Dexter
Jan 22nd, 2008, 12:34 PM
PYW Australian Open
http://www.mopt.com.au/ResourceImage.aspx?raid=242 http://newsfromrussia.com/images/newsline/australian_open.JPG
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? Vote now as the quarterfinal's stage begins!
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
Quarterfinal's line-up:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/80350.jpg vs http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/40289.jpg
Justine Henin BEL [1] lost to Elena Dementieva RUS [11] | 6-2 6-7 3-6
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/100153.jpg vs http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/130548.jpg
Jelena Janković SRB [3] beat Alicia Molik AUS | 7-6 6-4
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310112.jpg vs http://www.kleinezeitung.at/system/galleries/upload/4/5/4/243500/tennis_ap308.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/311710.jpg
Sania Mirza IND [31] vs Ana Ivanović SRB [4]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/80394.jpg vs http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/312251.jpg
Daniela Hantuchova SVK [9] vs Agnieszka Radwańska POL [29]
2nd Quarterfinal:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310112.jpg vs http://www.kleinezeitung.at/system/galleries/upload/4/5/4/243500/tennis_ap308.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/311710.jpg
Sania Mirza IND [31] vs Ana Ivanović SRB [4]
http://www.mopt.com.au/ResourceImage.aspx?raid=242 http://newsfromrussia.com/images/newsline/australian_open.JPG
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? Vote now as the quarterfinal's stage begins!
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
Quarterfinal's line-up:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/80350.jpg vs http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/40289.jpg
Justine Henin BEL [1] lost to Elena Dementieva RUS [11] | 6-2 6-7 3-6
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/100153.jpg vs http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/130548.jpg
Jelena Janković SRB [3] beat Alicia Molik AUS | 7-6 6-4
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310112.jpg vs http://www.kleinezeitung.at/system/galleries/upload/4/5/4/243500/tennis_ap308.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/311710.jpg
Sania Mirza IND [31] vs Ana Ivanović SRB [4]
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/80394.jpg vs http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/312251.jpg
Daniela Hantuchova SVK [9] vs Agnieszka Radwańska POL [29]
2nd Quarterfinal:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/310112.jpg vs http://www.kleinezeitung.at/system/galleries/upload/4/5/4/243500/tennis_ap308.jpghttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/311710.jpg
Sania Mirza IND [31] vs Ana Ivanović SRB [4]