WMFT: Women's & Men's Fantasy Tour
Week #8
WTA: Rome


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This week will be the clay court Tier I tournament, and for the women we'll be in Rome! The draw will be a little smaller this week as many players were retired last week, but it won't be any short on competition! Who will come away with the 2nd Tier I title of the year? Will Elena Baltacha continue her dream run, will Amelie Mauresmo return to form, or will someone new emerge? Good luck to everyone!


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WMFT: Women's & Men's Fantasy Tour
Week #8
ATP: Monte Carlo


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Welcome to Monte Carlo! Last week, we saw Rafael Nadal take him his first title, will he win this week as well? Will Healey finally return to the top? Will someone new emerge as a champion, or will our Australian Open change find success on the clay? Good luck to everyone this week!





*NOTE: This week, I put both tournament previews and the draws in the same post, instead of two seperate ones. It will save me some time when I attach the draws... that's pretty much the only reason :lol:

Information

Sending Points

Send Clay points to I<3Lindsay.
Points due Tuesday, September 11th at 8:00 PM EST
*Sending new points each week is recommended for better results*

Schedule

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

Players' Points to Send

WTA
-For each set, divide total points into 13 games
Agnieszka Radwanksa- 215
Ai Sugiyama- 200
Amelie Mauresmo- 210
Ana Ivanovic- 215
Anna Chakvetadze- 210
Ashley Harkleroad- 210
Dominika Cibulkova- 210
Edina Gallovits- 215
Elena Baltacha- 205
Elena Likhovsteva- 210
Flavia Pennetta- 215
Jorgelina Cravero- 215
Lindsay Davenport- 205
Lucie Safarova- 205
Maria Kirilenko- 215
Maria Sharapova- 200
Na Li- 200
Nicole Vaidisova- 215
Sacha Jones- 205
Serena Williams- 205
Sybille Bammer- 215
Tamarine Tanasugarn- 205
Tarmira Paszek- 200


ATP
-Divide points into 3 sets.
Andre Agassi- 200
Andy Roddick- 200
Daniel Koellerer- 215
David Nalbandian- 210
Fernando Verdasco- 215
Filippo Volandri- 215
Gaston Gaudio- 215
Harley Radford- 205
Ivan Ljubicic- 205
Janko Tipsarevic- 200
Jonas Bjorkman- 200
Juan Ignacio Chela- 215
Marat Safin- 210
Marcos Baghdatis- 215
Marin Cilic- 215
Nathan Healey- 205
Nikolay Davydenko- 200
Novak Djokovic- 205
Paradorn Srichaphan- 200
Rafael Nadal- 215
Richard Gasquet- 200
Robin Soderling- 215
Roger Federer- 200
Tomas Berdych- 200

draws will be done later tonight.

Mauresmo will be sending new points. I want to win this; this is my RG tune-up.

Main draws added. :)


POINTS DUE: Tuesday, September 11th at 8:00 PM EST

Oh gawd...I'll face last week's finalist or the one who beat me in the second round.:mad:

Points sent

I have sent mine! Go Makiri and Nikolay!!!

How long til the first results are coming out?

Unfortunately, I don't think I'm going to be able to do results tonight... maybe in an hour.. otherwise, tomorrow morning :)

Unfortunately, I don't think I'm going to be able to do results tonight... maybe in an hour.. otherwise, tomorrow morning :)

Just realised, I dont think I play in the first round anyway - I have no problems if you do the first two rounds together (it sorta adds to the excitement that way)

Just realised, I dont think I play in the first round anyway - I have no problems if you do the first two rounds together (it sorta adds to the excitement that way)

I figured it's better to do both rounds the same day anyway.. then everyone will get to play on the first day! :)

I figured it's better to do both rounds the same day anyway.. then everyone will get to play on the first day! :)

Exactly :)

This game is being run very, very well by you. It looks very professional, its got realistic scores of the match (in terms of the closeness of matches) and its a mystery why we havent got 200 people playing this yet!

Exactly :)

This game is being run very, very well by you. It looks very professional, its got realistic scores of the match (in terms of the closeness of matches) and its a mystery why we havent got 200 people playing this yet!

Thanks a lot :hug: I really enjoy running it too, especially when there's an "upset" player almost every week!

:hug: And btw, it won't let me rep you cause i've done it too recently :shrug: :lol:

Thanks a lot :hug: I really enjoy running it too, especially when there's an "upset" player almost every week!

:hug: And btw, it won't let me rep you cause i've done it too recently :shrug: :lol:

Just like in the real thing, there are always upsets and there are always those darkhorses that you just dred to be up against :lol:

World Number One Mauresmo Sets Sights on Paris.


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Q. You stated in an interview with TENNIS Magazine that you were placing Rome at the front of your Roland Garros preparation, why is that? What makes Rome, or Italy, so special?


AM: I like to watch The Sopranos (laughing). No, I just want to do well here. Yeah it is definitely my main preparation ahead of Paris. I love the city and it kind of reminds me of Paris in many ways...the atmosphere is similar. So definitely. I want to do well here. Definitely.

Q. How is the shoulder?

AM: Not bad, it is getting better. I was hitting on the practice courts today with Elena and it was fine. So I am just hoping that it holds up for the whole tournament, that would be good.

Q. Would you venture that the shoulder is partly to blame for some early losses on clay?

AM: Possibly, possibly. But there are a few reasons. It is hard, you know, to move from one surface to another. You have to find your footing. I knew it would be tough so that is why I set my sights on this tournament, rather than one of the earlier ones, definitely. Also I'm just kind of enjoying my honeymoon after the Australian, for sure. It has been a crazy time, but a fun time. Now it is back to business. I need to get some good clay matches in before Paris.

Q. How crucial do you think that is?

AM: How crucial what is?


Q. Getting some claycourt tennis under your belt prior to Roland Garros.

AM: It is pivotal to my success. To everyone's success at that tournament, for sure. We all need to practice.

Q. Do you think the likes of Baltacha, the players who have already done well on clay, have an advantage for Paris now?


AM: They may think they do, but no. The big players will be ready come Paris. Right now it is all about tuning and finalising our games and then aiming to peak for Roland Garros. I mean, no offence to her, but I doubt Baltacha will be in the later stages of Paris. It just won't happen. Sybille and I have both struggled so far on clay but come Roland Garros we will both be playing well, I am sure...


Q. Speaking of Sybille, you two are incredibly far ahead from anybody else in the rankings. Do you think anyone has the ability to contend with you two?

AM: Likhovtsova, Davenport, Tanasugarn, Hantuchova, Harkleroad, Dementieva...to name but a few. These players are improving and some of them are incredibly talented. The rankings don't lie but they don't mean everything either; it is all relative at this stage, the rankings really don't demonstrate who the best claycourt players are. That will be easier to see after Paris has finished.

Q. Who do you regard as your main competition right now? Who else can you envisage lifting that trophy in Paris in a few weeks time?

AM: I think only a few players are ready to win a Grand Slam. Very few. I actually don't believe Sybille is one of them, to be honest. I would say Likhovtsova and Lindsay are two Grand Slam champions in waiting. I can see either of them lifting the trophy. But, then again, I said that in Melbourne. I would say I am the out and out favourite; it is just a case of doing it. Right now I am focused on here though, Roland Garros is rapidly approaching but it is not quite here yet!

Q. Thank you for your time Amelie, good luck here in Rome.

BALTACHA HITS BACK AT MAURESMO

After hearing recent comments made about her by world number 1 Amelie Mauresmo, Elena Baltacha has been quick to hit back against Mauresmo, making the following comments just ahead of the 1st round at Rome. When asked about the comments made about her, she responded as follows

Baltacha: "I couldn't believe what i was hearing, i found it quite cocky, arrogant and disrespectful. I have never shown any disrespect against any other players, and give credit to other players when they have performed well. Those comments have made me even more determined to do well here and at Roland Garros, and i would love to face Amelie in front of her home crowd and prove that i am a worthy competitor, and deserve to be on the big stage.
Finally, Amelie you should never underestimate your opponents because you'll regret it in the future, but you have had a great season so far and i send my best wishes for forthcoming tournaments"

:lol: another drama here in WMTF!;)

Drama :hearts:

And thanks for the comments, Amelie ;)

It just wouldnt be a game on WTAworld without a little drama would it :p ;)

Thanks for the articles guys :lol:

I'm going to do 1st round results sometime soon... 15 minutes at the earliest, probably 30 ;)

Go Makiri! :unsure:

Go Sybille and Ivan :unsure: too. ;)

WTA Rome
1st Round Results

A.Mauresmo [1] def. Bye
M.Sharapova def. N.Li 6-0 6-1
M.Kirilenko [9] def. Bye :worship: ;)
A.Chakvetadze [8] def. Bye
J.Cravero [7] def. Bye
E.Baltacha def. L.Safarova 6-1 6-3
N.Vaidisova def. F.Pennetta 7-5 7-6(0)
L.Davenport [3] def. Bye

S.Jones [4] def. Bye
A.Radwanska def. T.Tanasugarn 6-2 5-7 6-2
T.Paszek def. D.Cibulkova 5-7 6-0 6-0
A.Sugiyama [5] def. Bye
A.Ivanovic [6] def. Bye
A.Harkleroad def. S.Williams 6-7(1) 6-3 6-3
E.Gallovits def. E.Likhovtseva 4-6 7-6(5) 7-5
S.Bammer [2] def. Bye

M.Kirilenko [9] def. Bye :worship: ;)


:bolt: A win!! :eek: :p Good Luck in second round Makiri :bounce:

ATP: Monte Carlo
1st Round Results

M.Baghdatis [1] def. Bye
T.Berdych def. R.Soderling 7-6(0) 3-6 7-5
M.Cilic def. D.Nalbandian 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4
M.Safin [7] def. Bye
R.Nadal [6] def. Bye
J.Chela def. A.Roddick 6-1 7-6(5)
N.Djokovic def. D.Koellerer 7-6(0) 2-6 6-3
H.Radford [4] def. Bye

N.Davydenko [3] def. Bye
R.Federer def. J.Tipsarevic 6-4 3-6 7-6(2)
F.Verdasco def. A.Agassi 6-1 1-6 7-6(5)
N.Healey [5] def. Bye
F.Volandri [8] def. Bye
P.Srichaphan def. G.Gaudio 6-4 3-6 7-5
J.Bjorkman def. R.Gasquet 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4
I.Ljubicic [2] def. Bye

Congrats to all 1st round winners, second round will be in either 20 or 40 minutes... depending how long I take to eat :lol:

That was Makiri first 'win' since Hobart :help: :tape:

:lol:

WTA: Rome
2nd Round Results

A.Mauresmo [1] def. M.Sharapova 6-4 6-4
M.Kirilenko [9] def. A.Chakvetadze [8] 7-6(2) 6-4 :worship:
E.Baltacha def. J.Cravero [7] 6-2 6-2 :eek:
N.Vaidisova def. L.Davenport [3] 6-4 6-3 :eek:

S.Jones [4] def. A.Radwanska 6-3 4-6 6-3
T.Paszek def. A.Sugiyama [5] 6-0 6-0 :eek:
A.Ivanovic [6] def. A.Harkleroad 6-4 6-4
E.Gallovits def. S.Bammer [2] 4-6 7-6(0) 7-6(5) :eek: :sad:

ATP: Monte Carlo
2nd Round Results

M.Baghdatis [1] def. T.Berdych 3-6 7-5 6-3
M.Cilic def. M.Safin [7] 4-6 7-5 7-5 :eek:
J.Chela def. R.Nadal [6] 6-3 6-2 :eek:
N.Djokovic def. H.Radford [4] 6-1 7-5 :eek:

R.Federer def. N.Davydenko [3] 6-3 2-6 6-4 :eek:
N.Healey [5] def. F.Verdasco 1-6 6-3 6-4
P.Srichaphan def. F.Volandri [8] 6-0 0-6 7-6(4)
I.Ljubicic [2] def. J.Bjorkman 7-5 6-4

OMG, Ana and Nole :woohoo:

M.Kirilenko [9] def. A.Chakvetadze [8] 7-6(2) 6-4 :worship::sad:

:D Another Win :bounce: About time Makiri had a good week!

But when she has a good week...


R.Federer def. N.Davydenko [3] 6-3 2-6 6-4 :eek:


...Nikolay has a bad :tape:

Only 7/17 seeds on the women's & men's combined remain :eek:

Good luck to everyone in the quarterfinal, those matches will be played tomorrow around this time, probably a little later :)

Updated draws are attached :dance:

Is Gallovits and Likvotseva coached by the same person?:rolleyes:
I lost with an almost similar scoreline again.:mad:

But luckily Ivan!:)

Lindsay :vomit:

Marcos :bounce:

Makiri keeps getting worship:unsure:

But Ivan will lose next round I think.:sad:

Makiri keeps getting worship:unsure:

:hehehe:

I just think she's been a long time coming, great points just bad draws :shrug:

Bammer's is without any victory on her favourite surface!!!:ras::ras::ras:

Is Gallovits and Likvotseva coached by the same person?:rolleyes:
I lost with an almost similar scoreline again.:mad:

But luckily Ivan!:)

:lol:

:hehehe:

I just think she's been a long time coming, great points just bad draws :shrug:

:rolleyes: ...another QF exit for Momo, then.:p

Allez! Fight!:armed:

World Number One Mauresmo Sets Sights on Paris.


Q. Speaking of Sybille, you two are incredibly far ahead from anybody else in the rankings. Do you think anyone has the ability to contend with you two?

AM: Likhovtsova, Davenport, Tanasugarn, Hantuchova, Harkleroad, Dementieva...to name but a few. These players are improving and some of them are incredibly talented. The rankings don't lie but they don't mean everything either; it is all relative at this stage, the rankings really don't demonstrate who the best claycourt players are. That will be easier to see after Paris has finished.

Q. Who do you regard as your main competition right now? Who else can you envisage lifting that trophy in Paris in a few weeks time?

AM: I think only a few players are ready to win a Grand Slam. Very few. I actually don't believe Sybille is one of them, to be honest. I would say Likhovtsova and Lindsay are two Grand Slam champions in waiting. I can see either of them lifting the trophy. But, then again, I said that in Melbourne. I would say I am the out and out favourite; it is just a case of doing it. Right now I am focused on here though, Roland Garros is rapidly approaching but it is not quite here yet!

Q. Thank you for your time Amelie, good luck here in Rome.[/FONT]

Pfft for not mentioning Sacha :p

Omg! Argh! Um Thomas, no need to post the quarterfinal result for Sacha :lol:

Well done Elena, 2 great results, a possible semi final with Amelie, that would be intersting

I'm going to be watching big brother right now... results may be out in 1 hour, or, I'm getting up at 4 AM (8 hours from now!) for Lindsay's match, so I may do quarterfinals then, semifinals tomorrow night.

Sorry for the delay :)

:yawn:



;)

Okay, time for results!

I've decided on this for this tournament and the ones to follow:

Quarterfinal- Best Match= "Fancy" Live scoring, other 3 matches= "Plain" live scoring
Semifinal & Final- all matches "Fancy" Live scoring

It takes more time than you would think to do the fancy scores, so and to do all 4 quarterfinals is too much. So, i'll do it set by set, but it will just be plain.

WTA Rome- Quarterfinal



A.MAURESMO [1] vs. M.KIRILENKO [9]



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A.MAURESMO [1] leads M.KIRILENKO [9] 7-6(4)

WTA Rome- Quarterfinal



A.MAURESMO [1] leads M.KIRILENKO [9] 7-6(4)



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A.MAURESMO [1] tied w/ M.KIRILENKO [9] 7-6(4) 3-6

WTA Rome- Quarterfinal



A.MAURESMO [1] tied w/ M.KIRILENKO [9] 7-6(4) 3-6



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M.KIRILENKO [9] def. A.MAURESMO [1] 6-7(4) 6-3 7-5 :eek::eek::worship:

WTA Rome- Quarterfinal Results

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N.VAIDISOVA def. E.BALTACHA 7-6(3) 6-4

WTA Rome- Quarterfinal Results

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S.JONES [4] def. T.PASZEK 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) :eek::worship:

WTA Rome- Quarterfinal Results

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E.GALLOVITS def. A.IVANOVIC [6] 6-2 4-6 7-6(5) :eek:

ATP Monte Carlo- Quarterfinal Results

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M.BAGHDATIS [1] def. M.CILIC 7-5 4-6 6-4

ATP Monte Carlo- Quarterfinal Results

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N.DJOKOVIC def. J.CHELA 7-5 2-6 6-4

Ana :sad:

Come on Nole!

Nole :banana:

ATP Monte Carlo- Quarterfinal Results

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N.HEALEY [5] def. R.FEDERER 4-6 7-5 6-4

ATP Monte Carlo- Quarterfinal Results

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P.SRICHAPHAN def. I.LJUBICIC [2] 6-2 0-6 6-4 :eek: :eek:

Congratulations to our semifinalists! :D

Results will either be in 7 hours, or in about 20 :lol:;)

Good luck to everyone... Updated draws are attached!

But Ivan will lose next round I think.:sad:

Well,like I said,expected.:rolleyes:
Congrats Paradorn.:)

There're so many great matches lately.No longer we have double bagels now.;)
Well done winners!
Losers :hug:

WTA Rome- Quarterfinal Results

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S.JONES [4] def. T.PASZEK 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) :eek::worship:

:woohoo: I thought I was going to get bagelled :lol:

Sacha Jones is now into 3rd place overall, unless Maria Kirilenko wins the title and Sacha looses her next match

Amelie has a commanding lead in first place after this week

:woohoo: Makiri! Finally im winning! :D

Amelie :hug:

ugh. this loss pains me.

Three clay tournaments = three Quarter-Finals, just not good enough.

Makiri:yeah:

I will write article after semi final ;)

When will semi-finals be??

semifinal results in about 12 minutes ;)

probably less :secret:

:worship: Go Makiri :bounce: (and everyone else in the Quarters :yeah:)

Good Luck Nicole and Nathan :yeah:

:speakles: I just realized I forgot to do the next BB HOH!!! :tape:

Later tonight ;)...

:speakles: I just realized I forgot to do the next BB HOH!!! :tape:

Later tonight ;)...

Damn that means i might have to wait until tommorow to see results. Never mind even if I lose a Tier I semi is a good start to my campaign to win RG ;)

ATP Monte Carlo- Semifinal Results

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M.BAGHDATIS [1] def. N.DJOKOVIC 1-6 6-4 6-2

ATP Monte Carlo- Semifinal Results

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N.HEALEY [5] def. P.SRICHAPHAN 1-6 6-3 6-4

Well done Marcos :bigclap:

Well Done to Marcos and Nathan ;)

WTA Rome- Semifinal



M.KIRILENKO [9] vs. N.VAIDISOVA



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M.KIRILENKO [9] leads N.VAIDISOVA 6-1

WTA Rome- Semifinal



M.KIRILENKO [9] leads N.VAIDISOVA 6-1



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M.KIRILENKO [9] def. N.VAIDISOVA 6-1 7-5

Makiri :woohoo:

Tier I Final :D:D:D

WTA Rome- Semifinal



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S.JONES [4] leads E.GALLOVITS 6-3

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S.JONES [4] def. E.GALLOVITS 6-3 6-2

Congratulations to our 4 finalists :worship: Updated draw will be out later today :)

Well Done to Sacha good luck in Final ;)

Kirilenko defeats Vaidisova to progress into Rome Final

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Russian Maria Kirilenko seems to have got her season back on track following a 6-1 7-5 win over Czech Nicole Vaidisova in the semi finals of the Italian Open in Rome. The wins that have lead to this final, which has included a defeat over world number 1 Amelie Mauresmo, has been her first since Hobart back in the Rebound Ace season. Due to numerous defeats her ranking has dropped to ninth but if she was to win the tournament here she could see that all change. She started of this tournament with a second round win over fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze, she then folllowed that with an upset over Mauresmo and then today followed that up with what was her most impressive tennis so far in this tounrnament.

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Kirilenko started the strongest, serving powerfully and hitting some amazing down the line winners. Nicole picked up her tennis and started to respond to Makiri but Kirilenko had the answers and wrapped up the first set 6-1. The start of the second set was more of the same but mid way the rallies started to get longer the grunts started to get louder and the Double Faults and Unfourced Errors started pouring from Maria as Nicole took control. However Maria was still in a strong position despite her strange incapibility to convert match points. She managed to choke away 6 of them along with a 5-3 lead before putting away the match with a beautifully timed forehand volley in 1 hour and 23 minutes.

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After the match Maria said at her press conference "I am very happy with my win today though I would say my performance was a bit up and down. I played a good first set and I think I was playing my best tennis for 6 weeks or so but in the second set I tensed up and choked which was very bad and somthing I will have to make sure I dont do in the final. Thankfully, I managed to close it out eventually. All credit to Nicole she really made me work for this so I am very happy I came out on top. It is nice to be in a final again and be playing a good match. I have had some low points but I have came through them so I have to be happy"

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When asked about the final against New Zealander Sacha Jones she said "She has a great game. She is a great performer and I will have to be at my best to win. I really hope I can though. Her game adapts really well to each surface which shows she has no weaknesses. It will be a hard match - a very hard match but I am just happy to be winning and being able to play in this final. Tommorow I will give it everything Ive got but the main focus is winnning Roland Garros. But I cant be distracted. At the moment all my thoughts are on tommorows match and playing to the best of my ability"

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Well done Marcos :bigclap:

Thanks :hug:

Marcos' run has (kind of) made up for Lindsay's early exit :bounce: :p

Marcos is King in the men's game.

:worship:

Although Roland Garros is, obviously, Rafa's territory.

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The real beginning

Contrary to what the title suggests it actually started off before Round Two, it started off with a particular news article which featured Amelie Mauresmo not even mentioning Sacha Jones' name. Sacha got very upset about this, and was caught serving at bottles of coke with Amelies face on them. She hit 10/10, something that clearly showed in her mind that she had a chance to go far this week.

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The start of something new

In Round One Sacha had a bye, but instead of training she instead viewed the match which would determine her 2nd Round opponent. The match was very enjoyable to watch, but Sachas good friend Tamarine Tanasugarn lost in three sets to Agnieska Radwanska. Although the second set was very close the first and last set certainly wasnt. Sacha knew her match against Agi would be tight.

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That darn second round

Sacha's match was the last to be played on Day Two, so she decided to watch some tennis again. It wasnt exactly the happiest day of viewing for her. AO runner up and good friend Harley Radford lost in straight sets, followed by her other good friends Sybille and Ashley both loosing. To make things even worse she witnessed Tamira Paszek winning 6-0 6-0, Sacha knew that if she beat Agi then Tamira would be her quarterfinal opponent.
Eventually Sacha was up. The match was close, but despite Sacha loosing the second set she seemed pretty relaxed as she won in three sets. She did however give alot of praise for her opponent.

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Quarterfinal Quality!

Sacha went into her Quarterfinal expecting a 6-0 6-0 scoreline in Tamiras favor. The first set went as most people would have expected with Tamira winning it. The second set was alot closer and at 6-6 and 4-4 in the tiebreak Tamira served a double fault, and to add pain to injury Sacha then served two aces to force a third set. The third set was another absolute thriller, it could have easily gone either way. But yet again at the deciding stages in the tiebreaker Sacha just eased away and eventually won the tiebreak 7-4 to take the match 4-6 7-6 7-6. Sacha fell to the ground sobbing. Tamira's coach screamed out 'if Sacha dies does Tamira win by default' (much to the crowds amusement). Tamira ran over to Sacha and gave her a big hug.

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Strange Semi?

Sacha knew going into this match that if she won it then she would be ranked third next week, but if she lost it then she would have to rely that Maria Kirilenko looses the final otherwise Sacha remains down in fourth.
The Semifinal started off badly for Sacha, but then started a flurry of points to win the first set 6-3. Sacha doesnt ever seem to play well historically speaking (loosing a second set and another one going to a tiebreak), but today was different and Sacha easily won the second set to move into her third final. Her opponent will be Maria Kirilenko who she gained alot of respect for, especially for beating Amelie Mauresmo.

The last line goes to Sacha Jones

'Never underestimate me....Thomas, Amelie, Sybille...'

:lol: Nice one!But Sybille never underestimate any of her opponents before,unlike Momo.;)

:lol: Nice one!But Sybille never underestimate any of her opponents before,unlike Momo.;)

Didnt you say a comment like 'looks like me and Momo are the dominant force' or words to that extent? If Sacha wins then there is less of a gap between Sacha and Sybille than Sybille and Momo

Didnt you say a comment like 'looks like me and Momo are the dominant force' or words to that extent? If Sacha wins then there is less of a gap between Sacha and Sybille than Sybille and Momo

Did I?:scratch: Or was it Momo?;)
Perhaps I did say about that Momo and Sybille are leading in terms of ranking?Did I say that too?:lol:
I was quite absent-minded.
Well,if you win,that'll be great too!:D But Sybille will just go down from the rankings and be an unknown soon if she couldn't even win one match on her favourite surface.:unsure:

Did I?:scratch: Or was it Momo?;)
Perhaps I did say about that Momo and Sybille are leading in terms of ranking?Did I say that too?:lol:
I was quite absent-minded.
Well,if you win,that'll be great too!:D But Sybille will just go down from the rankings and be an unknown soon if she couldn't even win one match on her favourite surface.:unsure:

Dont worry Sacha was pretty useless on her best surface (loosing in the first round of AO, Week 1, Week 2)

Oh and another thing: You'll still stay number two, you deserve to be there. Its just that Sacha could have easily fallen out of the top 10 this week

Dont worry Sacha was pretty useless on her best surface (loosing in the first round of AO, Week 1, Week 2)

Oh and another thing: You'll still stay number two, you deserve to be there. Its just that Sacha could have easily fallen out of the top 10 this week

Well,it's useless for Sybille who just won her first title where none of the players were committed when the game was introduced.And it happened to be a Tier I which Sybille won,so that's why she got her #1 position.So we'll see.If I don't get any good results for the rest of the season,Sybille will go home and take care of her child.:p

Well,it's useless for Sybille who just won her first title where none of the players were committed when the game was introduced.And it happened to be a Tier I which Sybille won,so that's why she got her #1 position.So we'll see.If I don't get any good results for the rest of the season,Sybille will go home and take care of her child.:p

I was committed, despite my thrashing in the first round :o

Sybille has to stay, shes made so many semifinals and finals

Final results in just a few moments!!! :)

Final results in just a few moments!!! :)

Thankyou - Argh im so nervous!

ATP Monte Carlo- Final Results

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M.BAGHDATIS [1] def. N.HEALEY [5] 7-5 7-6(3)

kittyking, your pictures are way to big :o

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(i want the women's reuslts to be on the next, smaller, page ;))

a few more...

ATP Monte Carlo- Final Results

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M.BAGHDATIS [1] def. N.HEALEY [5] 7-5 7-6(3)

:worship: Marcos

kittyking, your pictures are way to big :o

Unsure how to resize them :o

WTA Rome- Final



M.KIRILENKO [9] vs. S.JONES [4]



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M.KIRILENKO [9] leads S.JONES [4] 7-5

Argh :tears:

WTA Rome- Final



M.KIRILENKO [9] leads S.JONES [4] 7-5



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M.KIRILENKO [9] tied w/ S.JONES [4] 7-5 2-6

:woohoo: come on Sacha!

WTA Rome- Final



M.KIRILENKO [9] tied w/ S.JONES [4] 7-5 2-6



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M.KIRILENKO [9] def. S.JONES [4] 7-5 2-6 7-5 :eek::eek::bowdown::worship:

Congratulations to Marcos on Maria on winning the tournaments this week :worship::worship:

:sad:For Sacha and Nathan- but you had great weeks!

Good luck everyone next week, and congrats on another great week of WMFT! :)

That was painful to watch (being up 5-3 in the third) :bigcry:

:hug: Makiri you deserved it

Maria :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

So happy my points worked this week!!! :D:D

I will write article today!

Sacha :hug:Great Match :yeah:

Maria :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

So happy my points worked this week!!! :D:D

I will write article today!

Sacha :hug:Great Match :yeah:

I had 2 Championship points :bigcry:

I think this moves you into 4th overall so you control a quarter next week :bounce:

Congrats Masha!:yeah:
Sacha :awww: :sad: :hug:

I think we all have this on our mind but I'll ask it first - when will the draws be released for the next tournament

Sacha is very happy to have just made it to the final, especially after being down 4-6 6-6 against Tamira Paszek earlier in the tournament :)

I had 2 Championship points :bigcry:

I think this moves you into 4th overall so you control a quarter next week :bounce:

:eek: Really :bounce:
I hope so :lol:


Sacha is very happy to have just made it to the final, especially after being down 4-6 6-6 against Tamira Paszek earlier in the tournament :)

Sasha had a great tournament :hug: Well Done :yeah:

Unsure how to resize them :o

You can use Imageshack ;)

You can use Imageshack ;)

The WMFT Master (aka Thomas) already came to the rescue :p

:eek: Really :bounce:
I hope so :lol:




Sasha had a great tournament :hug: Well Done :yeah:

I cant remember, I worked it out for the semis then deleted the file. I remember that if I made the final (which I did) then I'm guaranteed to be 3rd, but if I lost in the semis and Maria K won the final then I would be 4th. Because I made the final I'm 3rd and I think your 4th

The WMFT Master (aka Thomas) already came to the rescue :p

:lol: WMFT is one of my favourtie games! Not just because I won today but its original and Thomas does a great job of running it! One of the best game runnes around :worship: I wish I ran my game as well :lol:

I cant remember, I worked it out for the semis then deleted the file. I remember that if I made the final (which I did) then I'm guaranteed to be 3rd, but if I lost in the semis and Maria K won the final then I would be 4th. Because I made the final I'm 3rd and I think your 4th

I hope I think I was up to second (:confused:) before the slump sp hopefully I can climb back up that way ;)

:lol: WMFT is one of my favourtie games! Not just because I won today but its original and Thomas does a great job of running it! One of the best game runnes around :worship: I wish I ran my game as well :lol:



I hope I think I was up to second (:confused:) before the slump sp hopefully I can climb back up that way ;)

Yea Thomas runs the game quite well, he was experienced going into this which is why I think it makes it all that bit more professional

Ive never been in the top 2, high of number 3 in mens and womens but I think I'd rather be third than second anyway :confused:

I just thought of an idea

Could we maybe have a Stats Thread full of things like our Head to Head records against players, Most consecutive run of victories etc

I wouldnt mind doing all the Stats, I'd just need access to the old PDFs (from week 1-5) and maybe alil moral support for doing it :lol:

Yea Thomas runs the game quite well, he was experienced going into this which is why I think it makes it all that bit more professional

Ive never been in the top 2, high of number 3 in mens and womens but I think I'd rather be third than second anyway :confused:

But if you are number 2 you would not have to face the number 1 until Final :shrug: I am just glad Makiri season is (hopefully :unsure:) back on track...

I just thought of an idea

Could we maybe have a Stats Thread full of things like our Head to Head records against players, Most consecutive run of victories etc

I wouldnt mind doing all the Stats, I'd just need access to the old PDFs (from week 1-5) and maybe alil moral support for doing it :lol:

Thats a good idea :yeah:

For moral support I can :worship: or give good reps :p

But if you are number 2 you would not have to face the number 1 until Final :shrug: I am just glad Makiri season is (hopefully :unsure:) back on track...

But if I finished the season ranked number two I'd be crying thinking what could have been

If I was number three I would be happy to make the podium

Thats a good idea :yeah:

For moral support I can :worship: or give good reps :p

Both would do, I just dont wanna seem like the only poster there

Infact I do wonder what my H2H record looks like now

Oops I just realised there is already a Stats Thread :o

Maybe I'll strictly make mine a H2H Thread and Unusual Stats thread

But if I finished the season ranked number two I'd be crying thinking what could have been

If I was number three I would be happy to make the podium

I suppose so :shrug: :p

Both would do, I just dont wanna seem like the only poster there

Infact I do wonder what my H2H record looks like now

Id say mines even-ish beacuse Ive either got to SF or F or lost 2st round :tape:

Both would do, I just dont wanna seem like the only poster there

Infact I do wonder what my H2H record looks like now

I'm in the progress of doing more stats.. I've got the Head to Head done up to a few weeks ago.. I'm going to do prize money standings, records, that sort of thing, I was actually hoping to work on it this weekend.

That being said, I really would appreciate the help! Maybe after I finished the H2H or even right now, I could e-mail you the excel file and you could just update it each week?? Then e-mail it back after each tournament and I could convert it to PDF... or something!

Thanks :D

I'm in the progress of doing more stats.. I've got the Head to Head done up to a few weeks ago.. I'm going to do prize money standings, records, that sort of thing, I was actually hoping to work on it this weekend.

That being said, I really would appreciate the help! Maybe after I finished the H2H or even right now, I could e-mail you the excel file and you could just update it each week?? Then e-mail it back after each tournament and I could convert it to PDF... or something!

Thanks :D

Sweet, do you have my email address?

Infact is your Msn working Thomas, it would be quicker just to send it via that (my inbox plays up sometimes)

I'm in the progress of doing more stats.. I've got the Head to Head done up to a few weeks ago.. I'm going to do prize money standings, records, that sort of thing, I was actually hoping to work on it this weekend.

That being said, I really would appreciate the help! Maybe after I finished the H2H or even right now, I could e-mail you the excel file and you could just update it each week?? Then e-mail it back after each tournament and I could convert it to PDF... or something!

Thanks :D

That sounds really good :yeah: More stats would be really intresting ;)

I would offer to help but with my game and other things im very busy :sad: But if you ever need any I should have time :)

That sounds really good :yeah: More stats would be really intresting ;)

I would offer to help but with my game and other things im very busy :sad: But if you ever need any I should have time :)

You did offer to help though, you said you'd give us moral support and good reps :D

You did offer to help though, you said you'd give us moral support and good reps :D

Oh yer ;)

I will do that then. No Good Reps at the moment though because I tried and it said you need to spread Reputation first :o

Oh yer ;)

I will do that then. No Good Reps at the moment though because I tried and it said you need to spread Reputation first :o

Likewise, btw getting a good rep from me is Ultra special because I spend most of my reps badrepping people who think only 50 players have a Ranking

Thomas you can send me the Excel sheet....

Infact is your Msn working Thomas, it would be quicker just to send it via that (my inbox plays up sometimes)

:mad: I can't find the excel sheet anywhere!!! :(

I'm not sure what's wrong... it may be on my other computer..

I only had the women's done, and up through only week 4.. so you could just redo it all, or wait a few days and see if i could find it?

I could just send you a file with the format I want for it... let me know!

:mad: I can't find the excel sheet anywhere!!! :(

I'm not sure what's wrong... it may be on my other computer..

I only had the women's done, and up through only week 4.. so you could just redo it all, or wait a few days and see if i could find it?

I could just send you a file with the format I want for it... let me know!

Aw thats okay

Could you please send me the file with the format, I might as well do all the weeks (there was less people in the first few weeks anyway). Could you please also point out if any players transferred names (eg started off as Anna K, then changed their name to Jesus Christ)

You can send it...

Got it (see your latest PM I sent you tho)

Finalized draws are attached :)