfinal!

"Wow that was a great match! I mean that's about the highest quality I have ever played with an oppenent. We were both striking the ball well but I think I had a few good shots when I needed them especially that lob to save matchpoint, I don't even practice those and I still managed to get it high enough to where she couldn't do it. She complained that my yelling distracted her but i was like, bitch :rolleyes: I stopped after I hit the ball, its not like I yelled brick while she was striking the ball. I think she was just looking for an excuse, I don't know, I don't care, I am the Dushebag and that is all that matters."

Bepa was later told what a douchebag really was and although she chuckled and then stopped laughing she claimed she still didn't mind the nickname :o

"Doubles was a lot of fun as well, I mean that match was super close and we saved a matchpoint there as well. I think we play Anna-Lena and Patty a lot and we've beaten them. But I really just want that doubles title, so much that its starting to make me mad :lol: we are a good team and we're getting consistent results, its just we're missing that one big win. Hopefully we can snag it here. "

Vera will next play Althea Gibson of USA for a spot in the semifinals.

"Who do I play next? Althea? Oh! :hearts: I love Althea! She is the sweetest girl on tour, definetely Miss Congeniality of LTT :lol: I don't think we've ever played but she is a great player and of course I'll be happy to win but if Althea wins than she better go on to win the title :fiery: ;) Its just nice to keep getting consistent results now. I used to be very streaky but now I've found a nice groove and I rarely lose first round anymore, starting to make a lot 3rd rounds and quarterfinals and its paying dividends as I'm seeded for the first time! And with these results it can only go up until I reach my ultimate goal of world number one :armed: "

Tati:haha::yeah:
Kim:cool::)
Althea:bounce::worship::kiss:
Maggie:D:bounce:
Elia:hug::sad:

Altati:eek::eek::eek::eek::o:o:shrug: Howcome?:o:o

:hearts: Tati is kicking ass this week! :worship: 2 Bagels in 3 matches! :p :hearts:


Allez Nath!! :kiss: :hug:

I hate you, Elena B.! :ras: Stop screw with every gorgeous guy! You should declare to celibate for a year! ;)

Rita :sad:

:woohoo: WTG Kimmie :bowdown:

:sad: Thanks for the good match Venus :hug:

Angela & Kim :worship: :D
congrats Tati :eek: :worship: Maggie :cool: Althea :D Patty :)

Clijsters Outguns Williams

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/3327/U1535P6T12D2382466F44DT20060807093345.jpg

(1)K.Clijsters (BEL) def. V.Williams (USA) 6-4 4-6 6-4

Venus Williams put up some seriously brave resistance on Thursday but was ultimately unable to prevent World Number One, Kim Clijsters from advancing to the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson International in California.

"Im very greatful to pull through this match today, Venus was hitting the ball really hard and her movement was amazing, it was quite difficult match for me in the end." said Clijsters

In the Quarterfinals Clijsters faces Jelena Dokic of Australia. Earlier today, Dokic upset 5th seeded Bovina in 3 sets 6-3 6-7 6-2.

Lindsay :bigclap:you still have a shot at the top spot again this week :scared:


I will try to do my best and good luck :armed: :wavey:

lena. :hug: i'm starting to pwn you. :hug:

another quarterfinal for patty! :armed:

Tati bagels opponents


http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/ap_photo/20060329/all/l1842824.jpg

Tatiana Golovin has surprised everyone at his eventin California. First of all, she has now won three matches in a row, and in only one has she lost a set. And third, she has bagelled two of her opponents.
Rumours has it, that she has been playing in/with the snow lately so she could be faster on the court. Lately she and Althea Gibson has won two doubles tournaments in a row, sweeping all opponents to the side.
But doing this, Tatiana didn't have the power to go far in her singles matches, losing early.
This week it changed and both Tati and Althea are in the quarters.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/images/tennis/golovin_tatiana_hor.jpg
I am not on any drugs, why should I? I have just worked out more lately. It's nice to finally be in a quarter again, especially with so many good friends in them also. But I do hate to play my friends, my level falls a lot. But I have gotten stronger mentally. Doing the wheelbarrow with Althea has helped on my muscles and also keep my head up when I am down.

Lindsay :bigclap:you still have a shot at the top spot again this week :scared:


I will try to do my best and good luck :armed: :wavey:

:devil: Lets go Kim!!!! :armed: :armed: :lol: :worship: :devil:

(1)K.Clijsters (BEL) def. V.Williams (USA) 6-4 4-6 6-4

:sad:

Oh man, a little disappointed, I got my hopes up. But whatever, good run Venus.

Great match Kim, and losing to the world #1 is nothing to be ashamed of! :hug:

Take the title Kimmy! :yeah:

Maggie survives Maria

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/ceze/1mmalpic10-1.jpg

Maggie defeated Maria Kirilenko 2-6 7-6(7/1) 7-6(7/0)




After a very bad start in the 1st set, Magdalena Maleeva managed to overcome Maria Kirilenko from Russia in 3 sets in the 3rd round in California, not without fear in the last 2 sets. In fact, both last 2 sets went into tie-break, that the 4th seeded player finally won respectively 7/1 and 7/0. With that win, Maggie reachs the quarterfinals and equals her performance from last year. Next opponent is Patty Schnyder from Switzerland.


"Maria is definitively a dangerous player, with great shots and a very solid serve. She surprised me in the 1st set. You know, it was our first meeting, so I didn't know what to expect from her. But I knew it would be difficult, because she had some great matches before. And she didn't disappoint me! I had a very bad start, but then I changed my game, and it worked, I was able to control some of her strong shots. In both tie-breaks, I guess she lacked experience. You know, I'm much older, it can be useful sometimes (laugher). But next I play Patty, who is not a newcomer. She beat me at Fed Cup, at the beginning of the year. I will never forget that because you know, because of that, we (Bulgaria) didn't qualify for the second round."

In doubles, Maggie and Sonya qualify for the quarterfinals after defeating Sania Mirza and Ai Sugiyama in straight sets 76(6) 61. Their next opponents are 2nd seeds Stephanie Dubois and Silvia Farina-Elia.

haven't got time to look at things in details as i'm away but...

:clap2: to Kim :bounce:, Maggie :kiss:, Tati :yeah: and Mamalthea :banana:

Dubois/Farina :bounce:

Still in doubles, hopefully we can get our first title Vera :banana:

:sad: Vera vs Althea :sad: Good luck to both :hug:

Thanks for the articles guys :kiss: :hug: :wavey:

Good luck in the qtrs today! :worship:

Patty Schnyder Fights Past Dementieva To Reach Quarterfinals In California

http://www.patty-schnyder.com/sandiego0622.jpg

For the second time in four weeks, Patty Schnyder has upset Russian Elena Dementieva. This time, in the round of sixteen at the Sony Ericsson International, the Swiss prevailed 7-6 (5), 6-4.

"I felt not that good. It was pretty windy out there, and I take pretty big swings, so it was hard a little bit to get my rythym. I almost choked that one away, but I was able to come up with a few good serves and closed it out," Schnyder said.

After clinching a tight first set, Schnyder rode the advantage to a 5-1 lead. Dementieva, known as a big fighter on tour, clawed her way back to 5-4, but was shut out with two consecutive aces as Schnyder advanced to the quarterfinals, where she will play Maggie Maleeva.

"I play Maggie next. She's having a good year so far, she's reached number four in the world now, which is really good for her. We've played only once before, I think. In Fed Cup earlier this year, and I beat her. That was a while ago, so I don't think it'll make much of a difference. I'll just go out there with confidence and hope for the best," Schnyder finished.

QTRFINAL Singles & Doubles coming up!! :) :worship:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Quarterfinals

TOP HALF


http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1503/kim0cy2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://img222.imageshack.us/)

(1)K.Clijsters (BEL) def. J.Dokic (AUS) 6-4 6-4

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4993/t376018akw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://img49.imageshack.us/)

(8)A.Gibson (USA) def. (14)V.Dushevina (RUS) 6-4 6-4


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

althea. :( with you winning, i can't pass you. and this does not bode well when i look to pass you next week. :(

grrr. congrats to you and kimmie. :hearts: bepa douche. :hug:

:ras: oh well still good week for me :bounce: I'm going to a career high at 13 :angel:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Quarterfinals

BOTTOM HALF


http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/5908/pattyoo8.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://img125.imageshack.us/)

(10)P.Schnyder (SUI) def. (4)M.Maleeva (BUL) 6-4 7-6(6)

http://www.wtnphotos.com/data/507/21237448011davenport.jpg

(2)L.Davenport (USA) def. (7)T.Golovin (FRA) 7-5 7-5


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

Omg I :hearts: all four semifinalists :kiss:


Good luck to all of you!

