Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven

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Week 15 - Hard Tier II - Draw Size 32

New Haven, USA - Welcome to Connecticut, and the last stop on the ATC ahead of next week's US Open, last week Tanasugarn returned to form by winning in Montreal and has a chance to end Misa Krapjack's reign of terror at #1 this week with a good run, good luck to all (except the Dutch b*tch)!

Draw Posted - Monday 20:00 CET

Points Deadline - Tuesday 18:00 CET

Aces To Play

Benesova - 4
Bremond - 2
Capriati - 4
Chakvetadze - 3
Clijsters - 3
Davenport - 2
Dementieva - 4
Ditty - 2
Domachowska - 4
Dulko - 4
Golovin - 3
Hantuchova - 4
Harkleroad - 4
Ivanovic - 4
Jankovic - 4
Jidkova - 4
Kirilenko - 3
Krajicek - 3
Kuznetsova - 4
Mauresmo - 2
Mirza - 4
Molik - 1
Myskina - 3
Paszek - 3
Salerni - 4
Sanchez Lorenzo - 3
Sharapova - 4
Tanasugarn - 3
Vaidisova - 1
Washington - 4
V. Williams - 1

Draw

Michaella Krajicek(1) v Bye
Maria Sharapova v Julie Ditty
Tatiana Golovin v Daniela Hantuchova
Nicole Vaidisova v Alicia Molik(6)

Anastasia Myskina(7) v Maria Sanchez Lorenzo
Sania Mirza v Kim Clijsters
Gisela Dulko v Jelena Jankovic
Maria Kirilenko v Severine Bremond(3)

Ashley Harkleroad(4) v Marta Domachowska
Mashona Washington v Tamira Paszek
Ana Ivanovic v Anna Chakvetadze
Maria Emilia Salerni v Amelie Mauresmo(5)

Jennifer Capriati(8) v Alina Jidkova
Elena Dementieva v Svetlana Kuznetsova
Lindsay Davenport v Venus Williams
Iveta Benesova v Tamarine Tanasugarn(2)

Points To Defend

300 -

Jankovic

215 -

Myskina

140 -

Ivanovic
Bremond

75 -

Dementieva
Harkleroad

40 -

Benesova
Paszek
Krajicek
Tanasugarn
V. Williams
Mauresmo
Mirza

20 -

Capriati
Vaidisova
Molik
Kirilenko
Washington

Charity Donation Of The Week


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Nathalie Dechy

No, no, she's hasn't returned, but I thought I'd give a little update on 'Queen' Dechy's status, she once was friend to the stars and living in the lap of luxury, but that was when she was ATC's #1, now, she has resorted to writing the logos on tennis balls to be used in my tour just to make ends meet - oh dear. How the mighty have fallen. Fear not though, we're a charitable bunch, so this week instead of a player of the week ('cos I can't think of anyone :spit:) The players of the tour have come together to make a charity donation of the week, of $40, to you Ms. Dechy, all the best :hug:

Reign of terror?:spit:

poor Nathalie :awww:


she wont let this go :o

:spit: Poor Dechy!:hug:

Once a queen,now a logo maker for the balls.:lol:

yay no points to defend:)

Venus shows up to another Hard Court Event..........pft.

draw?

News Flash! :p

Again, I'm extremely busy this week :lol: So NH is postponed until the weekend which means you'll have plenty of time to send new pts if you like ;)

Things will quieten down next week I promise, or the week after :o

:bounce:
:hug:

News Flash! :p

Again, I'm extremely busy this week :lol: So NH is postponed until the weekend which means you'll have plenty of time to send new pts if you like ;)

Things will quieten down next week I promise, or the week after :o

:fiery: :o

I thought you'd be late or postponing the event since you were pretty quiet lately.;) :hug:

1 more day left for the weekend to finish:lol:

Well,Dav HAS the time to write a blog in WTL,so it'll be back soon.:p

i am not sending points til the draw is out:p

Draw posted, first round tomorrow :)

ok draw

woo against a fellow 1 acer:)

1st round loss coming up:sobbing:

The best draw I've ever got.:D :banana:
Then I'll lose to Maria/Julie.:haha: :p

dav these 2 weeks are my last for college and major studying for exams, so i'm focusing on that right now, but after their over i'll be fully commited.

dav these 2 weeks are my last for college and major studying for exams, so i'm focusing on that right now, but after their over i'll be fully commited.

That's ok :hug:

Top half results coming up.

Round of 32

Sharapova def. Ditty 7-5 6-3

Hantuchova def. Golovin 6-2 7-5

Vaidisova def. Molik(6) 7-5 1-6 7-5

Sanchez Lorenzo def. Myskina(7) 4-6 6-3 6-2

Jankovic def. Dulko 6-4 5-7 7-6(0)

Kirilenko def. Bremond(3) 6-3 6-3

finally a win!!!!!

:eek: Masha K! Great win!

Hopefully Marta wins. :sobbing:

HEHEH i get Misa!

Where's Sania vs Kim results? :confused:

Where's Sania vs Kim results? :confused:

Kim needs to alter her pts a wee bit :p

HEHEH i get Misa!

;)

Kim needs to alter her pts a wee bit :p

:ras: Just give a walkover :p :lol:

Yeah.I agree with droolv3.
Kim :ras: She should be retired because she had like more than a week to make corrections.:ras: ;)

Exactly :yeah:

Walk ovvvvvvvvvver walk ovvvvvvvvvvver :rocker2:

Vaidisova def. Molik(6) 7-5 1-6 7-5


:bolt:
how did I do that :eek::lol:
Alicia :hug:

Ben and Andrew:ras:

Kim is a cheater.;) :ras:

Round of 32

Mirza def. Clijsters 7-6(3) 7-6(6)

Domachowska def. Harkleroad(4) W/O

Washington def. Paszek W/O

Ivanovic def. Chakvetadze 6-1 6-0

Jidkova def. Capriati(8) 6-3 3-6 6-4

Dementieva def. Kuznetsova 6-4 6-2

Davenport def. V. Williams 5-7 6-2 6-0

Tanasugarn(2) def. Benesova W/O

Updated Draw

Michaella Krajicek(1) v Maria Sharapova
Daniela Hantuchova v Nicole Vaidisova

Maria Sanchez Lorenzo v Sania Mirza
Jelena Jankovic v Maria Kirilenko

Marta Domachowska v Mashona Washington
Ana Ivanovic v Salerni/Mauresmo(5)

Alina Jidkova v Elena Dementieva
Lindsay Davenport v Tamarine Tanasugarn(2)

Salerni/Momo will be played once Salerni corrects her points AGAIN :o

Kim :banana: :p :hug:
Ash :rolleyes: She should be retired.:o
Anna :o
Alina :yeah:
Lena :banana:
Vee :hug:

Updated Draw

Michaella Krajicek(1) v Maria Sharapova
Daniela Hantuchova v Nicole Vaidisova

Maria Sanchez Lorenzo v Sania Mirza
Jelena Jankovic v Maria Kirilenko

Marta Domachowska v Mashona Washington
Ana Ivanovic v Salerni/Mauresmo(5)

Alina Jidkova v Elena Dementieva
Lindsay Davenport v Tamarine Tanasugarn(2)

Salerni/Momo will be played once Salerni corrects her points AGAIN :o

Please give Momo the win.:o

Dani has a bye into the Quarters :rocker2:

Anna:o

Woo I won alway :yeah: Go Sania :bowdown:

sorry but Salerni is LUDICROUS.

Mauresmo should be given the win. :o

sorry but Salerni is LUDICROUS.

Mauresmo should be given the win. :o

agreed!!! No offense!

Vee won a set! :bounce:

i have lost every match in tie-breaks up till now:scared:

Round of 32

Mauresmo(5) def. Salerni 6-3 6-3

Mashona will take the W/O win. :D

R16 starting now :p

That's early.:angel:

Go Misa.:o

Round of 16

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Krajicek(1) def. Sharapova
6-4 6-1

I have to say, this was a very impressive win by Misa, she blocked Sharpie's game and had no problems closing out, whether her pts will be good enough to fend off Tammy is another thing :p Maria :hug:

Yay Misa! :bounce:

Round of 16

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Hantuchova def. Vaidisova
6-2 6-3

Well Nicole knew that this was an unlikely win ;) Danka's good form from the grass has continued meanwhile :yeah:

Round of 16

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Mirza def. Sanchez Lorenzo
6-4 3-6 6-4

Little separated these two, but Sania had a small bit more left in the tank towards the end, MSL needs to experiment with her points some more ;)

OMG!Finally a beatdown!My first since I joined ATC.:o

Maria :hug:

Yay Sania!Go Dani!

Round of 16

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Jankovic def. Kirilenko
6-4 6-4

Maria can console herself with the fact that she lost to one of the best hardcourters, JJ needs to do well this week to avoid falling further in the ranks :o

Round of 16

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Washington def. Domachowska
7-6(3) 6-7(6) 6-4

Match of the round :worship: We nearly had a third-set tb too :eek: It's Mashona who battles though, keep trying Marta, you're one of the better 4-acers :yeah:

Jelena's back!:yeah:

JJ :bigclap:

Seems like Dav will not be busy anytime soon.:angel:

Round of 16

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Mauresmo(5) def. Ivanovic
7-5 6-4

Momo has Ana's number, even with 2 less aces, Amelie should break the top 3 soon if she keeps her form up :yeah:

Seems like Dav will not be busy anytime soon.:angel:

Doing R1 and R2 takes forever :p QFs onwards is simple.

Maybe Misa will volunteer to do the first two rounds, since she has so much time on her hands after all :angel:

Round of 16

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Dementieva def. Jidkova
3-6 6-3 7-6(7) :eek:

Do my eyes deceive me or has Lena managed to win back-to-back matches :speakles: ;) Great fightback, but it came down to a CT in the tb, Alina :hug:

Round of 16

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Tanasugarn(2) def. Davenport
6-3 6-3

Tammy is in great form, but I didn't expect this scoreline, Linds' form has dropped off a bit since the clay :hug:

Mashona,Lena(:eek:),Momo :yeah:

Alina :eek: Tough luck.:sad:

Mashona,Lena(:eek:),Momo :yeah:

Mashona hasn't played yet silly. :lol:

Doing R1 and R2 takes forever :p QFs onwards is simple.

Maybe Misa will volunteer to do the first two rounds, since she has so much time on her hands after all :angel:

Yeah.I am actually having a 4 week break now.:angel:

I am certainly happy if you give me a chance.:angel: :p
With the points as well.:rolls: :p

Nevermind. I didn't see the score. :haha:

COME ON MASHONA!!! :woohoo:

Mashona hasn't played yet silly. :lol:

Yes,she did.She beat Marta in a thriller after JJ.;)
Refresh the page.;)

Hmm. :/

Well done Tammy :)

Thanks for early results tonight, Dav :p

Um, Mashona, go through the posts again :lol:

Um, Mashona, go through the posts again :lol:

:lol:

:hearts: Mashona is finally peaking.

Updated Draw

Michaella Krajicek(1) v Daniela Hantuchova

Sania Mirza v Jelena Jankovic

Mashona Washington v Amelie Mauresmo(5)

Elena Dementieva v Tamarine Tanasugarn(2)

Mashona vs. Amelie will be the match of the quarters. :hearts:

i hate hardcourts:(, bring back clay and grass

:woohoo:

Go Sania :bowdown:

*sighs*

Lets go Tammy :D

Lena :haha::rolls::spit:

Alina :hug: Bad luck :sad::hug:

Other quarterfinalist :hearts::hearts:
Losers :hug:

Quarter-Finals

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Jankovic def. Mirza
6-4 7-5

Sania fought hard, but JJ has an edge on HC, and she's back to her best after a blip in Montreal.

Quarter-Finals

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Krajicek(1) def. Hantuchova
7-5 6-4

The grass season has done wonders for Misa's confidence, as she's now consistently going deep in all her tournaments, Danka :hug:

Quarter-Finals

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Tanasugarn(2) def. Dementieva
6-1 6-4

Tammy is on a hot run now, she's found her best form again and will be tough to beat, even if she did have a lot of luck in the first set :p Lena :hug:

Quarter-Finals

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Washington def. Mauresmo(5)
7-6(4) 5-7 6-2

Valiant effort from Momo, she saved 2 match points in the 2nd set, but in the end Mashona had too much firepower and it's she who moves onto the semis :yeah:

Updated Draw

Michaella Krajicek(1) v Jelena Jankovic

Mashona Washington v Tamarine Tanasugarn(2)

:eek:

Good match as always,Dani.:hug: ;)

JJ,Mashona,Tammy!:yeah:
Momo,Lena,Sania :sad: :hug:

Thanks for the early results,Dav.:yeah: ;) :hug:

:eek:

Good match as always,Dani.:hug: ;)

JJ,Mashona,Tammy!:yeah:
Momo,Lena,Sania :sad: :hug:

Well done, Misa/Ben! :yeah:

I told you so. :p Good luck, win the tournament. :hug:

Krajicek(1) def. Hantuchova
7-5 6-4

The grass season has done wonders for Misa's confidence, as she's now consistently going deep in all her tournaments, Danka :hug:

I lost my first match as a defending champion in Cincinnati.:help: ;)

Quarter-Finals

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Tanasugarn(2) def. Dementieva
6-1 6-4

Tammy is on a hot run now, she's found her best form again and will be tough to beat, even if she did have a lot of luck in the first set :p Lena :hug:

Did I have a chance to win the first set? :angel:

Congrats! :worship:
Misa, Mashona, Jelena :woohoo:
Sania, Daniela, Amelie :hug: You can go out with Lena tonight. :hug::angel:

:lol: Lena :hug:

Sania :hug: Good tournament :sobbing:

JJ :yeah:

Still, Amelie had to play three four-acers back-to-back in this tournament with only 2 herself.

I'm proud that I am holding my own on hardcourts:)

Still, Amelie had to play three four-acers back-to-back in this tournament with only 2 herself.

I'm proud that I am holding my own on hardcourts:)

Amelie played great. :hug:

I was actually kinda scared Mashona might have lost when I was looking for results. :lol:

Jennifer is tired of playing Jidkova

Mashona Moves Past Mauresmo

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Mashona Washington gives a little fist pump after defeating fifth-seeded Amelie Mauresmo in the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen Tennis Open.

Mashona Washington has found herself in her second straight semi-final after she stunned fifth-seeded Amelie Mauresmo in a tough triple setter: 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-2. Washington who is the last American standing, will next face second-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn.

"I feel great about my win over Amelie. She's a tough competitor and she's one of the best players on tour, so of course it's a huge confidence booster to beat her."

In the second set, Washington lead 5-3 and squandered 2 match points and allowed Mauresmo to fight her way back into the match by winning 4 straight games to take the second set 7-5.

However, Mauresmo's comeback was cut short in the third when Washington dominated the opening games of the set and took a huge 4-0 lead. Both women held service to finish off the match with the American winning 6-2 in the third set.

"My lapse in the second set was nerves. I was trying to close out the set at 5-3 and was up 40-15 with 2 match points, meanwhile Amelie just started to play a whole lot better. She just started unleashing winners everywhere and it was confusing because for the whole match I had been in the lead and out of nowhere she just starts kicing my ass."

Washington struggled with unforced errors, especially in the second set when she hit 14 and had only 9 winners. Overall she had 34 winners to 32 unforced errors with 4 aces to 0 double faults.

"I definently need to work on tightening up my game, especially when errors start pouring off my racket. I'm pretty happy with this win and I take on Tammy next, she's in good form so I'm just going to go out there and play my best and see what happens."

Go Mashona no matter what!!!:bounce:

No early results today?:awww:

:ras:

Dav was posting in GM about 12 hours ago.:help:

Dav was posting in GM about 12 hours ago.:help:

I hope the suspense kills Tammy so Mashona can get a w/o. :devil:

What's wrong with Dav?:weirdo:

He blogged in WTL yet he didn't post results?:shrug:
Seems like he doesn't give a damn shit about ATC anymore.ATC is gonna end soon!:tape:

STFU Misa :rolleyes: I told you I was going to be busy these few weeks, when I get 30 mins to be on WTAWorld I don't want to be scoring results, ATC isn't going anywhere.

SFs coming up.

Semi-Finals

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Krajicek(1) def. Jankovic
7-6(3) 6-3

Maybe the reason I don't care about ATC as much is because a certain bitch keeps winning :ras: JJ :hug:

Semi-Finals

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Tanasugarn(2) def. Washington
6-1 4-6 7-6(7) :eek:

Mashona was so close :eek: :hug: It came down to a CT in the tb, but it's Tammy who got the break and continues her win streak :worship:

Updated Draw

Michaella Krajicek(1) v Tamarine Tanasugarn(2)

First ever ATC final between the top two seeds, and the #1 ranking is on the line, final a little later.

Final

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Krajicek(1) v Tanasugarn(2)

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Krajicek(1) leads Tanasugarn(2) 7-5

Final

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Krajicek(1) v Tanasugarn(2)

Krajicek leads Tanasugarn 7-5

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Krajicek(1) def. Tanasugarn(2)
7-5 6-3

Congrats Misa, I guess :ras: 4th ATC title for her, and she holds onto the #1, but still nothing above Tier II :nerner: Tammy :hug: Your form of late has been great :yeah:

Congrats Misa!
Tammy :hug: your doing great!

:spit: :haha: Tammy,Jelena good match :hug:

Misa in ATC somehow looks like Nastya in ATT.:haha: :p But I have #1 unlike Nastya.:lol:

Misa will be a heavy fav in USO again.:drool:

Congrats Misa