Ballbasher
Jun 26th, 2008, 09:57 PM
PYW Wimbledon
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Welcome to London, Great Britain! We are not here for the British Museum, the Millennium Eye, the Big Ben or the many Starbucks that London has. Instead, we are here for the third Grand Slam of the year. The grass season is short, but with Eastbourne, Birmingham and Rosmalen, players have had a chance to show what they are worth on the most slippery of surfaces. Ana Ivanović will try to defend her title, but she will have to show some inspiring form if she's to repeat last year's success when she beat Daniela Hantuchova in the final. Only your votes will determine the winner of 2008! Vote now for who you want to win as The Championships get underway.
Ranking Points:
W - 1000
F - 700
SF - 450
QF - 250
R16 - 140
R32 - 90
R64 - 60
R128 - 2
Qualifier - 31*
Q3 - 25
Q2 - 15
Q1 - 2
*If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2005: Venus Williams USA [14] beat Elena Baltacha GBR [WC] | 6-2 6-2
2006: Anastasia Myskina RUS beat Anna Chakvetadze RUS | 7-6 6-3
2007: Ana Ivanović SRB [6] beat Daniela Hantuchova SVK [10] | 6-4 6-4
The Favourites:
OUT OF COMPETITION
First Section: Ana Ivanovic SRB [1]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/311872.jpg
Second Section: Agnes Szavay HUN [15]
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Third Section: Casey Dellacqua AUS
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fourth Section: Stephanie Dubois CAN
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Fifth Section: Alona Bondarenko UKR [28]
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Sixth Section: Agnieszka Radwanska POL [14]
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Seventh Section: Maria Kirilenko RUS [19]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Eighth Section: Klara Zakopalova CZE
OUT OF COMPETITION
Ninth Section: Elena Dementieva RUS [5]
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Tenth Section: Lucie Safarova CZE
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Eleventh Section: Victoria Azarenka BLR [16]
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Twelfth Section: Sofia Arvidsson SWE
OUT OF COMPETITION
Thirteenth Section: Venus Williams USA [7]
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Fourteenth Section: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [10]
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Fifteenth Section: Vera Zvonareva RUS [13]
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Sixteenth Section: Jelena Jankovic SRB [2]
Second Round :
Rossana de los Rios PAR lost to Nathalie Dechy FRA | 1-6 3-6
Elena Baltacha GBR [WC] lost to Dominika Cibulkova SVK [30] | 3-6 3-6
Tamira Paszek AUT beat Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP | 7-5 6-3
Monica Niculescu ROU lost to Agnes Szavay HUN [15] | 0-6 1-6
Casey Dellacqua AUS beat Akgul Amanmuradova UZB | 6-3 6-1
Samantha Stosur AUS [WC] lost to Nicole Vaidisova CZE [18] | 5-7 5-7
Virginie Razzano FRA [27] lost to Elena Vesnina RUS | 6-7 4-6
Edina Gallovits ROU beat Stephanie Dubois CAN | 6-2 2-6 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [4] beat Anastasija Sevastova LAT [Q] | 6-2 6-3
Yaroslava Shvedova RUS [Q] lost to Alona Bondarenko UKR [28] | 1-6 7-6 2-6
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS [Q] lost to Na Li CHN | 6-3 2-6 4-6
Marta Domachowska POL lost to Agnieszka Radwanska POL [14] | 4-6 1-6
Sabine Lisicki GER beat Petra Kvitova CZE | 6-2 6-4
Bethanie Mattek USA lost to Maria Kirilenko RUS [19] | 6-7 2-6
Ashley Harkleroad USA beat Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP | 6-2 6-2
Klara Zakopalova CZE lost to Kaia Kanepi EST | 0-6 5-7
Second Round [Third Quarter]:
Alicia Molik AUS [Q] vs Timea Bacsinszky SUI
Gisela Dulko ARG vs Lindsay Davenport USA [25]
Katie O'Brien GBR [WC] vs Lucie Safarova CZE
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE vs Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Victoria Azarenka BLR [16] vs Sorana Cirstea ROU
Mara Santangelo ITA vs Nadia Petrova RUS [21]
Sofia Arvidsson SWE vs Shuai Peng CHN
Ekaterina Makarova RUS vs Maria Sharapova RUS [3]
DO NOT VOTE YET
Naomi Cavaday GBR [WC] vs Anne Keothavong GBR
Corinna Dentoni ITA [Q] vs Sania Mirza IND [32]
Flavia Pennetta ITA [22] vs Ai Sugiyama JPN
Alisa Kleybanova RUS vs Daniela Hantuchova SVK [10]
Vera Zvonareva RUS [13] vs Petra Cetkovska CZE
Michaella Krajicek NED vs Katarina Srebotnik SLO [23]
Olga Puchkova RUS [Q] vs Aleksandra Wozniak CAN
Galina Voskoboeva RUS vs Jelena Jankovic SRB [2]
http://p.vtourist.com/2169796-World_renowned_for_the_Tennis_Championships-Wimbledon.jpg
Welcome to London, Great Britain! We are not here for the British Museum, the Millennium Eye, the Big Ben or the many Starbucks that London has. Instead, we are here for the third Grand Slam of the year. The grass season is short, but with Eastbourne, Birmingham and Rosmalen, players have had a chance to show what they are worth on the most slippery of surfaces. Ana Ivanović will try to defend her title, but she will have to show some inspiring form if she's to repeat last year's success when she beat Daniela Hantuchova in the final. Only your votes will determine the winner of 2008! Vote now for who you want to win as The Championships get underway.
Ranking Points:
W - 1000
F - 700
SF - 450
QF - 250
R16 - 140
R32 - 90
R64 - 60
R128 - 2
Qualifier - 31*
Q3 - 25
Q2 - 15
Q1 - 2
*If a qualifier loses in the first round, no first round points are awarded on top of the qualifying points.
Previous Finals:
2005: Venus Williams USA [14] beat Elena Baltacha GBR [WC] | 6-2 6-2
2006: Anastasia Myskina RUS beat Anna Chakvetadze RUS | 7-6 6-3
2007: Ana Ivanović SRB [6] beat Daniela Hantuchova SVK [10] | 6-4 6-4
The Favourites:
OUT OF COMPETITION
First Section: Ana Ivanovic SRB [1]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/311872.jpg
Second Section: Agnes Szavay HUN [15]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310730.jpg
Third Section: Casey Dellacqua AUS
OUT OF COMPETITION
Fourth Section: Stephanie Dubois CAN
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/20608.jpg
Fifth Section: Alona Bondarenko UKR [28]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/312251.jpg
Sixth Section: Agnieszka Radwanska POL [14]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310577.jpg
Seventh Section: Maria Kirilenko RUS [19]
OUT OF COMPETITION
Eighth Section: Klara Zakopalova CZE
OUT OF COMPETITION
Ninth Section: Elena Dementieva RUS [5]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310553.jpg
Tenth Section: Lucie Safarova CZE
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/312001.jpg
Eleventh Section: Victoria Azarenka BLR [16]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/10334.jpg
Twelfth Section: Sofia Arvidsson SWE
OUT OF COMPETITION
Thirteenth Section: Venus Williams USA [7]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/80394.jpg
Fourteenth Section: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [10]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/260142.jpg
Fifteenth Section: Vera Zvonareva RUS [13]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/100153.jpg
Sixteenth Section: Jelena Jankovic SRB [2]
Second Round :
Rossana de los Rios PAR lost to Nathalie Dechy FRA | 1-6 3-6
Elena Baltacha GBR [WC] lost to Dominika Cibulkova SVK [30] | 3-6 3-6
Tamira Paszek AUT beat Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP | 7-5 6-3
Monica Niculescu ROU lost to Agnes Szavay HUN [15] | 0-6 1-6
Casey Dellacqua AUS beat Akgul Amanmuradova UZB | 6-3 6-1
Samantha Stosur AUS [WC] lost to Nicole Vaidisova CZE [18] | 5-7 5-7
Virginie Razzano FRA [27] lost to Elena Vesnina RUS | 6-7 4-6
Edina Gallovits ROU beat Stephanie Dubois CAN | 6-2 2-6 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [4] beat Anastasija Sevastova LAT [Q] | 6-2 6-3
Yaroslava Shvedova RUS [Q] lost to Alona Bondarenko UKR [28] | 1-6 7-6 2-6
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS [Q] lost to Na Li CHN | 6-3 2-6 4-6
Marta Domachowska POL lost to Agnieszka Radwanska POL [14] | 4-6 1-6
Sabine Lisicki GER beat Petra Kvitova CZE | 6-2 6-4
Bethanie Mattek USA lost to Maria Kirilenko RUS [19] | 6-7 2-6
Ashley Harkleroad USA beat Virginia Ruano Pascual ESP | 6-2 6-2
Klara Zakopalova CZE lost to Kaia Kanepi EST | 0-6 5-7
Second Round [Third Quarter]:
Alicia Molik AUS [Q] vs Timea Bacsinszky SUI
Gisela Dulko ARG vs Lindsay Davenport USA [25]
Katie O'Brien GBR [WC] vs Lucie Safarova CZE
Su-Wei Hsieh TPE vs Yung-Jan Chan TPE
Victoria Azarenka BLR [16] vs Sorana Cirstea ROU
Mara Santangelo ITA vs Nadia Petrova RUS [21]
Sofia Arvidsson SWE vs Shuai Peng CHN
Ekaterina Makarova RUS vs Maria Sharapova RUS [3]
DO NOT VOTE YET
Naomi Cavaday GBR [WC] vs Anne Keothavong GBR
Corinna Dentoni ITA [Q] vs Sania Mirza IND [32]
Flavia Pennetta ITA [22] vs Ai Sugiyama JPN
Alisa Kleybanova RUS vs Daniela Hantuchova SVK [10]
Vera Zvonareva RUS [13] vs Petra Cetkovska CZE
Michaella Krajicek NED vs Katarina Srebotnik SLO [23]
Olga Puchkova RUS [Q] vs Aleksandra Wozniak CAN
Galina Voskoboeva RUS vs Jelena Jankovic SRB [2]