But I sort of want Althea or Patty to win their first title :hehehe:

o.m.f.g. that's hott. :hearts:

althea, it's me, you, and the two best players in the world. :lol: let's meet in the final. :D

good match, maggie. article coming up.

Go Dubois/Farina now:D

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Doubles Results

Quarterfinals


http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/30458.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/310617.jpg

(1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. (8)M.Domachowska/M.Kirilenko 7-6(6) 7-6(8)

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/40106.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/80301.jpg

(3)L.Davenport/M.Hingis def. Z.Gubacsi/G.Dulko 6-4 3-6 6-4

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/20992.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/110552.jpg

(4)E.Bovina/S.Kuznetsova def. V.Dushevina/L.Krasnoroutskaya 6-3 5-7 7-6(1)

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/100049.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/130245.jpg

(7)S.Jeyaseelan/M.Maleeva def. (2)S.Dubois/S.Farina-Elia 7-6(5) 6-2


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

:hearts: Congratulations all winners!! :kiss: :hearts:

:eek: :eek: (4)Maleeva :sad: :mad: (14)Dushevina :sad: (7)Golovin :rolleyes: :sad: :fiery:

:eek: :sad: :fiery: (2)Dubois/Farina-Elia :sad: :sad: CHANGE TACTICS! :rolleyes: :o

:wavey: ARTICLE TIME! :devil: PLENTY ARTICLES - EARLY RESULTS!! :kiss:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION:

ALL PLAYERS HAVE TO SEND NEW POINTS NEXT WEEK!!!!

:cool: Every GS Event, NEW POINTS have to be sent.
:eek: All OLD Points have been deleted. :D :)

U.S OPEN Thread will be up over the weekend and you will have 96+ Hours to send NEW POINTS :bounce:

bleh horrible day for Bepa :o


Stupid doubles :mad: :hysteric:

We are too lazy to change tactics LTT ;)

Bovina/Kuznetsova! :woohoo: Why can't Bovina play good at singles? :mad: :lol:

bleh horrible day for Bepa :o


Stupid doubles :mad: :hysteric:
It's not stupid, Bovina/Kuznetsova who is happen one of best doubles team at the moment! :devil:

Patty Schnyder Overcomes Maleeva To Reach Semifinals In California

http://www.patty-schnyder.com/zurich0416.jpg

"Good match, Maggie," said Patty Schnyder after defeating Maleeva 6-4, 7-6 (6) in the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson International. The Swiss seems to have found her stride again, after losing in the first round on two consecutive occasions.

"I thought I improved a lot from yesterday against Elena. I had to, because I couldn't play like I did yesterday and beat a great player like Maggie. I served well, my tactics were good. I knew she liked to run and counter pace, so I just fed her junk and let her self-destruct. She got out to that 3-0 lead because I was stupid enough to try and hit winners past her. Once I adapted to her game, it was fair game. I think I just wanted it more," Schnyder excalimed.

In the semifinals, Schnyder takes on an American at home, Lindsay Davenport. Davenport, who lives just ten minutes from the tournament site, is tied 1-1 in meetings with Schnyder. Both meetings came last season.

"Lindsay's been on a bit of a hot streak lately. She made the finals last week, so she could be intimidating for most people. But not me. I like playing her. She's a clean hitter, so you know that you have to play a good match to beat her. My game matches up well with her. I like to move her around, and she's quite slow. We'll see if I can get the advantage in enough of the rallies to threaten her. It'll be interesting. I just want to get back into the finals. I haven't won a tournament yet, so this would be big," Schnyder said.

o.m.f.g. that's hott. :hearts:

:o Ewww ... :tape: Your not a Paris Hilton fan are you? :scared: :o

Congrats Patty, Kim, Althea and Lindsay :kiss: :hug:

:o Ewww ... :tape: Your not a Paris Hilton fan are you? :scared: :o

Congrats Patty, Kim, Althea and Lindsay :kiss: :hug:

no, i think she's a terrible, terrible singer. a horrible actress. and her looks are completely overrated. she has no chest AT ALL. :o

thanks for results. :hug:

no, i think she's a terrible, terrible singer. a horrible actress. and her looks are completely overrated. she has no chest AT ALL. :o

thanks for results. :hug:

:rolls: That's hott! :help: I hate everything about her and 'that's hott' .. :rolleyes: :p

:singer: Even though the guys are crazy
Even though the stars are blind :lol: :tape:

Thanks for the article :hearts: :D

No probs for early results :) Good luck in the Semis :worship:

ALTHEA:hearts::bounce::D:kiss::yeah::worship: Get your title dear!
Kim:D:yeah::D
Congrats Patty:)
Tati:sad::( Good match though, not bad losing to Linds
Maggie:sad::hug::kiss:
Maggie/Sonya:hearts:

(8)M.Domachowska/M.Kirilenko :sad: congrtas Kim and Angela :kiss:

Lindsay :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:


Kimmy - :armed: :devil: we are still on for our meeting!!!!! :lol: Lets not fall at the last hurdle!!! :tape: :lol:

Patty and Althea :wavey:

Golovin :hug: good match

article later :wavey:

:bounce: Kimmie :D good to win in straight sets :kiss: Kim will need the rest for althea tomorrow :unsure:

Althea :D Patty :)

Lindsay :lol: I don't like my chances against althea :o she has beaten me in doubles lately and leads me 1-0 in h2h :boxing:

good luck :wavey:

Well done all winners! :D

Maggie :sobbing: You've been very consistent lately, but unable to go further than quarters or semifinals :shrug: Congrats Patty, nice played :yeah:
Sonya and Maggie :D

:o Another quarterfinal in doubles, I think we need to talk tactics Vera

Well done Althea on winning against my Vera :) :sobbing:

can't wait for results. :hearts:

Udachi Elena/Sveta!

SEMIFINAL Singles & Doubles coming up!! :) :worship:

:wavey: We were out all day visiting family! :hug: Sorry for any inconvenience guys! :kiss: ;)

SEMIFINAL Singles & Doubles coming up!! :) :worship:

:wavey: We were out all day visiting family! :hug: Sorry for any inconvenience guys! :kiss: ;)

no worries! :wavey:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Semifinals

TOP HALF


http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4993/t376018akw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://img49.imageshack.us/)

(8)A.Gibson (USA) def. (1)K.Clijsters (BEL) 7-6(4) 6-3


:bigclap: Congratulations Althea!! :bigclap:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Semifinals

BOTTOM HALF


http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/5769/pattyqu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=)

(10)P.Schnyder (SUI) def. (2)L.Davenport (USA) 6-4 6-3


:bigclap: Congratulations Patty!! :bigclap:

Lindsay and Kim :eek: :sad: :eek: :sad: :eek: :sad: :tape: :tape: I was all prepared for our battle :armed: :lol:

Congrats Patty and Althea :wavey:

well done Patty and Althea! :clap2:
sorry Kim and Lindsay :hug:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Doubles Results

Semifinals


http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/30458.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/310617.jpg

(1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. (3)L.Davenport/M.Hingis 6-4 7-6(4)

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/100049.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/130245.jpg

(7)S.Jeyaseelan/M.Maleeva def. (4)E.Bovina/S.Kuznetsova 7-6(6) 6-2


:bigclap: Congratulations all winners!! :bigclap:

:hearts: Congratulations all winners!! :kiss: :hearts:


:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: (8)Gibson vs (10)Schnyder :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

:eek: :eek: (1)Clijsters & (2)Davenport :sad: :rolleyes: :fiery: Why can't we have #1 & #2 battle it out!! :( :mad:

:eek: :sad: :fiery: (3)Davenport/Hingis & (4)Bovina/Kuznetsova :sad: :mad:

:wavey: ARTICLE TIME! :devil: PLENTY ARTICLES - EARLY RESULTS!! :kiss:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION:

ALL PLAYERS HAVE TO SEND NEW POINTS NEXT WEEK!!!!

:cool: Every GS Event, NEW POINTS have to be sent.
:eek: All OLD Points have been deleted. :D :)

U.S OPEN Thread will be up over the weekend and you will have 96+ Hours to send NEW POINTS :bounce:

Sonya! :eek: We are in finals! :banana:

Good luck to all finalist :kiss: :) :worship:

Kim and Lindsay :shrug: :sad: :fiery:

PFFT! :ras:

:speakles: :speakles:

i didn't expect it to be so easy. :eek: good match, lindsay. good luck at the u.s. open.

althea. :hearts: one of us gets our first title! good luck. ;)

kim. :hug: i'm just glad i don't have to play you. :p

ALTHEA:hearts::kiss: My inspiration in life and tennis:D:bounce::aparty::rocker:
Kim:sad::hug:
Congrats Patty, great win.
Linds:hug:
Sonya/Maggie:D:yeah:

Yay Kim and Angela:bounce:

Althea :bounce: Go and win the title now! Backing you all the way :hug:

Patty Schnyder Sweeps Davenport Aside In Straight Sets, Into California Final

http://www.patty-schnyder.com/zurich0229.jpg

Into her third final of season two, poised to re-enter the top ten, defeating three consecutive top ten players. All describe Patty Schnyder. The Swiss tenth seed has dispatched of number two seeded American, Lindsay Davenport, 6-4, 6-3.

"I did it, you know. This has been my best week by far. I beat Elena, Maggie, and Lindsay in three consecutive matches. That's what I like to call earning my keep. Lindsay played well today, I thought. I think the pressure of being the favorite got to her a little bit. Plus, she's playing at home so she's bound to be a little nervous. I just went out there with the mindset that I had nothing to lose, and I really played amazing. My serve was so good today. I felt like my forehand was on and my backhand was more solid than usual. I'm just really excited to be back into another final," Schnyder said of her win.

Schnyder has been in two other finals this year, both on clay in Monte Carlo and Berlin. She lost both of them. Her opponent in this final will be Althea Gibson. The elderly American has swept through the draw this week, taking out many dangerous players, including Vera Douchebagvina and Kim Clijsters.

"I'm really excited to play Althea. She seems to be playing really solid tennis this week. I played her in Berlin, and won in two tiebreakers. She beat me at the U.S. Open last year, so she might be the favorite a little bit on the hardcourts. Both of us are looking for our first titles. After I lost those two finals during the clay season, I doubted whether I would ever win a singles title. Now, another chance has come and I don't intend to let it pass by. I'm looking forward to a great match with Althea," Schnyder finished.

Sonya and Maggie in finals

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1765000/images/_1767354_maleeva_150.jpghttp://www.sports.fr/fr/tennis/images/fiches/jeyaseelansonya.jpg

Sonya Jeyaseelan and Magdalena Maleeva reach their 3rd final of the season, after defeating Russian team made of Elena Bovina and Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2 sets 76(6) 62 in California. The team decided to attend the doubles tournament only a few days before it started, as Sonya wanted to withdraw from both singles and doubles events. But Maggie convinced her to play in doubles. It seems it was a good decision! The team, currently #3 in the race, will face top seeds and French Open champions Kim Clijsters and Angela Haynes for the 5th times this year. Kim and Angela lead 3-1:

Kooyong, IB, QF, Jeyaseelan/Maleeva def. (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes 64 76(0)
Monte Carlo, IA, QF, (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. Jeyaseelan/Maleeva 61 64
Roland Garros, S, F, (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. Jeyaseelan/Maleeva 75 46 75
Wimbledon, S, QF, (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. (6)Jeyaseelan/Maleeva 67(5) 75 63

Sonya and Maggie in finals

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1765000/images/_1767354_maleeva_150.jpghttp://www.sports.fr/fr/tennis/images/fiches/jeyaseelansonya.jpg

Sonya Jeyaseelan and Magdalena Maleeva reach their 3rd final of the season, after defeating Russian team made of Elena Bovina and Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2 sets 76(6) 62 in California. The team decided to attend the doubles tournament only a few days before it started, as Sonya wanted to withdraw from both singles and doubles events. But Maggie convinced her to play in doubles. It seems it was a good decision! The team, currently #3 in the race, will face top seeds and French Open champions Kim Clijsters and Angela Haynes for the 5th times this year. Kim and Angela lead 3-1:

Kooyong, IB, QF, Jeyaseelan/Maleeva def. (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes 64 76(0)
Monte Carlo, IA, QF, (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. Jeyaseelan/Maleeva 61 64
Roland Garros, S, F, (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. Jeyaseelan/Maleeva 75 46 75
Wimbledon, S, QF, (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes def. (6)Jeyaseelan/Maleeva 67(5) 75 63

:bounce: YAY!!

I just realized in my second set I used two 5's instead of a 5 and a 7 :o :help:

FINAL Singles & Doubles coming up!! :) :worship:

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Singles Results

Finals

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/3171/altheasit150x2004yn.jpg (http://imageshack.us/) .... http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/190519.jpg

(8)A.Gibson (USA) vs (10)P.Schnyder (SUI)


First Set:

*1-0


1-1*


2-1


2-2


2-3


3-3


*4-3


4-4


5-4


5-5


6-5


6-6


6-7(4)


(10)P.Schnyder (SUI) leads (8)A.Gibson (USA) 7-6(4)


Second Set:


1-0


2-0


3-0


3-1


3-2


3-3


*4-3


4-4


5-4


5-5


6-5


6-6


6-7(3)


Game, Set & Match;


http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6509/pattyhf0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://img142.imageshack.us/)


(10)P.Schnyder (SUI) def. (8)A.Gibson (USA) 7-6(4) 7-6(3)


:bigclap: Congratulations Patty!! :bigclap:

finallyyyyyyy!!!!!!! :hearts: :hearts: :hearts:

oh my god, what a week. beating four consecutive top tenners. oh!!!!!!!!!! :hearts: :hearts: :hearts:

i know drew had it out for me, making me lose 3/4 coin tosses. :ras: :hug:

good match, althea. good luck next week at the u.s. open.

LTTS2: Ladies Tennis Tour

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6558/sonyericcssoninternational8tp.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/index.php)

Doubles Results

Final

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/30458.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/310617.jpg ...... http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/100049.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/global/photos/150x200/130245.jpg

(1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes vs (7)S.Jeyaseelan/M.Maleeva


First Set:


0-1


1-1


2-1


3-1


4-1


4-2


4-3


5-3


5-4*


*6-4


(1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes leads (7)S.Jeyaseelan/M.Maleeva 6-4


Second Set:


0-1


0-2


0-3


0-4


0-5


0-6


(7)S.Jeyaseelan/M.Maleeva is tied with (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes 4-6 6-0


Third Set:


1-0


1-1


2-1


3-1


3-2


3-3


3-4


4-4


5-4


5-5


5-6*


6-7(6)


Game, Set & Match;


(7)S.Jeyaseelan/M.Maleeva def. (1)K.Clijsters/A.Haynes 4-6 6-0 7-6(6)


:bigclap: Congratulations Maggie & Sonya!! :bigclap:

:hearts: Congratulations Patty!! :kiss: :hearts:

:woohoo: Patty :eek: :worship: :kiss:

:sad: :sad: Great week Althea :hug: :kiss:

:eek: Congrats Maggie/Sonya :kiss: :worship: Lucky with the CT :)

:sad: :mad: Clijsters/Haynes :mad: No luck with the CT's :sad: :hug:

:wavey:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATTENTION:

ALL PLAYERS HAVE TO SEND NEW POINTS NEXT WEEK!!!!

:cool: Every GS Event, NEW POINTS have to be sent.
:eek: All OLD Points have been deleted. :D :)

U.S OPEN Thread will be up later tonight and you will have 72+ Hours to send NEW POINTS :bounce:

:D :hearts: Well done Patty :worship: FINALLY a singles title!! :eek: :D

Maggie/Sonya :kiss: :D Well done on title #2 together! :hug: A little luck :angel:

:sad: Althea :worship: You are having a really great HC Season :kiss: Good luck @ U.S Open :hug:

:sad: Clijsters/Haynes :scared: Hopefully next time :hug:

Patty Schnyder Charges Past Gibson To Capture First LTT Title

http://www.patty-schnyder.com/zurich0227.jpg

"Game, Set, and Match, Mrs. Schnyder," rang Sandra de Jenkin. The Swiss woman fell to her knees and covered her face as tears of utter joy and celebration fell down her face. Patty Schnyder had done what she wanted to do: won a title, finally.

"Excuse me -- just a few more tissues please [laughter] -- okay, I'm ready. Yeah, it was a great match. I got really, really nervous near the end. I mean, I lost my previous finals in three sets, so I wanted to get the second set over with. I was down for pretty much the entire match. Down 3-0 in the second set, but I stayed calm and fought back beautifully. I was down 5-4 and 6-5, serving, in both sets, so it makes me feel good that I can hold my serve in pressure situations. She can really chip and charge well, so it was important for me to serve well. I think I did that well all week," an elated Schnyder said.

The win over Gibson marked her fourth consecutive top ten win of the tournament. Previous wins included Dementieva, Maleeva, and Davenport. Surprisingly, the only set lost came in the second round against Aiko Nakamura.

"Yeah, it was really a dream week. I beat so many good players, it's amazing. I was down and out in the second round, but I fought back. I fought well all week, which gives me so much confidence for the U.S. Open. I had a 5-0 record in tiebreakers this week, so my mental strength has really been the difference this week. I didn't give away many free points, so that pleases me. I could go on for hours, but I need to keep this short [laughter]. There's a party tonight," Schnyder concluded.

Patty Schnyder will re-enter the top ten with this victory, maybe stealing the seventh spot. She looks to move even further with a good result next week at the U.S. Open, where she will enter as a favorite.

Congrats Patty cakes :bounce:

Rankings will be updated this afternoon :) :wavey:

Congratulations, Patty! I'm glad it's you not that old, ugly dog :angel:

:wavey: RANKINGS Updated after California T1B: http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?p=6254609#post6254609

great job patty you finally got there

Well done Patty :yeah: Sorry Althea, but good sign for the USO :D
Well done also Sonya and Maggie! :banana: And we weren't expected to play here :D

:wavey: RANKINGS Updated after California T1B: http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?p=6254609#post6254609

Lindsay itching soooooo close to the number one spot!!! :tape: :tape: :eek: :lol:

there you go! Kirsten is away a few days, Maggie/sonya win the title and Althea gets to the final :eek: :worship: :hearts: well done girls!!! :kiss:
bring on the USOpen :devil:

:silly: :crying2: Kim/Angela :smash: frustrating to lose by ct and 0-6 set :retard: :sad: :shout:

Patty :clap2: well deserved :)

bad luck althea :sad: :hug:

Althea:hug::kiss: Good match, you are gonna rock USO! (no jinx!)
Congrats Patty:yeah:
Sonya/Maggie:D I am glad such good friends wins this since we don't:p

haha that's a joke , I'm away all week long and we win the title :lol: :yeah:

Big thx and congrats to Ceze :hug: :bigclap: and thx to ppl who cheered for us ( havent read the thread yet but hope they were numerous :p )

haha that's a joke , I'm away all week long and we win the title :lol: :yeah:

Big thx and congrats to Ceze :hug: :bigclap: and thx to ppl who cheered for us ( havent read the thread yet but hope they were numerous :p )told you we had to play :D And some of your points were an inspiration for me this week ;) :)

huh really ? :hehehe: glad to hear that ;)
henceI DID did a part of the job :lol:

;) we better rock this week too Maggie ;) :hug:

althea. :( with you winning, i can't pass you. and this does not bode well when i look to pass you next week. :(

grrr. congrats to you and kimmie. :hearts: bepa douche. :hug:

you jinxed me on purpose for both occasion. you devilish tiebreaker. :sad: :o :(

grats on your first big thing. :p

o.m.f.g. that's hott. :hearts:

althea, it's me, you, and the two best players in the world. :lol: let's meet in the final. :D


:haha:

we did it. :cool: