Franny 2009 Cheering Thread - Queen of Moscow

she will start her season today versus Olga Govortsova

VAIIIIIIIIIIIII FRAN:bounce:

a new season, hope better than the last one, good luck Franny Leonessa!!

she now trains with Flavia...let's hope for a good season....

Fin. F. Schiavone 5 2

O. Govortsova 7 6
:sad:

only positive thing was that she was fighting herself back into 1st set after trailing 0-3 or 0-4 (don't remember exactly)

bad start:(

very bad:(

:haha:

:haha:

:confused::ras:

another loss:(

in Hobart qualification to Ula Radwanska

Franny playing Shuai Peng right now, 2-3 in first set
forza :)

at least she's still winning doubles matches:o
easy first round victory partnering local girl Casey Dellacqua

no Schiavone versus Flavia indoubles I think as Flavia's partner Kirilenko withdrew

so Franny and Casey should be in the QF versus Schnyder/Groenefeld now:D

good luck Casey & Fran in the semis vs. Williams sisters;)

after Flavia got the 1st point for Italy by beating Mauresmo, Franny won a nailbiter against Cornetto to give Italy a comfortable 2-0-lead:D

Great win for Fran over Cornetto:drool:
'Fed Cup Franny' is always at her best:drool:
Hope she plays better also on tour soon, but now let's hope she defeat Mauresmo today:)

Cornetto Algida :drool:

its such a pleasure (well at least for me) to watch Fran play :inlove:

its such a pleasure (well at least for me) to watch Fran play :inlove:

yes:bounce:

she lost in two close sets to Jankovic today:mad:

good start for fran in Dubai, against her AO doubles partner

Fin. F. Schiavone 6 6

C. Dellacqua 1 1
:D

good start for fran in Dubai, against her AO doubles partner

Fin. F. Schiavone 6 6

C. Dellacqua 1 1
:D
:bounce::bounce: first WTA MD win of this season
now with Bartoli not in the best form she can go ahead
good luck

Bartoli won 1st set 7-6(5), so close:fiery:

Bartoli won 1st set 7-6(5), so close:fiery:

fran won 2nd 63 let' go:bounce:

lost:sad:

:sad:

Franny will play Stosur in R1 in Indian Wells;)

I'm afraid of this match, but if she won she will play Aga in mediocre form---we will see
Go Fran:bounce:

Stosur is tough to play when she is in form
good luck Fran :rocker2:

:sad:

:sad: very bad
Stosur is too strong for her now

Franny's playing Pironkova now in Miami , 2-2 in 1st set:)

Fran takes 1st set 6-3:bounce:

:help: @ how she lost that 2nd set

phew:)
after that 2nd set:help::spit:

lost to Szavay, Franny:sad:

:o i wish Jelena didn't play here but oh well
i guess good luck

Lost 62 61 playing badly:sad:

she's playing LDL now in Barça
76 53 after 1h 50 minutes:tape:

Won 76 64:)

OMG :tape: this is so sad to see :sad:

at least she won:o

First QF, defeat Vaidisova 63 62:yeah:

great :woohoo:
really didn't see this one coming:D

defeats Safarova in straights as well:bounce:

Sf derby against Vinci now:)

terrible loss:o

:hug: she served for the match at *5-4 second set:o

:sad: bad luck, Fran, but Vinci seems to be having great week

Fran beat Kuznetsova 16 62 63 (yes didnt choke away the match ;)) and Italy now leads 2-0 against Russia

played a good match :) she was so happy after the match;)

FedCup-Fran:worship:

Francesca - Pavlyuchenkova 7-6

goooooooo Franny, get the 3rd point

Fran won 76 46 62

Fed Cup Fran :worship:

:woohoo:

I'm so happy for her

Bravissima!!

Fran, what a fedcup player :worship:

now Italy will host the final :rocker2: hope they will thrash USA :armed:

Fin. F. Schiavone 6 6

A. Brianti 3 4

ok start in Rome :)

good luck vs Ana :rocker2:

oh Franny vs. Ana now? I'm really split in this one :scared:

She lost against Ana in two sets :hug:

:sad::hug:

Fran vs Serena in R1 in Madrid :eek:

Serena withdrew after losing set 1 and now Franny even beat Kvitova and is in round 3 :yeah:

:yeah: and Great occasion to reach QF against Douchevina

lost against Dushevina 63 46 62 :speakles:

:weirdo:

seems like Vera D is playing solid. Too bad couldnt watch the match (if it was possible :unsure:)

:sad: missed a great chance here

she lost to Stosur

not too surprising as Stosur is a tough opponent, especially in 1st round, but nonetheless terrible RG for Italy:o

Yes worst GS of last years for italy
Stosur is a strong player but i expected better from Fran:sad:

Pavlyuchenkova and Fran also lost in doubles now, against Azarenka/Vesnina:(

she lost to Stosur

well... now we know how unlucky Fran actually was with this draw

well... now we know how unlucky Fran actually was with this draw

Actually was an unlucky draw for fran:sad:
Now grass:help: do your best;)

good luck vs. Alona Franny:)

well done :yeah:

good wins:woohoo:

unexpected win...:lol:

Franny - Govortsova 6-1:bounce:

keep it up ragazza

Franci in a semifinal on grass!!!!!!!!!! wow :lol:

:lol: now wickmayer:scared:

best result ever on grass for fran;)

1st set tiebreak

forza Franny

lost 76 26 63 :(
very tough match in wimbly as well..

not bad
now wimby vs.Wozniak:scared:

Happy birthday Fran:bounce:
And to celebrate a great win against Wozniak 36 64 64:woohoo:

:bolt: who's next?

Next De Brito:o
Please destroy her:drool:

keep going :smoke:

go Franny, beat the Portuguese child prodigy

she did ittttttttttttttttttttt 76 76!!!
tried to choke badly the second set being up *4-1 and *5-4 but she won it :D
played also quite good,always trying to reach the net and sliced very well :yeah:
i'm really confident for the match against fakeoli ;)

wow didnt choke away to the third set :D

beat Marion please :o

she did it again :tears: 76 60 what a match,i think i never saw her play this good,neither on clay/hard :worship:
R4 against Razzano....pls fran :hug:

wow....i'm just without words to describe it! twice happy for her to have done such a great result and for Marion to be pulled out:lol:

:woohoo: I really didn't expect her to win

I'd be nice to see fran get to the quarters... she's already had an impressive run...R1 23 Wozniak, R2 Larcher De Brito and R3 12 Bartoli... Just add R4 26 Razzano and QF 4 Dementieva... and i'll be happy..;)

go Franny, do it:)

:woohoo: Fran got the quarters :woohoo: good job, mostly mentally (better for sure than another one i know :rolleyes:)

:woohoo: now beat Lena D :p

:worship::worship::worship:

just amazing :bowdown:
best italian player ever :worship:

Plz beat Lena D... a semi would be great

lost 2 and 2.

i have just one word for Lena today : boooooooooring :)

Franny :hug:

great tourney nonetheless :yeah:

it remains a great tournament anw

lost 2 and 2.

i have just one word for Lena today : boooooooooring :)

as always :lol:
pls Fran withdraw from MM clay tournaments and be ready for US hardcourt season :)

Anyone know why she is in Pargue and not Palermo this week? I see she hasn't played Palermo since 2003 so was wondering if there was a reason.

no idea :p
def Peer 75 63 :)

Fran in QF beating Polona 6-2 6-2 the good form continues...;) I think it is a smart decision to play MM tournaments, not many, she needs to win matches and possibly tournaments...

nice and easy win :)

nice job franny!! :rocker2:

hope she wins this tournament. :D
i want her to at least get the title count up so her W/L ratio in finals isnt so bad. :o

def katya bondarenko 61 61 :bolt:

WTF...Fran is on fire! :lol:

Franny lost the final :hug:

:o
anyway good tournament:yeah:

lost to Craybas

cmon Franny you can do better:(

is fran playing in montreal ?

she beat Mauresmo :woohoo:

finally a decent win :)

:spit: she did what flavia didn't...:rolleyes:

what the fuck are you doing Franny?

please step it up?

Roby and Fran :smash:

Best of luck in the UsOpen,Franny :kiss:

def Voegele 64 64

Yes already in third round :bounce:

Very best of luck tomorrow v that Azarenka bitch :)
You have the talent to beat her....win 1st set & she will go crazy!!! :) Best of luck Franny :bigclap:

Totally wowing the USO crowd with her winners and confusing Viko! She's 4-1 up in the 3rd set! :bounce:

She wins!!! She beat Azarenka 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 :worship:
The USO crowd LOVED her :D

one of the most beautiful matches i've ever seen...i mean the shots she made near the end of the 2nd set and in the early 3rd :worship:

one of the most beautiful matches i've ever seen...i mean the shots she made near the end of the 2nd set and in the early 3rd :worship:

I definitely agree! Her winners were deceptively brilliant- they confused Azarenka to no end :p. She was so engaging as well, the crowd really supported her :) The "Good match" was so funny, a totally Franny moment :lol:

omg well done fran!
i'm so glad that she's saving all her energies only for slams :lol:

Fran=Serena :lol:

Yes!
Well Done Franny :bounce:
I hope she would be able to beat Li too :rocker2:

She wins!!! She beat Azarenka 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 :worship:
The USO crowd LOVED her :D

Well maybe its that they hate Vika like so many of us do!! :) Fans everywhere hate people that act like she does. Such a bitch!!! How does anyone like her!!?? :confused:

But that was awesome Franny!! :woohoo: Played those last 2 sets so so well!!
Thank you so much for beating that sulky bitch!! :bounce:

Li next...oh that will be tough but not impossible. Good luck :)

Awesome win:woohoo:

Well maybe its that they hate Vika like so many of us do!! :) Fans everywhere hate people that act like she does. Such a bitch!!! How does anyone like her!!?? :confused:

But that was awesome Franny!! :woohoo: Played those last 2 sets so so well!!
Thank you so much for beating that sulky bitch!! :bounce:

Li next...oh that will be tough but not impossible. Good luck :)

nice words....till i saw ivanovic in your sign :tape::lol:

wow :woohoo:

good luck vs the Chinese now!

Fran was amaaaaazing against Vika - her passing shots and volleys were just :drool:

I think Li v. Schiavone will be televised on Eurosport :D

Oh no - Eurosport are televising the Grandstand court instead :o

fight ragazza:o

Anyone have a livestream??

Let's hope she's just getting warmed up! :scared:

http://www.fromsport.com/video-67482.html that work good to me

she's not playing that good :sobbing:

she can't hit a winner and her return sucks:o

hopefully she'll wake up before the end :unsure:

luck is not with her:o

:smash: to me

Fran really has sucked today :( :sad:

and sooooo hard tbh :sobbing:

pathetic :lol:

pfffffft, you still rock Franny :kiss:

Franny :hug:
Good tournament anyway :hug:

Franny in Seoul this week:

Fin. F. Schiavone 6 6

Y. Sema 1 4


keep going:bounce:

Forza Franny! Take Seoul by storm!

she retired v. Kirilenko

hope she's ok :scared:

:eek: Poor Franny, wonder what was up with her?

hope it's not serious :(

She's in the Tokyo draw - where she faces Sharapova in the first round :scared:

go Fran, I know you can do it:bounce:

Fran loses 6-1 in the third having been a set and a break up :(

Masha won the tournament, so Franny did ok

and she won the doubles competition partnering Kleybanova :woohoo:

:yeah:

defeats an injured Lisicki in Beijing

time to defeat bepa :ignore:

no chance:sad:

but she's cruising again in doubles, beat the Bondarenkos with Alisa :)

Thank goodness the Boring Bondarenko's are out of the tourney :banana:

Now make my week and beat Black/Huber again :drool: :inlove:

Amaaaazing! Kleybanova/Schiavone defeat Black/Huber again and they saved a match point! :inlove:

:worship:

wow :eek:

Franny and Kleybs are becoming quite the doubles teams :eek: :yeah:

They lost to Hsieh/Peng :sad:

Anyway, Fran hit the jackpot in Osaka - easy first round match against Kremer ;)

Fin. A. Kremer 5 2

F. Schiavone 7 6

good start, hopefully she can go deep here

Fin. Y-J Chan 3 6 3

F. Schiavone 6 0 6

lets not pay further attention tot hat 2nd set :lol:

walkover vs. Czink

good luck in the semis

Schiavone v. Mirza in the semi-finals - both of them are among my favourites so I can't decide who I want to win :awww:

well... in this thread your choice should be obvious:cool:

Fin. F. Schiavone 6 6

S. Mirza 2 1

Franny surpreme:worship:

against Sam Stosur for the title, good luck

Nice win, take the title now!

Well done Francy :bounce: I know winning titles isn't your speciality but please beat Stosur in the final :sobbing:

She really should have beaten Bammer in Prague :(

If Fran plays in Moscow, she has another good draw. Q in r1, Cirstea or Niculescu in r2 and Radwanska in the QF (who could withdraw...)

FRANNY!! :banana: But they both suck at finals so let's hope Franny sucks less :yeah:

Loses 7-5 6-1 to Stosur :sobbing: I'm not surprised but at least she lost to someone with a good game unlike the Prague final :tape:

Seriously Franny :tape: No need to let it go away in the second set. Need to improve those finals stats :scared: But still, a great week for her! :yeah:

:(

final Franny :help:

:hug:

Fran faces Nuria Llagostera Vives in the first round - should be easy on hard :)

Fran faces Nuria Llagostera Vives in the first round - should be easy on hard :)

saw this match live in napoli last year and fran played an awful match and of course lost so :lol:

saw this match live in napoli last year and fran played an awful match and of course lost so :lol:

Llagostera Vives has barely won a match since Indian Wells and as long as Fran doesn't revert back to US Open series mode, I'm sure she'll win easily ;) Plus Fran won their last match on hard.

hopefully you're right

this brings back some bad Fed-Cup-memories though :help:

3rd set began

come on ragazza

Fin. N. Llagostera Vives 7 4 3

F. Schiavone 6 6 6

:music:

Bit closer than I expected but Fran must be pretty tired.

She's up against Niculescu next - I hoped this match would be on Eurosport but it's been relegated to one of the outside courts :(

6-2 7-5:cool:

:)
now makiri

This match will surely be televised :D

Forza Franny!!

Fin. M. Kirilenko 3 2

F. Schiavone 6 6

Franny gaining pace:D

Fran :bounce:

In the post-match interview, does anyone know what that second question was? Despite asking her to repeat it, Fran still didn't understand but instead of asking her again, Fran took it with her normal good humour :lol:

Good luck against Boring Bondarenko :banana:

should really reach the final now :)

good luck against sexy-brainless-Alona :drool:

A final will give Fran 370pts and a victory will give her 470pts so either way, I think she will move to No.20 if she beats Alona...

franny is playing pretty darn good aside from losing her first service game. up 4-1 at the moment. :D

franny is playing pretty darn good aside from losing her first service game. up 4-1 at the moment. :D

I think that was a bit of a jinx because she just played a truly awful game :p But she threw in the odd bad game against Makiri yesterday so I'm not too worried.

Go Fran :banana:

Wonderful volley from Fran to go 5-2 up! :D

Darn - 5-2 to 5-4 and now back on serve :(

6-4, 3-0 :hearts:

Franny was down 40-0 on Alona's serve at 1-0 then won the next 9 pts to be up 3-0 in the second. :D

I wonder if baked goods will be in order? :hearts:

Bondarenko is always going to struggle against someone like Fran because she doesn't have the weapons to hit through Fran, who has been moving fabulously and defending so well here.

6-4 6-0 :woohoo:

:rocker: consecutive finals baby!

And just as I thought, Fran will move to No.20 :)

http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=236674

with the last 2 weeks se has saved the entire eason :lol:
2nd final of her career in moscow (the '05 run was by far her best tournament ever for her in terms of quality wins :bowdown:) but now it's really time to win suc a big tournament :hysteric:
omg i won't see her lose against govortsova :confused:

yesssss :woohoo:

win this damn final now:fiery:

SHE WON THE TITLE!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

6-3 6-0

:worship: finally an "important" title for Fran!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

she did it :hearts: #16 :bolt:

Congrats Francesca!

she did it :hearts: #16 :bolt:

:eek: I completely forgot it was a Premier tournament - I thought it was an International event so I didn't expect her to move up so many places!

I'm really excited about next year - No16 in the world and virtually nothing to defend until Wimbledon apart from a few MM semi-final points. Plus with Kleybanova, she could be in contention for a Grand Slam title in doubles :banana:

Francesca :worship:

Great play all the week and well deserved title!

:eek: I completely forgot it was a Premier tournament - I thought it was an International event so I didn't expect her to move up so many places!

I'm really excited about next year - No16 in the world and virtually nothing to defend until Wimbledon apart from a few MM semi-final points. Plus with Kleybanova, she could be in contention for a Grand Slam title in doubles :banana:

ok she's #17:p

#15 Na 2541
#16 Petrova 2440
#17 Schiavne 2375
#18 Clijsters 2340
#19 Wickmayer 2310
#20 Razzano 2300

with nothing to defend till Barcelona she really can fight to enter in top15:)
but i want her to take the #16 seed for AO :hearts:

:woohoo:

Francy :worship::woohoo::aparty:

so Franny seems to finish the year as no°17 of the world, with the highlight winning in Moscow and the Fed Cup of course

congrats Francesca, not a bad year:D