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Welcome to Indian Wells, USA for the Pacific Life Open!

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This is a Tier I hardcourt event and one of the biggest tournament of the season!.

Entries are unlimited but deadline closes on Tuesday 18:00 GMT Anyone who dosnt commit yet played in Doha will also be entered. This event will start a day early on Wednesday so points need to be in by Wednesday 16:30 GMT. Qualification draw if entries go over 16. No Doubles

Note - This a mandatory event for the worlds top 8!

:wavey: Good luck to everyone competing! :wavey:

Indian Wells
Draws, Entries and Bonus Points



SINGLES DRAW (http://v1.tournawiz.com/16draw.php?id=29&uid=wtt_maker)
QUALIFICATION DRAW (http://v1.tournawiz.com/8draw.php?id=28&uid=wtt_maker)





Entry Lists
Main Draw

[1] UZB Iroda Tulyaganova
[2] CHN Na Li
[3] FRA Mary Peirce
[4] ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues
[5] AUS Alicia Molik
[6] CZE Zuzana Ondraksova
[7] ITA Flavia Pennetta
[8] NED Michaela Krajicek
POL Agnieszka Radwanska
GBR Elena Baltacha
BEL Elke Clijsters
UKR Alona Bondarenko
USA Bethanie Mattek
PUR Natalia Guevara
Qualifier
Qualifier

Qualifying Draw

[1] CAN Marie-Eve Pelletier
[2] RUS Nadia Petrova
ROM Ioana Olaru
JPN Ai Sugiyama
ISR Sharar Peer
GEO Ekaterine Gorgodoze
THA Tamarine Tamasugarn





Bonus Points

Spain - 20
Netherlands - 15
China - 15
Argentina - 10
Great Britain - 5
Japan - 5
Belarus - 5

Please remember to use your Bonus points!

Good luck to Everyone!

Re.2

Remember this is a mandatory event for the worlds top 8 as of rankings released tommorow ;)

You can commit now ;)

:bounce: Cant miss this !

Gorgodze again :)

Italy Pennetta

Medina Garrigues For Spain

Na Li(China)

Medina Garrigues For Spain

isn't tennisutopian(sp?) also has the same avatar?;)

A.Bondarenko Ukraine
Kutuzova/Vakulenko for doubles

Agnieszka Radwanska for singles

Doamchowska/Korzeniak for doubles

Kutuzova/Vakulenko for doubles


Doamchowska/Korzeniak for doubles

No doubles!Read the #1 post!!!:rolleyes:

There's no doubles played since AO but still they sign up with the doubles players.:tape:

Netherlands in!

Shahar Peer for Israel.

No doubles!Read the #1 post!!!:rolleyes:

There's no doubles played since AO but still they sign up with the doubles players.:tape:

I do what I want and I f*** you :kiss:

Ai Sugiyama again for Japan

PUR: Natalia Guevara

Elke Clijsters for Belgium

Mary Pierce for France!

Olaru for romania

Mattek for USA

Petrova for Russia :o

Alicia Molik [AUS] here (got a PM)

Thailiand also here (got another PM - not a player though so if not one is chosen Il choose Tamasugarn ;))

tamarine tanasugarn here :D

isn't tennisutopian(sp?) also has the same avatar?;)

yeah but Medina's rocks so much more... lolz. I'm still the original though. :cool:

Iroda Tulyaganova for Usbekistan. Please use my old points!

Baltacha for GBR

Entry List
Draws
Bonus Pts

All out in 10 mins ;)

^ added in post #2 ;)

Blogger of the Week is avaiable for anyone :)

Remember there is also bonus points rewarede for article ;)...

results coming up?

I would like to be blogger of the week, and as such will write this article

Elke's Blog

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Hello everyone,

Sorry that I'm arriving so late to do this blog, but it's something that my older sister Kim has enjoyed doing so well, and Belgium would love to have a permanent team blog someday. I am currently practicing for Indian Wells with my good friend Caroline Maes. We have so much fun together that practice can't even really be hard. Of course, I would also like to announce the current situation with our dear friend, Justine Henin.

Currently, Justine is in the hospital right now. She's gotten in a terrible accident on the I-10 freeway on her way here to Indian Wells, and she's in critical condition. She is in my heart and in my prayers, as well as in the minds of all tennis lovers. Justine got to Belgium's first career final against Marta Domachowska in Portoroz, Slovenia and without her our team is a little deflated. Kim and I were devastated when we heard the news, and we even cried. We know that Carlos Rodriguez, one of the federation's coaches, is closer to her than all of us, and he's been in seclusion. So, I hope that she can recover. They said that she is getting blood transfusions and they're keeping a close eye on her. She severed a major artery in the accident, but it hasn't reached fatal stage yet. If they can perform surgery on her, then she'll be okay. Otherwise, it could be the end of our dearest player.

So, I implore all of you to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. We want everyone to band together to help in this difficult time.

Elke can be blogger :)

and that entry will go towards final total :)

results coming up?

tommorow ;)

Justine :eek: Everyone hopes you get better soon :hug:

A look forward - Indian Wells Qualification Preview

Only two of the seven players will get Qualification to the Indian Wells Main Draw and this is the highest standard Qualification draw to date.




The field is headed by Canadian Marie Eve Pellitier who won a title a few tournaments ago albeit on grass. Last week she pushed Yan Zi to three sets and is a force on any surface. She gets a first round bye.
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Maries first opponent will be either Thailands Tamerine Tamasugarn or Georgias Ekaterine Gorgordze. This is Thailands first tournament and only Gerogias second but they have reached a final. It will be close as both know they have a real chance. Expect a three setter.
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The next match features two dark horses of the tour, Romania and Israel. Last week in Doha they upset the number 3 and 4 seeds respectivly but their consistency can let them down as neither have won a second round match at at touranement. But this could be their chance. Whoever holds their form better will sneak the win.
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The last qualifying match in the first round sees two big talents square off. Russia will always have bags of talent but unlike Japan I dont think they are realising it yet. Japan played a very good and confident debut to reach a semi final where we havnt seen that kind of play from Russia yet. But you would be a fool to ever write them off.




My Predictions - 1st Round
[1] Pellitier def. Bye
Tamasugarn def. Gorgordoze
Olaru def. Peer
Sugiyama def. [2] Petrova

My Predictions - Final Round
[1] Pellitier def. Tamasugarn
Sugiyama def. Olaru

My Predictions - Qualifiers
[1] CAN Marie Eve Pellitier
JPN Ai Suigyama

Thats just my own guess ;) Good luck to all players in QD :wavey:

All QD Matches will be tonight along with some first round matches :)

Hey Patch!
It's 'Qualification'!:p
:smash: I always thought British people are supposed to be the best when it comes to English.;)

Elke's Blog

It's me again! I've been up all night with Justine, and her condition hasn't improved. In fact, it may have gotten worse. They attempted to do surgery to connect her slightly severed artery, but they found an infection in the area, and they're trying to remove it before it gets too close to her heart and potentially kills her. It's been a stressful time, and the tennis isn't really what's important right now. It's about the fate of my teammate, and I want to do all that I can to prevent her from dying.

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My tennis has been okay. I went out to practice and saw Ai Sugiyama training very hard! She's going to be such a great player, top eight definitely. She's got all the talent and she's agressive. She will do whatever it takes to get her way. A lot of people see me and Kim as the next new thing in tennis, and I want to show them that they're right as well. Uzbekistan are very tough on hard courts, the best in my opinion, and it's a shame that I had to open against them. The team is very dedicated and had I been in the opposite half, it could be a final.

But then again, winning isn't everything

:wavey: See you all on court very soon, and keep Justine in your heart.

Elke

Hey Patch!
It's 'Qualification'!:p
:smash: I always thought British people are supposed to be the best when it comes to English.;)

:ras: ;)
just two letters missed out at least you knew what it said :p


Qualification results in 10mins

Q1 Results:

[1] Pellitier def. Bye
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Tamasugarn def. Gorgordoze 6-2 7-6(9)
Good match from Tammy. nEkaternie had a risky stragety and on this occasion it didnt work But good debut from Thailand

Peer def. Olaru 6-0 6-7(2) 7-6(2)
Great match again! Both have bags of potential and though both didnt have the best stragety here it worked for Israel. Sharar has a good chance to Qualify Now.

Sugiyama def. [2] Petrova W/O
Its like what I said in the preview :o

FQ Round:

[1] Pellitier def. Tamasugarn 1-6 6-1 7-6(1)
Marie took a while to get going but once she did she played a great match today - Well Done! Tammy was close but just didnt quite have the right points to beat the Canadian. Marie should be happy with the first Qualy Spot.

Peer def. Sugiyama 6-4 1-6 6-1
I thought Ai would have this but a great match from Sharar has proved me wrong. She seems comfortable on this surface and she could do some damage in the Main Draw.

Well Done to Marie and Sharar youve been added to the MD ;)

1st round will be later tonight pic scoring ;)

1st round results in 30mins ;)

Indian Wells Preview - Round of 16


After the Australian Open Indian Wells is the biggest tournament played this year in the WTT so far. This Tier I could eventually see a new world number and some big ranking changes so this could be the best tournament of the year so far. So who will surprise, prevail and win?




The Number 1 Seeds and World number 2 are Uzbekistan and in the form of Iroda Tulyaganova they have a great shot to become the best in the world. Belgiums Elek Clijsters is her first round competitor. She is having trouble mentally with Justines accident but she will have to focus here. I expect Iroda to take now mercy though
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Doha finalists Britain will have a very tough time if they are to that again. Elena Baltacha faces the number six seed - Zuzana Ondarksova from the Czech Republic. Zuzana is class and has defeated top 3 players before but Elena is tough. It will be very close.
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Qualifier Marie Eve Pellitier will be confident after her match here but she will have to raise her game if she will beat Flavia Penetta. Whether she will is questionable but if she dosnt be sure to see the Italians picking up the pieces.
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Another team with a small chance of the World Number 1 spot are third seed France. They will hope to bounce back from a disspointing last few tournaments. Here they face Ukraine, who have had an awful few weeks losing first round everytime. But one of their best, Alona Bondarenko may be able to change that.
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The fourth seeds are the Clay godesses Spain who really have to prove they are now one surface wonder here. A bad performance could see them slip down the rankings and Anabel Medina Garigues will be hoping that dosnt happpen. She faces USA and Bethanie Mattek. If the USA turn up, which is the biggest question, Bethanie could easily cause an upset.
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The most exciting first round match sees Shahar Peer the qualifier from Israel versus the Doha and Dubai champions Netherlands. Despite the better record Netherlands could easily lose of they drop their guard but I dont think they will. One of the main favourties for this title should prevail.
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Australia are the number five seeds here and Alicia Molik will hope she can help her country regroup after a first round loss in Doha. However Radwanska is a tough cookie and will fight all the way and the Australians could do well not to repeat their Doha performance.
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Chinas Na Li is the hope for the number 2 seeds here and she has a chance, if she performs at her best, that she could become the number 1 after this tournament. Hoping to ruin that dream is Peurto Rico but I think the Dark Horses will be tactically outplayed by one of the best teams on tour.





Predictions - 1st Round

[1] Tulyaganova def. Clijsters
Baltacha def. [6] Ondraksova
[Q] Pellitier def. [7] Pennetta
[3] Perice def. Bondarenko
Mattek def. [4] Medina Garrgiues
[6] Krajicek def. [Q] Peer
[5] Molik def. Radwanska
[2] Li def. Guevara

That was done before I calculated points

Good luck to everyone
PLay to start soon

1 UZB Iroda Tulyaganova def. BEL Elke Clijsters 6-4 7-6(3)

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Solid win for Iroda as she does enough to get closer to the number 1 spot :yeah:. Elke didnt play the greatest match but thats understandable. Give Justine our best :hug:

GBR Elena Baltacha def. 6 CZE Zuzana Ondraksova 7-6(8) 6-2

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:eek: Elena scraped through the first set but it porved enough for the victory. Zuzana may be tired and its perhaps wise for the Czechs to send new points and player for Miami ;) The first seed goes...

Q CAN Marie Eve Pelletier def. 7 ITA Flavia Pennetta 7-6(1) 6-3

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:eek: What a great match from the Qualifier! She looked better than I expected her to today and left Flavia standing :speakles: Well Done :worship: Flavia :hug: This isnt the best surface for you.

UKR Alona Bondarenko def. 3 FRA Mary Peirce 3-6 7-5 6-1

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:bolt: Alona and Ukraine finally win a match!! :lol: They played as strong as Ive seen them today and thats why they got the deserved victory. Mary :sad: Another tough draw - youve got to be careful you dont let your ranking slip...

4 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues def. USA Bethanie Mattek W/O

:shrug:

Why no LL? :shrug:

8 NED Michaela Krajicek def. Q ISR Shahar Peer 6-4 7-6(1)

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:yeah: Michaella showed no mercy today and should be very pleased with this win. Shahar didnt play badly she just wasnt quite ready for the power the dutch copmetitor had.

5 AUS Alicia Molik def. POL Agnieszka Radwanska 4-6 7-5 6-4

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:bigclap: Best match of the first round and Alicia scrapes the well deserved win ;) Aga :hug: You gave a great fight youll certanily be a conntendor with a better draw :)

2 CHN Na Li def. PUR Natalia Guevara 1-6 6-0 6-4

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:bigclap: After finally deciding to wake up 40 minutes into the match (:rolleyes::p) Na posts a fine victory to get her campaign of to a great start :yeah: Natalia :hug: You gave a great fight and they were the best points youve sent so far.

Why no LL? :shrug:

:tape: I completly forgot sorry

Anabel will play either Tammy or Ai...she will play Tammy becuase if Ai and Tammy played Tammy would win so Tamasugarn/Medina Garrigues in 5mins ;)

LL Tamerine Tamasugarn def. 4 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-1 3-6 6-4

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Tamerine gets an expected chance to play in the main draw and she has taken that chance and defeated the number four seeds :eek: Great play from Thailand :bigclap: Anabel :sad: dont be angry its the right thing to do to have a LL. Anyway its the first Tier I Clay tournament in a fortnight :p

Winners :bigclap:
Losers :hug::sad:

QF may be tonight beacuse I dont know if I can do results tommorow as it will be my birthday! :p

WTT-BREAKING NEWS

Belgian Tennis Star Justine Henin Has Passed

The Belgian tennis star died of infection, loss of blood, and wounds sustained in an accident a day before she was set to play for her country. The doctors said she passed around 12:30 local time.

:speakles:

Phew!Na!Another QF again.:rolleyes:
Tammy!:eek: Well done!:yeah:
AMG ;) :hug:
Alicia :D Aga :sad: :hug:

OMG!Juju!:tears:

Btw,Happy Birthday in advance,Patch.;)

:aparty: :bounce:

Thanks QF will be tonight ;)

Elke's Blog

Today is a sad day for Belgian tennis.

We lost our greatest player. Justine Henin died of several complications from her tragic accident in California, and we are left lost right now. We don't have a clear leader of the team like Justine was. She'll be watching over us from above.

My sister Kim and Justine were very close, and the news of her death has completely devastated her. I don't know if Belgium can recover from the loss. We've invited Yanina Wickmayer to play with us in place of Justine, and Kim is now our go to girl, but it still won't be the same. Sorry that there's no picture, but I haven't played tennis since my loss. I was informed after the first set that Justine was likely not to make it, and I tried my best to win the match for her, but Iroda was too tough.

I hope that I will talk to you soon. Please, remember her.

RIP Justine Henin

Elke Clijsters

RIP Justine

After IW there will be somthing

Indian Wells Preview - Quarterfinals


Uzbekistan are one match away from becoming the World Number 1. Iroda Tulyaganova will try desperatly to win this match but Elena Baltacha stands in the way. Both played well in their first round matches but I think Iroda will wait no longer for the number 1 spot. She could be closing in...
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Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko will be hoping to continue her good form that saw her upset the number 3 seed over to Qualifier Pelletier. But she will find this tough, Marie is confident and in my books starts as the slight favourtie.
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Tamerine Tamasugarn is on Cloud Nine at the moment and she will have to carry her confidence and form over if she stands any chance on stopping the Dutch extended their winning streak to 10 matches. But we have seen stranger things happen on the tour...
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Chinas Na Li looks determind to take the number 1 spot this week and she knows if Iroda falters at this hurdle a tournament win could be enough. But she has to get past this match to get there and that will be difficult in itself. Alicia will push her, it will be very close...





My Predictions
[1] Tulyaganova def. Baltacha
[Q] Pelletier def. Bondarenko
[8] Krajicek def. Tamasugarn
[2] Li def. Molik

Lets see if im right this time...results in 15-20 mins ;)

GBR Elena Baltacha def. 1 UZB Iroda Tulyaganova 7-6(3) 6-4

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:eek: Baltacha ousts the number 1 seeds perfectly here with great play :worship: Iroda is number 1 for te time being and unless China win a semi final thats what it will be like next week so its out of their hands...

Q CAN Marie Eve Pellitier def. UKR Alona Bondarenko 7-6(1) 7-6(1)

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:eek: The Qualifier makes it to the semis :worship: Great play from Marie as she makes the most unexpected run so far! Alona :hug: A better tournament for you - hopefully its signs for things to come ;)

8 NED Michaela Krajicek def. LL THA Tamarine Tamasugarn 6-3 7-6(5)

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Another great win from Michaella to make it a 10 match winning streak :worship:. Tammy played well and should be happy with her debut, she was just missing the extra push that will be needed to beat Misa

2 CHN Na Li def. 5 AUS Alicia Molik 7-6(1) 7-6(0)

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Yet another solid win from Na Li. After the loss from Iroda she knows the chance is there to take the number 1 and shes closing in, a good match from her :yeah: Alicia - good fight :)

Winners :bigclap::woohoo:
Losers :sad::hug:

Semis of Saturday ;) you can change points if you wish

Top 3 after QF Results:

1.Uzbekistan 1440
2.China 1410
3.Switzerland 1390

:eek: If China win their Semi they will become world number 1!

and BTW as it is my birthday tommorow I expect lots of articles ;):p

What i lost i find that so unfair patch :o

Happy B-Day Patch! :bdaycake:

What i lost i find that so unfair patch :o

Get over it!:ras:
You're not that good anyway on hardcourts.:rolleyes:


:p

Alona :sad:

What i lost i find that so unfair patch :o

Im sorry but including a LL is the right thing to do...its what they do on the real tour :shrug:

China Edges Australia,Reaches Semifinal

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Second seed Na Li of China advances to yet another semifinal after eliminating a tough opponent,who is none other than Australia's Alicia Molik in two sets of tiebreaks 7-6(1),7-6(0) in the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells.

"Well,it's a very very tough match as expected but I kinda have a plan that managed to defeat her.I was still struggling to keep my form since the previous match against Natalia but she was also having trouble with her serve which is usually her strength.She struggled a lot to hold her service game especially in the tiebreaks.I just played my game and never gave her the chance to try and be in front of me."said the Chinses after the match against the fifth seed.

"Michaella is next.I heard she has helped her country to get a 10 match winning streak.That's great.But it's not a surprise since hardcourts is her favourite surface.I think I was the last one to beat her before that when I won Bangkok.But she's definitely a very very hard opponent to play with.Hopefully I'm able to end her streak and possibly win my second title."commented Li about her semifinal opponent-eighth seed Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands.

When asked about her chances to be on top of the rankings after first seed Iroda Tulyaganova of Uzbekistan was upset in her quarterfinal match against Elena Baltacha of the Great Britain,she replied:"Well,we'll see what happens on Saturday.I don't want to comment too much about that so that I won't put too much pressure of myself on that.It will be great if I'm able to do so.But at the moment,I'll take one match at a time because I know Michaella is a tough opponent to beat."

China :yeah:

TW. You hate when i win matches in this format, do i see me complaining about you on ATC? :p?

TW. You hate when i win matches in this format, do i see me complaining about you on ATC? :p?

:lol: Aren't we becoming a rival?Even if we only play against each other I think not more than 3 times in this Games.:tape:

Well,you are very welcomed to critic or complain or praise anything about me.I don't mind.:angel:

Happy BIRTHDAY PATCH!! :woohoo::aparty: :bdaycake: :bigclap:

China :ras: Good luck in the semi. ;)

I find that unfair . . . Tw :inlove:

Happy Birthday Patch!

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The lovely ladies of Team Israel would like to wish tournament director Patch a very happy birthday!!!

Yom Huledet Same'ach!
[Happy Birthday in Hebrew]

Love,
Shahar Peer, Anna Smashnova, Tzipora Oblizer, Julia Glushko, and Coach Matt.

Thanks :D:hug::worship:

Bonus points could be arranged ;)...

Semis at 11:00 (1hr away)

Wow!Nice one y/g!:worship:
Do I get bonus points too since I'm the FIRST one to wish you,Patch?:p
Just kidding.:angel:

By the way,how was your celebration?Did you get drunk?:lol: ;)

Semis :scared:

^Would you rather live or pic scoring?

Indian Wells Predictions - Semi Finals

Were down to the final four of this Tier I Tournament with a Qualifier, a Doha Finalist, Two time Hardcourt Tournament Winner and a Potential World Number 1 all going for the two places in the final. Expect the best quality matches of the tournament so far as we find out who will make this big tournament final.




Great Britain are on a roll at the moment. After a Final in Doha they are in the semi final here again and hoping to emulate that again here. Their opponent for Elena Baltacha to play are Qualifiers Marie Eve Pelletier who has had a great, yet unexpected run here to this Tier I semi. Expect the best tennis theyve played yet this tournament as both attempt to boost their rankings by booking a place in the final.
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China have a great chance of the world number 1 if they win here and they deserve it too. Tournament after Tournament they have produced great results and it all comes down to this match now. They dont have an easy task to beat the number 8 seeds Netherlands who are on a healthy Ten Match winning streak but I dont see them losing a chance like this.



Predictions
Balatcha def. [Q] Pelletier
[2] Li def. [8] Krajicek

come on Misa! ;)

Pic scoring definitely.:p

Uhm...I think Misa will win because she has 215 pts.:scared:

Really :eek: ;)

Well Baltacha/Pelletier first live ;)

Indian Wells

Singles Semi Finals

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Indian Wells

Singles Semi Finals

GBR Elena Baltacha vs. Q CAN Marie Eve Pellitier

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GBR Elena Baltacha def. Q CAN Marie Eve Pelletier 6-0 6-4

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:eek::eek: What a beatdown from Elena! She just didnt let Marie get into the match and despite a little fightback from the Canadian she was too strong. Britain are in the second final in a ro- congratulations :bigclap: Marie :hug: But a great tournament for you :yeah:

T/W do you really want just pic scoring??

Uhm...I think Misa will win because she has 215 pts.:scared:

but you are very strong, so it will be very close :p

Really :eek: ;)

Well Baltacha/Pelletier first live ;)

:ras:

I don't like teasing.:rolleyes:
Go Britain!

Go Canada :rocker2:
GB is more difficult in final (more points) :p

T/W do you really want just pic scoring??

please not :rolleyes:

T/W do you really want just pic scoring??

yeah.of course.I don't think Misa will disagree right?:p

:ras:

I don't like teasing.:rolleyes:
Go Britain!

Its not teasing - theyre the top half :p

Nice pic :lol:

yeah.of course.I don't think Misa will disagree right?:p

Pic scoring it is then :ras: ;)

Ok.Start now!:armed:

Btw,how do you guys reply quote message so fast?
I always click on the "Quote" below the post.Do you guys do that?

Singles Semi Finals - 8 NED Michaela Krajicek vs. 2 CHN Na Li

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2 CHN Na Li def. 8 NED Michaella Krajicek 7-6(1) 6-4

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:worship::worship::worship: The WTT have a new number 1 and its China :bowdown: Na Li played the match of her carrer so far to not only get to the top of the rankings but to get to this Tier I final and to end the winning streak of the Dutch. Na :bigclap: great match Misa :hug: but you lost to the best :p

Nice pic :lol:

:haha: Yeah.It reminds me of the Street Fighter game i used to play when I was small.:p

Pic score :tape:
That's why I lost :rolleyes:

Well Done Elena and Na :bigclap::bigclap:

Misa and Marie :hug::sad:

Articles please (defenetly China ;))

:eek: :woohoo:

Misa :hug: Great match.;)

Btw,how do you guys reply quote message so fast?
I always click on the "Quote" below the post.Do you guys do that?

Yes, you must have slow internet :p

Pic score :tape:
That's why I lost :rolleyes:
:ras: Sore loser.:p

Well Done Elena and Na :bigclap::bigclap:

Misa and Marie :hug::sad:

Articles please (defenetly China ;))

Certainly.But I'm going to be out for dinner for the next 6 hours.So maybe after that?
When will the final be?

:haha: Yeah.It reminds me of the Street Fighter game i used to play when I was small.:p

:lol: I got it from her thread on the board it was by someone from US Qualies ;)

:ras: Sore loser.:p



Certainly.But I'm going to be out for dinner for the next 6 hours.So maybe after that?
When will the final be?

Sometime this weekend... is tommorow better for you?

Sometime this weekend... is tommorow better for you?

I'm not going to be free tomorrow as I'm to travel back to my country's capital city to continue my studies.I am having a semester break.:p

I prefer maybe around evening today,around 8pm your time.;)

I'm not going to be free tomorrow as I'm to travel back to my country's capital city to continue my studies.I am having a semester break.:p

I prefer maybe around evening today,around 8pm your time.;)

Maybe I can do it then but If I do it will be like results have been for Doha not the first few tournaments, would that matter?

^^^ What do you mean the results will be done similar to Doha?:confused:
I don't understand what you mean since China lost early in the event.:p
You mean live score?Well,since it's a final,it's ok for me.;)

^^^ What do you mean the results will be done similar to Doha?:confused:
I don't understand what you mean since China lost early in the event.:p
You mean live score?Well,since it's a final,it's ok for me.;)

Dosnt Matter it will be live score ;)

Sst China! :lol:

:lol: Thanks Australia.:hug: :kiss:
;)

China Stops The Netherlands,
Advances To The Final

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Indian Wells,USA-Second seed Na Li,representing China,has ended Dutchwoman Michaella Krajicek's 10 match winning streak in the semifinals of the Pacific Life Open by defeating the fifth seed 7-6(1),6-4.

It was a very nail-biting match.Both players started very strong in the start of the match by holding their own serve.They also hit many beautiful shots across the courts and the spectators of the stadium really enjoyed the match.They cheered and applauded the players point by point when the player had won the point with a winner.The first set ended up in a tiebreak where Li won it rather comfortably.Krajicek was pretty much frustrated after losing the tiebreak.

In the second set,Li and Krajicek keeped up their good form from the previous set.Li failed to hold her service game in the seventh game but luckily she broke back her opponent's service game to level the set at 4 all.After Li held her service game to lead the set at 5-4,it was down to Krajicek to serve to stay in the match.Krajicek hit an ace first before Li win the next point with a backhand crosscourt winner.The Chinese won another point by making a return winner down the line.The Dutch surprsingly double-faulted and gave China their first match point.She hit an ace in the next point to save one but failed to save the other one as Li hit another forehand winner.The match ended after 2 hours and 18 minutes.

"Oh my.That was really the best match I've played so far in this season.I know she was going to be very tought to beat but I tried to stay with her along the match.Then when we reached the tiebreak,I knew I had to be aggressive and let her run to all the balls.I managed to do that eventually.Then I panicked a little when I lost my serve but I regrouped immediately in the next game and focused on every point."said the second seeded Chinese in the post match press conference.

When they are informed that China has claimed the #1 ranking with that victory,Na was very happy but not surprised."Well,it's really great when you get to this stage by winning tougher opponents.I definitely feel good with that because we have set the target to be #1 as I mentioned in the interview earlier before the event starts.We have come so far just to reach the #1 rank.And we really deserve it.Hopefully we are able to attain the ranking."replied Li about the #1 spot they gain for the first time.

China will face Great Britain's Elena Baltacha after she eliminated Canadian qualifier Marie Eve Pelletier 6-0,6-4 in another semifinal."She's also another opponent similar to Michaella but I'm confident to do it again.It'll be a dream come true for China if we can win the title here in Indian Wells.Hope I'll be prepared for it."

Ok.Bye.:bolt:

:wavey: Thanks for the article :yeah:

Go China!!!:scared:

Indian Wells final just 15mins away :scared: Hope we will have people coming to watch :wavey:

China-Mission Completed

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It was a great finish for the Pacific Life Open where the newly crowned #1 country of WTT-China won their second title after Na Li dismissed her British opponent Elena Baltacha 0-6,7-5,6-1 in the final at the Tier I hardcourt tournament.

"Wow!I'm really ecstatic right now.I knew I have the chance to win this but the outcome of the match is a little surprising for me.She(Baltacha) was playing superb tennis in the first set where I barely put a ball on court.Then I started to gain my momentum and play much better in the second set where I eventually avoided her to play the tiebreak.She somehow lost her steam that carries her to two finals so far,maybe she has been very tired.But in the end,I'm glad I'm playing well."

"Anyway,a win is a win.It's China's second title where I have contributed both titles.I have worked so hard to come this way.I think we really really deserves this,plus the #1 rank.I have nothing much to complain about right now.I just wish we can be the dominant force in the tour soon.Now at the moment,I'd like to dedicate this title to all our team members and the 13 billion people in China.Thanks a lot for the support that I'm able to stand her and represent China to play."

"Our next plan is to play another event,which is still undecided.Most probably it'll be another hardcourt event in Miami.Although we won and we somehow felt a little tired after all these,we still decide to play another event next week but of course,I won't be playing then.It'll definitely be one of the other three members(Peng,Yan,Jie).We need to let every player get exposed to the competition in the events as frequent as possible.So hopefully we'll do well again then."

Sorry not the best article I've written.:o
I'm now short of time.Gotta go soon.:unsure:

Another final for GBR :clap2: but also another loss :sad: i didn't know i was in final :sad:

Its fine thanks for the article ;)

Threads for Miami and Auckland up tommorow ;)

Another final for GBR :clap2: but also another loss :sad: i didn't know i was in final :sad:

I think (?) you will make top 8 now but we will have to see when I do rankings ;)

I think (?) you will make top 8 now but we will have to see when I do rankings ;)

:D

Congrats China

Remember Justine, everyone.

Tommorow, at the closing cermony of Indian Wells time wil be held in the memory of Justine Henin so any article/words you want to say to the Belgian Team and/or the memory of Justine Henin then is the time.

In Memoriam by Kim Clijsters

Justine was one of my closest friends on tour. To have her leave us so shockingly is...something that I wish did not happen. God will keep our angel in heaven. She will watch over our team and guide us forever. I only wish that I could have seen Justine and talked to her one last time....I'm sorry, I can't continue.

In Memory - Justine Henin

"As the tour director of the WTT, I would like to give my deepest Sympathy to the Belgian team on the tour for their loss of one of their most promising players, Justine Henin. I only got to see her play a few times and she had so much potential. She will be deeply missed" RIP.

RIP Justine

China :woohoo:

Well done! Congrats! :worship: ;)

GBR :hug: