Really looking forward to this. Though I would like her to play Birmingham, if shes tired, she must rest. She has a long break after Wimbledon though so pushing on for the next 3-4 weeks would be nice.
I'm very excited too, but I don't want to see that passive tennis we saw on the grass last year
You're right about Birmingham. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. If she is feeling up to playing, she should really make the final.
Also, she should be at eight in the race now so if she can keep up this consistency, there's a good chance she could qualify for the YEC, and that's not taking the possibility of withdrawals into account.
She seemed very passive all last year but shes really stepped up the aggresiveness this year I think and its making the difference. I hope grass is the same.
I really hope she withdraws from Eastbourne. She hasn't stopped playing for so long... If she wants to shine in Wimbledon, she really should have some rest.
In 2007, she only got to 4th round. This year she played 2 more matches, and it can make the difference!
Not to be a negative nancy. If Venus is still playing in eastbourne, their is a possiblity that Marion could draw her in the first round. So hopefully that will not happen.
We all know about the etiquette at the pristine all-England club,but maybe Marion would have more freedom at Eastbourne to go on court with the same make-up displayed in your avy.I'd pay good money to see the reaction:lol:
Can't remember the last time one of them played a grass-court tuneup...almost makes you think that their confidence isn't as rock-solid as it normally is....This might be the ideal shot for Marion to win...and,honestly,it wouldn't be quite as special to win Wimby in their absence,IMO
Vera Zvonareva vs. Heather Watson
Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Serena Williams
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Q
Nadia Petrova vs. Sam Stosur
Peng Shuai vs. Vika Azarenka
aravane Rezai vs. Elena Baltacha
Maria Jo Martina Sanchez vs. Shahar Peer Marion Bartoli vs. Lucie Safarova
Eastbourne is simply a packed field;Marion knew that from the start so there couldn't have been any expectation of a cakewalk draw...and I don't think that Marion currently has such an attitude,either....Thankfully
Very winneable first two rounds. Lucie is bound to be tired, and MJMS and Peer are both slumping. Its the quarter, with Vika, I worry about... The semi streak might come to an end.
Well,if Lucie wins the final,then maybe Berdych will visit to celebrate with her...and then she'll be REALLY tired the next morning.....Not that Marion needs THAT much help
You mean,Marion could have 'drawn' a Williams sister.Btw,Conor seems to be a nice fellow,but he could use a bit of your creativity in naming Marion threads in the future.Ultimately,Marion's on-court result is the most important outcome
Alexander Slabinsky vs. Kevin Anderson
Rainer Schuettler vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky
Lucie Safarova vs. Marion Bartoli
Qualifier vs. Daniela Hantuchova
Bopanna/Qureshi vs. Andujar/Garcia-Lopez
Keothavong/Watson vs. Peng/Zheng
Very UN-British if you to be so flexible:lol:.You could've completely ignored mine and chosen your own replacement.Still,I'll remember this and promise to never issue anything more than a mild complaint in the future
Best of all---Marion managed to fight the MP and win the match,otherwise the thread title would've made us look pretty dumb
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