Medibank International, Sydney

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Week 3 * Plexi Tier I * Draw Size 32

S1 Winner - Venus Williams
S2 Winner - Tamira Paszek

Welcome to Sydney! The final event before the season's first Grand Slam, last week in the Gold Coast both finalists had 1 ace between them so these next two titles are up for grabs for all, good luck to all!

Points Deadline - Tuesday 18:00 CET

Draw Posted - Monday 18:00 CET

Aces To Play

Capriati - 2
Clijsters - 1
Davenport - 3
Dementieva - 3
Ditty - 1
Domachowska - 1
Golovin - 1
Hantuchova - 1
Ivanovic - 2
Jankovic - 1
Jidkova - 0
Keothavong - 3
Kirilenko - 4
Krajicek - 0
Mauresmo - 3
Mirza - 1
Molik - 3
Morigami - 1
Myskina - 1
Sharapova - 1
Shaughnessy - 1
Tanasugarn - 2
S. Williams - 3
V. Williams - 0
Wozniak - 0

Draw

Michaella Krajicek(1) v Bye
Meghann Shaughnessy v Aleksandra Wozniak
Marta Domachowska v Anne Keothavong
Bye v Kim Clijsters(6)

Jennifer Capriati(8) v Bye
Maria Kirilenko v Maria Sharapova
Elena Dementieva v Akiko Morigami
Bye v Jelena Jankovic(4)

Tamarine Tanasugarn(3) v Bye
Julie Ditty v Ana Ivanovic
Lindsay Davenport v Daniela Hantuchova
Bye v Amelie Mauresmo(5)

Anastasia Myskina(7) v Bye
Serena Williams v Sania Mirza
Venus Williams v Tatiana Golovin
Bye v Alicia Molik(2)

Points To Defend

350 -

Capriati

225 -

Davenport

125 -

Molik
Keothavong
Jankovic

70 -

Ivanovic
Krajicek
Tanasugarn
Mauresmo

45 -

V. Williams
Kirilenko
Domachowska
Hantuchova
Dementieva
Clijsters
Mirza

Player Of The Week


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Marta Domachowska

What a surprise! :p Marta is the clear choice after reaching the finals last week with 0 aces, and now she has 1 :yeah:

Serena to make debut in Sydney

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Sydney, AUS - American tennis star, Serena Williams, will make her professional tournament debut at the Medibank International in Sydney, Australia. Williams was scheduled to play in Gold Coast last week, but pulled out of her opening round match with a right knee injury.

"I wasn't feeling that great last week. My knee was a little sore, so I just decided to play it safe and make my debut in Sydney," Serena said. "I'm super excited to finally be playing, and I've been practicing really hard, so I don't want to enter a tournament and then pull out because of a silly injury".

Serena will play the Australian Open next weeek, which will be her first ever Grand Slam. "Grand Slams are what I've been dreaming about since I was a little girl. I want to win every tournament at least once, and once I do that, I'll be satisfied with my career. I haven't won any yet, so I'll probably be sticking around for a while!"

Myskina once again ignored for POTW:o

Draw posted.

Kirilenko has 4 :sad:

That did not stop me from losing last week :haha:

Do we get results today?

The Daviator has a vendetta, i keep getting the 3 acers and the week's best:o

:spit: Someone has been a bitch lately.:devil:

Misa has been pretty quiet for a while.:o

The only way I could have been a bitch was giving Dav a bagel In WTL:ras:

:lol: :hug:

Got caught up watching the Lindsay match, sorry, all 1st round results tomorrow definitely ;)

:)????

Got caught up watching the Lindsay match, sorry, all 1st round results tomorrow definitely ;)

Which one?? vs. Kleybanova or the doubles withh Danka??

If its doubles where did you get it?

:)

technically we should be getting 3 days of results today:p

^^^ Couldn't agree more.;)

But he'll come here and say "I have a life, people" or "I got caught up watching Lindsay playing (part 2)".:p

:lol:

Well I couldn't post cos the board has been messed up lately, so 1st round coming soon :p

I know, it's been really annoying:o All I could be able to see was the tennisforum banner:o

I can't see anybody's avatars or any kind of images :o

I could see the avy/sig but it really annoys me when I have to refresh like a few times just to make the page load.:rolleyes:

Round of 32

Wozniak def. Shaughnessy 6-4 2-6 7-6(1)

Keothavong def. Domachowska 7-5 7-6(3)

Kirilenko def. Sharapova 6-2 6-1

Morigami def. Dementieva 7-5 6-7(2) 6-3

Ditty def. Ivanovic 7-5 7-5

Hantuchova def. Davenport 6-3 6-4

Mirza def. S. Williams 5-7 6-2 6-4

Golovin def. V. Williams 6-4 7-6(6)

Oh Gosh :o

Which one?? vs. Kleybanova or the doubles withh Danka??

If its doubles where did you get it?

Bump:p:lol:

Bump:p:lol:

Oh sorry :lol: Twas the singles :p

Linds' gonna play in a few minutes again :p

So no more results?:scratch:

Yeah. Lindsay is going to play again so I guess the answer to my question is no.:o

Anyway, go Lindsay!!!:rocker2: :banana: Don't lose to that Fat Cake.

Awful from ATC Linds.

WTA Linds must make up for it now. :( :p

Julie! :hearts:

Yeah. Lindsay is going to play again so I guess the answer to my question is no.:o

Anyway, go Lindsay!!!:rocker2: :banana: Don't lose to that Fat Cake.

:shrug:...I hope you grow up to actually be fat. Marion isn't anything close to fat for a normal person. Yes, she is overweight for a tennis player. But not even as much as Kleybona (no idea how to spell that!!). :shrug:

I find it awful the stick Marion gets. She is 4-1 up anyway and I hope she does well, even if I kind of would like to see Lindsay do well here. But ignorant people like you are just infuriating. I hope karma comes round and makes you nice and fat when you're older, to be honest. See how you like it.

:shrug:...I hope you grow up to actually be fat. Marion isn't anything close to fat for a normal person. Yes, she is overweight for a tennis player. But not even as much as Kleybona (no idea how to spell that!!). :shrug:

I find it awful the stick Marion gets. She is 4-1 up anyway and I hope she does well, even if I kind of would like to see Lindsay do well here. But ignorant people like you are just infuriating. I hope karma comes round and makes you nice and fat when you're older, to be honest. See how you like it.

How does that spelling sound like KLEY-BA-NO-VA

:shrug:...I hope you grow up to actually be fat. Marion isn't anything close to fat for a normal person. Yes, she is overweight for a tennis player. But not even as much as Kleybona (no idea how to spell that!!). :shrug:

I find it awful the stick Marion gets. She is 4-1 up anyway and I hope she does well, even if I kind of would like to see Lindsay do well here. But ignorant people like you are just infuriating. I hope karma comes round and makes you nice and fat when you're older, to be honest. See how you like it.

:yawn: :zzz:

How does that spelling sound like KLEY-BA-NO-VA

I said I didn't know how to spell it. :shrug:...what is your problem? :lol: I'll wait for you to make a spelling mistake and pounce all over it shall I? No, I won't. I'm not quite prepared to stoop to that level of tedium.

:yawn: :zzz:

Yep, pretty much what I figured. A petulent, ignorant child. Grow up.

Podme Dani. :woohoo:
My second win over a 3-acer in the past two weeks. :drool:
Next up against Amelie though. :unsure:
Article coming up! :)

Yeah. Lindsay is going to play again so I guess the answer to my question is no.:o

Anyway, go Lindsay!!!:rocker2: :banana: Don't lose to that Fat Cake.

Oh, ok. I think I may just go ahead and bumpety bump this little gem of a post.

Aleks:eek:

Daniela Stuns Davenport; To Meet Mauresmo Next!

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Daniela shows great excitement after closing an emphatic win against Lindsay Davenport

Sydney, AUSTRALIA - A strong start to the season continues for World #15 Daniela Hantuchova … At the Tier I Medibank International in Sydney, Daniela overcame World #12 and solid rebound ace player Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 6-4 for a spot in the round of 16. Coming off a quarterfinal showing last week at the event in Gold Coast, Daniela came in beaming with confidence. Daniela said, “Yeah, I had a strong showing last week in Gold Coast. I’m really happy that I could continue my strong play here at a bigger event in Sydney.”

In a match featuring two of the cleanest hitters on tour, it was Daniela who started the stronger player. She broke immediately for 2-1 after breaking at 15 with a strong backhand forcing a Davenport error. That mistake proved crucial as the two players held serve throughout until 5-3. At this point, Daniela was able to get another break and the set as Lindsay continued to struggle with her first serve percentage.

In the second set saw Lindsay start strongly in the second set going up 3-0. Using a combination of power and placement on her groundstrokes, she got Daniela on the move and often was able to put away an easy approach shot. However, Daniela started to hit the mark on her groundstrokes and being aggressive which saw her win 6 of the last 7 games to close out the straight set victory. Daniela said, “It’s definitely my best victory all year. I played pretty well from start to finish and I’m really to have closed it out in straight sets. It’s 3 more wins than I had last year so at this point, I’ll take it!”

In the round of 16, Daniela will face 5th seed Amelie Mauresmo of France. Like Kirilenko and Davenport, she is a solid rebound ace player. On the encounter Daniela commented, “It will be a very tough match for sure. I’m going to have to play something like I did today if I want a chance at the win. Right now, I’m really happy with my tennis and I just hope to continue playing in this way.”

I hope Dani beats Momo:)

Sania :cool: Good win :)

Serena ousted in opening match

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Sydney, AUS - The Medibank International's opening day was rough for the Williams family, with both Serena and Venus losing their respective matches. The younger of the two sisters, Serena, lost in a three-set slugfest, 5-7 6-2 6-4, to Sania Mirza of India.

"It was definitely a tough day, especially because my match went the distance," said Serena, who committed an unheralded fifty-three unforced errors and three double faults. "I don't double fault, so I hit a few in the second and third sets that were uncalled for. The air was humid, and my shots were sort of spraying, but I was happy with the way I fought to the end".

Serena found many negatives in her performance, but noted that there were positives to take away from the match, and the experience of playing professional tennis. "I know what I need to do now. It was my first match, and I played competitively. I just didn't win when I needed to win. I didn't win the big points, but I can only improve from here".

One of the highlights of the match was Serena's fashion. Due to her anticipated debut on the Authentic Tennis Tour, she signed with two sponsors, Puma and Nike. "The sports companies have been really amazing. I believe I'll wear Puma for the rest of the Australian season, and then Nike until Wimbledon. I'll switch it around for sure".

2nd round coming up.

Round of 16

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Krajicek(1) def. Wozniak
6-7(1) 6-0 6-3

Well, the Dutch heffa finally scores a win this season :lol: Nice play after the first set :p Aleks :hug:

Round of 16

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Keothavong def. Clijsters(6)
6-2 6-3

Anne is so strong on this surface, not much Kim could do today :hug: Anne ;)

Round of 16

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Capriati(8) def. Kirilenko
7-5 6-4

Maria + 4 aces = :cuckoo: I don't know how to explain it :lol: Jen :yeah:

Round of 16

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Morigami def. Jankovic(4)
1-6 6-1 6-3

Excellent play from Akiko after the first set, well done :yeah: JJ has yet to wake up this season :o

Round of 16

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Ditty def. Tanasugarn(3)
7-5 6-3

Always great to see Julie winning :inlove: Tammy in a slump :shrug: Needs to do something quick with the AO defence coming.

Round of 16

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Hantuchova def. Mauresmo(5)
6-4 4-6 6-4

Daniela's strong start to the season continues with another impressive win :yeah: Amelie may want to review her gameplan for the AO.

Round of 16

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Mirza def. Myskina(7)
5-7 6-4 6-2

Sania is brimming with confidence and is on a really good run at the moment :yeah: Nastya :sobbing: :p

Round of 16

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Molik(2) def. Golovin
7-5 4-6 7-5

Very good match, Tati did really well because Alicia is very tough to beat on plexi, well done Leash ;)

:woohoo:

Go Sania :cool:

Updated Draw

Michaella Krajicek(1) v Anne Keothavong

Jennifer Capriati(8) v Akiko Morigami

Julie Ditty v Daniela Hantuchova

Sania Mirza v Alicia Molik(2)

Nastya:(

:rolls: Winless.

Still, Amelie is so going to win the Australian. :lol:

Tammy :sad:

i send new points and you still suck!

Julie! :D :dance:

She is so OUTRAGEOUS.

yay:)

Daniela Advances to QFs at Medibank International!

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Daniela Hantuchova strikes a backhand against Amelie Mauresmo of France

Sydney, AUSTRALIA – And the wins keep on coming … That’s a sentence that Daniela Hantuchova will never be tired of hearing. The World #15 from Slovakia advanced to her second consecutive quarterfinal upsetting solid rebound ace player and World #5 Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Daniela said, “Yeah, my tennis finally going into its place. I do always want to win on the court but I also have to remember to enjoy myself and just play my game. I think sometimes I may put too much pressure to win.”

That pressure was certainly not relevant in the first set. Daniela, who beat solid rebound ace player Lindsay Davenport yesterday, started the match in a similar fashion placing her serve well and attacking with her groundstrokes. The two players held serve throughout until 3-3 where Daniela finally broke hitting a forehand winner off a tentative Mauresmo forehand. Daniela was able to serve it out comfortably to take the first set 6-4.

Amelie, who was Wimbledon champion last year, is known for great variety in her game. In the second set, she started to use this variety like the slice and mixing her spins. That was enough to draw errors off the Hantuchova racquet. On her second set point, Amelie closed out the set 6-4 with a beautiful backhand volley painting the baseline corner to seal the match at one set a piece.

Daniela is known as one of the cleanest hitters in the game but also one of the streakiest players. She can have a patch where she hits very clean shots for winners and forced errors but also have one where she hits a million unforced errors. Amelie continued her tactic of mixing up her spins and slices. She also started to become more aggressive by serving and volleying and flattening out the forehand. She looked to be running towards a comfortable victory as she lead 4-2. Knowing Amelie hasn’t won a match all season, Dani noticed that she was starting to become a bit more tentative. Going back to being aggressive paid off as she won 16 of the next 22 points to close out the match 6-4 in the third.

After the match Daniela said, “Yeah, obviously it was a huge win for me. I played very well and I’m happy to have taken my second top 10 win of the year.” On Amelie’s tennis she said, “She started to play much better in the second and you know I thought like maybe I will lose this match. But I noticed that she was starting to become more tentative looping her forehand and slicing her backhand too often. So I just told myself that this is my chance to come back and fortunately everything turned out great.”

In the quarterfinals, she will face Julie Ditty of the USA. On the encounter she said, “Yeah Julie like myself is having a great week. I know she beat my friend Ana [Ivanovic] in the first round and also the Australian Open champion last year in [Tamarine] Tanasugarn. I’m just going to focus on my game and make sure I’m doing the right tactics on the court and not on Julie. I’ll do my best to take home the win for sure.”

Dani :worship:

:woohoo: A win in Plexi!:banana: :lol:
Anne next.:o But at least I made to QF in my worst surface.:p

Dani :spit: Trying to get an extra ace it seems.:angel:

:woohoo: A win in Plexi!:banana: :lol:
Anne next.:o But at least I made to QF in my worst surface.:p

Dani :spit: Trying to get an extra ace it seems.:angel:

Well maybe a little bit I guess. :angel:

But when I'm on a roll with writing articles, I just keep writing them! :drive: :lol:

There was a point in ATT where I wrote articles after like every match. :p I probably still have written the most but Martina seems to be catching up! :lol:

Podme Dani against Julie. :bounce:

ADJE Julie :rocker2:

MK :rolls:

QFs coming up!

Quarter-Finals

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Keothavong def. Krajicek(1)
6-2 7-5

Well, Misa knew this was coming :p Anne continues her strong run on plexi :yeah:

Quarter-Finals

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Capriati(8) def. Morigami
5-7 7-5 7-5

Last year's runner-up rallies from a set down to beat the newcomer, well done Jen :yeah:

Quarter-Finals

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Ditty def. Hantuchova
7-5 7-5

Julie's tennis was simply too hot for Dani today and ATC's It girl moves on :hearts: Dani :hug:

Quarter-Finals

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Molik(2) def. Mirza
6-4 4-6 7-5

Has Sania won a CT in the final set, she would have won it 6-0 :eek: Instead Alicia came back to score a terrific win, her gameplan is risky but VERY effective, Sania :hug:

Updated Draw

Anne Keothavong v Jennifer Capriati(8)

Julie Ditty v Alicia Molik(2)

Julie! :D

She is intoxicating the whole field. :devil:

Congrats winner!:yeah:

Grats winners:kiss:

Oh bugger, stupid cointoss :sobbing:

Alicia :yeah:

Semi-Finals

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Capriati(8) def. Keothavong
6-4 7-5

Well done Jen, she defends her finalist points from last season at the very least :yeah: Anne :hug:

Semi-Finals

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Molik(2) def. Ditty
6-4 6-4

Alicia had too much firepower for the lovely Julie today, well done Leash :yeah: Julie :hysteric:

Well done Jen and Lish!:yeah:

If Alicia wins the final, she will become the 6th #1 in ATC :eek:

Julie:(

If Alicia wins the final, she will become the 6th #1 in ATC :eek:

My miserable #1 streak finally come to an end!:lol:
But Alicia would have to defend a final points in AO and if she couldn't do it, I might be back at #1 again.:haha:

:yawn: Can we fast forward to grass yet?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!:):):)

one more winnnnnnnnnnnnnnn and number one:)

Good Luck Capriati:p:p

Final

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Capriati(8) v Molik(2)

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Molik(2) leads Capriati(8) 7-6(5)

C'mon Jen.:p

Final

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Capriati(8) v Molik(2)

Molik leads Capriati 7-6(5)

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Molik(2) def. Capriati(8)
7-6(5) 6-4

Congrats on winning title #4 and claiming the #1 ranking Alicia! :eek: :worship: Wasn't long ago when you had 0 titles :p She'll be extremely tough to beat at the AO, bad luck Jen :hug:

:lol: I knew Lish would win since you needed like 10 minutes to post the second set, so I guessed you would be writing comments.:p

Well done Lish!:worship: and congrats on the #1.:yeah: Thoroughly deserved it.:D Hopefully you'd be able to back it up with a slam.;)

:lol: I knew Lish would win since you needed like 10 minutes to post the second set, so I guessed you would be writing comments.:p

Well done Lish!:worship: and congrats on the #1.:yeah: Thoroughly deserved it.:D Hopefully you'd be able to back it up with a slam.;)

Actually my net connection is acting up :p And I'm trying to follow Roger closing this match out :rolleyes:

Yea, BWLH I doubt it takes 10 minutes to write comments:lol:

Actually my net connection is acting up :p And I'm trying to follow Roger closing this match out :rolleyes:

Yea, BWLH I doubt it takes 10 minutes to write comments:lol:
:ras: That's what people would usually think.:( :p

Thank god Fed won.:o He would not win any slams any time soon now with this kind of form.:sobbing:

OH WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

world number one:):):)

woo!

bad luck jen, good tourny:)

Congrats, Alicia! :worship:
QF is still a very good result for Dani going into the Aussie Open. :)