October 27th, 2006
Quarterfinal Qualifiers:
Sharapova defeated Danilidou 7-5, 6-1
Ivanovic defeated Radwanska 6-2, 6-2
Schnyder defeated Dechy 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-3
Zvonareva slid through after Pierce retired.
Jankovic defeated Vesnina 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2
Vaidisova defeated Santangelo 7-6 (4), 6-0
Stosur defeated Chakvetadze 6-4, 6-4
Petrova defeated Peer 6-1, 6-1.
So the semifinals will be determined by the following match-ups:
Sharapova vs. Ivanovic ( My Prediction: Sharapova […]
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October 27th, 2006
The Linz Open is underway and will continue until October 29th. Here’s a lowdown of the players:
1. Maria Sharapova
2. Nadia Petrova
3. Patty Schnyder
4. Nicole Vaidisova
5. Anna Ivonovic
6. Jelna Jankovic
7. Anna Chakvetadze
8. Francesca Schiavone
9. Marion Bartoli
10. Anna-Lena Groenefeld
11. Daniela Hantuchova
12. Shahar Peer
13. Katarina Srebotnik
14. Ai Sugiyama
15. Vera Zvonareva
16. Mary Pierce
17. Chandra Rubin
18. Samantha Stosur
19. Mara Santangelo
20. […]
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October 26th, 2006
Amelie Mauresmo hit Madrid, Spain early to help promote the $3 million WTA Championships.
Mauresmo spent some time with a variety of media throughout Wednesday morning and afternoon, including Spanish newspaper El Mundo and MARCA, the main sport paper and one of the sponsors of the event. She also did interviews with some more newspapers, sports […]
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October 26th, 2006
I’ve been thinking about the current rankings a bit lately, especially after Sharapova’s win in Zurich. Now, even though Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne are sitting pretty at the top, they are both injured and sitting more out than anything else.
If Mauresmo had managed to secure her spot with a win in Zurich it would be one […]
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October 23rd, 2006
Well, that was kind of a disappointing tournament. Mauresmo had to pull out of the event due to her injured shoulder, allowing Hantuchova to slide through to the semi-finals.
Maria Sharapova continued a winning streak, defeating everyone else in her way (Srebotnik, Hantuchova) and winning the final, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Hantuchova did manage to get Sharapova […]
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October 20th, 2006
Came across this video of short interviews with Kim Clijsters, Francesca Schiavone, Ana Ivanovic, and Elena Dementieva. The questions seem to be a bit random, but it’s nice to get to see the girls expressing themselves rather than just wielding a tennis racquet.
This video is mainly in English, though Schiavone speaks only in Italian and […]
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October 20th, 2006
Well, the results are all in for the matches, and the following ladies are moving on to the quaterfinals. We already knew about some of them, but let’s recap all the same so we have the full picture.
Mauresmo will be facing Hantuchova in the quaterfinals after defeating Stosur 7-6 (4), 6-3. Hantuchova, for her […]
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October 19th, 2006
Even with her injured shoulder - which she’s hopefully now fully recovered from - Mauresmo went on to defeat Samantha Stosur 7-6 (4), 6-3. That means the top seed moves on to the quaterfinals of the Zurich Open.
Also qualifying for the quaterfinals so far is Daniela Hantuchova who defeated Ai Sugiyama 7-6, 6,2, Martina Hingis […]
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October 16th, 2006
The Zurich Open started over the weekend!
If you’re interested in checking out the draw for this year’s tournament please click here.
Some of the ladies competing include Amelie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Martina Hingis, and Elena Dementieva.
The Zurich Open runs from October 14th - 22nd.
Official website at: www.zurichopen.net
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October 12th, 2006
Mariana Diaz-Oliva of Argentina plans to retire after the Bangkok Open, saying that after fourteen years her body says it’s time to stop.
Following her retirement, she will be getting married in December, and as a wedding gift to herself, the Argentinian defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 at the Bangkok Open.
Nothing is quite […]
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