WMFT: Women's & Men's Fantasy Tour
Week #2
WTA: Sydney


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Welcome to the 2nd Week of the WMFT Tour! Last week, we had a spectacular debut with Sybille Bammer taking home the Sydney title. Will they repeat this week, or will the other players have something to say about it? Making her debut this week is Lucie Safarova, and I'd like to welcome her and wish her the best of luck!

WMFT: Women's & Men's Fantasy Tour
Week #2
ATP: Adelaide


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Welcome to beautiful Adelaide, Australia for the 2nd week of WMFT on the ATP Tour! Last week we saw Nathan Healey of Australia take home the Doha title, how will he perform this week in his home country? New to the ATP tour this week are Andre Agassi and Tomas Berdych... welcome, and good luck!

Information

Sending Points

Send Rebound Ace points to I<3Lindsay.
All points due Tuesday, July 31st at 8:00 PM EST


Schedule

Tuesday- 1st Round Results
Wednesday- 2nd Round Results
Thursday- Quarterfinal Results
Friday- Semifinal Results- LIVE!
Saturday- Final Results- LIVE!

Players' Points to Send:

WTA
-For each set, divide total points into 13 games

Ai Sugiyama- 205
Amelie Mauresmo- 200
Ana Ivanovic- 205
Anna Chakvetadze- 205
Ashley Harkleroad- 205
Daniela Hantuchova- 205
Edina Gallovits- 205
Elena Dementieva- 215
Flavia Pennetta- 200
Jorgelina Cravero- 200
Lindsay Davenport- 200
Lucie Safarova- 215
Maria Kirilenko- 210
Maria Sharapova- 205
Martina Hingis- 205
Na Li- 205
Nicole Vaidisova- 210
Sacha Jones- 215
Samantha Stosur- 205
Serena Williams- 200
Sybille Bammer 200
Tamarine Tanasugarn- 200
Tamira Paszek- 210
Tatiana Golovin- 215
Venus Williams- 205


ATP
-Divide points into 3 sets.

Andre Agassi- 210
Andy Roddick- 205
Brydan Klein- 205
Carlos Moya- 200
Daniel Köllerer- 205
Harley Redford- 215
Ivan Ljubicic- 210
James Blake- 210
Janko Tipsarevic- 215
Jonas Bjorkman- 205
Juan Ignacio Chela- 205
Lleyton Hewitt- 205
Marat Safin- 205
Marcos Baghdatis- 205
Marin Cilic- 200
Mario Ancic- 215
Nathan Healey- 215
Nicolas Almagro- 205
Nikolay Davydenko- 210
Novak Djokovic- 200
Paradorn Srichaphan- 205
Radek Stepanek- 200
Rafael Nadal- 210
Richard Gasquet- 205
Roger Federer- 205
Tomas Berdych- 205
Yen-Hsun Lu- 215

NOTICE

Please note how to send points: Men's- divide points into 3 sets... Women's- divide points into 13 games, once for each set. If you send points incorrectly, I will notify you BUT if it's already past the deadline, YOU WILL LOSE BY WALKOVER

Another note, this weeks draws weren't completely random. The exact place players were put was random, but I matched up a NR vs. a ranked player because I don't have points for the non-ranked, so we don't want any no points vs. no points in the first round.

The following players MUST send points:

Serena Williams
Tamira Paszek
Ana Ivanovic
Tatiana Golovin
Elena Dementieva
Tamarine Tanasugarn

Daniel Koellerer
Mario Ancic
Nicolas Almagro
Novak Djokovic


If you don't, you will lose by walkover and be retired!

I can't wait for the tournament to start!

I left Srichaphan out of the draw... so he was added in place of a bye, vs. Ljubicic in the first round :)

Results?

Results?

the deadline is not until 8 PM my time... so 2 hours and 41 minutes. If things go as planned, results will be at that exact time :)

the deadline is not until 8 PM my time... so 2 hours and 41 minutes. If things go as planned, results will be at that exact time :)

Kool didnt know yopur timezone!

Sorry, I'm not going to be able to do results right now, I've been really unexpectadly busy tonight... but I might try in about half an hour! :)

WTA: Auckland
1st Round Results

Harkleroad def. Mauresmo 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
Davenport def. Ivanovic w/o***
Paszek def. V.Williams 6-2 6-1
Jones def. Tanasugarn w/o***
Li def. Pennetta 7-6(0) 7-6(7)
Hingis def. Golovin w/o***
Gallovits [8] def. S.Williams w/o***
Safarova def. Sharapova 5-7 6-4 7-6(0)
Vaidisova def. Dementieva w/o***



***Players who lost by w/o have been retired from the game, and WILL NOT BE PUT IN NEXT WEEKS DRAW. If they choose to return to the game, they will return in Week #4.

ATP: Adelaide
1st Round Results


Federer def. Roddick 6-3 2-6 6-4
Klein def. Gasquet 7-6(0) 7-5
Davydenko [8] def. Almagro w/o***
Ljubicic [6] def. Srichaphan 6-0 7-6(6)
Berdych def. Cilic 6-5 7-6(5)
Moya def. Stepanek 0-6 7-6(3) 6-0
Lu def. Djokovic w/o***
Radford def. Ancic w/o***
Hewitt [7] def. Koellerer 3-6 6-4 6-4
Bjorkman def. Agassi 6-3 3-6 7-6(6)
Safin def. Tipsarevic 6-4 1-6 6-2





***Players who lost by w/o have been retired from the game, and WILL NOT BE PUT IN NEXT WEEKS DRAW. If they choose to return to the game, they will return in Week #4.

Congrats to all the winners :bounce: 2nd Round Results will be tomorrow morning... in about 8 hours! :)

Tamira :yeah:

Daniel :(

Brydan!

Argentine Duo Are ready

After showing an Impresive first week in Aukland Jorgelina Cravero came out Early this morning To practise some drills with devoted coach Medina.. "im excited im number 6 seed here. So people know im a dangerous player, and that i can play"
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After finding out that she takes on Tamira Paszek, Who Defating Venus Williams in under 1 hour She responded "wow Thats a great result, i really struggled against venus last week, So she can be a strong hitter, and this makes me more immtimidated of her, lets just wait and see, Hopefully i can have another Impressive week"



Argentine Juan Ignaco Chela Today was practasing his serves, against good mate Bryan Klien of Australia "Im excited once again, I want to play my best, And be the best. Well I can get to cooky But i just am the best! (giggles)"
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Juan Ignacio Chela taked on Carlos Moya Of Spain Who Disposed Of Radek Stephanek, in a tough 3 set match. With Moya taking the last set in a bagel. "this shows me that he is strong. I want to play my best and show people why i am seeded 3, and why im in the top 5. hopefully i can maintain my position untill the clay season"

Ljubicic :) Srichaphan :hug:
Go Bammer :scared:

Czech Duo Win Debuts in Australia

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Lovebirds and rookie tennis players Tomas Berdych and Lucie Safarova won their debut WMFT matches. Safarova defeated tour veteran and pin-up girl Maria Sharapova while Tomas Berdych squeezed a tough win out against Marin Cilic.

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Lucie Safarova's journey to the second round in the ASB Classic was a tough, three set win over Maria Sharapova. Both girls were hitting the ball hard out on Court One and the crowd was appreciating the great tennis. Lucie hung tough with the Russian, but Sharapova fought her way to a break in the last game of the first set as she took the prize 7/5. Safarova was being blitzed in the second set 4/0 until she showed what she was made of and clawed her way back to 4/4. A long deuce game ensued on her serve and she finally held. It seemed to be the final blow for Sharapova in that set as Safarova clinched it 6/4. The last set was on serve, and the quality of tennis was extremely high. However at 6/6, Safarova managed to find the extra gear in the tiebreak and continued her mild upset in the tiebreak 7 points to 0. She will now play the eighth seed from Romania Edina Gallovits.

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Tomas Berdych had less sets to battle, but still had as tough a match 7/5, 7/6 (5) against American Marin Cilic. Berdych held serve the entire match, and his opponent was broken once. The Adelaide crowd appreciated the great tennis the whole time, but it was Berdych's serve that got him out of trouble. He will play sixth seeded Croatian Ivan Ljubicic.

ATP Adelaide- 2nd Round Results

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N. HEALEY [1] def. R.FEDERER 6-2 6-3

ATP Adelaide- 2nd Round Results

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N.DAVYDENKO [8] def. B.KLEIN 7-6(0) 1-6 6-1

ATP Adelaide- 2nd Round Results

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I.LJUBICIC [6] def. T.BERDYCH 6-3 7-6(3)

ATP Adelaide- 2nd Round Results

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J.CHELA [3] def. C.MOYA 7-6(7) 6-4

ATP Adelaide- 2nd Round Results

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R.NADAL [4] def. Y.LU 2-6 6-4 6-4

ATP Adelaide- 2nd Round Results

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J.BLAKE [5] def. H.RADFORD 7-6(6) 7-6(2)

ATP Adelaide- 2nd Round Results

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J.BJORKMAN def. L.HEWITT [7] 6-3 0-6 6-2 :eek:

1st seed loss :eek:

ATP Adelaide- 2nd Round Results

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M.BAGHDATIS [2] def. M.SAFIN 2-6 7-5 6-3

Great Day to be a Seed on the Men's Side

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-Adelaide, AUS
On the men's side today, in Adelaide, Australia, 7 of the top 8 seeds advanced into the quarterfinals. The only upset came when Jonas Bjorkman (above) beat the 7th seed Lleyton Hewitt.

The top seed, Nathan Healey, playing in his home town, gave an impressive showing against Roger Federer, winning in straight sets 6-2 6-3. "I was playing great today", Nathan said, "Roger is a tough player, but my game was on today and I was able to continue my run from last week."

The other seeds had a bit more trouble, playing tiebreakers, or going to 3 sets, or both! The match of the day was between the 2nd seed Marcos Baghdatis and Russian Marat Safin. Marcos pulled through with a 2-6 7-5 6-3 victory, but even the first and third sets were close! "Wow, this was a great match" said Baghdatis, "I was pretty fortunate to get out of it. Even the first and third sets that looked like blow-outs were just a couple of points. I knew coming in Marat would be tough, but I'm happy to be into the quarters."

Also winning were #3 Juan-Ignacio Chela, #4 Rafael Nadal, #5 James Blake, #6 Ivan Ljubicic, and #8 Nikolay Davydenko. The men's quarterfinals will resume tomorrow morning, good luck to all of those still in the tournament!

WTA Auckland- 2nd Round Results

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S.BAMMER [1] def. A.HARKLEROAD 5-7 6-4 6-4

WTA Auckland- 2nd Round Results

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L.DAVENPORT def. A.SUGIYAMA [7] 5-7 6-3 6-4 :eek:

WTA Auckland- 2nd Round Results

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T.PASZEK def. J.CRAVERO [6] 6-2 6-0 :eek:

WTA Auckland- 2nd Round Results

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S.JONES def. A.CHAKVETADZE [3] 0-6 6-0 6-3 :eek:

Tamira :woohoo:

WTA Auckland- 2nd Round Results

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M.KIRILENKO [4] def. N.LI 6-2 4-6 6-1

WTA Auckland- 2nd Round Results

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M.HINGIS def. S.STOSUR [5] 4-6 6-0 6-1 :eek:

WTA Auckland- 2nd Round Results

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L.SAFAROVA def. E.GALLOVITS [8] 6-2 4-6 6-4 :eek:

WTA Auckland- 2nd Round Results

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N.VAIDISOVA def. D.HANTUCHOVA [2] 4-6 6-4 6-4 :eek: :eek: :eek:

Only 2 seeds trough :lol:

Tour Director Picks Newcomer to Win Tournament

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-Auckland, NZL
The Tour Director announced today his picks for the ASB Women's Classic in Auckland. He chose newcomer Tamira Paszek (above) as the champion, and Maria Kirilenko of Russia as the finalist.

"Even though I chose Maria last week and she lost, I still believe her points are terrific and if she plays her game and it works, she should make it to the final."

"As for Tamira, I just had this feeling when I saw her stomp the 6th seed today. She's got a new style of play, and she's gonna take it to these top players."

In Auckland today, only 2 seeds advanced to the quarters. The top seed, Sybille Bammer, had a tough 5-7 6-4 6-4 victory over American Ashley Harkleroad, while the 4th seed Maria Kirilenko also had a 3 set win, beating Na Li 6-2 4-6 6-1. The biggest upset of the day came when Nicole Vaidisova upset last week's finalist and 2nd seed Daniela Hantuchova, 4-6 6-4 6-4.

The women's quarterfinals will kick off tomorrow, following the men's, so good luck to all those that remain!

How nice :D

Great match Edina!

Lucie!!! Come on, baby!

Venus :sad: James:yeah:

Ai :hug: :kiss: Better luck in the big events coming up!

Jonas :D Amazing win :worship:

Seriously I thought Momo's points were good. She is yet to win a match:shrug:

Nadal:yeah:

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Juan Ignacio Chela Return a ball To Carlos Moya

After recieving a bye for the first round. Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela, Came out in fine form, Defeating strong Spaniard Carlos moya in straight sets. Securing the match 7-6(7) 6-4. Showing us why he is secured a spot in the top 5. Having reching the semi finlas last week In Doha.

"i was very consitant today, And i was very aggresive. Carlos was getting very fustrated with how i was playing, and it looked as if he was going to quit. Im in the Quater Finals once again, I hope i can take this oppurtunity. And use it well"

After hearing that his Good Friend Jorgelina Cravero got thumped in 2 stright sets, Juan Ignacio Said "thats shocking she got alot of talent, She is the 6th seed, im shoked. I love to train with her, we have such great games with eachother, i think she shouldnt be so consitant durinmg each point. she needs to be mopre aggresive. and live up to her seed. this is going to be bad for her ranking"

Juan Ignacio Verse Big Serving Ivan Ljubicic, Whom he defeated last week in 3 tiring sets. "anything can happen, hopefully i play my best tennis. And i can rach my second semi final"

Ivan,Sybille!:yeah: :D

Results in about five minutes :)

ATP Adelaide- Quarterfinal Results

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N.HEALEY [1] def. N.DAVYDENKO [8] 7-5 6-2

ATP Adelaide- Quarterfinal Results

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I.LJUBCIC [6] def. J.CHELA [3] 6-0 7-6(6) :eek:

ATP Adelaide- Quarterfinal Results

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R.NADAL [4] def. J.BLAKE [5] 6-4 2-6 6-4

ATP Adelaide- Quarterfinal Results

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M.BAGHDATIS [2] def. J.BJORKMAN 3-6 6-4 7-5

Jonas :sad:

Aussie Nathan Healey Predicted to Win Adelaide

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-Adelaide, AUS
Tour director Thomas Wight announced today his picks to win the men's tournament here in Adelaide this week.

"I'm going to have to stick with Healey," he said, "he's undefeated on the tour and he knows how to win. He's into the quarters without losing a set, and he's playing great. I'm betting on a rematch of last week, and choosing him to beat Baghdatis in the final."

The ATP tournament this week continued today with the quarterfinals, and they showed 3 of the top 4 seeds advancing to the semis, with only the 3 seed Juan Ignacio Chela losing. The semifinals will feature the top seed Healey vs. the 6th seed Ljubcic, and the 4th seed Nadal vs. the 2nd seed Baghdatis. The semis will be played tomorrow morning.

WTA Auckland- Quarterfinal Results

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L.DAVENPORT def. S.BAMMER [1] 3-6 7-5 6-3 :eek: :eek: :eek:

WTA Auckland- Quarterfinal Results

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T.PASZEK def. S.JONES 6-2 6-0

WTA Auckland- Quarterfinal Results

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M.KIRILENKO [4] def. M.HINGIS 6-3 6-4

WTA Auckland- Quarterfinal Results

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N.VAIDISOVA def. L.SAFAROVA 6-4 5-7 7-5

Lone Seed Kirilenko Moves into Semifinals

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-Auckland, NZL
Week 2 of the WMFT tour on the women's side continued today in Auckland with the quarterfinals. One of the only two seeds left was knocked out, and three unseeded players moved into the semis.

The biggest upset of the day came when Lindsay Davenport beat the top seed and last week's champion, Sybille Bammer, in three tight sets, 3-6 7-5 6-3. "I play incredible today," said Lindsay, "Even though I'm unseeded, I feel like anyone could win the tournament since it's just the 2nd week!"

The only seed left, Russian Maria Kirilenko, moved into the semis with a straight set victory over Martina Hingis 6-3 6-4. "I played very well, Martina definitely wasn't on her game but I felt like I did a good job taking her out of it." said Maria "I feel like I've played all my matches very well, and I hope that I can continue my run here."

Other players moving into the semis are newcomer Tamira Paszek (6-2 6-0 victory over Sacha Jones) and Nicole Vaidisova (another tough 6-4 5-7 7-5 victory over newcomer Lucie Safarova). The semis will kick off tomorrow with Davenport vs. Paszek then Kirilenko vs. Vaidisova

Tamira :woohoo:

Nice tournament Sacha

Well done Harley (have you managed to find any pictures of him off the Atp or Itf sites yet?)

Vamos Rafa!

Makari!!

Your the only seed now!!

Lets take the title!! :D

Bammer :sad: :hug:
Congrats Lindsay!:)

Ivan!:D
Chela :hug:

Bammer :sad: :hug:
Congrats Lindsay!:)

Ivan!:D
Chela :hug:

Meanie :drool: well Gg, hopefully i cant stay in top 10.. I hate being out of it >.<

Semifinal results coming shortly! :bounce:

Cmon Makari!!

ATP Adelaide- Semifinal Results

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N.HEALEY [1] def. I.LJBUCIC [6] 6-4 4-6 6-4

ATP Adelaide- Semifinal Results

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R.NADAL [4] def. M.BAGHDATIS [2] 4-6 7-5 7-5

I got 1/2 of the final correct :shrug: Congrats to both winners, and good luck tomorrow in the final!

Tati sent oints and you said I could you them the whole RA season so why did I lose by w/o :sad:

WTA Auckland- Semifinal Results

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T.PASZEK def. L.DAVENPORT 6-2 5-7 6-2 :eek:


Live Scores

Set 1:
1-0 Paszek
2-0
2-1
3-1
4-1
4-2
5-2
6-2

Set 2:
1-0 Paszek
2-0
3-0
3-1
4-1
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
6-5 Davenport
7-5

Set 3:
1-0 Paszek
2-0
2-1
3-1
4-1
4-2
5-2
6-2

Makari!! please get to the final :unsure:

Tati sent oints and you said I could you them the whole RA season so why did I lose by w/o :sad:

Woops, I'm so sorry! :o :tape: They got pushed back because you sent them so early... I didn't even see them!

The good news, for me anyway, you would have lost 1st round to Martina Hingis 6-3, 0-6, 1-6.

This won't happen again, I'll print your points off right now, I'm really sorry!

WTA Auckland- Semifinal Results

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M.KIRILENKO [4] def. N.VAIDISOVA 6-1 6-2


Live Scores

Set 1:
1-0 Maria
2-0
3-0
4-0
5-0
5-1
6-1

Set 2:
1-0 Maria
2-0
3-0
4-0
5-0
5-1
5-2
6-2

Congrats to Maria and Tamira for making the final and good luck tomorrow!

And also congrats to me on predicting both finalists correctly :bounce: :ras:

Maria!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

So Easily :eek:

Nicole :hug:


PLEASE WIN THE FINAL MAKARI!!!!!!!!!!

Rafa! Vamos! I am going to get crushed by Healey though:shrug:...he puts too many points in the first two games:sad:

Draws have been finally updated :o They're attached! :)

Lindsay and Marcos :sad:

But reaching the semis in both events is good :)

Ivan :hug:
I predict Nadal to win in 3:p

Ivan :hug:
I predict Nadal to win in 3:p

Kirilenko beats Vaidisova - Into first final

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M.KIRILENKO [4] def. N.VAIDISOVA 6-1 6-2

The number four seed Russian Maria Kirilenko made it to the final of Auckland yesterday after an easy staright sets victory over Czech Nicole Vaidisova. In the first set Kirilenko raced into a 5-0 lead before being broken on her serve. However she bounced back to break Nicole to love to take the first set 6-1. The second set was more of the same with Kirilenko needing two oppourtunities to serve for the match but she aced her second match point to book her place in the final.
"I am very happy with my match yesterday" said Kirilenko "Everything went well for me so I am feeling very condfident and excited about the upcoming final" In the final Kirilenko is set to play Austrian Tamira Paszek who won her semi final against Lydnsey Davenport in three sets. "Tamira has played very strongly this week and it will be a very tough match. She has a great style of Tennis but I am hoping my can match up to hers"
"As it is my first final, I am very nervous but I am hoping I can just play my best and hopefully bring home the title which would be great in preperation for the Australian Open. But at the moment my attention is fully focused on todays final and I am going to give it my best shot and hope for a victory"

The finals will be played at about 2:00... so in 48 minutes :)

Go Makiri and Rafa!;)

Go Nathan :yeah:

Makiri :yeah: Win your first title!!

finals coming now!

ATP Adelaide- Final

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N.HEALEY [1] def. R.NADAL [4] 6-0 6-4

:woohoo: Nathan! 8-0! :bounce: :worship:

Article coming :)

:eek: Wow!Ivan is the only one who pushed Nathan to 3 sets in this event.;)

Well done Nathan!:worship:

Nathan Healey Takes 2nd WMFT Title

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Nathan Healey (above) refreshes himself after his 6-0 6-4 win over Rafael Nadal

-Adelaide, AUS
Aussie Nathan Healey won today in his home country at the Next Generation Adelaide International. As the top seed and winner of Doha last week, Healey came in as the favorite and left with the title.

After losing his first set of the tournament in the semifinals, Healey came out strong and took the first set against Nadal 6-0. In the 2nd however, he got down a break and 4-2 but won 6 straight games to take the 2nd set, 6-4.

"I played great in the first set today," Healey said. "I thought I might be nervous being in the final in front of my home crowd, but everything went right. In the 2nd set I cooled off a little bit but was able to hang on."

"There wasn't really anything I could do," said Nadal. "I'm not usually one to be tired, but after 3 late night 3 setters in a row, I wasn't exactly fresh. He played great and I started a little slow."

When next week's rankings come out, Healey, as the winner of the first 2 WMFT events, will be ranked in first. He will be almost 200 points ahead of Marcos Baghdatis and Nadal will take over sole possession of 3rd.

The WFMT's ATP tour will move to Sydney next week.

WTA Auckland- Final

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Set 1:
1-0 Tamira
2-0
2-1
3-1
4-1
4-2
5-2
6-2

Makiri :unsure:

WTA Auckland- Final

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T.PASZEK leads M.KIRILENKO [4] 6-2

Set 2:
1-0 Tamira
2-0
3-0
4-0
5-0
6-0



T.PASZEK def. M.KIRILENKO [4] 6-2 6-0 :eek::eek::eek::eek:

:worship:

Healey Remains Undefeated
Wins 2nd WMFT Title

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Nathan Healey won his 2nd career title in WMFT after beating 4th seeded Rafael Nadal 6-0, 6-4 in the final.

"Winning one of my home country's tournaments feels amazing! It's so great to win this week. Adelaide is only a few hours from my hometown, so I am very happy to have won this tournament. I had a lot of confidence this week after winning Doha last week. I scouted my first few rounds of oponents well, and then just hoped for the best in the last few rounds against the tougher competitors. I am very happy right now."

Nathan is now 8-0 on tour after winning in Doha last week. When asked about the win last week, he was very shocked.

"I was not expecting to win last week at all. It was the first week of the tour and no one has any real expectations because no one knows how good the other plaeyrs are. I played my best though and won the tournament. It felt great, and getting a lot of matches under my belt helped me to do better this week for sure. I knew I needed to keep my same gameplan to get far this week, so I only made a few minor tweeks."

Nathan had a strong week beating many tough players to win the title. This title will increase his lead at the #1 ranking. With 2 tournaments left before the Australian Open, Nathan will be high on confidence and ready to win his home country's title.

OMG Tamira :eek: :worship:

Makiri :sad: i really thought I had a chance :(
On to next tourni then Makiri :hug:

Lets win there :devil:

I<3Lindsay could it have been closer i.e was there any CT?

OMG Tamira :eek: :worship:

Makiri :sad: i really thought I had a chance :(
On to next tourni then Makiri :hug:

Lets win there :devil:

I<3Lindsay could it have been closer i.e was there any CT?

There were no coin tosses. There were actually no cointosses in any of Tamira's matches :eek:

There were no coin tosses. There were actually no cointosses in any of Tamira's matches :eek:

OMG Amazing :worship: Tamira!

I hope she is not in my half for AO!:lol:

Paszek Wins Auckland in her WMFT Debut

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WMFT newcomer Tamira Paszek celebrates after her 6-2 6-0 win over Maria Kirilenko

-Auckland, NZL
In the WMFT women's final today, Tamira Paszek continued her dream run by crushing 4th seed Maria Kirilenko. Excluding her semifinal set loss vs. Lindsay Davenport, Paszek lost only 6 other games, 2 in each match, en route to winning the 2nd WMFT Women's event.

"I really don't know how to explain what just happened," Paszek said after her win, "this entire week was amazing. I played my game and it worked, I guess that's the only explaination for it."

Paszek was broken only once the entire tournament, and it was in her 7-5 set loss in the semifinal against Davenport. "I served so well, not necessarily a lot of aces but I was just striking my serve so well. Hopefully I can keep it up next week."

Next, the WMFT women's tour moves to Gold Coast for the 3rd tournament. Paszek will take over 5th place when the rankings come out tomorrow, and Kirilenko will take over sole possession of 3rd.

The rankings will come out tomorrow morning (early as I'll be gone all day) and the draws will be released when I get back. If I have time I may do both in the morning.

:eek: Makiri :sad: :hug:
Well done Tamira!:worship:

I've leaving earlier than expected tomorrow... so rankings have been released :)

I knew I would lose as I said Healey packs most of his points in the opening two sets. I can't believe how sharp he is though, :worship:, I am pleased with Rafa's performance so far!

Tamira :woohoo: :eek: :worship:

Sorry, i was away the last 3 days. I'll write an article tommorow :D