WMFT: Women's & Men's Fantasy Tour
Week #5
WTA+ATP: Melbourne


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Welcome to the 1st Grand Slam of the WMFT Tour! :bigclap: It's week #5 of the WMFT tour, and it's the biggest tournament of the year (so far). This week, Maria Ancic and Elena Dementieva (once again) will return to the tour, but there are no new comers! Our biggest draw yet with 27 women and 29 men, who will take home the first grand slam??

Information

Sending Points

Send Rebound Ace points to I<3Lindsay.
All points due Tuesday, August 21st at 8:00 AM EST
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Schedule

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

Players' Points to Send:

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

Agnieszka Radwanksa- 200
Ai Sugiyama- 205
Amelie Mauresmo- 200
Ana Ivanovic- 205
Anna Chakvetadze- 205
Ashley Harkleroad- 205
Daniela Hantuchova- 205
Edina Gallovits- 205
Elena Baltacha- 200
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
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
David Nalbandian- 200
Fernando Verdasco- 200
Filippo Volandri- 200
Harley Radford- 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
Nikolay Davydenko- 210
Novak Djokovic- 200
Paradorn Srichaphan- 205
Radek Stepanek- 200
Rafael Nadal- 210
Richard Gasquet- 205
Robin Soderling- 200
Roger Federer- 205
Tomas Berdych- 205
Yen-Hsun Lu- 215

SEND NEW POINTS!

It's a grand slam, and it'd be nice if everyone sent new points :D

WMFT: Australian Open
Women's Preview


The Favorites:

Amelie Mauresmo [3]
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The biggest favorite to win the tournament coming in is 3rd seed Amelie Mauresmo. She has won 2 consecutive tournaments, and has a record so far this year of 9-2! The only problem with Mauresmo: her draw. She has both "bagel queens", Paszek and Jones, in her quarter of the draw. The good news: like Bammer, the only 2 players to have beaten Mauresmo are in the other half of the draw.

Sybille Bammer [1]
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Although she hasn't won a title since week #1, she is still the top seed! She seemed to turn things around a little bit last week, making the final of Hobart. With an 8-3 record, Sybille is definitely one of the favorites here in Melbourne! With a first round bye, she'll move into the 2nd round and have a relatively easy match against one of the 2 21st ranked players. In the quarters though, she'll play Samantha Stosur, a very tough 8th seed, and then from their, if things work out, she'll play either Maria Kirilenko or Anna Chakvetadze. One big thing going for Bammer: the 3 players that have beaten her are all in the lower half!

Daniela Hantuchova [2]
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Although not a big favorite, the 2nd seeded Daniela Hantuchova comes into this tournament with a 7-4 record, a runner-up trophy, and 2 other trips to the semis. Although her draw is not an easy one, Hantuchova has shown to be a fighter, winning 6 3-set matches so far this year! She'll take on (potentially) Edina Gallovits in the 2nd round, with either Davenport or Safarova waiting in the quarters.



The Dark Horses:

Tamira Paszek
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A potential deep-run-upset player, Tamira Paszek comes into the tournament unseeded but looking to win! Aside from Mauresmo and Bammer, Paszek is the only player to win a title this year, winning the Tier III ASB Classic. Although she'll play the 3rd seed Mauresmo in the 2nd round, if Mauresmo lets Paszek play her game it could be a very good match. Coming in with a 7-2 record, Paszek is anything but a walkover win!

Sacha Jones [6]
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There have been only 5 players to make a final this year, and Sacha Jones is one of them! Coming in as the 6th seed, she is not expected to win the tournament but she could deifnitely make a deep wrong, and potentially pull of a shocker! She's got a rather easy draw with unranked Dementieva in the first round, but if she should make the quarters she'd be up against the favorite, Amelie Mauresmo.

Lucie Safarova
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Although Safarova is yet to make it past the semifinal, she comes in with an 8-3 record and is one of only 3 players to beat the top seed! Lucie has beaten 3 of the 8 seeds here, including the 6th seed Sacha Jones and the 4th seed Maria Kirilenko! Safarova has a very tough first round though against 7th seed Lindsay Davenport, and if she wins that she'll still have to face Nicole Vaidisova. In the quarters she'll play Daniela Hantuchova. This may be the toughest draw any player will have to follow, but if any player has potential to do it it's Safarova!



My Predicted Draw:
(these are just my predictions, before doing any results.)

1st Round:
S.Bammer [1] def. Bye
M.Sharapova def. V.Williams
A.Sugiyama def. A.Harkleroad
S.Stosur [8] def. F.Pennetta
A.Chakvetadze [5] def. Bye
M.Hingis def. J.Cravero
A.Ivanovic def. N.Li
M.Kirilenko [4] def. Bye
A.Mauresmo [3] def. Bye
T.Paszek def. A.Radwanksa
E.Likhovsteva def. T.Tanasugarn
S.Jones [6] def. E.Dementieva
L.Davenport [7] def. L.Safarova :unsure:
N.Vaidisova def. E.Baltacha
E.Gallovits def. T.Golovin
D.Hantuchova [2] def. Bye

2nd Round:
S.Bammer [1] def. M.Sharapova
A.Sugiyama def. S.Stosur [8]
A.Chakvetadze [5] def. M.Hingis
M.Kirilenko [4] def. A.Ivanovic
A.Mauresmo [3] def. T.Paszek
S.Jones [6] def. E.Likhovsteva
N.Vaidisova def. L.Davenport [7]
D.Hantuchova [2] def. E.Gallovits

Quarterfinal:
S.Bammer [1] def. A.Sugiyama
A.Chakvetadze [5] def. M.Kirilenko [4]
A.Mauresmo [3] def. S.Jones [6]
N.Vaidisova def. D.Hantuchova [2]

Semifinal:
S.Bammer [1] def. A.Chakvetadze [5]
A.Mauresmo [3] def. N.Vaidisova

Final:
A.Mauresmo [3] def. S.Bammer [1]

WMFT: Australian Open
Mens's Preview


The Favorites:

Nathan Healey [1]
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The favorite to win coming in, Healey is the #1 seed and winner of the first 2 ATP events. With a record of 10-2, Nathan has a better record than any other WMFT player, male or female! His draw is tough though, with a tough Roddick/Koellerer 2nd round and then Bjorkman, or possibly Volandri, in the quarters.

Ivan Ljubicic [2]
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The 2nd seed coming in, Ljubicic is one of the other 2 players to have won a title so far this year. With 2 quarterfinal and 1 semifinal in the other tournaments, Ljubicic has a 9-3 record. The bad news: he is 0-2 against Healey this year. Like the top seed, Ljubicic has a rather tough draw, with a potential quarterfinal match-up with last week's final Safin, and a semifinal match up with either the 3 seed, Baghdatis, or the only other player to beat him: Davydenko.

Nikolay Davydenko [6]
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Although Davydenko had a tough start to the year, losing in the quarterfinals of his first 2 events and the 1st round of his 3rd, he is one of the only 3 players with a title. Last week, unseeded, Davydenko fought his way (with 5 three-set wins) to the title, taking out the top 3 seeds along the way. This has earned him a 6th seed here, but unfortunately it also put him in the same quarter as 2 time semifinalist and 1 time finalist Marcos Baghdatis. His 1st and 2nd rounds, however, look to be relatively easy match-ups.



The Dark Horses:

Marat Safin
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As the runner-up from last week, it's tough to exclude Marat Safin from the dark horse list. Unseeded and and with only win, Safin was the last player you'd expect to make a run to the finals, but he did it and he beat the top seed Healey along the way. With a tough draw of 7th seed Chela in round 1 and 2nd seed Ljubicic in the quarters, Safin will have to be on his game for the 2nd week in a row to make a deep run here. Although no one expects him to repeat what he did last week, he's definitely got the potential to pull of an upset... or 2!

Filippo Volandri
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The only player other than Safin to beat Nathan Healey: Filippo Volandri. Although he only made the semifinals once, it was of a Tier II tournament. His draw is very tough, however, with 8th seed Bjorkman in the 1st round and top seed Healey in the quarters. Although I wouldn't expect Volandri to make a run past the semis, he could definitely deliver a 3rd loss to Healey and shake up the draw a little bit.

Fernando Verdasco
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Another semifinalist from Sydney, Verdasco is my 3rd and final dark horse, and he's definitely my favorite! After beating the 2nd seed Ljubicic last week, he will get him again in the 2nd round. Verdasco is definitely a player that could make a deep run, maybe even to the final, and with Chela as the other seed in his quarter he may have the draw to do it. Although he's inexperienced and his record is only 3-2, he would definitely be my pick to upset a top seed!



My Predicted Draw:
(these are just my predictions, before doing any results or seeing any points.)

1st Round:
N.Healey [1] def. Bye
A.Roddick def. D.Koellerer
H.Radford def. A.Roddick
F.Volandri def. J.Bjorkman [8]
J.Blake [5] def. R.Federer
J.Tipsarevic def. R.Soderling
L.Hewitt def. N.Djokovic
R.Nadal [4] def. M.Cilic
M.Baghdatis [3] def. Bye
P.Srichaphan def. D.Nalbandian
Y.Lu def. T.Berdych
N.Davydenko [6] def. M.Ancic
M.Safin def. J.Chela [7]
R.Stepanek def. B.Klein
F.Verdasco def. R.Gasquet
I.Ljubicic [2] def. Bye


2nd Round:
N.Healey [1] def. A.Roddick
H.Radford def. F.Volandri
J.Blake [5] def. J.Tipsarevic
L.Hewitt def. R.Nadal [4]
M.Baghdatis [3] def. P.Srichaphan
N.Davydenko [6] def. Y.Lu
M.Safin def. R.Stepanek
F.Verdasco def. I.Ljubicic [2]


Quarterfinal:
N.Healey [1] def. H.Radford
L.Hewitt def. J.Blake [5]
N.Davydenko [6] def. M.Baghdatis [3]
M.Safin def. F.Verdasco


Semifinal:
N.Healey [1] def. L.Hewitt
N.Davydenko [6] def. M.Safin

Final:
N.Healey [1] def. N.Davydenko [6]

nice draw for Elena :bounce:

Draws and women's preview are done, men's preview will be done later tonight :bowdown:

Start sending points!!!

Elena (Likhovtsova) will do well at this event.

As will Lindsay Davenport.

:)...they are the two dark horses for the title.

Elena (Likhovtsova) will do well at this event.

As will Lindsay Davenport.

:)...they are the two dark horses for the title.



:hug:


good luck to you

Elena (Likhovtsova) will do well at this event.

As will Lindsay Davenport.

:)...they are the two dark horses for the title.

Hopefully!

I will try to send new points tomorrow or on Monday, Thomas :wavey:

Elena (Likhovtsova) will do well at this event.

As will Lindsay Davenport.

:)...they are the two dark horses for the title.

I realized (after i did this) that 2 obvious dark horses I forgot are Lindsay Davenport and Nicole Vaidisova :o. But, I couldn't take out Paszek as a title winner, so I didn't go back and fix it :sad:

Could you put Sybille as the dark horse?
She'd rather been an unknown in the grand slam than to lose in the second round as the favourite to win the title.:rolleyes:

Elena (Likhovtsova) will do well at this event.

As will Lindsay Davenport.

:)...they are the two dark horses for the title.

Dont say that I have a hard enough draw as it is :lol:

Not best of 5 by the mens?

Not best of 5 by the mens?

:unsure:

Ivan doesn't win any best of 5 matches in his life.;)

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Sacha prepares for Australian Open

Sacha Jones has decided to play at the Australian Open, despite her poor performance last week. She doesn't go into the Australian Open as she would have liked, however shes hoping to steamroll the Championship not loosing a set or even a game. She will be the 6th seed and faces a big unknown test in the first round against a player who she has never seen play before - last time she met a rookie player she won 6-0 6-0 and shes certainly aiming for a result like that again. It doesnt really get any easier from there either. If Sacha makes it to the quarterfinals then shes simply hoping to get some revenge on Amelie Mauresmo - One of Sachas fans said that he would strip down to his undies if she won that match 6-0 6-0.

Sacha says to her fans 'Dont expect me to win any matches here, but if I do then expect them to be over in 20 or so minutes' - Good luck Sacha from all her fans back here in New Zealand.

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Harley Radford prepares for Australian Open

Harley was seen buying some speedoes today - thats a bad sign ahead of the Australian Open. Harley hasnt exactly had a great start to the season, his highlight would have to be taking number one ranked Nathan Healey to three sets last week. He's got a bet with fellow hunks Brydan Klein and Andy Roddick that the player who goes the least far in this tournament will have to clean the winners car in nothing but some light blue speedoes. Harley's actually favourite to win his first round match against Andre Agassi but his 2nd round opponent will likely be Jonas Bjorkman and well things dont look good there for Harley.

Good luck to Harley, he knows that he had to do better here than in any previous tournament

Dont say that I have a hard enough draw as it is :lol:

Having both of them in our section has really screwed both of our draws.

:hug:...I am not happy with my draw at all. If you beat Elena for me, that would be great!

Likhovtseva & Verdasco Ready For Open




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Elena Likhovtseva said on her arrival in Melbourne 'So far I havent found my A game on the tour but I started late and this is my first surface, not that I am makign excuses but I have had some close loses and that has made me more determined to win more matches here at the Australian Open. I cant wait to get started!'


Fernando Verdasco also stated 'I have had a decent start to the tour reaching a semi final but this is the big one. My game doesnt really suit the high bouncing courts here in Australia but if I can play to my full potential I know I can cause a few shocks. I am in a tough section of the draw but am feeling confident'

Mauresmo and Nadal Arrive in Melbourne.

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Amelie Mauresmo, third seed, is the favourite to win the opening Grand Slam of the WMFT while Rafael Nadal, fourth seed, is deemed by most to have an outside chance, given a kind draw. They both have something in common; they are coached by the same coach and they are also hitting partners.

Mauresmo says of Nadal: "He is a great athlete, a great player and a great person. The way he strikes a ball is phenomenal, you know, but I also love his dedication and drive for every last point. I don't think he has ever lost a three set match, until last week where he was experimenting, and that is just an ode to his mental toughness. Plus I would simply love to have those biceps:hearts:"

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/01/28/wbTENNISmauresmo_narrowweb__300x398,0.jpg

Nadal is also complimentary when it comes to talking about his hitting partner: "Si, she is superb athlete, no? Superb, err, champion, no? She win two title in row. That is good. I watch her last week and she beat all the top player, with volley and, err, slice and lots of variety. She is fun to watch, no? She has good chance, she is favourite, for sure..."

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The WMFT Australian Open is due to commence tomorrow; it is a wide open field with several dangerous floaters in the draw. Mauresmo is very well aware of who they are:

"Elena Likhovtseva is one to watch, I assure you. I think she will upset Sacha and get through to play me, well hopefully, in the Quarter Final. I expect big things from her here, you know, she has mentioned to me personally a couple of times that she aims to peak at the Slams. I just hope I haven't done the opposite and peaked too early."

:lol: I can't imagine Momo having biceps like Nadal's.:p
All the best to all the players in the season's first GS!:wavey:

Liam - you fear me in many games lol

^and rightfully so:)...I just hate it in games like this where you haven't tried but then the Slam comes and you are going to do well, I just know it! And, surprise surprise, you are in my part of the draw:)

Men's preview added :)

You think Harley will not just win the first round but make it to the quarters

:sick: hes only ever won one match :o

I hope I don't suck is all :o

^and rightfully so:)...I just hate it in games like this where you haven't tried but then the Slam comes and you are going to do well, I just know it! And, surprise surprise, you are in my part of the draw:)

this is Elena's worst surface :o


But I feel confident of beating Sasha :angel:

pressure for Fernanado :unsure:

I cant wait for results today :bounce:


This is going to become one of my fav games I think :p

I cant wait for results today :bounce:


This is going to become one of my fav games I think :p

Same here, well run by Thomas :yeah:

I know it already is one of my fav. games:yeah:

Thomas:worship:

And, Elena, it is also Amelie's worst surface...it really doesn't stop you doing well:)

Results in about 5 minutes!

Thanks everyone! :hug:

:scared:

35 :p
I can't wait :scared:

Australian Open
ATP: 1st Round Results

N.Healey [1] def. Bye
A.Roddick def. D.Koellerer 0-6 7-6(5) 6-1
H.Radford def. A.Agassi 6-3 1-6 6-3
F.Volandri def. J.Bjorkman [8] 0-6 6-4 6-1
J.Blake [5] def. R.Federer 1-6 6-4 6-3
J.Tipsarevic def. R.Soderling 6-2 3-6 7-5
L.Hewitt def. N.Djokovic 6-3 7-6(5)
R.Nadal [4] def. M.Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-3

M.Baghdatis [3] def. Bye
P.Srichaphan def. D.Nalbandian 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4
Y.Lu def. T.Berdych 6-3 0-6 6-3
N.Davydenko [6] def. M.Ancic 4-6 7-5 7-5
M.Safin def. J.Chela [7] 6-4 1-6 6-3
B.Klein def. R.Stepanek 6-1 6-4
R.Gasquet def. F.Verdasco 3-6 6-4 7-5
I.Ljubicic [2] def. Bye


Congrats to all winners! :banana:

Australian Open
WTA: 1st Round Results

S.Bammer [1] def. Bye
M.Sharapova def. V.Williams 6-4 7-5
A.Sugiyama def. A.Harkleroad 7-5 2-6 7-6
S.Stosur [8] def. F.Pennettta 4-6 6-7(7) 7-6(0)
A.Chakvetadze [5] def. Bye
J.Cravero def. M.Hingis 7-5 0-6 7-5
A.Ivanovic def. N.Li 7-6(0) 7-6(3)
M.Kirilenko [4] def. Bye

A.Mauresmo [3] def. Bye
A.Radwanska def. T.Paszek 3-6 6-4 7-5
T.Tanasugarn def. E.Likhovsteva 4-6 7-5 7-5
E.Dementieva def. S.Jones [6] 6-3 1-6 6-3
L.Davenport [7] def. L.Safarova 7-6(3) 5-7 7-6(3)
N.Vaidisova def. E.Baltacha 5-7 7-6(2) 7-5
T.Golovin def. E.Gallovits 6-2 5-7 6-2
D.Hantuchova [2] def. Bye


Congrats to the first round winners :hug:

Sasha :eek:

Makiri :woohoo: :woohoo: :tape:

Nikolay :yeah: :)

Results done :)

Janko :eek: :D

Updated draws are attached :)

2nd Round results will be at about the same time tomorrow, good luck everyone :D

Tamira :help:

:o Nathan is losing his 1st match :hysteric:

Na :help:
Richie :eek: a win!

Ivan,Sybille :worship: def. bye!:dance:
;)
Congrats winners!
Sacha!!!:eek: :hug:

Nole :o

Ana :D

Lucie, you fought hard. Davenport was just too strong.

Tomas...I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING.

Lucie's points were the best points I've made in any game, and they got me a quarter two semis, and a loss to Davenport. Great job, Lindsay.

Lucie, you fought hard. Davenport was just too strong.

Tomas...I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING.

Lucie's points were the best points I've made in any game, and they got me a quarter two semis, and a loss to Davenport. Great job, Lindsay.

Thanks Lucie :hug: Great match!

Australian Open
WTA: 1st Round Results

A.Radwanksa def. T.Paszek 3-6 6-4 7-5

Radwanska :p Anyway I'm very happy :)

Jonas :sad::bigcry: I was sure this was your time!!

But Ai :hearts: 7-6 in the third :hearts:

Tammy :eek: a win!

Paradorn :woohoo:

out of both events :yawn:

Omg Sacha gets worse week to week :bigcry:

Well done Harley :)

Elena:eek:...I guess I jinxed you, huh? :sad:

Rafa:dance:...but now we are going to lose to Hewitt. I hate people who pack all their points in the first two sets, they are sooooo annoying. :armed:

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Harley Radford wins Round 1

Harley Radford has won his first round match of the maiden Australian Open, but things certainly didn't all go to plan. Harley started off very well and raced ahead to a 4-2 lead. Andre picked up his game towards the end of the set but it was never going to be enough and Harley picked up the first set 6 games to 3.

At the break Harley smiled, took a look around the crowd and then seemed to get a nightmare image. His playing partner Sacha Jones was in the match, and she was far from happy - he could only guess that she lost her match and well he was right about that. Harley played poorly throughout the second set, having Sacha Jones in the crowd must have really left a dent in his spine and this made his game very weak. Andre won the second set 6 games to a miserably solitary game.

Something very unsuspecting happened at half time. Leanne Baker came to sit near Harley's box, and to the surprise of everyone Sacha Jones went over there and started a cat fight. It was quite entertaining, Sacha Jones seems to have lost the fight but the crowd was definately on her side. Oh thats right im getting off track.

Well there was a lengthy delay because of this and both girls were kicked out of the stadium (thankfully theirs no doubles here as Sachas been banned for the whole season from RLA). This seemed to help Harley and he came from an early break down to clean up the set 6 games to 3 and win the match to the delight of the crowd.

I always thought that Americans got behind their players?
Andre is American so why didn't the crowd get behind him?
Would have Sacha beaten Leanne if the catfight had have continued?
We will just never know....

Harley Radford is versing Volandri next - he isnt expecting to win, infact hes already booked his tickets for next week (if he wins then he's going to have to busk to be able to afford the accomodation)

ATP Australian Open- 2nd Round

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A.RODDICK def. N.HEALEY [1] 1-6 6-1 6-4 :eek: :eek:

ATP Australian Open- 2nd Round

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H.RADFORD def. F.VOLANDRI 6-0 0-6 6-4

ATP Australian Open- 2nd Round

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J.BLAKE [5] def. J.TIPSAREVIC 1-6 6-2 6-4

ATP Australian Open- 2nd Round

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L.HEWITT def. R.NADAL [4] 7-5 6-1 :eek:

ATP Australian Open- 2nd Round

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

ATP Australian Open- 2nd Round

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N.DAVYDENKO [6] def. Y.LU 4-6 6-4 7-5

:woohoo: :woohoo: Nikolay :yeah:

ATP Australian Open- 2nd Round

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M.SAFIN def. B.KLEIN 6-4 1-6 6-2

:o Expected :sad:

ATP Australian Open- 2nd Round

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I.LJUBICIC [2] def. R.GASQUET 6-4 6-4

Congrats to all the men's winners :)

Time for the women's :bounce:

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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S.BAMMER [1] def. M.SHARAPOVA 6-2 6-3

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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A.SUGIYAMA def. S.STOSUR [8] 0-6 6-4 7-5 :eek:

Makiri better win...

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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J.CRAVERO def. A.CHAKVETADZE [5] 7-5 7-6(2)

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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A.IVANOVIC def. M.KIRILENKO [4] 6-4 7-6(4) :eek::eek:


In front of empty stands :o

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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A.MAURESMO [3] def. A.RADWANKSA 6-4 6-3

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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A.IVANOVIC def. M.KIRILENKO [4] 6-4 7-6(4) :eek::eek:


In front of empty stands :o

And I changed my points so that wouldnt happen

I give up :o

Allez Momo! Keep going:armed:

Rafa:sad:...everyone needs to take down the players who play like 100-100-0...they annoy me.

Well done Lllllllleyton:yeah:

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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E.DEMENTIEVA def. T.TANASUGARN 6-3 7-6(0)

Allez Momo! Keep going:armed:

Rafa:sad:...everyone needs to take down the players who play like 100-100-0...they annoy me.

Well done Lllllllleyton:yeah:

They'll all be retired before the clay season :tape:

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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L.DAVENPORT [7] def. N.VAIDISOVA 6-4 4-6 7-5

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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D.HANTUCHOVA [2] def. T.GOLOVIN 1-6 6-3 7-5

Congrats to everyone that won :bowdown:

Quarterfinal results at about the same time tomorrow :eek:

I'll update the draws later ;)

They'll all be retired before the clay season :tape:

That is splendid news. :)

Dementieva next:armed:...tough matchup, she is playing well. Going to go and find out who her coach is.

Following a rubbish performance at AO Makiri will be skipping:

Week #6: Bausch & Lomb Championships- Amelie Island, USA Tier II
Week #8: Internazionali BNL d'Italia- Rome, ITA Tier I


Shes just going to play Estoril and a couple others on her favourtie surface - she only does well in Tier IV :o

That is splendid news. :)

Dementieva next:armed:...tough matchup, she is playing well. Going to go and find out who her coach is.

I get dissapointed because a lot of the players haven't even sent points since week 1 :shrug:.. Like Safin, Roddick, Hewitt... the players that are the upsetters lately haven't even been active :shrug:. I'm hoping they just like their points... but if that's not the case, they'll be gone next week anyway :yeah:

I get dissapointed because a lot of the players haven't even sent points since week 1 :shrug:.. Like Safin, Roddick, Hewitt... the players that are the upsetters lately haven't even been active :shrug:. I'm hoping they just like their points... but if that's not the case, they'll be gone next week anyway :yeah:

I hope so. Shame that I had to draw such a player:(

And E.DementievaFan is Dementieva's coach, that is going to be a verrrryy tough match. I think I will lose.

Anna and Janko :sad:

Ivan and Sybille :dance:

Ana :banana:

Why was the match in front of empty seats? :confused: :tape:

Oh, I just liked my points...well not ashleys but i will start changing them.

WTA Australian Open- 2nd Round

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S.BAMMER [1] def. M.SHARAPOVA 6-2 6-3

What can I do better? :confused: :shrug:

Grand Slam QF :drool: I'm so happy! After a bad first set!!:D

Pair Out in Second Round
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Melbourne, AUSTRALIA-- Anna Chakvetadze and Janko Tipsarevic are both out of the first Grand Slam of the year. The loved up pair both lost in the second round on Wednesday. Number five seed Anna Chakvetadze lost to Cravero in two tight sets 75 76. “It was a very tight match, both of us were playing very well. She took her chances at the end of the sets and I didn’t so that’s the main down point of this. I set out at the start of the year to be a Top 8 seed for the Aussie Open, and I achieved it. That is my main up point from this tournament. I also won my first round match, my first Grand Slam win. So there is some positives, but also some negatives. I should have won this match, I had the chances but didn’t take them.”

Janko Tipsarevic has had an OK Rebound Ace season, winning a few matches including his first round win here. But this is not his favourite surface and he knows that he has better chances through out the year and the best is yet to come. “I’m glad I got a win here. This isn’t my favourite surface and to win a round is great. In the first round I beat Robin Soderling, who is a good consistant player, so I was happy with the win. I knew James would be a tough opponent, and he showed his talent through out the match. I’m still happy with this tournament. I know Anna is a bit upset after losing, she is very good on this surface and I’m sure she could have went far in this tournament and even won it. But she is a great player, and she will come back fighting the rest of the season.”

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Harley Radford wins..again

Harley Radfords match was delayed this morning. This time it was the referee that had a catfight with one of the ball boys, oh the joys of tennis.

Todays match had far less twists and turns than yesterdays match so I'm going to fit it all into one paragraph. Harley Radford started off extremely well, winning the first set 6 games to well no games. This was getting very boring so Harley decided to put a polarfleece and pants on. The weather quickly changed (call it Global Warming maybe) and Harley got thrashed in the second set without scoring a single game. It wasn't til he was 4-0 down in the third when he thought that maybe it was the pants and polarfleece slowing him down, so he took these off (along with his tshirt) and then with the crowd support he won the next 6 games to win the deciding set 6 games to 4.

Harley was expected to verse the top seed next, but somehow Nathan lost in three sets to Andy Roddick :tape:

ATP Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

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H.RADFORD def. A.RODDICK 6-0 0-6 7-6(4)

ATP Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

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L.HEWITT def. J.BLAKE [5] 6-3 7-5 :eek:

ATP Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

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M.BAGHDATIS [3] def. N.DAVYDENKO [6] 7-6(6) 7-6(6) :worship:

For those of you that don't realize it, 7-6(6) means they only had 1 more point :eek:. So Marcos had only 1 more point in each of his first 2 sets :eek: :worship:

ATP Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

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M.SAFIN def. I.LJUBICIC [2] 6-3 0-6 6-3 :eek: :eek: :eek: :worship:

:ras: :sad: :o

WTA Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

S.BAMMER [1] vs. A.SUGIYAMA

First Set:
1-0 Bammer
2-0
3-0
4-0
5-0*
6-0

WTA Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

S.BAMMER [1] leads A.SUGIYAMA 6-0

Second Set:
1-0 Bammer
2-0
2-1
2-2*
3-2
4-2
5-2
6-2




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S.BAMMER [1] def. A.SUGIYAMA 6-0 6-2

WTA Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

J.CRAVERO vs. A.IVANOVIC

First Set:
1-0 Cravero
2-0
2-1
2-2
3-2 Cravero
3-3
4-3 Ivanovic
4-4
5-4 Cravero
5-5
6-5 Cravero
6-6
7-6(3) Ivanovic

WTA Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

A.IVANOVIC leads J.CRAVERO 7-6(3)

Second Set:
1-0 Cravero
1-1
2-1 Ivanovic
3-1
3-2 Ivanovic
4-2
5-2
5-3
6-3




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A.IVANOVIC def. J.CRAVERO 7-6(3)6-3

WTA Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

A.MAURESMO [3] vs. E.DEMENTIEVA

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

WTA Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

A.MAURESMO [3] leads E.DEMENTIEVA 7-5

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




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A.MAURESMO [3] def. E.DEMENTIEVA 7-5 6-4

WTA Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

L.DAVENPORT [7] vs. D.HANTUCHOVA [2]

First Set:
1-0 Davenport
1-1
2-1 Davenport
2-2
3-2 Hantuchova
3-3
4-3 Davenport
4-4
5-4 Hantuchova
5-5
6-5 Davenport
6-6
7-6(4) Hantuchova

WTA Australian Open- Quarterfinal Results

D.HANTUCHOVA [2] leads L.DAVENPORT [7] 7-6(4)

Second Set:
1-0 Hantuchova
2-0
2-1
2-2
3-2 Hantuchova
4-2
5-2
6-2




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D.HANTUCHOVA [2] def. L.DAVENPORT [7] 7-6(4) 6-2

:bowdown: :worship: Congrats to every semifinalist, men's and women's!!! :D :D :D

I will updated the draw today :lol:. :)

Ai :sad:
I do do it randomly, though :p

Alllezzzzzzz!!! Yes! I was so worried about this match!

If I can get past Daniela I am really confident for the Final.

Good luck Daniela, I sense it will be a really tough battle. :armed:

Ana :eek: :banana:

Mauresmo Maintains Winning Streak;
Two Steps Away From Grand Slam Trophy.

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Amelie Mauresmo stretched her unbeaten run to 12 matches with a composed performance against Elena Dementieva; she eventually prevailed 7-5, 6-4 in a hard-fought battle on the Rod Laver Arena. The Frenchwoman has been tipped as the favourite to win the title here in Melbourne and she now stands only two matches away from fulfilling her dream and winning a Grand Slam in her first attempt.

"It was a very high quality match, I thought. She was slow to start in both sets and that cost her in the end. She came firing back but I had what it took to stay with her, holding my serve with some timely volleys, and then I had the mental edge to close it out. I am pleased with my performances here; they have been very, very competent...they have lacked any drama or tension which, for now, is how I like things."

Tomorrow's Semi-Final clash with World Number #2 Daniela Hantuchova promises to be different though; drama is almost guarenteed. The pair met last week at the same stage and Mauresmo only just prevailed in a tense, but nevertheless high quality, marathon match that was concluded with an emphatic third-set tiebreak performance from Mauresmo. Amelie remembers the match with concern:

"That was a tough, tough match last week that we had. I have no doubt she will be even more ready to take me on aswell, so it is going to be even harder. I feel I am on the top of my game right now though so I don't see why I can't repeat last week's result. It will be a battle, that is for sure, but I am prepared to fight for this; I would say I want it more than any other player. I intend to win the first Grand Slam of the year; extend my winning streak to three consecutive tournaments and reach number one in the world."

Not asking for much, then? :lol:

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Harley Radford wins..again

Harley Radfords match was delayed this morning. Yet again it was the referee that had a catfight with one of the ball boys, oh the joys of tennis.

Todays match had far less twists and turns than yesterdays match so I'm going to fit it all into one paragraph. Harley Radford started off extremely well, winning the first set 6 games to well no games. This was getting very boring so Harley decided to put a polarfleece and pants on. The weather quickly changed (call it Global Warming maybe) and Harley got thrashed in the second set without scoring a single game. It wasn't til he was 4-0 down in the third when he thought that maybe it was the pants and polarfleece slowing him down, so he took these off (along with his tshirt) and then with the crowd support he won the next 6 games to win the deciding set 6 games to 4.

Harley was expected to verse the fifth seed next, but somehow James lost in two sets to Lleyton Hewitt :tape:

Thomas why havent I seen a picture of Harley Radford in the photos yet :tears:

Ivan :hug: Safin,congrats :yeah:
Bammer :eek: :woohoo: Ai :hug:

Thomas why havent I seen a picture of Harley Radford in the photos yet :tears:

because there aren't any :shrug:

ATP Australian Open- Semifinal Results

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H.RADFORD def. L.HEWITT 6-3 0-6 6-2

ATP Australian Open- Semifinal Results

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

WTA Australian Open- Semifinal Results



S.BAMMER [1] vs. A.IVANOVIC



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S.BAMMER [1] leads A.IVANOVIC 6-0

WTA Australian Open- Semifinal Results



S.BAMMER [1] leads A.IVANOVIC 6-0



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S.BAMMER [1] def. A.IVANOVIC 6-0 6-3 :worship:

WTA Australian Open- Semifinal Results



A.MAURESMO [3] vs. D.HANTUCHOVA [2]



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D.HANTUCHOVA [2] leads A.MAURESMO [3] 7-5

WTA Australian Open- Semifinal Results



D.HANTUCHOVA [2] leads A.MAURESMO [3] 7-5



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A.MAURESMO [3] tied w/ D.HANTUCHOVA [2] 5-7 7-6(0)

WTA Australian Open- Semifinal Results



A.MAURESMO [3] tied w/ D.HANTUCHOVA [2] 5-7 7-6(0)



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A.MAURESMO [3] def. D.HANTUCHOVA [2] 5-7 7-6(0) 6-4

Congratulations to our finalists :worship:. Good luck to all of you, and even if you don't win big props on making the final :eek: :bowdown:

Updated draws (finally) are attached :)

Alllezzzzzz! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! :armed:

Absolute fighter at heart is our Amelie:hearts:...so pleased!

Now Bammer:unsure:...should be a good battle. I kind of fancy my chances but I know it is going to be soooo tough.

Let's fight Amelie! :armed:

Alllezzzzzz! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! :armed:

Absolute fighter at heart is our Amelie:hearts:...so pleased!

Now Bammer:unsure:...should be a good battle. I kind of fancy my chances but I know it is going to be soooo tough.

Let's fight Amelie! :armed:

:hug:. Good luck against Bammer!

And btw, you probably noticed, but Hantuchova didn't send new points and your score was still the same, even the live scores :eek:

Lol I think she "pushed" except in the third set? Certainly the first set; she won all of my small games, none of the "bigger" ones.

:)

Mauresmo to Contest Grand Slam Final with World #1;
Out-Battles Hantuchova in tense, three-setter.


Amelie Mauresmo today ensured that she remained on course to fulfill her lifelong ambition of winning a Grand Slam title by defeating World #2 Daniela Hantuchova in a hardfought battle. The Frenchwoman, who is unbeaten in three events, will now have to do battle with the world's best player in the form of Sybille Bammer to decide who will be the first Grand Slam champion in WMFT History; who will be the number one player in the world; who will cement their place in the archives of the game. Who will win? It is anyone's guess. Mauresmo beat Bammer recently in a tour Final but Bammer isn't the number one for nothing; she will have worked on her game and has been demolishing opponents throughout the whole week.

"It was a great match," said Mauresmo, "I felt I played well in the tight moments. In the first set she was able to retrieve everything I through at her but after that I upped my game slightly and I had what it took to oust her. I am thrilled to be in a Grand Slam Final but I amonly here to win; a runner-up means little. I want this trophy, it means everything to me.

I am totally aware of how tough Bammer will be though and I am prepared to fight, as I demonstrated today."

They are, undoubtedly, the two best players thus far this season and it is a testament to both players that they have produced their best tennis at the biggest tournament of the season so far. One thing is for certain: it will be a superb encounter with tennis of the highest quality.

because there aren't any :shrug:

Theirs plenty at www.bebo.com/harleysbebo :p

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Harley Radfords Fairytale Run!

Harley Radford came into the Australian Open with just one win under his belt. Hes won four straight matches here to advance through to the final. But its not the first time that kittyking has created a fairytale.

Just a few weeks ago Sacha Jones went from very poor form to make it to a final.

Harley Radford wont win the final, but he's had alot of fun playing here anyway :)

Bammer :woohoo:
Amelie next again :scared:

:unsure:...final time soon.

Allez Amelie! :armed:

Are Amelie and Sybille both on? I'm considering doing the final right now, early.. are either of you on>

I am on:)

tenniswatcher? He/she is normally on all the time:lol:...sure they are around somewhere!

The earlier = the better for me anyway. Anytime after 3:20 GMT and I won't be able to see it live.

Could you do the mens final too - I didnt think that my 23rd ranked player would make the final :lol:

Okay, time for both finals :D

!!!

:eek:

Allez!:armed:

ATP Australian Open- Final

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M.BAGHDATIS [3] def. H.RADFORD 3-6 6-4 7-5 :worship:

Well done Marcos:yeah:

Harley:hug:

WTA Australian Open- Final



S.BAMMER [1] vs. A.MAURESMO [3]



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S.BAMMER [1] leads A.MAURESMO [3] 6-3

:eek:...:sad:

WTA Australian Open- Final



S.BAMMER [1] leads A.MAURESMO [3] 6-3



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S.BAMMER [1] tied w/ A.MAURESMO [3] 6-3 4-6

Allez! Fight Amelie!!!!!!! Please win:armed:

WTA Australian Open- Final



S.BAMMER [1] tied w/ A.MAURESMO [3] 6-3 4-6



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http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41266000/jpg/_41266752_amelietrophy.jpg



A.MAURESMO [3] def. S.BAMMER [1] 3-6 6-4 6-4 :worship:

Alllezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!

C'MON! :armed:

:hearts:...:drool:...:bounce:...:dance:...:bounce: :bounce::bounce:

Sorry Sybille:hug:

Amelie unbeaten in three events now:)

Article later on...

Woo! Grand Slam title:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Congratulations to Amelie on your 3rd consecutive title :bowdown:
And, congratulations to Marcos on your 1st!!! :hug: :worship:

Congrats to both our semifinalists as well, you played hard and put up a tough fight :hug:

Good luck to everyone during the clay season! The rankings will be done tonight and the tournament thread/draws will be out tomorrow :)

Finalized draws are attached to this post :D

Amelie Fulfills Dream; Wins Grand Slam Title.

http://images.sportsnetwork.com/tennis/getty/women/mauresmo/2006/ausopen_trophy.jpg

Amelie Mauresmo ousted Sybille Bammer in the Final of the Australian Open, the inaugral Grand Slam of the WMFT, which means her place in history is cemented and also, incidentally, she is likely to become the new world number one. Mauresmo and Bammer had both enjoyed realtively easy paths to the Final and have, undoubtedly, been the two best players of the season so far. Bammer has been the world number one since week one and has won one title with a number of Finals. Meanwhile, after a slow start to the season, Mauresmo has been unstoppable. She has won three tournaments in a row culminating in this amazing feat at the first Grand Slam of the year.

After Bammer had waltzed through to the Final completely untested some thought she had a chance of stopping the insurmountable Mauresmo and this seemed confirmed as Bammer played absolutely amazing tennis to take the first set 6-3. Cue Mauresmo's fighting spirit. She dug deep, raised her level and served and volleyed often to take the next two sets, with it the match and the trophy, 6-4, 6-4. It was a superb match, possibly the highest quality match of the season so far and when Mauresmo fell to the ground to a rapturous applause from the crowd you sensed something special had happened.

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200601/r70721_196677.jpg

For Mauresmo it all started with a first round win over Elena Likhovtseva a couple of weeks ago. Before that she was 0-2 for the season and since that match she hasn't looked back; defeating everybody who dared to challenge her.

"It all started with that one match. Since then I haven't lost; it is just amazing to think. But all that counts for very little; what is key is that I have won a Grand Slam. A Grand Slam! Something, since I started playing tennis, I have always wanted to do. And to be the first one to do so makes it that much more special.

Sybille played a very good match and I would like to thank her for being such a great player, person and, above all, a great champion. I am sure we will have many, many more matches in the future and a great rivalry. I just hope I can pinch that number one off her when the rankings are released! I don't think anyone, even Sybille, would contest that I don't deserve it; I do. I am the best player in the world right now, no arguments."


Allez!

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/mauresmo_a-getty060127.jpg

Well done Momo!:worship: Your players have beaten my players 3 times in a week now.:rolleyes:
:lol: Well,Momo is a truly deserving champion.Sybille is already very happy by making thus far since this is her worst surface,as well as Momo's I believe.:)
Congrats to Marcos too!:clap2: Harley :sad: :hug:

Aw voted out of BB house and lost AO final all in one day :tears: