1-ASAGOE Shinobu(JPN) vs WC-FUDA Ryoko(JPN)
DEKMEIJERE Liga(LAT) vs SAEKI Miho(JPN)
TAKASE Remi(JPN) vs BREADMORE Lauren(AUS)
Qualifier vs 6-JEON Mi-Ra(KOR)

3-MORIGAMI Akiko(JPN) vs YAN Zi(CHN)
Qualifier vs BARNA Adriana(GER)
STEPHENS Shelley(NZL) vs LUBIANI Francesca(ITA)
Qualifier vs 8-STOSUR Samantha(AUS)

7-ZHENG Jie(CHN) vs CASONI Giulia(ITA)
HISAMATSU Shiho(JPN) vs FUJIWARA Rika(JPN)
YOSHIDA Yuka(JPN) vs SUN Tian-Tian(CHN)
KIM Jin-Hee(KOR) vs 4-WEBB Vanessa(CAN)

5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena(ITA) vs WC-OZAKI Maika(JPN)
MIYAGI Nana(JPN) vs DITTMANN Mirielle(AUS)
WC-WATANABE Kana(JPN) vs Qualifier
PULLIN Julie(GBR) vs 2-OBATA Saori(JPN)
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Go Girls!! :D :D :D

Good luck to:

Ryoko Fuda :) what a bad draw :(
Mi-Ra Jeon
Akiko Morigami :)

1-ASAGOE Shinobu(JPN) vs WC-FUDA Ryoko(JPN)
this's gotta be the matchup of the tournament.:)
i'm hoping for Fuda to take the tournament....
GO, RYOKO....:D

Good luck to:

1-ASAGOE Shinobu(JPN)
WC-FUDA Ryoko(JPN)
SAEKI Miho(JPN)
6-JEON Mi-Ra(KOR)
3-MORIGAMI Akiko(JPN)
YAN Zi(CHN)
7-ZHENG Jie(CHN)
SUN Tian-Tian(CHN)
5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena(ITA)
MIYAGI Nana(JPN)
and 2-OBATA Saori(JPN)!!!!!

Best of luck to:

Dekmeijere :)
Morigami :)
Stephens :)
Webb :)

were you able to get the doubles main draw? If so please post.

I believe that all information regarding doubles draw will be posted in due time here :

Kangaroo Cup 2003 (http://yamac.s14.xrea.com/kangaroo/E/index.htm)

MORIGAMI Akiko(JPN) vs YAN Zi(CHN)
Two double-handed players (forehand and backhand). It should be an interesting match to watch if Zi is not too tense :) .

Yuka YOSHIDA vs. SUN Tian-Tian. I wish I were there to watch this match :) . Yuka is in top form since she has this new coach / body guard.

go Akiko win this.. :D
also shinobu

Thank you Steve G for the web site and the info.

good luck

STEPHENS Shelley(NZL)
CASONI Giulia(ITA)
5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena(ITA)

What a shit draw for Julie :rolleyes:

She's defending a lot of points here and she goes and gets the second seed. Hopefully she can beat Saori because this is grass.

Shinobu v Ryoko :sad: :mad: Argh.....Dunno who to cheer for

Good luck to Julie & Mi-Ra :D



Previous Winners

1997 Kerry-Anne Guse (AUS) d. Mi-Ra Jeon (KOR) 7-5 7-5
1998 Misumi Miyauchi (JPN) d. Sung-Hee Park (KOR) 6-3 6-4
1999 Shi-Ting Wang (TPE) d. Sung-Hee Park (KOR) 6-7(?) 7-5 6-2
2000 Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) d. Shinobu Asagoe (JPN) 7-5 6-4
2001 Alicia Molik (AUS) d. Bryanne Stewart (AUS) 6-2 6-3
2002 Julie Pullin (GBR) d. Shinobu Asagoe (JPN) 4-6 6-4 6-3

Good luck :)

STEPHENS Shelley(NZL)
5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena(ITA)
BREADMORE Lauren(AUS)

Mamma mia :eek: Giulia is in Japan !?

Best of luck:

WC-FUDA Ryoko(JPN)
BREADMORE Lauren(AUS)
8-STOSUR Samantha(AUS) :D
CASONI Giulia(ITA)
FUJIWARA Rika(JPN)
4-WEBB Vanessa(CAN) :D
DITTMANN Mirielle(AUS)

Good luck Julie, defend your title. :D

I'm a bit worried about Mi-ra playing qualifier as her 1st match after 12 week lay off. :(

She reached semi here and final the next week in Japan,... so she has much points to defend.

Go, Mi-ra~~~~ You can do it!
:D

Ryoko vs Shinobu! :rolleyes:

Good luck:

Ryoko Fuda :angel:
Shinobu Asagoe
Akiko Morigami :)
Zi Yan
Rika Fujiwara (C'mon girl, show us what you're made of! ;) )
Tian Tian Sun
Saori Obata :D

Best of luck to Julie - she'll need it!

1 ASAGOE Shinobu JPN / MIYAGI Nana JPN vs. CAMERIN Maria-Elena ITA / CASONI Giulia ITA
TAKEMURA Ryoko JPN / YOSHIDA Yuka JPN vs. WC 14 NISHIO Asami JPN / YAMABE Marie JPN

4 STEWART Bryanne AUS / WEBB Vanessa CAN vs. Q
DELLACQUA Casey AUS / DITTMANN Mireille AUS vs. Q

BAKER Leanne NZL / LUBIANI Francesca ITA vs. BARNA Adriana GER / DEKMEIJRE Liga LAT
LI Ting CHN / SUN Tian-Tian CHN vs. 3 AUGUSTUS Amanda USA / STOSUR Samantha AUS

YAN Zi CHN / ZHENG Jie CHN vs. CROOK Helen GRB / PULLIN Julie GBR
WC FUDA Ryoko JPN / NAKAMURA Aiko JPN vs. 2 FUJIWARA Rika JPN / OBATA Saori JPN

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Amanda vs. Tian-Tian / Ting :( . That's bad luck in the draw.

go Liga
go Adriana

Tough draw for Julie but she can do it!

GO JULIE!

and good luck to Helen/Julie in doubles

wow.. some interesting matches there..
Shinobu vs Ryoko
Akiko vs Zi
Shiho vs Rika
Yuka vs Tian-Tian
Julie vs Saori

and Mi-ra.. Good luck.. :D

Good Luck Sam Stosur I hope you get to the QF's at least maybe even a SF

Hope you do well

you go girl

Also good luck to
Dellacqua (qualies)
Dittman
Bryanne (in doubles)
Breadmore

Awful draw. :mad:

Welcome back Miho. :D

Good luck

Ryoko :)
Akiko :)
Yan :)
Jie :)
Giulia :)

Good Luck to Julie, hope you can defend your title, and also Good Luck to Julie & Helen in doubles :D

Yes bad draw for amanda.. but new doubs parnter so we shall see. Let's wish her lots of luck.

Good luck Jie Zheng and Akiko Morigami

TUESDAY

1-Shinobu Asagoe (JPN) d. WC-Ryoko Fuda (JPN) 6-4 6-0
Miho Saeki (JPN) d. Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) 6-2 6-2 :D
Ayami Takase (JPN) d. Lauren Breadmore (JPN) 6-0 6-3
Shelley Stephens (NZL) vs Francesca Lubiani (ITA)
5-Jie Zheng (CHN) vs Giulia Casoni (ITA)
Yuka Yoshida (JPN) vs Tian-Tian Sun (CHN)

Shinobu and Miho :D

Ryoko Fuda :sad:

So, qualifiers are determined. How do they place them into the MD? Is there any rule for that? :confused:

no rule..... its random

Shelley....... just win today's match ;)

April 29th results

MAIN DRAW SINGLES
1-Shinobu ASAGOE (JPN) d. Ryoko FUDA (JPN) 64 60
Miho SAEKI (JPN) d. Liga DEKMEIJERE (LAT) 62 62
Ayami TAKASE (JPN) d. Lauren BREADMORE (AUS) 60 63
Shelly STEPHENS (NZL) d. Francesca LUBIANI (ITA) 64 06 76(5)
Giulia CASONI (ITA) d. 7-Jie ZHENG (CHN) 36 63 76(4)
Tian-Tian SUN (CHN) d. Yuka YOSHIDA (JPN) 64 75

good luck Helen, Julie and Helen/Julie :D ;)

April 29th results

MAIN DRAW SINGLES
Giulia CASONI (ITA) d. 7-Jie ZHENG (CHN) 36 63 76(4)
Tian-Tian SUN (CHN) d. Yuka YOSHIDA (JPN) 64 75
Thanks for the update :).

Tian-Tian :bounce: :bounce: . I thought it would go in three sets :) .

This is a great victory because Yuka was in top shape in Hochiminh City. I think that her victory against Wynne Prakusya at the Fed Cup has boosted Tian-Tian confidence :D.

Jie :sad: . But at least it does not create any conflict for the R2 match ;) .

Good for Shelley :) .

April 30th (Wednesday) ORDER OF PLAY

Centre Court
1st Match Shiho HISAMATSU (JPN) vs Rika FUJIWARA (JPN)
2nd Match Julie PULLIN (GBR) vs 2-Saori OBATA (JPN)
3rd Match 3-Akiko MORIGAMI (JPN) vs Zi YAN (CHN)

Court A1
1st Match Nana MIYAGI (JPN) vs Mirielle DITTMANN (AUS)
2nd Match 5-Maria-Elena CAMERIN (ITA) vs WC-Maika OZAKI (JPN)
3rd Match Q-Helen CROOK (GBR) vs 8-Samantha STOSUR (AUS)

Court A2
1st Match WC-Kana WATANABE (JPN) vs Q-Tomoko YONEMURA (JPN)
2nd Match Jin-Hee KIM (KOR) vs 4-Vanessa WEBB (CAN)

Court A4
1st Match Q-Casey DELLACQUA (AUS) vs 6-JEON Mi-Ra(KOR)
2nd Match Q-Jarmila GAJDOSOVA (SVK) vs BARNA Adriana(GER)
3rd Match Ryoko TAKEMURA/Yuka YOSHIDA (JPN) vs WC-Asami NISHIO/Marie YAMABE (JPN)

All court
1st Match Starting at 10:00am
2nd Match Not Before 11:20
3rd Match Not Before 13:00

Shelley :D :bounce: :kiss: :D

Giulia :)

Shelly :)

Liga :sad:
Lauren :sad:
Ryoko :sad:

Lauren :fiery: :rolleyes: :sad: pffff

Giulia :) Shelley, finally ;)

congrats and best of luck to:

*Miho Saeki :D
*Mi-Ra Jeon :D
*Zi Yan
*Vanessa Webb :D
*Maria Elena Camerin
*Jarmila Gajdosova :D
*Nana Miyagi
*Julie Pullin

too bad for Yuka, Jie, and Liga :sad:

Ryoko :sad: thought she would challenge more but congrats to Shinobu (and Tian Tian ;) )

Good luck:

Rika Fujiwara :)
Saori Obata
Akiko Morigami :D
Zi Yan

Jie & Yuka :sad:
Tian-Tian :D

Mi-Ra vs Casey... time for revenge. ;)

Giulia :)

Ryoko :(
Jie :(

Good luck Helen and Julie

Well done Shinobu, Miho :D -- welcome back

Jie and Francesca :sad:

Good luck to

Casey Dellacqua :D
Tomoko Yonemura :D
Julie Pullin :D

Giulia :hearts: good win, keep winning and rising !
Francesca :sad: I cannot even remember when was last time you won a match....

I just thought this was an interesting pice of news - Helen Crook arrived at the tennis courts just 90mins before her first round qualifying match after complecations with her flights and other stuff. She went on to win the match 6-1 6-2 in under an hour.

No doubt she went to the hotel and slept for 24 hours to try and sort out the jet lag!!

Give 'em hell Hel :D

I think I just read that Mi-Ra lost 26 26 :sad: .

And Q-Jarmila GAJDOSOVA (SVK) d. BARNA Adriana(GER) 63 64

If someone can confirm these scores? I got them from a Japanese website but I am not certain of the translation :o .

I think I just read that Mi-Ra lost 26 26 :sad: .


Oh, NOOOOOO~~~ :sad:
This is definitely not the news I've been waited for all day. :sad:

Anyway,... where did you find the result? I've visited the official site many times including Japanese version,.. but still no updates there. :(
Maybe I can give you some translation if you let me know the link. But my Japanese translation is as bad as my English one. ;)

wow...so Casey beat Mi-Ra? I think that's twice this year :eek:

Way to go! (if it's correct) :D :D

Waiting now for Eric's translation...

Waiting now for Eric's translation...

These are my rough translation. I had some font problem with the site,... so could be wrong for some.

Q-Casey DELLACQUA (AUS) def 6-JEON Mi-Ra(KOR) 6-2,6-2
WC-Kana WATANABE (JPN) vs Q-Tomoko YONEMURA (JPN) 67,06
Kana played hard 1st set,.. then 2nd set went fast.
Nana MIYAGI (JPN) vs Mirielle DITTMANN (AUS) 62,63
Jin-Hee KIM (KOR) vs 4-Vanessa WEBB (CAN) 3-6,3-6 <- Corrected
Jin-Hee hit harder than Vanessa but made more UEs.
Q-Jarmila GAJDOSOVA (SVK) vs BARNA Adriana(GER) 63,64

Regarding YAN Zi vs. Akiko MORIGAMI No mention. Sorry, Steveg.

Vanessa? :confused: :mad: wtf?

Mirielle :( Another week, another loss.

Great win Casey :) :D

No news on Stosur-Crook I gather?

wow Casey :) too bad for Mi-Ra though :(

Jarmila :D

Oh good, Vanessa won :o I thought that result was a little, how do I say...strange ;)

So I was right for Mi-Ra :sad: .

Thanks for the translations Eric :) .

Waiting now for the outcome of the match between Zi and Akiko.

Sorry for Vanessa & her fans for the conflict. ;) :o

I was just hurried to finish it quickly,.. cause I'm in office and work hour is already over 40 minutes ago,.... and from tomorrow, it's 5 day holiday.
And I confirmed Mi-ra lost,.. so.... anyway,.. I'll be off for the next 5 days... maybe,.. No need to hook-up internet line in a resort without Mi-ra in the draw. :(

I forgot one result from the site.
Shiho HISAMATSU (JPN) vs Rika FUJIWARA (JPN) 62,61

Bye now~~
:wavey:

Akiko d. Zi 63 63 :sad: .

thanks Eric :)

omg Rika :rolleyes: :sad: what a pathetic score.

Waiting now for the outcome of the match between Zi and Akiko.

Oh,... you makes me feel guilty. :o
I've waited updated,.. but no new update. :(

I've got to go out in a minute to grab some food before playing tennis. I'll smack every ball to revenge Mi-ra's loss. ;)

Anyway,.. Mi-ra got quite bad luck here. They change the court to indoor... the site said they waited good weather then changed the court to indoor, and started first match around 1:30 PM.
Last year,.. Mi-ra only lost ONE match on grass which is her best surface. She lost 4 times in grass tournaments last year,.. but 3 losses of her happend on indoor court due to the rain. Impressive result on grass.
This time, rain played big role again.!!
Better luck, next week Mi-ra~~~
And good luck to Yan Zi for Steveg's sake! :D

:wavey:

Enjoy your game Eric, and don't whack the balls too hard ;) . As I posted, bad news for Zi. I thought she really had a chance :sad: .

Akiko d. Zi 63 63 :sad: .

Sorry to hear that.. :sad:
How did you know that? The bbs hasn't been updated yet regarding Yan's match. :confused:

Anyway, I can go out for dinner without feeling guilty now.
Today was not good day with some bad results in tennis for me.

The BBS has indeed been updated. Don't know why the result is not available at yours :confused: . The person was kind enough to post the result in English for me ;) .

Enjoy your diner :wavey: .

Jarmila :):) :)

well done Akiko :) :) playing very well recently :)

Rika :eek: :rolleyes:

Any news on Julie Pullin yet ?

Adriana :sad: :( and what a shit draw :(

1 ASAGOE Shinobu JPN d. FUDA Ryoko JPN 64 60
SAEKI Miho JPN d. DEKMEIJERE Liga LAT 62 62
TAKASE Ayami JPN d. BREADMORE Lauren AUS 60 63
DELLACQUA Casey AUS d. 6 JEON Mi-Ra KOR 62 62

3 MORIGAMI Akiko JPN d. YAN Zi CHN 63 63
GAJDOSOVA Jarmila SVK d. BARNA Adriana GER 63 64
STEPHENS Shelley NZL d. LUBIANI Francesca ITA 64 06 76(5)
8 STOSUR Samantha AUS d. CROOK Helen GBR 62 63

CASONI Giulia ITA d. 7 ZHENG Jie CHN 36 63 76(4)
FUJIWARA Rika JPN d. HISAMATSU Shiho JPN 62 61
SUN Tian-Tian CHN d. YOSHIDA Yuka JPN 64 75
4 WEBB Vanessa CAN d. KIM Jin-Hee KOR 62 63

5 CAMERIN Maria-Elena ITA d. OZAKI Maika JPN 63 63
MIYAGI Nana JPN d. DITTMANN Mirielle AUS 62 63
YONEMURA Tomoko JPN d. WATANABE Kana JPN 76(4) 60
2 OBATA Saori JPN d. PULLIN Julie GBR 64 63

Source : http://yamac.s14.xrea.com/kangaroo/pdf/03maindraw-E.pdf

thanks Steveg :D

Additiln
DOUBLES today's 1st Round results.
Ryoko TAKEMURA/Yuka YOSHIDA (JPN) d. WC-Asami NISHIO/Marie YAMABE (JPN) 62 61

Julie :( i can see a retirement coming on soon.

So did Rika win or didn't she, I've seen two different results :confused:

Akiko :)
Saori :)

So did Rika win or didn't she, I've seen two different results :confused:which is why I gave the link to the official draw ;) . Eric mentioned earlier he had difficulties with the fonts...

May 1st (Thursday) ORDER OF PLAY

Centre Court
1st Match YONEMURA Tomoko (JPN) vs 2-OBATA Saori (JPN)
2nd Match CASONI Giulia (ITA) vs FUJIWARA Rika (JPN)
3rd Match 3-MORIGAMI Akiko (JPN) vs GAJDOSOVA Jarmila (SVK)
4th Match 1-ASAGOE Shinobu (JPN)/ MIYAGI Nana (JPN) vs CAMERIN Maria-Elena (ITA)/ CASONI Giulia (ITA)

Court A1
1st Match 5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena (ITA) vs MIYAGI Nana (JPN)
2nd Match 1-ASAGOE Shinobu (JPN) vs SAEKI Miho (JPN)
3rd Match 4 STEWART Bryanne (AUS) / WEBB Vanessa CAN vs OKAMOTO Seiko (JPN)/TEZUKA Remi (JPN)
4th Match WC-FUDA Ryoko (JPN)/ NAKAMURA Aiko (JPN) vs 2-FUJIWARA Rika (JPN)/ OBATA Saori (JPN)

Court A2
1st Match TAKASE Ayami (JPN) vs DELLACQUA Casey (AUS)

Court A4
1st Match SUN Tian-Tian (CHN) vs 4-WEBB Vanessa (CAN)
2nd Match STEPHENS Shelley (NZL) vs 8-STOSUR Samantha (AUS)
3rd Match DELLACQUA Casey (AUS)/ DITTMANN Mireille (AUS) vs INOUE Haruka (JPN)/MISEVICIUTE Aurelija (LTU)
4th Match LI Ting (CHN)/ SUN Tian-Tian (CHN) vs 3-AUGUSTUS Amanda (USA)/ STOSUR Samantha (AUS)

Court B1
3rd Match YAN Zi (CHN)/ ZHENG Jie (CHN) vs CROOK Helen (GRB)/ PULLIN Julie (GBR)
4th Match BAKER Leanne (NZL)/ LUBIANI Francesca (ITA) vs BARNA Adriana (GER)/ DEKMEIJRE Liga (LAT)

All Court
1st Match Starting at 10:00
2nd Match Not Before 11:20
3rd Match Not Before 13:00
4th Match Not Before 14:00

Good luck:

Saori Obata :)
Rika Fujiwara :D
Akiko Morigami :kiss:
Shinobu Asagoe
Tian Tian Sun

Maria Elena :bounce: :) ;)

JArmila :)
Sun :)

Thanks for the order of play, Kimutake :) .

Tian-Tian did not play today and she has two tough matches tomorrow :mad: .

Samantha :)

phew Rika ;)

well done Vanny, keep going :)

Jarmila :) Nana :) Miho :)

Mi-Ra :sad: Yuka :fiery:

Mireille :( :sad: Things are going from bad to worse!

Not surprised by Casey's easy win, she will be top 200 soon for sure.

At least Mireille had the brains to play doubles with Casey! I can see them doing quite well here! They certainly should blow Haruka 'Light as a Feather' Inoue off the court!!!!!

Well Done Casey and Sam

I feel the both will win their next matches easily

I agree with Ausboy Cassey will be in top 200 soon
I bet she plays quailies at US Open

Sam :)

My apologies Rika :o Good to see she won :)

Casey is rising well, but it gets tougher to move up once you break the top 300. She's certainly doing all the right things though :) She certainly deserves the Wimbledon qualifying WC however, can't see them giving it to anyone else.

Vanny!!

Akiko :)
Yan :(

Julie and Helen :sad:

Julie :( i can see a retirement coming on soon.

I feel a retirement coming on soon, aswell :sad: Let's hope she can find some form soon.

Helen :sad:

Thank God it was Rika who won, otherwise that would have been a terrible loss! ;)

Wow, so the defending champ is out 1R. :eek:

CONGRATS SAMANTHA, VANESSA AND JARMILA! :D

Bad luck Helen, but good try :D Shame the Chinese 25k where you made the semis last year has been cancelled - hope you can qualify again next week to stop you dropping too far :)

Well done Akiko, Jarmila, Vanessa, Maria Elena :)

Julie :sad:, Mi-Ra :sad:

Mi-Ra... :sad:

Vanessa...went to bed mad at you, pleasant surprise today :D

Jarmila :D
Giulia :)
Tian Tian :)

Casey :D Tomoko :D

YONEMURA Tomoko (JPN) 06,43 2-OBATA Saori (JPN) :sad: for the first set
5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena (ITA) 36 MIYAGI Nana (JPN)
TAKASE Ayami (JPN) 36,13 DELLACQUA Casey (AUS)
SUN Tian-Tian (CHN) 62,21 4-WEBB Vanessa (CAN) :)

Hope Tian-Tian can make it :) .

fight Ayami and Miyagi
go girls

YONEMURA Tomoko (JPN) 06,43 2-OBATA Saori (JPN) :sad: for the first set
5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena (ITA) 36 MIYAGI Nana (JPN)
TAKASE Ayami (JPN) 36,13 DELLACQUA Casey (AUS)
SUN Tian-Tian (CHN) 62,21 4-WEBB Vanessa (CAN) :)

Hope Tian-Tian can make it :) .
:worship:

YONEMURA Tomoko (JPN)　06,46　2-OBATA Saori (JPN) :sad:

5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena (ITA)　36,76　MIYAGI Nana (JPN)
DELLACQUA Casey (AUS)　d. TAKASE Ayami (JPN)　63,62
SUN Tian-Tian (CHN)　d. 4-WEBB Vanessa (CAN)　62,76(1) :bounce: :bounce:

next up is Rika
go girl

go Maria Elena :)
take the 3rd :)

5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena (ITA)　d. MIYAGI Nana (JPN)　36,76(2),61
STEPHENS Shelley (NZL)　26,16　8-STOSUR Samantha (AUS)

CASONI Giulia (ITA)　67(3),65　FUJIWARA Rika (JPN)

Rika was leading 3-0 in the 2nd set :( .

FUJIWARA Rika (JPN)　d. CASONI Giulia (ITA)　76(3),76(3)

1-ASAGOE Shinobu (JPN)　d. SAEKI Miho (JPN)　63,60

Sam :D Nice easy win!

Ditto Casey :D Impressive week so far, now it gets tougher.

DELLACQUA Casey (AUS) / DITTMANN Mireille (AUS)　36　INOUE Haruka (JPN) / MISEVICIUTE Aurelija (LTU)

STEWART Bryanne (AUS) / WEBB Vanessa CAN　43　OKAMOTO Seiko (JPN) / TEZUKA Remi (JPN)

Shiniobu! :) :kiss:
Rika :)

3-MORIGAMI Akiko (JPN)　d. GAJDOSOVA Jarmila (SVK)　64,75

CROOK Helen (GRB) / PULLIN Julie (GBR)　d. YAN Zi (CHN) / ZHENG Jie (CHN)　61,62 :(

STEWART Bryanne (AUS) / WEBB Vanessa (CAN)　d. OKAMOTO Seiko (JPN) / TEZUKA Remi (JPN)　63,63

INOUE Haruka (JPN) / MISEVICIUTE Aurelija (LTU)　d. DELLACQUA Casey (AUS) / DITTMANN Mireille (AUS)　63,61

LI Ting (CHN) / SUN Tian-Tian (CHN)　60,24　3-AUGUSTUS Amanda (USA) / STOSUR Samantha (AUS)

WC-FUDA Ryoko (JPN) / NAKAMURA Aiko (JPN)　22　2-FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) / OBATA Saori (JPN)

BAKER Leanne (NZL) / LUBIANI Francesca (ITA)　76　BARNA Adriana (GER) / DEKMEIJRE Liga (LAT)

Haruka 'Light as a Feather' Inoue didn't seem to have many problems disposing of your girls Ausboy! ;) :)

LI Ting (CHN) / SUN Tian-Tian (CHN)　60,54　3-AUGUSTUS Amanda (USA) / STOSUR Samantha (AUS)

WC-FUDA Ryoko (JPN) / NAKAMURA Aiko (JPN)　43　2-FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) / OBATA Saori (JPN)

BAKER Leanne (NZL) / LUBIANI Francesca (ITA)　76,02　BARNA Adriana (GER) / DEKMEIJRE Liga (LAT)

That's 3 games in a row for Tin / Tian-Tian.

Ryoko / Aiko are doing well so far :) .

LI Ting (CHN) / SUN Tian-Tian (CHN)　60,55　3-AUGUSTUS Amanda (USA) / STOSUR Samantha (AUS)

WC-FUDA Ryoko (JPN) / NAKAMURA Aiko (JPN)　54　2-FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) / OBATA Saori (JPN) :)

BAKER Leanne (NZL) / LUBIANI Francesca (ITA)　76,14　BARNA Adriana (GER) / DEKMEIJRE Liga (LAT)

LI Ting (CHN) / SUN Tian-Tian (CHN)　60,67　3-AUGUSTUS Amanda (USA) / STOSUR Samantha (AUS)

WC-FUDA Ryoko (JPN) / NAKAMURA Aiko (JPN)　56　2-FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) / OBATA Saori (JPN)

BAKER Leanne (NZL) / LUBIANI Francesca (ITA)　76,26　BARNA Adriana (GER) / DEKMEIJRE Liga (LAT)

Ting is doing it again :mad: . The Chinese officials should consider again teaming up Tian-Tian with Jie :( .

WC-FUDA Ryoko (JPN) / NAKAMURA Aiko (JPN)　57　2-FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) / OBATA Saori (JPN)

LI Ting (CHN) / SUN Tian-Tian (CHN)　60,67,22　3-AUGUSTUS Amanda (USA) / STOSUR Samantha (AUS)

WC-FUDA Ryoko (JPN) / NAKAMURA Aiko (JPN)　57,03　2-FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) / OBATA Saori (JPN)

BAKER Leanne (NZL) / LUBIANI Francesca (ITA)　76,26,42　BARNA Adriana (GER) / DEKMEIJRE Liga (LAT)

LI Ting (CHN) / SUN Tian-Tian (CHN)　60,67,62　3-AUGUSTUS Amanda (USA) / STOSUR Samantha (AUS) :D :sad:

4 gamse in a row for Tian-Tian and Ting!!!

WC-FUDA Ryoko (JPN) / NAKAMURA Aiko (JPN)　57,15　2-FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) / OBATA Saori (JPN) :sad:

BAKER Leanne (NZL) / LUBIANI Francesca (ITA)　76,26,54　BARNA Adriana (GER) / DEKMEIJRE Liga (LAT)

2-FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) / OBATA Saori (JPN)　d. WC-FUDA Ryoko (JPN) / NAKAMURA Aiko (JPN)　75,61

BAKER Leanne (NZL) / LUBIANI Francesca (ITA)　d. BARNA Adriana (GER) / DEKMEIJRE Liga (LAT)　76,26,64

Rika :D
Akiko :D
Saori :)
Shinobu :)
Tian Tian :)

Li ting is professional double player,she entered the 2r with Na li in us open 2000.she has better volley and service.

Shelley :sad: :sad: :(
Jarmila :(

Maria Elena :D :)

Akiko
Rika :D:D:D:D

Akiko :) :) bad luck Jarmila though :( knew this match is tough for both players...

Samantha :)
Casey :)

Nana :sad:

Li ting is professional double player,she entered the 2r with Na li in us open 2000.she has better volley and service.Ting has a good serve but she is too slow to go to the net. To the extend that she has to hit her first shot after her serve in half-volley most of the time, putting the team in difficult situation.

She had in general good overheads but she tends to tense up in tight situations and you will remember that she missed a key pointat the Oz Open by missing an easy overhead (I think it was an opportunity to equalise to one set all).

Her volleys are not decisive enough and give opportunity to the opponents to keep playing and finding openings (she got lobbed a few times against the Indonesian team). Reason being she is a bit slow to move at the net, though she has a good reach.

Jie is moving faster at the net, though she is smaller. I feel besides that Jie handles tight situations better than Ting. The only drawback for Jie is her second serve. But Ting hit a few double faults when I watched her play doubles against INA. Jie is smaller, but not smaller than Wynne Prakusya who made it in the top 40 in doubles.

I maintain that China should give it a try.

1-ASAGOE Shinobu (JPN) / MIYAGI Nana (JPN)　d. CAMERIN Maria-Elena (ITA) / CASONI Giulia (ITA)　76,76

Matches on all courts start at 10:00

Centre Court

. Maria-Elena CAMERIN vs. Saori OBATA
. Shinobu ASAGOE vs. Casey DELLACQUA
. Akiko MORIGAMI vs. Samantha STOSUR
. Shinobu ASAGOE / Nana MIYAGI vs. Ryoko TAKEMURA / Yuka YOSHIDA
. Pro-Am Special Tie-Break Match : Winner of 4th Match on Centre Court vs. Team of Gifu Tennis Lovers :)

Court A1

. Rika FUJIWARA vs.Tian-Tian SUN
. Bryanne STEWART / Vanessa WEBB vs. Haruka INOUE / Aurelija MISEVICIUTE
. Helen CROOK / Jilie PULLIN vs. Saori OBATA / Rika FUJIWARA
. Leanne BAKER / Francesca LUBIANI vs. Ting LI / Tian-Tian SUN

1 ASAGOE Shinobu JPN d. SAEKI Miho JPN 63 60
DELLACQUA Casey AUS d. TAKASE Ayami JPN 63 62

3 MORIGAMI Akiko JPN d. GAJDOSOVA Jarmila SVK 64 75
8 STOSUR Samantha AUS d. STEPHENS Shelley NZL 62 61


FUJIWARA Rika JPN d. CASONI Giulia ITA 76(3) 76(3)
SUN Tian-Tian CHN d. 4 WEBB Vanessa CAN 62 76(1)

5 CAMERIN Maria-Elena ITA d. MIYAGI Nana JPN 36 76(2) 61
2 OBATA Saori JPN d. YONEMURA Tomoko JPN 60 64

Source : http://yamac.s14.xrea.com/kangaroo/pdf/03maindraw-E.pdf

TIAN TIAN failed to the 2r team with jie in two us challege last year .
although ting moves slowly.and yet ,Double match need not very much move.
jie and yan,they move fast,but volley(including service) is not good.Force is weaker than ting.
SO l think powerful attack is the most advantage for ting/tian,and that fast move is the most advantage for jie/yan

The problem is that powerful attack failed against the Indonesian pair who showed good hands at the back of the court and the net. A combination of the two would be good.

Besides, Jie is more powerful from the back of the court than Ting (Jie played some fantastic tennis against Ai Sugyiama). She can mix- up the shots better. I think she is besides a better tactician, which is needed at higher level.

Jie backhand is extremely strong while Tian-Tian forehand is very good. They could share well the court with the two of them.

The Chinese should give it more try. There is time before the next team events. In addition, Jie and Tian-Tian singles rankings are closer. They could travel to WTA tournaments together (which their rankings allow), on top of higher Challenger tournaments.

I am not certain besides that Ting volley is better than Jie :confused: . She hit some high angled volleys in double that let the Indonesian finish off the points.

Ting is doing it again :mad: . The Chinese officials should consider again teaming up Tian-Tian with Jie :( .
This is exactly what I had suggested earlier this year.

Anyway, it is only practical that Tian-Tian and Jie should pair up seeing that their singles rankings are close, thus playing the same singles tourneys such as the GSs.

Congrats to Shinobu, Rika, Tian-Tian, Saori & Akiko. :D

Nana, the choker... :sad:

crap results for me :(

Vanny :fiery:

Nana :( Miho :( Jarmila :(

hopefully Shinobu or Maria Elena win now

you might lookup the record last year july,US challege match(25k,50k).tian tian with new partner jie was defeated so easy.
IN Chinese coach's mind,Ting's volley is the best than any others ,for 178cm stature.
BTW LI ting and Li na are from the same city,wuhan.they are the best pair so far in china.

I know that Ting is considered in China as the best doubles player :) . But her volley was far from good in Tokyo :( , and Chinese officials could not miss it.

LI Na has always been an outstanding player, both in doubles and singles ;) . She had a good size too (1.73 if I remember correctly).

It takes time to make up a good pair; Jie / Tian-Tian should try it again. Unless there is an incompatibility problem between the two :confused: .

In addition, Wynne Prakusya and Ai Sugyiama are excellent doubles players. But they are not very tall ;) .

"Double tall stature" for ting/tian tian,it is a heavy pressure for opponents.a tall and a low ,the rhythm
might inconsistent.
Na li is the best still,powerful service, fierce stroke at the back court,fast move......
It is a pity for her choose.

Casey :D

Tomoko :sad:

SUN and JIE,I prefer to tian tian more.
her style looks like li na,
jie never has defeated TOP 1OO players so far.
"if Na Li can reduce 10 UE ,she will enter top 50 quickly"said by MARK(a american coach)

Akiko :)

Giulia :(

Vanessa :rolleyes:
Jarmila :(

Tian Tian :D

1 ASAGOE Shinobu JPN d. SAEKI Miho JPN 63 60
DELLACQUA Casey AUS d. TAKASE Ayami JPN 63 62

3 MORIGAMI Akiko JPN d. GAJDOSOVA Jarmila SVK 64 75
8 STOSUR Samantha AUS d. STEPHENS Shelley NZL 62 61


FUJIWARA Rika JPN d. CASONI Giulia ITA 76(3) 76(3)
SUN Tian-Tian CHN d. 4 WEBB Vanessa CAN 62 76(1)

5 CAMERIN Maria-Elena ITA d. MIYAGI Nana JPN 36 76(2) 61
2 OBATA Saori JPN d. YONEMURA Tomoko JPN 60 64

Source : http://yamac.s14.xrea.com/kangaroo/pdf/03maindraw-E.pdf
thx........:)

Japanese players are doing a good job IMO,
too bad for Jarmila though, but still, a great job nonetheless,
so many people to i like in the QF...:)
good luck Asagoe

Julie/Helen :D

http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/dhbvg87/Gallery217-1.htm <-- found website of pictures from Gifu qualies! GReat Site!

http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/dhbvg87/Gallery.htm <-full gallery of the same website a lot of good pictures of Japanese tournaments!

Singles QF

2-OBATA Saori (JPN) d. 5-CAMERIN Maria-Elena (ITA) 62 61
FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) d. SUN Tian-Tian (CHN) 64 63

OMG Rika :D
Saori..well done..

Yoshi ....:D
plz update Akiko match too... :)

Maria Elena :sad: :( :(

Too bad for Tian-Tian :sad: . But I understand that Rika played some outstanding tennis today. Not much to do in that case :) .

At least Tian-Tian is back into the top 200 now (close to 190).

Singles QF

1-ASAGOE Shinobu (JPN) d. Q-DELLACQUA Casey (AUS) 36 64 64

Shinobu :D a bit too close though

Casey so close! :( :sad: What a great effort anyway

Rika :)

Casey :sad: but good fight and great week already :)

Singles QF
3-MORIGAMI Akiko (JPN) vs 8-STOSUR Samantha (AUS) 24

Doubles QF
4-STEWART (AUS) / WEBB (CAN) d. Q-INOUE (JPN) / MISEVICIUTE (LTU) 26 64 62

thanks Yoshi :)

fight Akiko :)

Keep it up Sam :)

Thanks for the scores

Singles QF
3-MORIGAMI Akiko (JPN) vs 8-STOSUR Samantha (AUS) 67(7)

Doubles QF
2-FUJIWARA (JPN) / OBATA (JPN) vs CROOK (GBR) / PULLIN (GBR) 32

Go sam hope you win the match

Cassey so close

I hope Sam and Cassey team up next tournament

c'mon Akiko, make this an all Jap SF...:)

Shinobu was really pushed! :eek:
It would have been embarressing if she lost that match!
Fight Akiko. :)

Singles QF
3-MORIGAMI Akiko (JPN) vs 8-STOSUR Samantha (AUS) 67(7) 20

Doubles QF
2-FUJIWARA (JPN) / OBATA (JPN) d. CROOK (GBR) / PULLIN (GBR) 62 ret

PULLIN injured.

come on Sam fight I know you can do it
how are u getting the scores

Singles QF
3-MORIGAMI Akiko (JPN) vs 8-STOSUR Samantha (AUS) 67(7) 64

Doubles QF
BAKER (NZL) / LUBIANI (ITA) vs LI (CHN) / SUN (CHN) 01

come one sam I hope you win the next set I know you can!!!

Singles QF
3-MORIGAMI Akiko (JPN) d. 8-STOSUR Samantha (AUS) 67(7) 64 62

Doubles QF
BAKER (NZL) / LUBIANI (ITA) vs LI (CHN) / SUN (CHN) 26

Akiko! keep this winning streak going! from clay to grass! you keep winning! :D

well done Akiko :) :) good try Samantha :)

Well done Akiko! :) :kiss:

Doubles QF
LI (CHN) / SUN (CHN) d. BAKER (NZL) / LUBIANI (ITA) 62 75
1-ASAGOE (JPN) / MIYAGI (JPN) vs TAKEMURA (JPN) / YOSHIDA (JPN) 63 21

Akiko :D wow awesome win since clay...keep on going

Doubles QF
1-ASAGOE (JPN) / MIYAGI (JPN) d. TAKEMURA (JPN) / YOSHIDA (JPN) 63 63

All matches are finished today.

Akiko :bounce:

Rika :worship:

Shinobu :bounce:

Saori :worship:

I hope Ting will prove me wrong and win the doubles title title with Tian-Tian ;) .

Centre Court

. Starting at 10:00 AM
Rika FUJIWARA vs. Saori OBATA

. Not Before 11:20 AM
Shinobu ASAGOE vs. Akiko MORIGAMI

. Not Before 13:00
Ting LI / Tian-Tian SUN vs. Saori OBATA / Rika FUJIWARA

. Not Before 14:00
Shinobu ASAGOE / Nana MIYAGI vs. Bryanne STEWART / Vanessa WEBB

Sam :sad: on grass u lose to Akiko :eek:

Akiko :)

Casey :sad: But a good week!

Akiko :)
Shinobu :)
Rika :)
Saori :)

Shinobu/Nana :)
Rika/Saori

Akiko :)

Hope its nothing too serious Julie :sad:

Congrats to all 4 semifinalists. :D

Tian-Tian :sad:

I'm glad Rika's doing well again. She's way too talented to be ranked where she is at the moment. :)

I think the surface is called "Omni" court. It's not real grass. It is like a carpet ( looks like fake plastic grass....), but with sand.
It says good for players feet.
Last week I went back to Japan and played on the surface for the first time... It doesn't bound that high, but it's not as slow as clay court.
In Japan, this surface is popular. (You could play with a little rain as well.)

Yeah I think it's synthetic grass?

Anyway, Sam :sad: Disappointed you couldn't close it out, but that'll come with experience. You'll get her next time ;)

Centre Court

. Starting at 10:00 AM
Rika FUJIWARA vs. Saori OBATA

. Not Before 11:20 AM
Shinobu ASAGOE vs. Akiko MORIGAMI

. Not Before 13:00
Ting LI / Tian-Tian SUN vs. Saori OBATA / Rika FUJIWARA

. Not Before 14:00
Shinobu ASAGOE / Nana MIYAGI vs. Bryanne STEWART / Vanessa WEBB
any scores as yet???

FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) vs 2-OBATA Saori (JPN) 76(5) 57

Thanks Yoshi for the scores! :D

Go Rika!! You really need this!

2-OBATA Saori (JPN) d. FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) 67(5) 75 63

Now go Shinobu :cool:

1-ASAGOE Shinobu (JPN) vs 3-MORIGAMI Akiko (JPN) 34

2-OBATA Saori (JPN) d. FUJIWARA Rika (JPN) 67(5) 75 63
Tough match... Rika :sad: ... Saori :)

Come on Shinobu! :)

Well done Saori! :)

Go Akiko! :)

1-ASAGOE Shinobu (JPN) d. 3-MORIGAMI Akiko (JPN) 75 31 ret

Shinobu :D

But :( for Akiko - I hope it's not anything serious

Interesting final - I recall that Saori blitzed Shinobu when they played in the Japanese Nationals last fall, but Shinobu has had a good year and will hopefully win.

Thanks for the scores Yoshi. Would you happen to know why exactly Akiko retired? I think you mentioned a left foot injury, but would you have more details (blisters, sprained ankle, other :confused: ).

I hope there is nothing serious :sad: .

Akiko :sad: not a good way to end winning streak...hope it's nothing serious, get well soon :) .

Good try Rika :)

Goo luck Shinobu in the final :)

2-FUJIWARA (JPN) / OBATA (JPN) d. LI (CHN) / SUN (CHN) 61 63

Akiko :sad: Hope nothing serious

Go Shinobu in final

1-ASAGOE (JPN) / MIYAGI (JPN) d. 4-STEWART (AUS) / WEBB (CAN) 36 63 64

Akiko :sad:

Saori :)

get well soon Akiko

Shinobu :)
Shinobu/Nana :)
Rika/Saori :)

Akiko :(
Hope it's nothing serious.

Good luck to both in the final!:D

Good luck Shinobu! :) :kiss:

Singles Final

1-ASAGOE Shinobu (JPN) d. 2-OBATA Saori (JPN) 64 61

Shinobu :D

Congrats Shinobu :)

Finally wins here :)

good job Asagoe......:)

Good job Shinobu.
Now please go and play on the WTA where you belong. :)

Congrats Shinobu :)

Doubles Final

2-FUJIWARA (JPN) / OBATA (JPN) d. 1-ASAGOE (JPN) / MIYAGI (JPN) 16 75 63

:bounce: Shinobu! :)

:) Saori/Rika + Shinobu/Nana!

Thanks Yoshi for posting the scores and results! :)

Shinobu :bounce:

Congrats Saori/Rika :)

Shinobu :D

Saori/Rika :)

Thanks for the pics, Shinobu and Rika look different from last time I saw them ;)

Congrats to Shinobu - great week for her

Saori :sad:

Shinobu :D

Saori :sad:

Congratulations Shinobu.