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ys · Jan 8th, 2002, 08:29 PM

I suggest that we were putting all news, scores, articles about Russian players ( including Juniors ) in this thread. No discussions in this thread, of course. Only info. I intend to create a thread per week. If you find a nice article, scores sheet, anything related to Russian players this week, please put it ( or a link to it ) into this thread. This way we will have some kind of retrospective on what was happening during particular week when we'll be willing to look back in a while.

**TheBoiledEgg** · Jan 8th, 2002, 09:41 PM

WTA SYDNEY 

Elena Dementieva 1pt
R1 Conchita Martinez 4-6 6-3 1-6

Anna Kournikova 48pts
R1 Angeles Montolio 6-4 6-2
R2 Serena Williams 2-6 6-4 3-6

Anastasia Myskina 19.75 pts
q1 Seda Noorlander 7-5 6-4
q2 Klara Koukalova 6-4 4-6 6-3
q3 Maria Emilia Salerni 6-1 5-7 6-3
R1 Silvia Farina Elia 3-6 2-6

Elena Bovina 14.75 pts
q1 Marie-Gaine Mikaelian 6-3 4-6 7-6(6)
q2 Sandra Kleinova 7-5 6-2
q3 Daniela Hantuchova 1-6 4-6

Evgenia Koulikovskaya 1pt
q1 Katarina Srebotnik 3-6 3-6

WTA Canberra
Elena Likhovtseva 14 pts
R1 Selima Sfar 6-3 6-2
R2 Emilie Loit 3-6 4-6

WTA Hobart 
Alina Jidkova 43 pts
R1 Tatiana Poutchek 7-5 6-2
R2 Paola Suarez 1-6 6-1 6-2
QF Martina Sucha 6-1 5-7 4-6

Anastassia Rodionova 9pts
q1 Maria Jose Martinez 6-3 6-0
q2 Eva Fislova 6-1 5-7 6-4
q3 Stephanie Foretz w/o

ITF Tallahassee FLORIDA
10K 

Maria Kirilenko
q1 Ahsha Rolle 6-0 6-4
q2 Chriistina Moros 6-4 7-5
q3 Marina Bernshstein 4-6 6-3 7-5
R1 Ilona Vichnevskaya 6-0 6-3
R2 Lindsay Lee-Waters

Dasha Chemarda
q1 Nancy Loeffler Caro 6-0 6-0
q2 Neha Uberoi 6-7(3) 6-1 6-4
q3 Yoo Mi Jung 6-0 7-6(6)
R1 Kyung Mi Chang 6-1 6-3
R2 Petra Rampre

Ilona Vichnevskaya .5pts
R1 q-Maria Kirilenko 0-6 3-6

Lioudmila Skavronskaia .5pts
R1 q-Jessica Lehnhoff 3-6 2-6

Anna Eugenia Nefedova .5pts
q1 bye
q2 Verena Beller 6-3 6-2
q3 Kyung Mi Chang 2-6 4-6
(LL)R1 Kristina Kraszewski 3-6 1-6

ITF
Victoria Junior Championships, Grade 2 

Nina Brattichikova 30 pts
R1 Julianne Welford 6-3 6-2
R2 Ivana Jovanovich 5-7 6-2 6-0
R3 Megha Vekharia 7-5 6-4
QF Hanna Nooni 5-7 2-6

Joulia Vorobieva
Q Rowena Rosales 6-0 6-0
R1 Kelly Anderson 4-6 2-6

the cat · Jan 8th, 2002, 11:44 PM

This is great! Thanks alot.

Nina_rus · Jan 9th, 2002, 12:13 AM

I only found one article

and it's in Russian. Thought I'd post it anyway.

Ðîññèéñêèå òåííèñèñòû àêòèâíî ãîòîâÿòñÿ ê ïåðâîìó òóðíèðó "Áîëüøîãî Øëåìà".
Íà ýòîé íåäåëå íàøè òåííèñèñòû ïðîäîëæèëè àêòèâíóþ ïîäãîòîâêó ê Îòêðûòîìó ÷åìïèîíàòó Àâñòðàëèè, êîòîðûé ñòàðòóåò íà ñëåäóþùåé íåäåëå.
Åëåíà Äåìåíòüåâà è Àííà Êóðíèêîâà, ïðèíèìàþùèå ó÷àñòèå íà òóðíèðå "Adidas International" â Ñèäíåå, Àâñòðàëèÿ, âûíóæäåíû áûëè çà÷åõëèòü ðàêåòêè óæå íà ïåðâûõ äâóõ ýòàïàõ.
Åëåíà íå ñìîãëà ïðîòèâîñòîÿòü èñïàíêå Êîí÷èòå Ìàðòèíåc, óñòóïèâ ñî ñ÷åòîì 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, à Àííà Êóðíèêîâà, áëàãîïîëó÷íî ïðåîäîëåâ ïåðâûé êðóã, âî âòîðîì òàêæå â òðåõ ñåòàõ ïîòåðïåëà ïîðàæåíèå îò àìåðèêàíêè Ñåðåíû Âèëüÿìñ, ïîñåÿííîé ïîä ÷åòâåðòûì íîìåðîì. Çàòî ó Àííû åñòü íåïëîõèå øàíñû â ïàðå. Âìåñòå ñî ñâîåé ïîñòîÿííîé ïàðòíåðøåé Ìàðòèíîé Õèíãèñ, â ïåðâîì êðóãå îíè îäåðæàëè âåðõ íàä Æàíåò Ëè (Òàéâàíü) è Óýííå Ïðàêóñè (Èíäîíåçèÿ) ñî ñ÷åòîì 6-4, 6-2.
"Ñàìîå ãëàâíîå äëÿ ìåíÿ ñåé÷àñ ýòî íå óñóãóáèòü ìîþ òðàâìó è äîñòè÷ü òîãî óðîâíÿ èãðû, êîòîðîãî ÿ äîñòèãëà äî òðàâìû", ñêàçàëà Àííà ïîñëå ïîáåäû â ïåðâîì êðóãå îäèíî÷íîãî ðàçðÿäà.

Åëåíà Ëèõîâöåâà òîæå ïðåäïî÷ëà èãðàòü â Àâñòðàëèè, òîëüêî íà òóðíèðå "Canberra Women's Classic" â Êàíáåððå. Ïîñåÿííàÿ ïîä ïÿòûì íîìåðîì, â ïåðâîì êðóãå åþ áûëà ïîâåðæåíà Ñåëèìà Ñôàð ñî ñ÷åòîì 6-3, 6-2.

Àëèíà Æèäêîâà îñòàíîâèëà ñâîé âûáîð íà òóðíèðå â Õîáàðòå, Àâñòðàëèÿ - "ANZ Tasmanian International". Îíà óñïåøíî âûøëà âî âòîðîé êðóã, îñòàâèâ ïîçàäè Òàòüÿíó Ïó÷åê, 7-5, 6-2.

×òî æå êàñàåòñÿ íàøèõ ìóæ÷èí, òî Ìàðàò Ñàôèí (1) è Ìèõàèë Þæíûé â óïîðíûõ ïîåäèíêàõ âñå-òàêè ïîâåðãëè ñâîèõ ñîïåðíèêîâ ïî ïåðâîìó êðóãó òóðíèðà "Heineken Open" â Îêëàíäå, Íîâàÿ Çåëàíäèÿ. Ìàðàò íàíåñ ïîðàæåíèå Ìàéêëó ×àíãó, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, à Ìèõàèë Þæíûé âûáèë èç áîðüáû Àëüáåðòà Ìîíòàíåñà, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2.

Åâãåíèé Êàôåëüíèêîâ íà ýòîé íåäåëå â êà÷åñòâå ïîäãîòîâêè ê ïåðâîìó òóðíèðó "Áîëüøîãî øëåìà" ïðèíèìàåò ó÷àñòèå â ïîêàçàòåëüíîì òóðíèðå "2002 Commonwealth Bank International". Ïîìèìî Åâãåíèÿ â òóðíèðå ó÷àñòâóþò: Àíäðå Àãàññè, Ïèò Ñàìïðàñ, Òîììè Õààñ, Òîìàñ Ýíêâèñò, Òåéëîð Äåíò, Ñêîòò Äðåéïåð è Àëåêñ Êîððåòõà. Êàæäûé èãðîê äîëæåí ïðîâåñòè ïî òðè âñòðå÷è â òå÷åíèå ÷åòûðåõ äíåé. È ïåðâûé ìàò÷ Åâãåíèé èãðàåò çàâòðà (9 ÿíâàðÿ) ïðîòèâ àâñòðàëèéöà Ñêîòòà Äðåéïåðà.

-Sonic- · Jan 9th, 2002, 04:05 AM

Thats such a good idea, and great & detailed info Egg.

bubble · Jan 10th, 2002, 06:47 AM

Some news on ALina Jidkova

From Bob Larson's newsletter...

Alina Jidkova seems to have adopted a new motto: "I don't lose until I beat at least one high seed." At Auckland, she topped #1 Angeles Montolio in the first round. Now, at Hobart, she tackled #2 seed Paola Suarez -- and won 1-6 6-1 6-2. This is all the more impressive when you remember that Suarez beat Mary Pierce at the Australian Open last year. Jidkova, a few years ago, was one of those highly touted Russian prospects. But she turns 25 in a few weeks, and hasn't done much lately. Her star seemed to have faded. Suddenly it's looking bright again. This should be enough to get her into the top 100.

Nina_rus · Jan 10th, 2002, 01:41 PM

Russian girls in Qualifying for the Aus Open (1st round)
Serra-Zanetti bt Eugenia Koulikovskaya 3-6 6-3 7-5
Morigami bt Anastasia Rodionova 6-2 6-2
Eun-Ha Kim bt Galina Fokina 6-1 6-3
Svetlana Kuznetsova bt Volekova 6-2 6-3

ys · Jan 11th, 2002, 03:04 AM

Some more articles..

http://www.sports.ru/today/tennis/13...000015683.html

Another masterpiece from Mr. Polyakov. His knowledge is again amazing. The following pearls are just..

About Kafelnikov:

"You can imagine that the first match of 27yo sochi resident in the new year ( he lost 3:6, 4:6 to not really strong Australian Scott Draper, failing to convert any break points )."

Well, how could he know about three matches that Yevgeny has already played in Qatar this year..

or

"Kooyong Classic is being played as round-robin, not playoff"

Indeed, it is really details, that it is in fact, playoff, but with consolation rounds..

http://www.sports.ru/today/tennis/13...000015035.html

An article about tennis from non-tennis person. That excuses unimaginable number of factual errors in the article (like where he reveals that controversial comments from Davenport and Hingis abotu Mauresmo in 1999 came after both were crushed by Mauresmo ). Still, pretty amusing reading. But for Russian readers only.