(1)Frazier(USA) vs. Q
Marois (CAN) vs. Q
Lehnhoff(USA) vs. Q
Cochran(USA) vs. (7)Wheeler(AUS)

(4)Mattek(USA) vs. Q
Skavronskaia(RUS) vs. Srevrovic(CAN)
(WC)Burdette(USA) vs. Osterloh(USA)
Q vs. (8)Lee(TPE)

(6)Nejedly(CAN) vs. K.Brandi(PUR)
Almeda-Singian(USA) vs. Avants(USA)
Q vs. Q
Ditty(USA) vs. (3)Sharapova(RUS)

(5)Rao(USA) vs. Q
(WC)Mitchell(USA) vs. (WC)Parker(USA)
Volekova(SVK) vs. McShea(AUS)
Alves(BRA) vs. (2)Kournikova(RUS)

Thank you so much :)

Go Anna :D not a bad draw :)

thanx Sue :kiss: :kiss:

go Anna :D :)
Masha :bounce: :)
Lioudmila :D :)

Christina :)

Sue: is that Lindsay or Erin Burdette ??
Michelle Mitchell i take it ??
and i dont think i know the Parker ?? (pretty sure its got no Spider connections ;) )

Do you know if Anna is playing doubles?

GO ANNA, lets just hope she does not get Wheeler in the final!!

Do you know if Anna is playing doubles?
Maybe she will play again with Janet Lee :)


LOL, first time in ages i can say "wow a good draw Anna" ;)

You are welcome, fans. :wavey: The lady I called was so nice.

TBE, It's Lyndsay Burdette... And.... the full name is Sybi Parker from USA.... she has no ranking... and is a wildcard....

Decent draw for Anna...she better get through

thanx again :)

Anna should play Gaby in rd2

If Anna doesn't get through to the semis, she might as well call it a day

1st round-Alves-clay court player, but she's not very good.

2nd round-Volekova or Mcshea- Volekova is decent, but she'll never crack the WTA ranks, Mcshea hates clay courts.

Qtrs-barring Sunitha showing up high, this is who Anna should play. Sunitha's talented, but she is more of a hard court player. Besides, if Anna can't even beat top 150 players now, there's a problem.



:bounce: at Cory Ann's draw. She's playing somebody who hasn't played a match in 15 months

Yeah I like Cory Ann's draw...I have been extremely disappointed in results this year...I wonder if she has worked on her serve at all...

Sharapova has a cake walk to the finals...If Anna gets to semis...she wont beat Maria...

What is Amy's deal...is she only going to play WTA events in the US and challengers :confused:

I'm really shocked to see Anna here. :eek:

I just hope she didn't really claim "injury" as the main reason for not showing up at Berlin. If she explained her situaton to them then it's fine.

Sharapova has a cake walk to the finals...If Anna gets to semis...she wont beat Maria...


Are u joking? ;) For sure Anna will beat her :bounce:

When will Anna be playing her first match.

I just called the tournament because even though Anna's name was on the draw I was still skpetical...but Billie said that Anna just arrived and they had just sent a car to pick her up...

I love Billi Lipp :D

I love Billi Lipp :D

I also love Billie. She's very helpful :hearts:

I'm not trying to cause speculation about Amy, but I think that this is her last year. A lot of times players that are winding down might just play the Grand Slams or the tournaments on their continent. I have a feeling Amy will play the French Open, Wimbledon (maybe a tune up before), the US hardcourt season, and the US Open and then be done.

Cory Ann has actually done well this year IMO. She couldn't even get past qualifying for challenger events last year and now she is. Her ranking is 260 or so now, so she's only about 40 away from GS qualy cutoffs. She just needs to get a few big wins now.

Vamos Anna, Jana, Melanie and Diana! :D

GoGo Anna!!!! :bounce: :bounce:

¡¡Vamos Anna!! :bounce: :bounce:

Anna can make it to the final easily with that draw! Maria beating Anna? Not on clay! Maria needs a fast court to beat Anna! And Anna hasn't lost to spunks this year and usually lost in 3 sets while Maria didn't do a whole lot better. The only person I see giving Anna trouble is Nejedly in the semis... Give her Wheeler in the final so she can kick her ass for revenge!

Anna!!! Win Win!!! Woohhoo!!!

I just checked the results from Anna and Maria on clay this year at the tour level(because that is what matters).

Maria lost to Matevzic in Charleston in 3(not a good claycourter)

Anna lost to Majoli(former FO Champ) in 3, and to Conchita 6-4, 2-1 ret.(queen of clay)

Maria beating Anna? Not on clay! Not even on anything! Maybe on hard!

I just checked the results from Anna and Maria on clay this year at the tour level(because that is what matters).

Maria lost to Matevzic in Charleston in 3(not a good claycourter)

Anna lost to Majoli(former FO Champ) in 3, and to Conchita 6-4, 2-1 ret.(queen of clay)

Maria beating Anna? Not on clay! Not even on anything! Maybe on hard!
maria won't beat anna on anything... :o

I said maybe on hard ;)

good luck Anna :hearts: :worship: :hearts: :worship:

welcome back Tracy :) :hearts:

good luck Diana Srebrovic, Maria Sharapova, Jana Nejedly and Gaby Volekova :)

If Anna Kournikova Doesn't Win This Tournament....

Go Anna:)

How do we get the results, I mean if its this difficult to get the draw, how is gonna be to get results???

Good luck to three players I never thought I'd see back in a 25K about 4 or 5 years ago. Mirjana should have played here too:

Amy Frazier
Anna Kournikova
Kristina Brandi

Good Luck Wheeler I hope you go well Hopefully you can get some big wins and take the tournament

Good draw for Lilia and Tracy!!! So excited!

Good luck Anna :bounce:

she's really playing :eek:

good luck Amy, Melanie, and Lisa :)

i don't know if we already know this, but i found a phone number it says:

For additional information and daily updates on Cloister Cup Schedule please call 1-800-Sea-Island

hopefully that will help us get fast results

GOOD LUCK ANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!

When does she play? Anyone know?

Somethign you guys might want to know, Here in georgia, it is suppose to rain all this week.

Good luck Anna and Maria!

GOOD LUCK ANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!

When does she play? Anyone know?

Somethign you guys might want to know, Here in georgia, it is suppose to rain all this week.

She plays only Wednesday and no doubles for her. :wavey:

Go Go Go Anna !! :)

Good luck Jana and Diana!!!! :bounce:

And especiallly Mélanie!!! :D :worship: :D :worship: :D

Good luck Kristina :) :)

Tough first round, Nejedly has been on a hot streak lately.

dava, i can get results tues and wed. starting thursday though ill be outta town and not checking in too much. but i'll call for the next couple of days...yall just need to post who you are interested in

Good luck to Sunitha and Sharapova.

Diana :bounce:

Go ANNA!!!!!! :)

Go Sunitha! :)

-neil

Best of luck to Christina Wheeler and Lisa McShea!! :)

1 FRAZIER, Amy (USA) vs. Q LEPCHENKO, Varvara (UZB)
MAROIS, Melanie (CAN) vs. Q PENG, Shuai (CHN) :eek:
LEHNHOFF, Jessica (USA) vs. Q OSPINA, Diana (USA)
COCHRAN, Tanner (USA) vs. 7 WHEELER, Christina (AUS)

4 MATTEK, Bethanie (USA) vs. Q KRASTEVITCH, Dimana (BUL)
SKAVRONSKAIA, Lioudmila (RUS) vs. SREBROVIC, Diana (CAN)
WC BURDETTE, Lyndsay (USA) vs. OSTERLOH, Lilia (USA)
Q MORALES, Milangela (USA) vs. 8 LEE, Janet (TPE)

6 NEJEDLY, Jana (CAN) vs. BRANDI, Kristina (PUR)
ALMEDA-SINGIAN, Tracy (USA) vs. AVANTS, Cory Ann (USA)
Q RAMPRE, Petra (SLO) vs. Q SCHLUKEBIR, Kristen (USA)
DITTY, Julie (USA) vs. 3 SHARAPOVA, Maria (RUS)

5 RAO, Sunitha (USA) vs. Q BRADSHAW, Allison (USA)
WC MITCHELL, Michelle (USA) vs. WC PARKER, Sybi (USA)
VOLEKOVA, Gabriela (SVK) vs. MCSHEA, Lisa (AUS)
ALVES, Maria Fernanda (BRA) vs. 2 KOURNIKOVA, Anna (RUS)


Qualifers are placed in the main draw! :) Glad Sharapova avoids Shuai Peng. :) She could very well upset Fraizer! :eek:

The rain is forecast up in Atlanta.

Down in South Georgia we're going to be OK (Sea Island is only 30 mi from the Florida border).

Good luck Anna and Maria

Are challenger events free to enter? I'm pretty sure they are...anyway, with Anna playing here I'm sure they'll get heaps of people in, so my question is...do they have enough space to accommodate everyone? lol

Best of luck to Christina :) Sunitha :) and Maria S :)

Yeah I like Cory Ann's draw...I have been extremely disappointed in results this year...I wonder if she has worked on her serve at all...

Sharapova has a cake walk to the finals...If Anna gets to semis...she wont beat Maria...

What is Amy's deal...is she only going to play WTA events in the US and challengers :confused:

Hmmm...I think Anna will be too strong for Masha if they play (I hope otherwise though)...I honestly don't think Anna will be troubled by anyone in her half, but stranger things have happened...

I'd like to know what Amy's story is too. I don't like seeing top 50 players in $25K events, so I'll be cheering for everyone to get her 10 points :p Actually I find it ridiculous that the world no.43 is here, and it surprises me that no-one is mentioning this but focusing on Anna, who is ranked 30 spots below.

Good luck to:

Janet Lee :D
Tanner Cochran
Bethanie Mattek
Sunitha Rao :)
Anna Kournikova :)

Good Luck

Amy Frazier :)
Shuai Peng :)
Diana Ospina
Tanner Cochran
Bethanie Mattek
Lilia Osterloh
Janet Lee
Jana Nejedly
AVANTS, Cory Ann :)
Maria Sharapova :)
Sunitha Rao :)
Allison
Sybi PArker
Anna Kournikova :)

Some of the Players are known to ..... how shall i put this :o

a few top players enter these events solely to give a "boosting hand" to one of the young guns (i.e. deliberately lose so that the opposition gets the bonus pts), but one thing they can never count is who they will draw.
So it rarely plans out that way.

I'm with ya Terry :)
go Varvara !!!!!!!!! get those big 10 bonus pts :D :D

ugh... bad for Dimana to draw Bethanie :(

The one person I didnt want Allison to draw and she did :mad: :(

maria won't beat anna on anything... :o

lol good one ;)

no reason why Amy or Anna should be playing at this level - this is worse than Stevenson playing Surbiton last year...

anyway, good luck to both of them, but they really shouldn't be here.

also good luck to:

*Jana Nejedly :D
*Diana Srebrovic :D
*Melanie Marois :D
*Jessica Lehnhoff :D
*Varvara Lepchenko
*Shuai Peng
*Diana Ospina :D
*Christina Wheeler
*Masha Sharapova
*Kristina Brandi :D
*Tracy Almeda-Singian
*Sunitha Rao :D
*Allison Bradshaw :D
*Gabriela Volekova :D
*Lisa McShea

not a particularly good draw for me - tough opener for Jana, as Kristina finally looks to be playing well again - will be interesting to see how far she can extend her 16 match win streak.

terrible draw for Marois, hopefully Peng is really really tired ;)

shame Allison drew Sunitha aswell :(

Go Anna And Masha!

No Ansley? :confused: Maybe she has decided to take a rest and see what's wrong with her game. :D :)

Good luck

Jessica :)
Lilia :)
Janet :)
Cory Ann :)
Michelle :)

Anna, she has really earned my respect by doing this. Let's see how she does.

Are challenger events free to enter? I'm pretty sure they are...anyway, with Anna playing here I'm sure they'll get heaps of people in, so my question is...do they have enough space to accommodate everyone? lol
I wonder it as well!! ;) LOL!!

Some of the Players are known to ..... how shall i put this :o

a few top players enter these events solely to give a "boosting hand" to one of the young guns (i.e. deliberately lose so that the opposition gets the bonus pts), but one thing they can never count is who they will draw.
So it rarely plans out that way.

I'm with ya Terry :)
go Varvara !!!!!!!!! get those big 10 bonus pts :D :D
:o :eek:

LOL at Eggy's "boosting hand" theory! :p On the miniscule chance that it's true, I think that it's time my favorites got the "boosting hand" at this challenger tournament! ;)

Udachi Maria and Anna! :bounce:

:bounce: GO CANADIANS!!!!!! :worship:

and go kournikova and ospina! :)

This is really sad. The winner of a 25K receives 25 points without bonus points (about 15 likely for 5 rounds) while a player who gets into the second round (R32) of the Berlin Tier 1 receives 23 points.

Remember when Anna Kournikova was a finalist in Berlin??? :wavey: :wavey: Say good bye to those days! She is number 9 out of all the Russians now!

The competition is going to be tough as the players are going to be unrelenting in their attempts to swipe the 8 points Anna is worth these days. If Anna wins the title, I think it will be amazing and even emotional for her.

Has she ever won a Challenger or Futures?

ok so lilia and tracy should be done. how'd they do?????

Go Masha, Anna, Diana O., Cory Ann and Melanie :bounce:

If Anna wins the title, I think it will be amazing and even emotional for her.

Has she ever won a Challenger or Futures?

She's won two as far as I know, a 75K and a 25K seven years ago.

Terry, I know Amy is too good to be in this draw but she has played less than Anna , 1 match since January believe as she too has been injured which is why she is here. I think it's a toughish tournament for a rusty Amy. plenty of experience and new talent in this draw.

actually this draw is amazingly weak for a 25K in the US, if you take away the 2 Top 100 players. There is an obvious lack of the solid 100-200 ranked players that you'd usually find in such a tournie.

The public actually isn't going to be able to attend this tournament due to Anna. The stadium only seats 350, so they can't have the public come due to security reason. Tickets are sold on a first come first serve basis to members of the club, the media for the tournament, and the tournament volunteers.

On a side note, how did Cory Ann do today?

Skavronska d Serebrovic
Osterloe d Burdette
Wheeler d Cochran
Brandy d Nejedly
Singian d Avants

Can't remember the exact scores but they were all easy straight sets, like 61 62 except for Cochran-Wheeler which was like 75 62.

good luck Cory Ann!!!!!!!!!

Lilia and Tracy won! Woohoo! Good win for Tracy~

Liouda :D :D
Christina :D :D
Lilia :)
Kristina :)

Cory :rolleyes:

Sharapova won today: 6-2, 6-2 :)

Maria :bounce: :D :D :)
well done Masha :D :)

OMG YUCK CORY ANN! :o :rolleyes: wtf you got a beatdown too...

good job Maria

Yessssssssss!!!!!!! Way To Go Lilia And Tracy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whoa! Kristina beat Jana! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Awesome and unexpected win. I hope Kristina can capitalize on this one.

Good start, Maria! :)

A nice win for Maria! :D

Nice to see Kristina playing well and winning again. Jana was one of the tougher opponents in the draw IMO. Keep going Maria! I'd love to see you play Anna!!! I think that match could go either way honestly!!! Probably a lot of mental pressure there that could make the match ugly unfortunately...We'll just need to wait and see I guess!

Good Luck

Amy
Shuai
Janet
Maria
Anna

WTF Cory Ann...how could u lose to a player who hasnt played a F...ing match all F...ing year...

PATHETIC...I'm taking you off my F...ing fave list for at least a F...ing month...I'm pissed :mad: :fiery:

After all that I'm really sad for Cory-Ann :sad: I hope she just had a bad day :sad:

Hey BK, I'm pretty pissed too, but Cory Ann has the same problem that plagues players like Jeyaseelan and Lucic. She hits so flat and hard that there is ZERO margin for error. You can't win consistently as a result. On top of that she needs to learn to serve effectively and not just plop it on the court. I really wish she'd stop that emotional rollercoaster shit she does too. It's fun to watch, but it kills her out there. I'm beginning to think Cory Ann is going to be forever stuck in the 250-300 range.

Props to Tracy though for coming back to old form right out of the gate :)

lets go christina wheeler keep it going and get back up the rankings
\ :hearts: :drool: :)

anyone have full results?

1st Round:

Frazier(1) d. Lepchenko 6:1 6:0 :)
Wheeler(7) d. Cochran 7:5 6:2 :D :D
Skavronskaia d. Srebrovic 6:2 6:1
Osterloh d. Burdette 6:2 6:1
Brandi d. Nejedly(6) 6:2 6:1 :D :D :D
Almeda-Singian d. Avants 6:2 6:2 :eek:
Sharapova(3) d. Ditty 6:2 6:2 :)
Volekova d. McShea 7:5 6:0 :)

Well done Christina :) :D

Maria :)

Amy :bounce:
Tracy :bounce:
Lilia :bounce:
Kristina :bounce:
Tanner :mad:
Cory-Ann :sad:

Varvara :( :(

Gaby :):)

how about tracy in quali dubs?

how about tracy in quali dubs?

Tracy lost in quali dubs.

that stinks, but thanks aceman

that stinks, but thanks aceman

Bad for you, but i was happy to see Srebrovic qualified ;)

Tanner :(
Julie :(

:bounce: Amy :D
Corry Ann :(
Sharapova :D
Lilia :D
Brandi :D
Jana :(
Cochran :(

Sharky :)

Sharky :)

Who are you smiling at? :worship: ;)

Hey BK, I'm pretty pissed too, but Cory Ann has the same problem that plagues players like Jeyaseelan and Lucic. She hits so flat and hard that there is ZERO margin for error. You can't win consistently as a result. On top of that she needs to learn to serve effectively and not just plop it on the court. I really wish she'd stop that emotional rollercoaster shit she does too. It's fun to watch, but it kills her out there. I'm beginning to think Cory Ann is going to be forever stuck in the 250-300 range.

Props to Tracy though for coming back to old form right out of the gate :)

That is too bad if she plays like that.

Kournikova hits a little too flat on her forehand.

Kimiko Date played pretty flat, but she could make her balls skid and she hit straight through the air which was easy because she was short. She also hit on the rise and brushed up slightly on her backhand.

A player can do well and play pretty flat on the WTA tour. The main difference between a Date or Sugiyama is that they actually had bite on their balls and brushed up just enough to have some spin for safety.

Perhaps technically, Avants doesn't have that safety though I have never see her play.

Commentators used to say Seles hit a flat ball. Though she was no Martinez, Sanchez-v. looper, Seles does have spin on her shots.

You have to have bite and a kick to your groundstrokes to win on the Tour. A flat ball doesn't push the opponents back.

It could be mental and technical for Cory Ann.

how tall is cory ann? for players like the williams sisters and davenport they have more margin for error when they hit hard because they are tall whereas the shorter players are htting a flatter ball when hitting hard rather than an angle downwards like the taller players that is why some players have a low margin for error and if they want to be any kind of threat to the top 100 or top 50 they need the power and unfortunately for shoreter players that comes at a greater cost.

but is cory ann short? because if she isn't short then she doesn't have much reason to flatten the ball out because she can just hit it on a downwards angle.

Sharapova :D

Maria (you gotta see her!) :bounce:

Good Luck today ANya! :D

Amy ;)

Best of Luck Today Anna!

Cory Ann is about 5'7" or so, so she's a bit taller than average height. Unlike a Seles or Sugiyama, she dosen't have that little bit of spin on her flat shots that keep them from nailing the back fence. When her flat shots are working, they are very effective! When they're not...well yesterday was an example of what happens.

I still say her problem is more mental than anything. Cory Ann is very animated and it's a joy to watch. She's always jumping up and down, slapping her thigh, pumping her fist, screaming "YES!" after every winner, etc. But she can also get so down on herself for no apparent reason. When she played the US Open qualies, she was up 5-2 and when her opponent got it to 5-4, she tossed her racket and looked like she was going to cry. I was just thinking, "wtf, you're up a set and 5-4, get back out there and serve this match out!" She did, but she gives her fans a heart attack sometimes.

A player can hit flat and be successful. Amy Frazier is a perfect example. With what Cory Ann has right now though, I can't see her going higher than 90 or 100. It's a shame too because all she needs is to get an effective serve and learn to come in to net to put away simple volleys (her volleys and doubles skills are SHIT!)

WTF Cory Ann...how could u lose to a player who hasnt played a F...ing match all F...ing year...

PATHETIC...I'm taking you off my F...ing fave list for at least a F...ing month...I'm pissed :mad: :fiery:

After all that I'm really sad for Cory-Ann :sad: I hope she just had a bad day :sad:
And you tease me for getting mad when Lena sucks. :p

Hasn't Anna lost yet?

LMAO Leena! :wavey: Anna's the feature match on center court at 5, no surprise there.

I just called the tourney site...Allison Bradshaw and Sunitha are taking serves now in the warm up. I'm gonna be in classes so does anyone want to do me a huge favor and call for scores at around 11 or 11:30? Thanks :kiss:

On a side note, Allison and Amy Frazier are playing doubles together!! :eek: :D

Lilia :)
Cory Ann :mad: :sad:

vamos anna kick some asses!! :D

Maria :)

Please post the number and I'll call now

OK good news and bad news...

Bradshaw won the first set 6-3 :D:D but is down 2-5 in the second.

Ospina is up 7-5, 2-0

Go Diana! :D
Maria :D Cory Ann :sad:

Thanks ZverevaZvonereva
:wavey:

:mad: Fight Allison!!! Is the match still going on??

Go Diana!!

the 800 number didnt work, maybe this one will:

912-638-3611

Go Sunitha! You can pull it out! :)

-neil

Well whenever you call someone from the tournament center answers, not Billie or whatever. In the past they've put me through to Billie but this time she just said Rao won and Ospina won..so i didn't get any scores of the last sets.

The correct number is 912-638-5168

what time is Anna's match?

Her match is 5 pm eastern time

how many hours is that behind the UK??

I believe it is 5 hours behind London

thank you :wavey:

5 hours is right :) So 3 and a bit hours to go. Fingers crossed.

Go Rao and Diana :)

Mattek d. Krastevitch 6-2, 7-5
Shuai d. Marois 0-6, 6-2, 6-3

Good Luck Anna!

well done Bethanie

Diana :bounce:

Go Anna of course!

anyone have scores?

Anna should be up 3-0 by now ;)

Allison :sad: She would have had a cakewalk 2nd round match too.

Still, great tournament!

Anyone got news on the Anna score??? ANYONE!!! PLEASE HELP MEEEEE!!!

Mélanie :sad: :fiery: :mad:

Losing after winning the first set 6-0??? That is bad! :rolleyes:

Sunitha :):)
Bethanie :)

Anyone have the complete scores from today?

-neil

PS -- Yeah Sunitha! :bounce:

Peng d. Marois 0:6 6:2 6:3
Ospina d. Lehnhoff 7:5 6:0 ;)
Mattek(4) d. Krastevitch 6:2 7:5 :sad:
Lee(8) d. Morales 6:1 7:6[3] :D
Rampre d. Schlukebir 6:4 6:2 :)
Rao(5) d. Bradshaw 3:6 6:2 6:1 :)
Mitchell d. Parker 6:0 6:4
Kournikova(2) d. Alves 4:6 6:4 3:0 ret. :) :(

1st Round Results

1-Amy Frazier def Q-Varvara Lepchenko 6-1 6-0
Shuai Peng def Melanie Marois 0-6 6-2 6-3
Q-Diana Ospina def Jessica Lehnhoff 7-5 6-0
7-Christina Wheeler def Tanner Cochran 7-5 6-0

4-Bethanie Mattek def Q-Dimana Krastevitch 6-2 7-5
Lioudmilla Skavronskaia def Diana Srebovic 6-2 6-1
Lilia Osterloh def WC-Lyndsay Burdette 6-2 6-1
8-Janet Lee def Q-Milangela Morales 6-1 7-6(3)

Kristina Brandi def 6-Jana Nejedly 6-2 6-1
Tracey-Almeda Singian def Cory Ann Avants 6-2 6-2
Q-Petra Rampre def Q-Kirsten Schlukebir 6-4 6-2
3-Maria Sharapova def Julie Ditty 6-2 6-2

5-Sunitha Rao def Q-Allison Bradshaw 3-6 6-2 6-1
WC-Michelle Mitchell def WC-Sybi Parker 6-0 6-4
Gabriela Volekova def Lisa McShea 7-5 6-0
2-Anna Kournikova def Maria Fernanda Alves 4-6 6-4 3-0(ret)

Lioudmilla :)
Janet :)
Maria :hearts:

Varvara :sad:
Melanie :(
Diana :sad:
Lisa :(

Thanks for the scores! :)

-neil

Sunitha :) Well done. Look forward to seeing how you do against Anna (provided they both get through, which seems likely).

Sunitha :) Well done. Look forward to seeing how you do against Anna (provided they both get through, which seems likely).

Clearly after Anna's performance today, Sunitha has to believe she has a good shot at an upset... assuming she wins her R2 of course! :)

Here's an article on Anna's match:

Kournikova wins in Cloister Cup

May 8, 2003
SEA ISLAND, Ga. (AP) -- Anna Kournikova began preparations for the French Open and put her injured side to a test in a first-round victory Wednesday in the Cloister Cup.

Kournikova, recovering from a tear in her left abductor muscle April 9 at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C., beat Maria Fernanda Alves 4-6, 6-4, 3-0. Alves retired after injuring her left thigh in the third set.

"It's not the best match I've played,'' said Kournikova, who needs the work to get set for the French open later this month. "That's why I'm here. I need to play as many matches as I can.''

Kournikova was rusty from the monthlong layoff. She double-faulted seven times and survived a lackluster performance to advance to Thursday's second round, against Gabriela Volekova.

Down 4-1 in the first set, Kournikova battled back to within 5-4, but lost the next game in deuce to drop the first set. Kournikova lost the first two games of the second set, then rallied to tie it at 4-4 before winning the final two games.

She took the first three games of the third set with ease, as Alves tried to play through her injury.

Kournikova argued several line calls. Given a warning for delay of game after going up 5-4 in the second set, she responded by saying, "I'm scared.''

Another time, she rolled her eyes at a call, and several times voiced her displeasure with officials rulings.

-neil

Well done Anna :D

But sometimes you have to win more easily, because I almost had a heart attack last night ;)

Good luck against Gabriela :)

Amy Frazier :)
Shuai Peng :)
Diana Ospina :D
Tanner Cochran :sad: :o
Bethanie Mattek :):)
Lilia Osterloh :bounce:
Janet Lee :D
Kristina Brandi :D
Cory Ann Avants :mad: :sad:
Maria Sharapova :)
Sunitha Rao :D
Sybi Parker :sad:
Anna Kournikova :bounce: :bounce:

Phew Anna!!

Sunitha :)
Petra :)
Diana :)

:bounce: :bounce: Anna :hearts: :hearts:

:kiss: Tracy :kiss: good comeback


Maria :)
Christina and Shuai :)

Dimana :sad:
Diana and Jana :mad:

Janet :D :bounce:

Does anyone know why Volekova was away from the tour for more than one year? She doesn't even have a ranking right now.

Anna :D :D :D

Anna...LOL! You are funny! I would have like to be there and see you tell that dumbass you were scared!

http://www.savannahnow.com/images/050803/full_anna.jpg

Shaui :)
Sunitha :D

http://www.savannahnow.com/images/050803/full_anna.jpg


Is it a picture from Sea Island? Anna seems to have something on her left harm, is she injured???? It can explained the difficulty that she had to beat Alves??????!????

When is she suppose to play????
thank you so much

Anna is 3rd match on

1st match starts at 10am

Schedule here : http://dps.altdc3.va.twimm.net/usta_master/usta/doc/content/doc_13_2633.pdf

Maria gets late match :)

finally i can follow Anna :D, matches just started right?

1st matches just started yes
Anna plays in about 3 hours or more time

gracias ;)

lilia is on court, i hope she can play well!

Shuai :)
Diana :)
Janet :)
Michelle :)

Jessica :(

Melanie :sad: Diana :D Anna :rolleyes: :D

LOL @ Anna saying "I'm Scared"

good luck anna :)

No scores just winners...

Wheeler d. Ospina
Mattek d. Skavronskaia
Rao d. Mitchell
Lee d. Osterloh :sad: poor Lilia...is it ever going to happen for her again :sad:

Amy on court right now and Anna to follow...

Diana :( but well done Christina :D

Go Anna !

Oh, and a huge thanks to BK4ever :kiss:

Shame for Lilia :(

Thanks so much to BK, you are doing a fantastic job and it's really appreciated! :)

Sunitha :)
Lilia :sad:

Go Peng!! :bounce:

Come On Anna!

Amy vs. Peng...

Peng won the first set...they are in the second?

didn't the matches begin 10 am?

Bethanie :bounce:

Sunitha :bounce:

Lilia :mad: :sad:

Diana :sad:

Whats the score the the Peng match? it would be awesome for her to beat Amy

Shouldn't Anna already be playing? :confused:

Unless both matches went to three sets, I think 5 hours are more than enough to play two matches.

Guys, who are you going to believe, some shitty article stating the order of play or the people at the tournament desk who know exactly who's playing? Geez...

1st find some results/scores of matches then complain.

Guys, who are you going to believe, some shitty article stating the order of play or the people at the tournament desk who know exactly who's playing? Geez...

James this is not a shitty article ;)

http://dps.altdc3.va.twimm.net/usta...doc_13_2633.pdf

Amy won in three sets...

Anna just started..

Oh really Lucia?

I get a "Page Cannot Be Found" :rolleyes:

Thanks BK :D

was working for me before :(

Vamos Anna!!! :D

ups i posted a worng link :p click here:

http://dps.altdc3.va.twimm.net/usta_master/usta/doc/content/doc_13_2633.pdf

Go Anna :)

Eggy, I wasn't complaining. I just thought it was strange to be taking so long before Anna match started ;)

now we know :)

the 10 pts from Amy's loss are still up for grabs
come on girls .......
Amy's gonna give them to someone she likes I bet ;)

go Anna :)

BK ......... do you know other scores ??

Bethanie vs Lioudmila ?
Wheeler vs Ospina ??

Forgive them for bitching and moaning ;) they are not use to what goes on in the Challenger circuit...this is where we toil...we are use to waiting hours after matches are complete to find results :p

Anyway...I have bad news...I wont be able to call after 4pm or 4:30pm as I have to go out...so here are the numbers if anyone can call:

1-914-656-1829
1-914-656-0878

1-912-638-5168(front desk)

Pace yourselves...yesterday they were overwhelmed by us and you dont want them getting mad and stop giving out scores...

The first two #'s belong to Dessie and Billy who sometimes have more updated scores than the front desk...

Amy :bounce:

Win The Title!! :bounce:

BK ......... do you know other scores ??

Bethanie vs Lioudmila ?
Wheeler vs Ospina ??

Bethanie- 6-4, 6-2
Wheeler - 7-5, 6-4

Still no score for Anna :confused:

thanx :)

Christina :D :D
Liouda :sad: :(

omg nervous!!!! http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/vscared.gif

Crap... I hope Anna's opponent doesn't pull out... I'm tired of Anna "winning".

Crap... I hope Anna's opponent doesn't pull out, she's had injury problems... I'm tired of Anna "winning".

Kournikova won the 1st set 6-0

Hold on to your seats people...

Anna won the first set 6-0 :eek:

She hasnt gotten an update on the second set yet...

Kournikova won the 1st set 6-0

Can u keep calling...I'm have to leave...everyone will appreciate it...

Noooooooooooooooooo

OMG anna im soooooo happy!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

This board is SO slow when Anna plays, lol...

Thats my Anna!

And Leena, get over it, you'll see her win and win and win so..

omg!! :sad::sad::sad:

Anna!! :D:D:D:D

go girl! :)

Well done Anna, keep it going!! :)

http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/jump.gif Go Anna!!! http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/jump.gif

Wow, great job by Anna. Maybe playing these tournaments is exactly what she needed to get back on track.

No problem BK. I'll keep calling :)

wow go anna :)

thanks Kyk :)

Grrrr...

Lena pulls out of Rome...

Anna winning...

Leena's bitchiness level is reaching its peak... :p

Anna :eek: Keep this going!

Thanks a lot Kyk :) It's really appreciated :)

Kournikova is up 3-2 in the 2nd set

Yay... Gabby won a couple games. FIGHT GABBY!!!

kep going anna :)

go Anya!

Yay... Gabby won a couple games. FIGHT GABBY!!!

I bet you hadn't even had a fucking clue who Gabriela was before this match, lol


Keep it going Anna! 6-0 6-2! :angel:

Fight Gabriela ;)

Any scores from K Brandi / T A Singian match?

Actually if Anna won and then decided to go back to the main tour, perhaps we'd get our normal challenger forum back???

C'mon Anna :)

I bet you hadn't even had a fucking clue who Gabriela was before this match, lol


Keep it going Anna! 6-0 6-2! :angel:
I knew she was a Slovak... that's probably more than anyone else knew. :p

~GO GABBY~!

I'm with Leena all the way! :D

Kournikova won 6-0, 6-2 :D

Actually if Anna won and then decided to go back to the main tour, perhaps we'd get our normal challenger forum back???

What difference does it make? Lol, is like the challenger forum sacred or something :p

Olé Anna, congrats!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:bounce::D:D:D:D

Anna :D :bounce:

Hi Leena :wavey:

Fantasic Anna :D

Anna :bounce:

Kournikova won 6-0, 6-2 :D
Pfffffff. Yesterday it was much more fun with all the drama. ;)

Kournikova just run 6-0 6-2!!!!!!!

Pfff... well at least Anna gets 0 quality points for winning this match. :p

Good fight, Gabby.

Well done Anna!! :D Seems she must have been more relaxed today :)

Anna's quality points will be the same amount of fans as Gabriela now has. :p

well done Anna :)

Anna is playing this tournament and next week's challenger for free! She doesn't want points but match practice!

Bravo Anna! Keep going!

Congrats Anna!!!! :) :bounce:

Well done Anna!! :D Seems she must have been more relaxed today :)

Anna's quality points will be the same amount of fans as Gabriela now has. :p
I doubt that... I believe Gabby was in the 200 range a year or so ago. Maybe 3 or 4 Slovaks are fans of her. :)

:wavey: :wavey: :) GO ANNA :) :wavey: :wavey:

Well done Anna :D :bounce: :bounce:

Who does Anna, who does she play now?

Go Sunitha! Crush Anna in the quarters! :)

There's no better time for the young American to make a splash on the scene! :)

-neil

oh man lilia :(

what about tracy??

good for anna

Who does Anna, who does she play now?

She'll play Sunitha Rao who is the 5th seed and ranked 177.

Love ya Anna...but Sunitha could do with some recognition and your bonus points...

Sunitha needs some attention...if she beats Anna, she can finally get some sponsors :)

Sharapova d. Rampre
Brandi d. Singian :)

Kristina will get crushed by Maria tomorrow...

damn! what a bad day

Janet :D :bounce:

Anna :D
Sunitha :)
Bethanie :)
Amy ;)

Petra :(

Kristina :bounce:

Anna :bounce: