WMFT: Women's & Men's Fantasy Tour
Week #3
WTA: Gold Coast


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Welcome to Gold Coast, Australia for WMFT Week #3, WTA Tour! Last week we saw newcomer Tamira Paszek take it to all the players. Will her strategy work again this week, or will the other players have something to say? I'd like to welcome Elena Likhovsteva to the tour, and good luck to everyone!

WMFT: Women's & Men's Fantasy Tour
Week #3
ATP: Sydney


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The women were in Sydney during week #1, and now it's the men's turn! Welcome to Sydney for the Medibank International! Last week Nathan Healey won, again, now 8-0 on the tour. This week we see Tomas Berdych make his debut (welcome!). All the players will be gunning for the title, but only one will win!

Information

Sending Points

Send Rebound Ace points to I<3Lindsay.
All points due Tuesday, August 7th at 8:00 AM 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
Elena Likhovsteva- 200
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
Daniel Köllerer- 205
Fernando Verdasco- 200
Filippo Volandri- 200
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

Draws will hopefully be done tonight. If not, tomorrow morning :)

You can start sending points whenever :D

There were 4 people ranked at number 7 (making a total of 10 people within the top 7). However, 2 did not get byes. It was chosen at random who the 7th and 8th seeds were, and those 2 got byes.

DRAWS ARE UP!!!

Start sending points! :)

:eek: I didn't expect Bammer to be No.1 again.I thought Makiri will be the one who's #1.

:eek: I didn't expect Bammer to be No.1 again.I thought Makiri will be the one who's #1.

Me two :sad:

But shes getting there!!! :devil: :lol:

Me two :sad:

But shes getting there!!! :devil: :lol:

She would have been closer but last week was onlt a tier 4 :( :shrug:

Janko Tipsarevic is from Serbia ;)

Janko Tipsarevic is from Serbia ;)

woops... I copied off the rankings.. which were also wrong :o. Sorry!

Thanks!

Do I have to send new points?

Do I have to send new points?

no, but you can if you'd like :)

When does this tournament start again (sori im sure i've already asked)

When does this tournament start again (sori im sure i've already asked)

points are due in 7 hours... results will be about 2 hours after that :)

First round results in just a minute! Good news: NO WALKOVERS!! :bounce:

WMFT ATP: Sydney
1st Round Results

F.Volandri def. R.Gasquet 0-6 6-3 6-3
J.Bjorkman def. H.Radford 7-6(2) 6-1
R.Federer def. N.Davydenko [7] 5-7 7-6(3) 7-6(5) :eek:
D.Koellerer def. A.Agassi 6-3 6-3
Y.Lu def. N.Djokovic 7-5 3-6 6-3
J.Tipsarevic def. T.Berdych 6-3 7-6(4)
A.Roddick def. P.Srichaphan 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(7) :eek: what a score! :eek:
R.Stepanek def. L.Hewitt [8] 6-3 0-6 6-2 :eek:
M.Cilic def. M.Safina 0-6 6-1 6-2
F.Verdasco def. B.Klein 6-3 2-6 7-5

Daniel :yeah:

WMFT WTA: Gold Coast
1st Round Results

L.Safarova def. N.Li 7-5 4-6 7-5
A.Sugiyama def. F.Pennetta 6-0 6-4
A.Mauresmo def. E.Likhovtseva 5-4 5-7 6-4
E.Gallovits def. V.Williams 6-3 2-6 6-1
S.Jones def. T.Tanasugarn 6-0 6-0
A.Harkleroad def. T.Golovin 4-6 7-5 7-5
N.Vaidisova def. A.Ivanovic 6-3 6-3
M.Hingis def. M.Sharapova 6-4 6-1


:bounce:

Lucie!!!

Nathan is losing 2nd round, I just forgot to send points :o

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R.Federer def. N.Davydenko [7] 5-7 7-6(3) 7-6(5) :eek:



:mad: Had the same points tactic :fiery:

Never mind better to lose first round here than Australain Open :lol:

Yeah Martina & Radek both WON!!!!

Yeah Martina & Radek both WON!!!!

do you realize that you spelt princesses wrong in your signature? You forgot the N... :shrug: I've seen it a hundred times, and it bothers me haha... unless it's not supposed to say princesses, and if that's the case just forget I said anything lol.

Richie and Na :bigcry:

Elena :sad:

Fernando :woohoo:

FINALLY a win for Amelie. But still far from comfortable:shrug:...hope it gets better as the tournament progresses.

Rafa BYE:hearts:

Ai&Jonas:)

Nice win Sacha

I don't have time for results now, they'll be later on in the day :)

Janko won :eek:

results in about 2 minutes :) :)

ATP Sydney- 2nd Round Results

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F.VOLANDRI def. N.HEALEY [1] 0-6 6-3 6-2 :eek::eek::eek::eek:

ATP Sydney- 2nd Round Results

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J.BJORKMAN def. R.FEDERER 6-3 6-2

ATP Sydney- 2nd Round Results

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I.LJUBICIC [5] def. D.KOELLERER 3-6 6-4 6-4

ATP Sydney- 2nd Round Results

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R.NADAL [3] def. Y.LU 2-6 6-4 6-4

ATP Sydney- 2nd Round Results

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J.TIPSAREVIC def. J.CHELA [4] 7-6(2) 7-6(5) :eek::eek:

ATP Sydney- 2nd Round Results

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J.BLAKE [6] def. A.RODDICK 7-6(7) 7-6(3)

ATP Sydney- 2nd Round Results

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R.STEPANEK def. M.CILIC 6-1 1-6 7-6(5)

ATP Sydney- 2nd Round Results

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F.VERDASCO def. M.BAGHDATIS [2] 6-1 7-6(5) :eek::eek::eek:

WTA Gold Coast- 2nd Round Results

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L.SAFAROVA def. S.BAMMER [1] 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 :eek::eek::eek::eek:

WTA Gold Coast- 2nd Round Results

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A.SUGIYAMA def. J.CRAVERO [8] 6-0 5-7 6-0 :eek:

WTA Gold Coast- 2nd Round Results

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A.MAURESMO def. T.PASZEK [5] 7-5 0-6 7-5 :eek::eek::eek::eek: :worship:

WTA Gold Coast- 2nd Round Results

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A.CHAKVETADZE [4] def. E.GALLOVITS 6-4 6-2

WTA Gold Coast- 2nd Round Results

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S.JONES def. M.KIRILENKO [3] 6-0 6-0 :eek: :eek: :shrug:

WTA Gold Coast- 2nd Round Results

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L.DAVENPORT [6] def. A.HARKLEROAD 3-6 6-3 7-6(0)

WTA Gold Coast- 2nd Round Results

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S.STOSUR [7] def. N.VAIDISOVA 6-4 7-5

WTA Gold Coast- 2nd Round Results

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D.HANTUCHOVA [2] def. M.HINGIS 6-1 6-0

Momo and Rafa:drool:...:hearts:

Congrats to all today's winners :bowdown:
:sad: for those who lost, good luck next week!

The updated draws are attached :) Quarterfinal results will be tomorrow morning :hearts:

Lucie Safarova Upsets Bammer in Gold Coast

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Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA--Lucie Safarova went into the match with Sybille Bammer after surviving a three set victory of Li Na of China. Safarova could've been forgiven if she just rolled over. She was playing the world number one, and another left handed player, so she couldn't use her tricks. Bammer was on a roll as well, having won the first title of the season and getting deep into the draw last week. However, Lucie fought hard throughout the match, and it payed off with an upset of the Austrian 6/7(3), 6/3, 6/3.

The first set of the opening match for the seeded player went on serve for a while, until Safarova was broken at 4/4 after a bad unforced error from the young Czech. Safarova immediately broke right back, and continued her fight into the tiebreak. The top seed forced her play upon her younger counterpart, and rightfully so took the first set. However, Safarova's play had begun to pick up in that tiebreak, and Bammer knew that her opponent was playing better. Lucie got the crucial break in each set at the 3/3 game, and didn't look back. When the forehand from Bammer hit the tape, Safarova raised her hands in triumph as she found out she had upset the top player in the world.

"You know, it was great match. So many points could've gone her way. I'm so happy right now that I beat her. The crowd was amazing, and I had a lot of fun," Lucie said in her press conference. "I'm tired now, so I will rest and play my next opponent. Going up against Sugiyama, she took two love sets off of Jorgelina Cravero. Tomas phoned me with that news in Sydney, because he watched news all time. I definitely need to be at the top of my game."

Sugiyama upset another seed, beating Jorgelina Cravero, the eighth seed 6/0, 5/7, 6/0. At the time of the article, Tamira Paszek was also upset. The Austrian fourth seed lost to Amelie Mauresmo of France 7/5, 0/6, 7/5. Maria Kirilenko, the third seed was upset by British player Sascha Jones 6/0, 6/0 (the most shocking result of the day outside of the top seed's exit). Australia's own Samantha Stosur, the seventh seed, and Daniela Hantuchova comfortably walked through in straight sets 6/2, 7/5 and 6/1, 6/0 respectively, while Lindsay Davenport struggled with fellow American Ashley Harkleroad. The American sixth seed outlasted her opponent 3/6, 6/3, 7/6. Quarterfinal matches will be played tomorrow.

On the subject of Miss Lucie Safarova, Lucie said that she would start a modeling job during the Gold Coast tournament. Her clothes sponsor, Nike, is using her, Serena Williams, and Daniela Hantuchova to model some of the newer fashions.

"The clothes, they are great. I can't wait to wear them during the Australian Open. Serena's outfit is nice, and Daniela looks really...um...sexful...sexy...whatever the word is, she looks it. It was such a great experience to be standing next to those two," Lucie commented.

:shrug: Not surprised, I knew that was coming completely.

Congrats Volandri :yeah:

Nicole :o

Sam :yeah:

Bammer :sad: :hug:
Well done Lucie!:yeah:
Ivan!:D

No.1 seeds are out in both men and ladies event!:tape:

Rafa will lose to Ivan tomorrow. 6-2 6-0, or something to that effect.

Ljubicic is another Healey:O...may aswell congratulate you on your victory now Ivan:hatoff:

Well done Sacha Jones!!! Beating the 3rd seed for the second week in a row, hope you dont get hammered 6-0 6-2 in your next match though (like you did last time)

Ai & Jonas in QF :D:D

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Sacha Jones in form

Sacha Jones has been playing reasonably well this tournament, making up for her piss poor performance two weeks ago and her average performance last week although she did beat the 3rd seed last week. Sacha Jones has only ever lost to the eventual Champion (shes the only player to hold this record). Next up is Lindsay Davenport, it will be a tough challenge!

Rafa will lose to Ivan tomorrow. 6-2 6-0, or something to that effect.

Ljubicic is another Healey:O...may aswell congratulate you on your victory now Ivan:hatoff:

Perhaps.But I thought we're gonna have like 7-5,6-7,7-6 scoreline.;) :p

And I was just very shocked that Makiri lost with double bagel!!!:eek: :tape:
:hug:

And I was just very shocked that Makiri lost with double bagel!!!:eek: :tape:
:hug:


There isnt a Smily I can use - there should be one for :depressed:

There isnt a Smily I can use - there should be one for :depressed:

Dont take it too badly, Sacha has only ever lost to the Champion

Dont take it too badly, Sacha has only ever lost to the Champion

Perhaps you'll be the champion.SOON!;) :p

Perhaps you'll be the champion.SOON!;) :p

Well thats the goal, but her best surface is Rebound Ace and theirs only one or two more tournaments left on this surface after this week so chances are slim. Sacha thanks you for her support though :)

results!!! :D

ATP Sydney- Quarterfinal Results

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F.VOLANDRI def. J.BJORKMAN 0-6 6-4 6-1

ATP Sydney- Quarterfinal Results

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I.LJUBICIC [5] def. R.NADAL [3] 7-5 6-1 :eek:

I'm pissed. The picture works, then I edit the post and it doesn't work. So, let's just pray it works and that everything in this post is correct so that I don't have to edit it :o :mad:. And for those of you that were watching, I tried 4 times with 2 different images, so it's not just this image :shrug:

As we discussed, Ivan, I knew this result was coming. :hatoff:...risky strategy but, hey, it worked today:yeah:

ATP Sydney- Quarterfinal Results

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J.BLAKE [6] def. J.TIPSAREVIC 0-6 7-6(4) 6-1

ATP Sydney- Quarterfinal Results

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F.VERDASCO def. R.STEPANEK 6-4 6-4

ATP Sydney- Quarterfinal Results

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L.SAFAROVA def. A.SUGIYAMA 7-5 4-6 7-5

gollum anyone? :o

ATP Sydney- Quarterfinal Results

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A.MAURESMO def. A.CHAKVETADZE [4] 6-3 6-3 :eek: :eek: :eek:

ATP Sydney- Quarterfinal Results

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S.JONES def. L.DAVENPORT 6-0 6-0

ATP Sydney- Quarterfinal Results

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D.HANTUCHOVA [2] def. S.STOSUR [7] 1-6 6-3 7-6(6)

6-0 6-0 again for Sasha!! that makes Makari feel a little bit better ;):p

Amelie:hearts:...finally it's clicking together!

As we discussed, Ivan, I knew this result was coming. :hatoff:...risky strategy but, hey, it worked today:yeah:
Thanks
Rafa :hug:
Momo :yeah:
Ivan!:woohoo:



L.SAFAROVA def. A.SUGIYAMA 7-5 4-6 7-5

gollum anyone? :o
:tape: ;)



S.JONES def. L.DAVENPORT 6-0 6-0
:eek: :speakles:

Okay, that is the second time in one tournament Lucie has won a match 7/5, 4/6, 7/5. Weird!!!

Fernando :woohoo:

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Sacha Jones form continues

Sacha Jones has continued her run of good form to beat the 6th seed Lindsay Davenport 0 and 0. This is her third consecutive win following her wins over Tamarine Tanasugarn and third seeded Maria Kirilenko. This is the first time that Sachas reached the semifinal of a tournament, but it hopefully wont be her last. Next up is the highest ranked player left in the draw, her name is Daniela Hantuchova and shes a real battler. This is probably Sachas best shot at winning a tournament, lets all wish her well.

Jonas&Ai :sad:

ATP Sydney- Semifinal Results

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I.LJUBCIC [5] def. F.VOLANDRI 6-3 7-6(0)

ATP Sydney- Semifinal Results

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J.BLAKE [6] def. F.VERDASCO 0-6 6-1 6-2

WTA Gold Coast- Semifinal Results

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A.MAURESMO def. L.SAFAROVA 7-6(2) 6-3


Live Scores

Set 1:
1-0 Safarova
1-1
2-1 Mauresmo
2-2
3-2 Safarova
4-2
4-3
4-4
5-4 Safarova
5-5
6-5 Mauresmo
6-6
7-6(2) Mauresmo

Set 2:
1-0 Mauresmo
2-0
2-1
2-2
3-2 Safarova
3-3
4-3 Mauresmo
5-3
6-3

WTA Gold Coast- Semifinal Results

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S.JONES def. D.HANTUCHOVA [2] 6-0 6-0


Live Scores

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

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

no cointosses :shrug:

Congrats to Ivan, James, Amelie, and Sacha on making this week's finals! The final will be played tomorrow around noon EST. Good luck to all 4 of you!

Updated draws are attached :)

Sacha :eek: Again! just hope im not in her half for AO :tape:

I just cannot imagine Amelie losing to such mindless ball-bashing:shrug:...I really hope not!

Allez Amelie! Win the match 7-5 7-5 :armed:

Ivan :woohoo:
Blake :unsure:
Momo!:yeah:
Sacha :eek: :worship:

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Sacha Jones wins battle of the babes

Could this be a fairytale tournament for Sacha Jones. After a poor start to the season she had produced some incredible form and rolled into the final after demolishing the only remaining seed left in the tournament. At the start of this tournament Sacha had no fans but as this tournaments been progressing her fanbase has surely picked up and she is certainly hopeful that there will be a few in the crowd tomorrow.

I have never seen 3 doubles bagels given in a row by any player in this game format in the Games.Did anyone know?
:worship:

I have never seen 3 doubles bagels given in a row by any player in this game format in the Games.Did anyone know?
:worship:

Aint it 4 double bagels? Oh wait maybe I counted wrong

I have never seen 3 doubles bagels given in a row by any player in this game format in the Games.Did anyone know?
:worship:

and with no cointosses!!! (not true actually... id on't have the points with me but I think there was 1 cointoss... but she would have won anyway)

Aint it 4 double bagels? Oh wait maybe I counted wrong

haha...yeah.It's 4 double bagels!
Definitely an amazing feat with almost none can duplicate it!:yeah:

;)

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It all started off in Round One

We saw three absolute thrillers with Lucie Safarova, Amelie Mauresmo and Ashley Harkleroad all progressing through from these. Also six other ladies made it through this round reasonably unscathed. Sacha Jones and Ai Sugiyama made it through this round the easiest.

Round two saw all the seeds starting off their journey but with mixed success. Lucie Safarova did well to beat world number one Sybille Bammer in three sets and Amelie Mauresmo did equally well to beat last weeks champion Tamira Paszek. Also Ai Sugiyama beat the 8th seeded Jorgelina Cravero in three.In the top half of the draw only the 4th seed made it through with a fairly comfortable win over Edina Gallovits of Romania.

The bottom half saw the complete opposite. Daniella Hantuchova started off her campaign against Martina Hingis and this match lasted less than it took to write this article. Also 7th seeded Samantha Stosur won the points where it was most needed to advance. Lindsay Davenport who is playing here as the 6th seed needed a third seed tiebreak to get past Ashley Harkleroad. Sacha Jones was the only unseeded player to make it through when she showed some form to completely thrash Maria Kirilenko 0 and 0. So the Quarterfinals were all set.

It started off with Lucie Safarova winning her third straight match in three sets. Both players played very well and Ai supporters could be seen crying afterwards. The next match saw a big upset with Unseeded Amelie Mauresmo beating the 4th seed Anna Chakvetadze in two sets. This would mean that there would be an unseeded player in the final.

The third Quarterfinal was played between the unseeded Sacha Jones and 6th seeded Lindsay Davenport. The match didnt last long, Lindsay seemed tired from the match before. Sacha Jones into the semifinals and yet another seed out. The final Quarterfinal was the only one with two seeds playing in it and it was an absolute sellout. Daniela the 2nd seed started off poorly but managed to somehow make it to a third set tiebreak. Sam the 7th seed started off running but then lose her momentum but made it up in the third to reach a third set tiebreak. At 6-6 in the 3rd set it could have been anyones game, but the 2nd seed was just too good. She was the only seen to progress into the semifinals and at this stage she was the firm favourite to win the title.

Lucie Safarova started off the semifinals winning the first game to lead 1-0. She also lead 5-4 and was within a whisker of taking the first set, but Amelie fought back well to win the first set in a tiebreak. The second set was all Amelies, getting the first break only to loose it, only to get it back and win the next 4 games. Congratulations Amelie Mauresmo, she has progressed through to the final.

Sacha Jones was once again the underdog but she made it seem that she was the second seed. She played very well all through the match, not loosing a single game to win this match in fairly quick fashion. Congratulations Sacha Jones, she has progressed through to the final.

But who will win? Thats for another article

Go Sacha!

Go Sacha!

Thankyou :kiss:

Im so nervous, how long til the results (saying that im going to bed soon so it probably wont matter)

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Its the final countdown

Two unseeded players have played superb tennis all week to reach a fairytale final, in a few hours we shall see which fairytale ending will end in tragedy and which one will end in tears of joy.

Harley Radford (her coach and hitting partner) met up with her at training. "I've hitting the ball well all week, my serves been right up there with the best and (I've) been emotionally draining all of my opponents and it feels so good to make it onto the final day of the Championship" she says. She goes onto say "If I win today im upto number three in the world rankings which should give me a far easier draw than the one I had this week, although if I loose I will still be a top 8 seed. This makes me very pleased and gives me a heap of confidence leading upto the Australian Open in just over a weeks time".

Harley then asked her about what she thought of Amelie's performances this week. "Well what can I say, I don't think anyone was predicting that me and her would reach the final so I cant exactly say I've paid much attention to her game. I did however see her match against Anna Chakvetadze and well that was quite an upset, also I heard that Sybille Bammer lost so I thought the girl who beat her (Lucie Safarova) would maybe beat her.

He goes onto ask if theirs anything else she'd like to say to any particular players, fans. "Dont be upset if I double bagelled you, I actually had a bet with a few male friends that if I made the final they would wear 8 pieces of clothing minus 1 for every bagel I win - sadly I doubt the guards will let them in naked but I look forward to seeing them there in speedos or something anyway. To my other fans you totally rock, please come to my final today. Also come to the celebration party which is later, its at 9pm - im going, if I loose the final I'll just pretend to be Amelies girlfriend"

*shortly afterwards she blushes and asks if she can take back the last comment, however this is denied as I believe its in the public's interest

Im so nervous, how long til the results (saying that im going to bed soon so it probably wont matter)

:lol: Be patient.Bammer will be here cheering for both players.;)

results!!! :)

ATP Sydney- Final

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I.LJUBICIC [5] def. J.BLAKE [6] 6-3 7-5 :bowdown:

WTA Gold Coast- Final

A.MAURESMO vs. S.JONES


Set 1:
1-0 Jones
1-1
2-1 Jones
3-1
4-1
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
6-5 Mauresmo
7-5

A.MAURESMO leads S.JONES 7-5

WTA Gold Coast- Final

A.MAURESMO leads S.JONES 7-5


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


A.MAURESMO tied w/ S.JONES 7-5, 0-6

WTA Gold Coast- Final

A.MAURESMO tied w/ S.JONES 7-5 0-6


Set 3:
1-0 Jones
1-1
2-1 Jones
3-1
4-1
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
6-5 Mauresmo
7-5

WTA Gold Coast- Final

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A.MAURESMO def. S.JONES 7-5 0-6 7-5 :worship:

Congratulations Ivan and Amelie! The rankings will be updated tonight or tomorrow, and the next tournament thread will be out tomorrow afternoon :bowdown:


Finalized draws are attached :)

Thomas:worship::worship::worship::worship:...I am not worthy! Thanks:yeah:

Sacha:hug:

:woohoo: Ivan!!!First title!:D :bounce:

Amelie :eek: :aparty:
Sacha :sad: :hug: Great play the whole weekend though.:)

Ljubicic Wins First Title in Sydney

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Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia won his first title in the ATP tour of WMTF in Australia.He defeated American James Blake in the final in straight sets 6-3,7-5.

Since the beginning of the match,Ljubicic played well on every point,broke his opponent twice in the early set to win the first set.He continued his form in the second set but Blake stepped up his game and did not let the #5 player gain any break point.However,Ljubicic successfully broke his opponent's serve in the last game by hitting a forehand down the line.The match lasted for almost two hours.

"Well,I am really feeling good right now.Winning my first title here is definitely the best thing I could have asked for.Blake didn't play bad either but I am really playing my best tennis the whole week.I want to thank my coach,who gave me some advice before playing the match and I am trying to believe in myself when playing my opponent.And it really works!I just hope to play like this for the whole season."said the right-handed player from Croatia.

Ljubicic was the fifth seed coming into the tournament.He had a first round bye before meeting the lowest seeded player from Austria,Daniel Koellerer in the next round.The Croatian won the match 3-6,6-4,6-4.He then shocked the third seeded Rafael Nadal in straight sets 7-5,6-1 to claim his second straight semifinal spot.His semifinal opponent was Filippo Volandri of Italy,who stunned the first seed,Nathan Healey in his previous match.But the Croatian held off his gutsy opponent to win 6-3,7-6(0) before meeting Blake,who beat Fernando Verdasco(defeated #2 Marcos Baghdatis in the second round), in the final.

The ladies event in Gold Coast also just ended with Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo also claiming her first title by defeating Sacha Jones,who had given four double bagels in a row in the event before reaching the final.Mauresmo was also very satisfied with her performance for the whole week and hoped to carry her good form in the upcoming tournaments.

The next stop for ATP and WTA are Tier IV events,which are Heineken Open in Auckland,New Zealand and Moorilla Hobart International in Australia respectively.

Someone stopped Sasha :eek: but great tournament for her :hug:

Amelie :yeah:

Great tournament for both Amelie and Sacha. Lucie has no regrets losing to the champ! Can't wait for the next tournament.

Well done Amelie, you definately deserved it :)

Thank you, Amelie, for taking out that horrific big-banger. ;)

haha. No problemo Linds:hug: