Dexter
Jan 16th, 2008, 12:05 AM
PYW Australian Open
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Welcome to Melbourne, Australia! This is what the past two weeks have all been revolving around: the Australian Open is here! Players will need their good preparation to get them far into the draw of the first Grand Slam of the year. Last year we saw Elena Dementieva marching up to claim the Australian Open title for the 2nd time in her career. This year, Dementieva, again, is one of the favourites, going into the tournament as a #1. Will she make a hat-trick down under? We still have a long way to go before we get that answer, for we commence with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points:
Grand Slam:
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: Shinobu Asagoe JPN beat Anastasia Myskina RUS | 6-1 1-6 7-6
2006: Elena Dementieva RUS [9] beat Anastasia Myskina RUS [12] | 6-4 3-6 6-3
2007: Elena Dementieva RUS [9] beat Kim Clijsters BEL [4] | 5-7 7-6 8-6
The Favourites:
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1/16: Justine Henin BEL [1]
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2/16: Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]
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3/16: Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
OUT OF COMPETITION
4/16: Elena Vesnina RUS
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5/16: Flavia Pennetta ITA
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6/16: Patty Schnyder SUI [15]
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7/16: Alicia Molik AUS
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8/16: Bethanie Mattek USA [Q]
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9/16: Sania Mirza IND [31]
OUT OF COMPETITION
10/16: Severine Bremond FRA
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11/16: Dinara Safina RUS [16]
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12/16: Ana Ivanović SRB [4]
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13/16: Maria Kirilenko RUS [27]
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14/16: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [9]
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15/16: Agnes Szavay HUN [20]
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16/16: Agnieszka Radwańska POL [29]
Second Round:
Justine Henin BEL [1] beat Monique Adamczak AUS [WC] | 6-1 6-4
Maret Ani EST lost to Francesca Schiavone ITA [25] | 6-4 6-7 4-6
Jelena Dokić AUS [Q] beat Klara Zakopalova CZE | 6-3 6-4
Aravane Rezai FRA lost to Tatiana Golovin FRA [13] | 4-6 0-6
Elena Dementieva RUS [11] beat Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP | 7-5 6-0
Jessica Moore AUS [WC] lost to Shahar Peer ISR [17] | 5-7 0-6
Julia Vakulenko UKR [32] beat Yung-Jan Chan TPE | 4-6 6-2 6-1
Lindsay Davenport USA beat Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO | 6-0 6-2
Jelena Janković SRB [3] beat Stephanie Dubois CAN | 6-1 6-2
Flavia Pennetta ITA beat Ashley Harkleroad USA | 6-1 6-4
Amelie Mauresmo FRA [18] beat Tatjana Malek GER | 2-6 6-4 6-4
Casey Dellacqua AUS lost to Patty Schnyder SUI [15] | 3-6 2-6
Nicole Vaidisova CZE [12] lost to Alicia Molik AUS | 1-6 1-6
Tatiana Perebiynis UKR lost to Ai Sugiyama JPN | 3-6 4-6
Victoria Azarenka BLR [26] lost to Julia Görges GER [Q] | 3-6 6-7
Bethanie Mattek USA [Q] beat Jarmila Gajdosova AUS [WC] | 7-5 1-6 6-3
Second Round [Third Quarter]:
Venus Williams USA [8] vs Camille Pin FRA
Timea Bacsinszky SUI [Q] vs Sania Mirza IND [31]
Na Li CHN [24] vs Maria Elena Camerin ITA
Marta Domachowska POL [Q] vs Sofia Arvidsson SWE
Sabine Lisicki GER [Q] vs Maria Emilia Salerni ARG
Caroline Wozniacki DEN vs Alona Bondarenko UKR [21]
Katarina Srebotnik SLO [28] vs Rossana de los Rios PAR [Q]
Eleni Daniilidou GRE vs Ana Ivanović SRB [4]
Do not vote yet!
Andrea Petkovic GER vs Shuai Peng CHN
Akiko Morigami JPN vs Maria Kirilenko RUS [27]
Lucie Safarova CZE [22] vs Roberta Vinci ITA
Alize Cornet FRA vsDaniela Hantuchova SVK [9]
Nadia Petrova RUS [14] vs Evgenia Linetskaya ISR
Laura Granville USA vs Agnes Szavay HUN [20]
Agnieszka Radwańska POL [29] vs Pauline Parmentier FRA
Tsvetana Pironkova BUL vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [2]
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Welcome to Melbourne, Australia! This is what the past two weeks have all been revolving around: the Australian Open is here! Players will need their good preparation to get them far into the draw of the first Grand Slam of the year. Last year we saw Elena Dementieva marching up to claim the Australian Open title for the 2nd time in her career. This year, Dementieva, again, is one of the favourites, going into the tournament as a #1. Will she make a hat-trick down under? We still have a long way to go before we get that answer, for we commence with the qualifying competition!
Ranking Points:
Grand Slam:
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: Shinobu Asagoe JPN beat Anastasia Myskina RUS | 6-1 1-6 7-6
2006: Elena Dementieva RUS [9] beat Anastasia Myskina RUS [12] | 6-4 3-6 6-3
2007: Elena Dementieva RUS [9] beat Kim Clijsters BEL [4] | 5-7 7-6 8-6
The Favourites:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/80350.jpg
1/16: Justine Henin BEL [1]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310774.jpg
2/16: Tatiana Golovin FRA [13]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/40289.jpg
3/16: Elena Dementieva RUS [11]
OUT OF COMPETITION
4/16: Elena Vesnina RUS
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5/16: Flavia Pennetta ITA
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6/16: Patty Schnyder SUI [15]
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7/16: Alicia Molik AUS
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8/16: Bethanie Mattek USA [Q]
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9/16: Sania Mirza IND [31]
OUT OF COMPETITION
10/16: Severine Bremond FRA
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11/16: Dinara Safina RUS [16]
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12/16: Ana Ivanović SRB [4]
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13/16: Maria Kirilenko RUS [27]
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14/16: Daniela Hantuchova SVK [9]
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15/16: Agnes Szavay HUN [20]
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16/16: Agnieszka Radwańska POL [29]
Second Round:
Justine Henin BEL [1] beat Monique Adamczak AUS [WC] | 6-1 6-4
Maret Ani EST lost to Francesca Schiavone ITA [25] | 6-4 6-7 4-6
Jelena Dokić AUS [Q] beat Klara Zakopalova CZE | 6-3 6-4
Aravane Rezai FRA lost to Tatiana Golovin FRA [13] | 4-6 0-6
Elena Dementieva RUS [11] beat Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP | 7-5 6-0
Jessica Moore AUS [WC] lost to Shahar Peer ISR [17] | 5-7 0-6
Julia Vakulenko UKR [32] beat Yung-Jan Chan TPE | 4-6 6-2 6-1
Lindsay Davenport USA beat Jelena Kostanić-Tosić CRO | 6-0 6-2
Jelena Janković SRB [3] beat Stephanie Dubois CAN | 6-1 6-2
Flavia Pennetta ITA beat Ashley Harkleroad USA | 6-1 6-4
Amelie Mauresmo FRA [18] beat Tatjana Malek GER | 2-6 6-4 6-4
Casey Dellacqua AUS lost to Patty Schnyder SUI [15] | 3-6 2-6
Nicole Vaidisova CZE [12] lost to Alicia Molik AUS | 1-6 1-6
Tatiana Perebiynis UKR lost to Ai Sugiyama JPN | 3-6 4-6
Victoria Azarenka BLR [26] lost to Julia Görges GER [Q] | 3-6 6-7
Bethanie Mattek USA [Q] beat Jarmila Gajdosova AUS [WC] | 7-5 1-6 6-3
Second Round [Third Quarter]:
Venus Williams USA [8] vs Camille Pin FRA
Timea Bacsinszky SUI [Q] vs Sania Mirza IND [31]
Na Li CHN [24] vs Maria Elena Camerin ITA
Marta Domachowska POL [Q] vs Sofia Arvidsson SWE
Sabine Lisicki GER [Q] vs Maria Emilia Salerni ARG
Caroline Wozniacki DEN vs Alona Bondarenko UKR [21]
Katarina Srebotnik SLO [28] vs Rossana de los Rios PAR [Q]
Eleni Daniilidou GRE vs Ana Ivanović SRB [4]
Do not vote yet!
Andrea Petkovic GER vs Shuai Peng CHN
Akiko Morigami JPN vs Maria Kirilenko RUS [27]
Lucie Safarova CZE [22] vs Roberta Vinci ITA
Alize Cornet FRA vsDaniela Hantuchova SVK [9]
Nadia Petrova RUS [14] vs Evgenia Linetskaya ISR
Laura Granville USA vs Agnes Szavay HUN [20]
Agnieszka Radwańska POL [29] vs Pauline Parmentier FRA
Tsvetana Pironkova BUL vs Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS [2]