Bausch & Lomb Championships, Amelia Island

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Week 5 * Clay Tier II * Draw Size 32

S1 Winner - Marion Bartoli
S2 Winner - Maria Kirilenko

Welcome to Amelia Island, the first stop on the clay court swing in the run-up to Roland Garros, Alicia Molik dominated on plexicushion, but can she keep it up on a new surface or will someone else emerge and dominate? Whatever happens, I wish you all the best of luck ;)

Draw Posted - Wednesday 18:00 CET

Points Deadline - Saturday 18:00 CET

New points are mandatory, please don't forget to send :p

Aces To Play

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

Draw

Alicia Molik(1) v Bye
Ana Ivanovic v Meghann Shaughnessy
Maria Sharapova v Marta Domachowska
Aleksandra Wozniak v Anastasia Myskina(6)

Maria Kirilenko(7) v Jennifer Capriati
Sania Mirza v Serena Williams
Akiko Morigami v Daniela Hantuchova
Bye v Amelie Mauresmo(4)

Jelena Jankovic(3) v Bye
Lourdes Dominguez Lino v Kaia Kanepi
Tatiana Golovin v Lindsay Davenport
Elena Dementieva v Alina Jidkova(8)

Kim Clijsters(5) v Bye
Julie Ditty v Anne Keothavong
Tamarine Tanasugarn v Venus Williams
Bye v Michaella Krajicek(2)

Points To Defend

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Kirilenko

215 -

Domachowska

140 -

Davenport
Jankovic

75 -

Ivanovic
Dementieva
Molik

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Krajicek
Myskina
Shaughnessy

20 -

V. Williams
Hantuchova
Clijsters
Mirza
Capriati

Player Of The Week


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Sania Mirza

Sania's excellent results on plexicushion gives her the extra ace this week, and she now has 4 to use in Amelia Island :yeah:

Can someone get 5 aces?

Thanks Dav :) 4 aces :hearts:

hmmm's new tatic :cool:

Can someone get 5 aces?

No, sorry :p

I hope Serena can follow up her Australian Open performance with a good tournament in Amelia Island!

win some matches Kim:o

Draw posted.

:lol: Will be tough to defend, all 4-acers in my path just to get to the QF :D

Actually, not too surprising, are there a lot more 4-acers on clay this year?

Holy crap. I'm dead. Should I even bother sending points? :o

CAN WE START WITH GRASS PLEASE.

Actually, not too surprising, are there a lot more 4-acers on clay this year?

This is the surface with the most 4-acers I'm sure :o For some reason people always pick clay or hard.

Holy crap. I'm dead. Should I even bother sending points? :o

CAN WE START WITH GRASS PLEASE.

Don't give up Julie, you can do it :hearts:

A 4-acer and then Leesh :unsure: :ras:

:scared:

Results?

points aren't due til Saturday so results will be Saturday/Sunday:p

GOOOOO ALEKS!:armed:

When are results?!

points aren't due til Saturday so results will be Saturday/Sunday:p

Oh okay!

did i send already?

Pretty good chance to at least reach the quarters. :D

Pretty good chance to at least reach the quarters. :D

Not if you don't send :p

Round of 32

Morigami def. Hantuchova 6-2 6-2

Keothavong def. Ditty 6-2 5-7 6-2

Sharapova def. Domachowska 7-5 6-4

S. Williams def. Mirza 4-6 7-5 7-6(4)

SHIT. can i send?

Did the rest not send?

That's all the results I can give at this point :p Still need some more pts.

SHIT. can i send?

Of course :p

Did the rest not send?

No, more sent, but I can't do their matches since their opponents haven't sent :p

I sent! :angel: COME ON VENUS! :bounce:

Julie is near suicide.

Am I able to get my result? Or has Tammy chickened out? :o

Julie is near suicide.

You took a set though :eek:

Am I able to get my result? Or has Tammy chickened out? :o

Tammy has not sent yet ;) I'll give it another day I guess :shrug:

I was looking forward to my result today:(

I was looking forward to my result today:(

Wozniak has actually sent but her pts are all wrong :p

O, booo:lol:
I like my points a lot:hearts:

Sania :( Serena :)

MaSha!!!

Now a 4 ACER :o

Morigami def. Hantuchova 6-2 6-2

:banana:

Did Ivanovic send her points? :p

Yes, Serena!

Myskina for the title:rocker:

Is second round today too?

Let's hope so:p

Woohoo!

:dance:

Round of 32

Kanepi def. Dominguez Lino 6-7(0) 6-2 6-3

Tanasugarn def. V. Williams 6-2 4-6 6-2

Myskina(6) def. Wozniak 2-1 ret.

Shaughnessy def. Ivanovic W/O

Kirilenko(7) def. Capriati W/O

Davenport def. Golovin W/O

Jidkova(8) def. Dementieva W/O

yay walkovers!

rd 2 soon?

Yeah, round 2 will come once I've received a few pictures which I asked for weeks ago and only 3-4 people sent, it's not much to ask :p

I sent a pic, but I will send more too:D
Nastya:bounce:

LOL @ VENUS. Nice job.

Oh god..

Give out Lucky Loosers

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LOL @ VENUS. Nice job.

:eek::sobbing:


I suck at this game. :hysteric:

Yeah, round 2 will come once I've received a few pictures which I asked for weeks ago and only 3-4 people sent, it's not much to ask :p

what pictures?

what pictures?

everyone was supposed to send in one pic of their player which dav would use for each tourny (or surface)

:)i sent mine ages ago:o

Kaia :hearts: :hearts:

Clever Kaia continues Amelia Island journey!
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Estonian's newcomer Kaia Kanepi,who just debuted in Melbourne, plays her second week on the ATC tour with another win over Lourdes Dominguez-Lino.After dropping the first set in tie-break, Kanepi bounced back to win the next sets 6-2 6-3.Her serve was the key, as she scores 17 aces to 5 double faults. She was patient and changed pace and direction once she was given the chance.After the match Kaia told us a bit about her hobbies:
"Well I spent a lot of my free time playing chess.I like it a lot and you need strategy, which you can transfer a bit to the court at times, as you have to wait for the right moments to go for your shots.I'm very happy to go on here in Amelia Island."

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2nd round on the way.

Round of 16

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Shaughnessy def. Molik(1)
7-5 7-6(6) :eek:

Meghann is the only person who can beat Alicia it seems :eek: 2nd win over the new Australian Open champion this season :yeah:

Round of 16

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Myskina(6) def. Sharapova
6-1 5-7 6-1

Nastya blew a 5-0 lead in the 2nd :cuckoo: But was very impressive in the other sets :p Masha :hug:

Round of 16

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Kirilenko(7) def. S. Williams
6-4 3-6 6-4

What a win for MK! :hearts: She rocks this tournament :worship: Serena :hug: bad match-up today :p

Masha took a set with no aces against a 4 acer:haha:

Round of 16

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Kirilenko(7) def. S. Williams
6-4 3-6 6-4

What a win for MK! :hearts: She rocks this tournament :worship: Serena :hug: bad match-up today :p

OMG :hearts:

Serena :hug:

Round of 16

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Morigami def. Mauresmo(4)
6-3 6-4

Akiko is one the best newcomers we've ever had :eek: Good win :p Momo :sad: You'll snap out of this slump soon :hug:

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Shutup Tammy.

Only top 10 players are allowed to post photos.

Here is Amelie's glorious photo, if Dav still requires it. :o :

The only thing Amelie cares about, because it is the only thing she is good at these days, is winning Wimbledon. So this is why I chose this pic to use for every match. :help:

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meh. :shrug: she did have four aces. Not much I could do.

Round of 16

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Jankovic(3) def. Kanepi
6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(5) :eek:

JJ finally records a win this season, but barely :eek: Kaia will do well in this game :yeah:

Shutup Tammy.

Only top 10 players are allowed to post photos.

Here is Amelie's glorious photo, if Dav still requires it. :o :

The only thing Amelie cares about, because it is the only thing she is good at these days, is winning Wimbledon. So this is why I chose this pic to use for every match. :help:

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:spit:

Round of 16

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Davenport def. Jidkova(8)
W/O

Two walkovers for Linds :tape: But she'll take em! :D Alina :confused:

Round of 16

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Clijsters(5) def. Keothavong
6-4 6-4

Battle of the 4-acers, so Kim did really well to win :yeah: Will be interesting to see if she can dominate the clay like last season, Anne :hug:

Round of 16

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Krajicek(2) def. Tanasugarn
6-1 6-2

Emphatic win for Misa :worship: Played very smart, but Tammy is not the player she was :sad:

Updated Draw

Meghann Shaughnessy v Anastasia Myskina(6)

Maria Kirilenko(7) v Akiko Morigami

Jelena Jankovic(3) v Lindsay Davenport

Kim Clijsters(5) v Michaella Krajicek(2)

:sad: Im trying..


Amelie, I love our rivalry...

grr.:(

Nastya:bounce:

Meghann :D

Nastya :armed:

You should already know you are going to lose Meghann, French Open Champ is on a 7 match win streak on clay:p

You should already know you are going to lose Meghann, French Open Champ is on a 7 match win streak on clay:p

She lost a set to a Zero Acer:tape:

So what? I won and that's all that matters:)
At the French I almost lost in the first 2 rounds to lesser aces:shrug:

I want POW Daviator :haha: jkjk

Kaia :help: :o Losing ot someone who hasn't won a match all season! :smash:

Round of 16

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Davenport def. Jidkova(8)
W/O

Two walkovers for Linds :tape: But she'll take em! :D Alina :confused:
:lol: I love how Lindsay looks here. Maybe she wants to be kicked out of the whole clay season as soon as possible.:hug: :hug:

Round of 16

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Krajicek(2) def. Tanasugarn
6-1 6-2

Emphatic win for Misa :worship: Played very smart, but Tammy is not the player she was :sad:

:eek: :bolt:
What a easy win. First time in ages.:speakles:
Tammy :hug: Who would have thought you were once #1 and a holder of 2 slam titles.:hug:

Lindsay in the QFs of another clay court event :hearts:

Great pic Dav :lol:

:p

Dav has a life, Casey :hug:

Sorry for the delay, QFs coming up :p

Quarter-Finals

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Shaughnessy def. Myskina(6)
1-6 7-5 7-6(5)

Nastya should have won this match :o Up 5-3 in the last 2 sets, and wasted 5 match points in all :o Congrats Meg!

Nastya :spit: Choker?:p

Just hope Misa can win a total of 8 games.:p

Oh, Meg!:banana:

Quarter-Finals

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Morigami def. Kirilenko(7)
6-3 4-6 6-1

MK could have won this match had she structured her 3rd set a little differently, but it was a very tough draw :hug: WD Akiko :yeah:

Akiko :eek: Very impressing since her debut.:yeah:
Maria :hug: You have only 1 Ace!:eek: :yeah:

Quarter-Finals

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Jankovic(3) def. Davenport
7-6(7) 6-4

Close match, but JJ's extra pace proved decisive and she make her first semi of the season, Lindsay :hug:

Quarter-Finals

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Clijsters(5) def. Krajicek(2)
6-2 6-1

Well Kim is back to her old clay court ways :lol: Misa :p Don't be upset, lots of people will lose to Kim by these scores :o

:( Not even reaching my expectation.:ras:
But at least I beat tammy convincingly.:p
and won my first match on clay since S1 :eek: :p

:bigcry: I think I'm a far better player with fewer aces but that was one 4-acer too many :lol: Good luck Akiko!

:banana:
C'mon Akiko!

Meggers :eek: :D

Told ya, Nastya :p :hug:

:yawn:

:banana::D

Semi-Finals

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Shaughnessy def. Morigami
7-5 7-5

2nd final of the season for Meghann :yeah: Still another good week for Akiko :hug:

Semi-Finals

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Clijsters(5) def. Jankovic(3)
5-7 6-3 6-1

Kim reaches her 4th clay final in a row :worship: And she becomes the 3rd player after Momo(grass) and JJ(hard) to reach all 4 finals on 1 surface :yeah: JJ :hug:

Akiko :sad:

Meghann :D Beating another 4-acer in this tournament :)

Playing in her country really helps Meggers :p

Kim:banana:

Final

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Shaughnessy v Clijsters(5)

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Final

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Shaughnessy v Clijsters(5)

Clijsters leads Shaughnessy 6-2

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Clijsters(5) def. Shaughnessy
6-2 6-2

Well done Kim :worship: She continues her clay domination in fine style :yeah: Meghann :hug: Still getting very good results so far this season :yeah:

Kim crushed Meghann :eek::awww::sad:

Meggers :sobbing: Great tournament though :)

How would Nastya have done if she didn't choke against Meghann?:(

You would have choked against someone else :(

You would have choked against someone else :(

Maybe:p

Kim:D:woohoo:

:spit: I have only one ace and I got crushed 6-1, 6-2 by Kim, Meg had 3 and only managed to get 1 more game than me.:haha:
Well done Kim!:worship: Meg :hug: