Week 25: WIMBLEDON, Alkmaar, Oslo & W26: Bastad, Stuttgart, Mont-de-Marsan, H'waard

Week 25

WIMBLEDON:
main draw
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Kim Clijsters
Els Callens (Q)

qualifying
Kirsten Flipkens

Perigueux $25,000:
* Eveline Vanhyfte

Alkmaar $10,000:
* Caroline Bailly
* Shana Claes
* Jessie De Vries
* Davinia Lobbinger

Oslo $10,000:
* Cécile Baijot

Week 26

Bastad $25,000:
* Caroline Maes
* Debbrich Feys
* Cécile Baijot

Stuttgart-Vaihingen $25,000:
* Kirsten Flipkens

Mont-de-Marsan $25,000:
* Eveline Vanhyfte

Heerhugowaard $10,000:
* Caroline Bailly
* Shana Claes
* Jessie De Vries
* Davinia Lobbinger

I'll add the other tournaments later.


Tsssk, getting us only half work :rolleyes: :p

Wimbledon

Q1: Kirsten Flipkens vs (3) Lindsay Lee-Waters (USA)
Q1: Els Callens vs (24) Maria-Fernanda Alves (BRA)

Very tough round for Kirsten :sad:

Good draw for Els on grass, cause I'm guessing Alves is more of a clay courter. BUt a very very tough draw for Kirsten :(

they both play at 12:00 belgian time today

I hope Kirsten has indeed steadily gotten better like she wrote in her diary, she will need it against the boem-bang tennis of LLW :unsure:

Q1: Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) vs. (3) Lindsay Lee-Waters (USA) 6-4 *0-0 :)

Els also won the first set (6-2) and is up a break in the second (4-2). She doesn't have much trouble on her serve so I think this will end well :cool:

Kirsten also broke in the second :yeah: She's leading *3-1

Els won 6-2,6-2 ;););)

way to go Els!

Kirsten is leading : 6-4,4-1

Q1: Els Callens def (24) Maria-Fernanda Alves (BRA) 62 62 :yeah:

Kirsten survived 2 break-back-points to go up 4-1*

Q1: Kirsten Flipkens def (3) Lindsay Lee-Waters (USA) 64 63 :bounce: :bounce:

great day for belgian women so far :bounce:

Kirsten :eek: :yeah:
Els :yeah: every win is good for Els these days ;)

Kirsten :kiss:
Els :yeah:

Woohoo!

Kirsten, wow, didn't expect her to win so easily, hopefully she is on the way back to playing her better tennis.

Also well done to Els as well :)

Kim d. Jankovic: 6-1, 7-6(2) :)

Kirsten :eek: expected to be at least a whole lot thougher
Els :yeah: this is her surface

Kim :D well played, as usual

Kirsten :eek: :D 20,5 points :cool:

Els :yeah:

Qualifying round 2:
FLIPKENS - Jugic-Salkic (BiH)
Gehrlein (GER) - CALLENS

Kirsten also defends 16.5 points from last year, so a net gain of 4 ;)

Kim d. Jankovic: 6-1, 7-6(2) :)

wrong thread, sorry :o

Kirsten and Els both start playing at 12 :cool:

Does anyone know where the letters E.S.H stand for?

From yesterday on wimbledon.org:

Two former Junior Wimbledon champions were in action today and both Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium and Katarina Bondarenko were able to progress to the second round of qualifying.
Flipkins attacked nearly every ball that came her way during her match against third seeded, Lindsey Lee Waters of the USA and overwhelmed the American with the pressure of her returns. The tough Belgian - winner of Junior Wimbledon in 2003 - looked comfortable on the grass courts of Roehampton and appears to be a main contender for qualification.

Els won her first set 6-3 :)

Kirsten has just started and she is *1-0

Does anyone know where the letters E.S.H stand for?

There's always somebody who asks that question when Wimbledon comes around and I never remember :o

Kirsten has a first set bagel 6-0 :)

Kirsten won 6-0 6-2 :)

I think Jugic is about 130ish so a great win for Kirsten, she is on fire ;)

Els is 6-3 6-7 5-3

Kirsten :bounce: :kiss:

Jugic is 168 my mistake, but still a good win :)

Els won 6-3 6-7 (8) 6-3 :)

Els won a tough 3-set match!!! Well done Els :yeah:

Kirsten is on a roll (I think Jugic is a gravel-player, but still, the scoreline is VERY impressive :D ):bounce: :bounce:

Els had her chances in the second set, but congrats for straightening it up in the third!

How long has it been since we had 4 Belgian women in the maindraw of Wimbledon. Perhaps this is the year to do it again :bounce:

Kirsten plays Ashley Harkleroad next. I'm liking Kirsten's chances. If they both get through their next round, Kirsten and Els will have to play each other. Good luck to both Flipper and Els.

I thought if they both won their next round they quallified? I thought there was only 3 rounds of quallifying?

Yep, there are only 3 rounds, so they will absolutely not meet unless they draw each other in the main draw

Well done Els, I thought she had given up after letting a matchpoint skip in the second and trailling 0-2 in the third

And an impressive win from Kirsten :)

Great job by Kirsten & Els! Make it to the MD girls :bounce:
(and further of course ;) )

There's always somebody who asks that question when Wimbledon comes around and I never remember :o
That's because nobody knows what those letters stand for!

Well done Kirsten & Els :D :bounce: :yeah:

I'm sure I once heard/read where does letters stand for...

Bram (blackadder) weet het toch? Ik dacht dat ik het hier ook ooit eens had gelezen waar die letters voor stonden. Het zijn iig haar 2 andere voornamen.

http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=76450

Bram wist het blijkbaar ook niet :shrug:

From wimbledon.org:

http://www.wimbledon.org/images/pics/thumbs/m_q03_flipkens1_aec1.jpg (http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/photos/imagepages/2005-06-15/200506151118865538723.html)
©AELTC/Chris Raphael Wednesday, 15 June, 2005

The two Junior Girls Champions of the past two years are now just one match away from making their debuts in the main draw of the Ladies Singles. Both, however, arrived at the Qualifying Round stage at Roehampton in contrasting manners, Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens easing past her opponent whilst the reigning junior champion from the Ukraine, Katerin Bondarenko, struggled to settle her nerves before claiming her victory.



In what were extremely difficult blustery conditions following a delayed start, Flipkens gained early control, using the wind to good effect as she overwhelmed her opponent from Bosnia/Herzegovina, Mervana Jugic-Salkic in the first set.



The Bosnian number one did rally somewhat in the second but the Belgian's top spin and more varied shot - at one point she executed a drop shot on a return of serve - was never really threatened as she emerged a comfortable 6-0, 6-2 winner. Flipkens now faces another former strong junior, America's Ashley Harkleroad for that vital spot in Monday's main draw.



"Mentally it was a tough match," Flipkens said afterwards. "During the rain delay you had to remain focused for the match and even more so when you are winning 6-0."

Commenting on the blustery conditions, she agreed they weren't easy, but she wanted to use them to her advantage, adding: "I wanted the wind to be my friend."

Flipkens was also carrying heavy strapping around her midriff and revealed it was purely a preventative measure to protect her back and an injury which had kept her out of the game for eight months.

I hope her back is alright...

I thought if they both won their next round they quallified? I thought there was only 3 rounds of quallifying?

Oh, I didn't know that. This is awesome. Go Kirsten and Els. One more to go. :bounce:

Ben het ooit te weten gekomen hoor, maar ben het ondertussen al vergeten :o

Ik denk dat het Els Sofie Henri is, maar schiet me niet door als het iets anders is

Go Kirsten and Els Sofie Henri :bounce: :bounce:

R1: Kim Clijsters vs Katie O'Brien
R1: Justine Henin-Hardenne vs Eleni Daniildou

Kim vs Lindsay possible 4th round again :o

and Justine in Maria's part again :rolleyes:

I think Serena is playing a qualifier. That'll probably be Els or Kirsten (if they qualify ;)) :o

Two (three? not really sure) years ago Els lost to Serena 7-6 7-6. Serena won Wimbledon that year and Els' scoreline was the closest of them all.

So: you never know!! ;)

D1: Callens/Gagliardi vs Musgrave/Morigami

Els is leading 7-6 (2)

Els won 7-6 6-4 :)

Els won :D

Kirsten in trouble, lost the first set 75 :(

Kirsten Lost 75 62 :sad: :sad: But at least it shows her tennis is going up again :D

Els :eek:
Kirsten :(

I thought it would be the other way around. Kirsten the only Belgian player who couldn't qualify today for MD :sad:

I thought it would be the other way around. Kirsten the only Belgian player who couldn't qualify today for MD :sad:

Els + grass = fireworks (mostly) :p

Els :woohoo: :yeah:

Kirsten :sad:

Another American to progress was Ashley Harkleroad who ran out the winner against 2003 girl's champion, Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium, 7-5, 6-2. The first set was an emotionally intense and physically draining affair, with both players attacking each other relentlessly for the right to qualify. However, it was Harkleroad who finally took charge of the match, breaking at 2-2 in the second set and defending two break points against her own serve to consolidate her lead. Screaming with delight as her opponent failed to return her first serve on match point, Harkleroad realized that she had qualified for next week's main draw.

I thought it would be the other way around. Kirsten the only Belgian player who couldn't qualify today for MD :sad:

Better this than the other way around I guess...as this is Els' last Wimbledon. Let's just hope she gets a good draw and can do some damage :)

Kirsten will get more chances :) (nevertheless, it's a pity she couldn't qualify :sad: )

let's not forget that harkleroad is a former top 50 player ;)

R128: Callens (Q) vs Kirilenko

Good draw, I mean she could have ended up a lot worse!

R128: Callens (Q) vs Kirilenko

Good draw, I mean she could have ended up a lot worse!


where did you get this information :confused:

Better this than the other way around I guess...as this is Els' last Wimbledon. Let's just hope she gets a good draw and can do some damage :)

Kirsten will get more chances :) (nevertheless, it's a pity she couldn't qualify :sad: )

That's what I was thinking. Good for Els to qualify in her last Wimbledon. Now let's hope she can go out with a bang ;)

Damn, I wanted Els to play Myskina and cause an upset ;)

where did you get this information :confused:


www.tenniscorner.net (http://www.tenniscorner.net)

Kirsten won't play in Perigueux. She hurt her left wrist during the match against Harkleroad. She went to the doctor in London and he advised her not to play next week. Her next tournament will be in Stuttgart.

:(

Damn, bad luck Kirsten :( Luckily it's only for one week :)

Perigueux - $25.000
Q1 (5) Evelyne van Hyfte BEL vs Berengere Teix FRA

Good luck! :)

Damn, bad luck Kirsten :( Luckily it's only for one week :)
let's hope ...

D1: Callens/Gagliardi vs Musgrave/Morigami
Due to the withdrawal of Suarez and Ruano Pascual (1st seeds), Els and Emanuelle take their place as the 17th seeds!
Wich makes:

R1: Els Callens/Gagliardi SUI(17) vs Farina Elia ITA/Vinci ITA

Perigueux - $25.000
Q1 Berengere Teix FRA beat (5) Eveline Vanhyfte BEL 6-3 6-1 :banghead:

Perigueux - $25.000
Q1 Berengere Teix FRA beat (5) Eveline Vanhyfte BEL 6-3 6-1 :banghead:

What is Eveline doing :eek: She doesn't even come close to winning anymore :sad: :sad: :sad: Sad to see her having such a bad period. Hopefully she will keep her chin up and be able to turn it around! :)

Alkmaar 10,000:
Q1 (1) De Vries - BYE
Q1 Van de Stroet beat (6) Lobbinger 6-3 7-5 :(

Q2 (1) De Vries vs Jorda-Fernandez

R1 Bailly vs Q
R1 Vranceanu vs Claes

Allez Els! Good luck tomorrow! :banana:

Wimbledon:

R1: Clijsters def. O'Brien: 6-2 6-3 :)
R2: Clijsters vs Irvin

R1: Kirilenko def. Callens: 6-2 7-6(3) :(

Alkmaar 10,000:
Q2 Jorda-Fernandez beat (1) De Vries 6-7 7-6 6-1


I don't think Kim was playing her best tennis, but she still played ok. O'Brien kind of surprised me with her play, she really went for her shots! She hit some great winners, too :)

Wimbledon:
R1 Daniilidou beat Henin-Hardenne 7-6 (8) 2-6 7-5 :sad:

Oslo:
R1 (8) Sousan Massi SWE beat Cecile Baijot BEL 6-2 2-6 6-4

Alkmaar:
R1 Caroline Bailly BEL beat Q Lenka Broosova SVK 3-6 7-5 6-2
R1 Q Hannah Kürvers GER beat Jessie de Vries BEL 6-1 6-2
R1 (8) Diana Vranceanu GER beat Shana Claes BEL 6-3 6-3 :(

R2 Lia Jikia vs Caroline Bailly

Justine :sad:
Kim :)

Wimbledon mixed doubles

R1: Callens/Perry vs Krizan/Gimelstob
R1: Clijsters/Rochus bye

Wimbledon doubles

R1: Callens/Gagliardi (BEL/SUI) d. Farina Elia/Vinci (ITA/ITA) 63 76(4) :bounce:

Kim and Ollie playing doubles :eek: *goes off to buy Wimbledon tickets* ;)
Well done Els / Emanuelle :yeah:

Alkmaar:
R2 Lia Jikia vs Caroline Bailly 6-2 6-2 :(

good luck,kimmie-baby!! :kiss: :hearts:

Els/Emmanuelle :yeah:

Wimbledon:
R2 Clijsters beat Irvin 6-1 6-1 :)
R3 Clijsters vs Vinci

Alkmaar:
R1 (3)De Beer/De Vries beat Balk/Thyssen 6-4 7-6(3)
QF (3)De Beer/De Vries beat Harmsen/Poorta 6-0 6-3
SF (1)Sekulovski/Srndovic vs (3)De Beer/De Vries

Oslo:
QF (1)Baijot/Vedy beat Kampookaew/Skak Jensen 6-4 4-6 6-1
QF (1)Baijot/Vedy vs (4)Andlovic/Borgersen

The draw is very open in doubles. I think Els has as shot at reaching the QF's! *prays*

Wimbledon

WD R2: Els Callens (BEL)/Emmanuelle Gagliardi (SUI) [17] def. Elena Baltacha (GBR)/ Jane O'Donoghue (GBR) 6-1 6-2 :)

The draw is very open in doubles. I think Els has as shot at reaching the QF's! *prays*

one match to go ;) :yeah:

Wimbledon:
R3 (17) Callens/Gagliardi vs Douchevina/Peer

Alkmaar:
SF Boonstra/Tamaëla vs (3)De Beer/De Vries

Oslo:
SF (4)Andlovic/Borgersen beat (1)Baijot/Vedy 4-6 6-4 7-6(0)

http://www.standaard.be/


Aude Vermoezen naar hoofdtabel Wimbledon juniores

LONDEN - Aude Vermoezen heeft zich in Londen geplaatst voor de hoofdtabel van het juniorestoernooi op Wimbledon. De 15-jarige speelster uit Grimbergen doorworstelde de kwalificaties en neemt het maandag in de eerste ronde op tegen de Australische Shayna Mc Dowell.
Vermoezen, die 127e is op de wereldranglijst bij de juniores, won in de eerste kwalificatieronde in twee sets van de Britse Joanna Craven (ITF 430): 6-3 en 6-3. In de tweede ronde was ze in alweer twee sets te sterk voor de Amerikaanse Jenifer Stevens (ITF 90): 6-2 en 6-2. Vermoezen is de enige Belgische speelster bij de meisjes. Na Wimbledon treedt ze voor België aan op het Europees Jeugd Olympisch Festival (EYOF) in het Italiaanse Lignano (2-9 juli).

Bij de jongens speelt Niels Desein (ITF 6) in de eerste ronde tegen de Duitser Jochen Schottler (ITF 25).

Nancy Feber (1993) en Kirsten Flipkens (2003) wonnen in het verleden Wimbledon bij de juniores. Kim Clijsters bereikte in 1998 de finale (tegen de Sloveense Katarina Srebotnik), Laurence Courtois deed dat in 1992 (tegen de Amerikaanse Chanda Rubin).

R3: [15]Kim Clijsters def. Roberta Vinci 6-3 6-4

When I was watching it, I thought it wasn't one of her best matches in the last 2 weeks, but looking at the statistics now: she played decently with 4 times as many winners than unforced errors.

R4: [1]Lindsay Davenport vs [15]Kim Clijsters

Heel wat van de slagen van Kim die uitgingen (vooral in de backhand op de sliceballen van Vinci) zijn niet als UE gegeven.

Kim :yeah:

Wimbledon:
R3 Douchevina/Peer beat Callens/Gagliardi 5-7 6-3 7-5 :hysteric:

R1 Callens/Perry beat Gimelstob/Krizan 4-0 ret.

R2 Callens/Perry vs V. Williams/Knowles
R2 Clijsters/Rochus vs Kostanic/Fischer


week 26

$25,000 Mont-de-Marsan:
Q1 (6) Eveline Vanhyfte BEL vs Audrey Moronval FRA

$25,000 Bastad:
Q1 (3) Caroline Maes (BEL) vs Elizabeth Thomas (GBR)
Q1 Elena Gancheva (BUL) vs (9) Debbrich Feys (BEL)
Q1 (WC) Hedvig Lofdahl (SWE) vs. (15) Cecile Baijot (BEL)

Bastad - $25,000

Q1: (9) Debbrich Feys (BEL) def. Elena Gancheva (BUL) 6-2 6-4 :eek: ;)
Q1: (3) Caroline Maes (BEL) def. Elizabeth Thomas (GBR) 6-1 6-2 :worship:
Q1: (15) Cécile Baijot (BEL) def. (WC) Hedvig Lofdahl (SWE) 6-0 6-2 :worship:

Q2: (9) Debbrich Feys (BEL) vs. (4) Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) :unsure:
Q2: (3) Caroline Maes (BEL) vs. (14) Sousan Massi (SWE)
Q2: (15) Cécile Baijot (BEL) vs. (8) Aleksandra Srndovic (SWE) :unsure:

Alkmaar:
SF (3)De Beer/De Vries beat Tamaëla/Boonstra 2-2 ret.
F (3)De Beer/De Vries beat (2)Grigorian/Nikoyan 3-6 6-4 6-3 - first title for Jessie :clap2:

Mont-de-Marsan:
Q1 (6)Vanhyfte beat Moronval 6-3 6-1 ;)
Q2 (6)Vanhyfte vs (14)Huck

Wimbledon Juniors:
R1 Vermoezen def. McDowell 6-1 6-1 :yippee:

Stuttgart - $25,000
R1: (2) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) vs. (WC) Tajana Malek (GER)

Bastad - $25,000

Q2: (4) Liga Dekmeijere (LAT) def. (9) Debbrich Feys (BEL) 3-6 6-4 6-3
Q2: (3) Caroline Maes (BEL) def. (14) Sousan Massi (SWE) 0-6 7-5 6-0 :)
Q2: (8) Aleksandra Srndovic (SWE) def. (15) Cécile Baijot (BEL) 6-4 6-3


R1: (2) Lenka Nemeckova (CZE) vs. (Q) Caroline Maes (BEL) :unsure:

Mont-de-Marsan $25k:

Q2 (14)Huck def. (6)Vanhyfte 5/7 6/4 7/5 *sigh*

Eveline... :sad:

Heerhugowaard - $10 000

QUALIFYING
1st round:
(4) Davina Lobbinger BEL d. Laura van der Stroet NED ret

2nd round:
(4) Davina Lobbinger BEL d. Aleksandra Malovic NED 36 63 64


MAIN DRAW
Caroline Bailly BEL vs Selma Andrade NED
(6) Claire Ricketts GBR vs Jessie de Vries BEL
(5) Natasha Kersten AUS vs Davina Lobbinger BEL
Shana Claes BEL vs Kim Kilsdonk NED

Davina :)

Good luck in the main draw girls!

Heerhugowaard

R1: Jessie De Vries def. Claire Ricketts 2-6 7-6 7-5 :D

Debbrich :eek: good fight, hope she's back on the right track :)
Caroline :)
Cecile :sad:
Evelyne :o
Davina :)
Jessie :D

R2 Kirkland (3/WTA-191) def. Vermoezen 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2 :sad:

Bastad:
R1 (Q) Maes beat (2) Nemeckova 6-4 2-6 6-1 :eek: Nemeckova is no.166! :speakles:
R2 (Q) Maes vs (WC) Larsson

R1 Feys/Maes beat Babilon/Dittmann 6-1 6-7(5) 6-3
QF Feys/Maes vs (2)Antypina/Ostrovskaya

Heerhugowaard:
Q1 Melzani beat Tsykhanskaya 6-1 6-0
Q2 Litvinskaya beat Melzani 6-4 5-7 6-2

Well done Caroline!!!! She always does well in Bastad! :D

Caroline :eek:

Kim/Ollie (12) def. Venus/Knowles (8) 3-6 6-3 7-5 :devil:

Stuttgart

R1: (WC) Malek leads (2) Flipkens: 6-0 3-6 4-2 :sad:

hopefully she can fight back :)

Heerhugowaard
Andrade (Q) def. Bailly 6-0 4-6 6-4 :(
Lobbinger (Q) def. Kersten (8) 6-3 6-3 :yeah:
Kilsdonk (Q) def. Claes 7-6 6-2 :sad: :(

Nice avatar, Fieke :D

Bastad:
R2 Larsson vs Maes 64 36 36 :sad: No follow-up :sad:

Err if that's the score, hasn't she won, Arn? :p

So apparently she did win with that scoreline and is now playing Vedy (I think).

Arn :mad: :p

Arne :fiery: ;)

Een mens zo laten verschieten :p

Stuttgart

R1: (WC) Malek leads (2) Flipkens: 6-0 3-6 4-2 :sad:

hopefully she can fight back :)

Malek (WC) def. Flipkens (2) 6-0 3-6 7-5 :(

Arne :fiery: ;)

Een mens zo laten verschieten :p

:scratch: After-examen-stress??? :shrug:

Err if that's the score, hasn't she won, Arn? :p

Glad to be wrong :angel: ;)

Kirsten :sad: :(
I hope she's ok :shrug:

Caroline :yeah:

Deze keer heeft Caroline wel degelijk verloren :sad: 76 75 tegen Vedy

Caroline :sad:

Heerhugowaard - $10,000

R2: (WC) Danielle Harmsen (NED) def. (Q) Davina Lobbinger (BEL) 6-3 6-4 :(

Heerhugowaard - $10,000

R2: (WC) Danielle Harmsen (NED) def. (Q) Davina Lobbinger (BEL) 6-3 6-4 :(

R2: De Vries def. Grigorian 5-7 7-6(7) 6-4 good fight! :yeah:
QF: De Vries vs. Litvinskaya (3) :unsure:

Heerhugowaard - $10 000

QF: Veronika Litvinskaya [3] def. Jessie de Vries 6-3 6-2 :sad:

AS PATTON 35 RENNES (FRA) vs BASTION BASELAAR (NED):
Butkiewicz Leslie beat Van den Broek Fridolien 6-0 6-0 :o
Butkiewicz/Hopmans Amanda beat Snippert Toke/Vugts Jennefer 6-0 6-0 :o

:tape:

AS PATTON 35 RENNES (FRA) vs CHERNO MORE-ELIT (BUL):
Butkiewicz Leslie beat Trifonova Virginia 2-6 6-4 6-2

Caroline had a good week, well done! :)