Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stadium Capacity: 14097
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02 February - 03 February 2008
Day 1: 11.00 (13.00 GMT)
Day 2: 11.00 (13.00 GMT)
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Outdoors
Ball Type: Penn Championship Regular Duty (Red Seal)

History:The two nations have met just once before, in the 1986 Quarterfinals in Prague, when Argentina dropped just one set on their way to a 3-0 victory.

Argentina official team:
*Ma.Emilia Salerni
*Jorgelina Cravero
*Clarisa Fernandez
*Betina Jozami

The stadium is too big for this tie..
And thank you Dulko :mad:

Bammer is out

Team is
Tamira Paszek
Yvonne Meusburger
Melanie Klaffner
Patricia Mayr

Dulko and Bammer out!
I adore Pitu and Clarisa are in the team! :yeah:

Fuerza chicas!!! :wavey:

mucha suerte chicas , porque la van a necesitar

Head 2 Head

Meusburger vs Cravero 1-0

2006: 25,000$ Mexico City SF (Hard): Meusburger 64 61

Klaffner vs Argeri 1-0
2007: 25,000$ Bogota R16 (Clay): Klaffner 62 26 63

Vamos las chicas! :smoke:

The stadium is too big for this tie..
And thank you Dulko :mad:
I am sure that the stadium will be smaller than the one used for Davis Cup. There won't be too many spectators unfortunately

Thanks Dulko... this isnt much help.. wouldnt it be better for Fernandez to replace Cravero.. Cravero didnt really impress at the AO.. And that comes from one of her biggest fans.

Bueno Suerte Chicas!

I agree with you Medina.Probably Clarisa Fernandez will be the singles number two of Argentina.
Lets hope that Ma.Emilia show us her good tennis as she did in the serie against Canada, playing really well.

Go girls! I trust on you! :worship:

Come On Argentina! Vamos qe le podemos ganar!

Austria :rocker:

Tamira should win her 2 matches and Yvonne should win at least one :cool:

Our doubles team is :help: :scared:

Tamira is not playing the tie :eek:

Come on Argies!! ;)

yeah great :help: this could have been the easiest fed cup round in along time :mad::mad:

Buena suerte,Argentina :kiss:

Why is Paszek not playing ? An informed opinion if any.

what a stadium !!!!!!!!!!!!
argentine roland garros :)

may the best team win

Come on Argentina please win this match!

Babsi Schwartz will officially play doubles :worship::worship:

Singles Meusburger and Klaffner

Why is Paszek not playing ? An informed opinion if any.
Throat infection, according to the newspapers.

Cravero and Meusberger first up in Buenos Aires
Argentina's No. 2 Jorgelina Cravero, who is undefeated in Fed Cup matches so far, will bid to wow her home crowd when she takes on Austria's Yvonne Meusberger in the opening rubber of the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II tie between Argentina and Austria.

The full draw is as follows:

Saturday
Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) v Yvonne Meusberger (AUT)
Maria Emilia Salerni (ARG) v Melanie Klaffner (AUT)
Sunday
Maria Emilia Salerni (ARG) v Yvonne Meusberger (AUT)
Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) v Melanie Klaffner (AUT)
Maria Irigoyen/Betina Jozami (ARG) v Patricia Mayr/Barbara Schwartz (AUT)



come on argentinaa!

Cravero and Meusberger first up in Buenos Aires
The draw for the Argentina versus Austria Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II tie took place today in Buenos Aires and, in the opening match, 26-year-old Argentine Jorgelina Cravero will face the experienced Yvonne Musberger from Austria.

The full draw is as follows:

Saturday
Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) v Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)
Maria-Emilia Salerni (ARG) v Melanie Klaffner (AUT)
Sunday
Maria-Emilia Salerni (ARG) v Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)
Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) v Melanie Klaffner (AUT)
Maria Irigoyen/Bettina Jozami (ARG) v Patricia Mayr/Barbara Schwartz (AUT)

Cravero made her Fed Cup debut last year and currently holds a 4-0 record in the competition. It will be a first meeting between the two players. Meusberger, 24-years-old from Dornbirn, is currently ranked No. 61 but has only a 2-11 record in Fed Cup. Carvero, from San Francisco, Cordoba, is currently ranked No. 155.


Salerni looks to make experience count

The second match will feature former ITF Junior World Champion Maria Emilia Salerni of Argentina against Melanie Klaffner of Austria. Although only 24, Salerni has already played 26 Fed Cup matches for her country with an 11-6 record in singles. Her opponent is only 17-years-old but has already played five Fed Cup matches and is 1-1 in singles. Salerni is currently ranked No. 93 while Klaffner is ranked No. 350.

The reverse singles will feature Salerni, from Rafaela, against Meusberger and Cravero against Klaffner, from Waidhofen an der Ybbs.

The Argentine captain Ricardo Rivera chose Maria Irigoyen and Betina Jozami for doubles while Austrian captain Alfred Tesar chose Barbara Schwartz and Patricia Mayr. Irigoyen and Mayr are making their Fed Cup debuts for Argentina and Austria, respectively.

The winner of this tie will advance to the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Play-offs, hoping for a place in the elite World Group, while the loser will compete in the World Group II Play-offs, hoping to retain a place in World Group II in 2009.


Argentina and Austria missing star names

Rivera noted that his is a young team: “Argentina has to work with these young girls to become competitive over the next years.”

Both captains are without their top players. Argentina’s Gisela Dulko, currently ranked No. 40, is coming off a hip injury incurred during the Australian season while Austria’s Sybille Bammer, ranked No. 19, is suffering from a virus and Tamira Paszek, ranked No. 42, was forced to withdraw after nomination due to a neck injury.

“We can manage this situation,” said Tesar. “But Argentina will play at home and that is a big advantage for them.”

The enormous Estadio Parque Roca in Buenos Aires with over 14,000 seats will be the site this week of the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II First Round tie between Argentina and Austria and next week of Argentina’s first round Davis Cup by BNP Paribas round against Great Britain.


Rivera hopes for home support

Both captains praised the courts and the conditions but Rivera, the Argentine captain suggested that perhaps the stadium “was too big for us for Fed Cup. We hope that the people will come to support us.”

The team behind the Fed Cup here in Buenos Aires features two former players in management roles: Mariana Diaz-Oliva, who is due to have her first baby in ten days, and Mercedes Paz. At last night’s Official Dinner, the team honoured Paola Suarez, married only last Saturday, for her contributions to Argentine tennis. Diaz-Olivia played in 22 ties with a 19-14 win/loss record; Paz also in 22 ties with a 21-12 win/loss record and Suarez, a former ITF Doubles World Champion, in 12 ties with a 14-5 win/loss record.

Too bad Clarisa is not playing :sad: I hope her knee gets better :hug:

Vamos Argentina!!!! :wavey:

02 February - 03 February 2008
Day 1: 11.00 (13.00 GMT)
Day 2: 11.00 (13.00 GMT)



How can it be in Argentina and have only a 2 hour difference with GMT? :shrug:

I think it's a mistake

How can it be in Argentina and have only a 2 hour difference with GMT? :shrug:

I think it's a mistake
sorry I guess it's true.
I had no idea the time was so close to GMT :eek:

sorry I guess it's true.
I had no idea the time was so close to GMT :eek:

We're on daylight saving time right now. I think. It's a new idea from the government to save energy, meaning that it gets dark only at 10pm.

VAMOS JORGI!!!

Meusburger-Cravero 1-1

Austria leads 3-2

Vamos Jori:hearts::kiss:

Yvonne 6-5

Meusburger leads 6-5

she was leading 5-2

fuerza Jorgi!!:bounce:

Jori 7-6(4):bounce::kiss:

Yvonne :help:

With such a player we can only lose.

Hopefully Melanie is better :banghead:

Jori leads 7-6 3-2

Vamos Jorgi! 7-6 5-2

Jorgi Won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7-6(4) 6-3:bounce::bounce::kiss::hearts:

Great match by Jorgelina.... I was really surprised with her attacking attitude... she should be much better ranked with that game

You can't mean that seriously, or what ????

what a weak match - the better one of those dump ass won - I really shame on me for my country in fed cup, with his game, I can just say hello to Europe/Afrika Group where we defenitely belong to - it's quite awfule to watch our freaky edgy players home or outwards, I can't stand it anymore - I don't wanna see meusburger again in any fedcup tie
hopefully tesar will send Schwartz instead of Meusburger in the tie, Babsi has at least fight spirit to move on
Let's see what Klaffner can do - maybe we can watch some more interesting match instead of moonballs and embarrasing weak half court unforced errors all along

Otherwise I wanna congratulate Argentina

P.S. There should be an international tournament in this wonderful stadium, Argentine's Roland Garros

Fotos;)

Pitu Salerni leads 3-2

Salerni leads 5-2:D

Salerni-Klaffner pics

Klaffner not playing good :o

it's windy today :(

Pitu leads 6-2 2-1

Salerni very confident in the first, now playing horrible

Salerni-Klaffner 6-2 3-6:help:

Klaffner d. Salerni 26 63 75, after trailing 2-5 in third

Melanie :worship:

Patricia Mayr will play against Salerni tomorrow - she replaces Yvonne :clap2:

Are you sure about that?
I can not belive it :eek:

well done Meli :worship:

well girls, nice fight but actually this tie should have been a bye to next round :help:

well girls, nice fight but actually this tie should have been a bye to next round :help:

not with Dulko!!!


good Argentina , exellent win!!:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:
with only 2 top 100 , camon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not with Dulko!!!


good Argentina , exellent win!!:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:
with only 2 top 100 , camon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


well with Paszek and Bammer it should have been

anyway congrats Argentina

Congrats Argentinaa!

4 1 jajaja

its very easy!