[bruce goose]

Originally Posted by marineblue

Well, they are not made of stone but I guess some moderation is probably there. I saw an interview with Caro where she was actually asked something in this sense
I guess that after some time of being single though it's hard to not let go which is probably what happened to the said tennis player.

As you hint at,it's unrealistic to expect modern,libertine athletes to resist that temptation for very long,but I think the mindset of most coaches is that the player should have enough self-control to wait until his/her next off week(I like Caro's odds on that a lot better than I do for some others,btw).As for the 'said player',I'll try to be nice this evening

[Robert77]

Originally Posted by goldenlox

Is this for real?

Yes! This is a new weapon for the season 2013. No more "Cute Sunshine". Now we have a "Black Caro" and of course completely black outfit.

[DownInAHole]

Originally Posted by Robert77

Yes! This is a new weapon for the season 2013. No more "Cute Sunshine". Now we have a "Black Caro" and of course completely black outfit.

[bruce goose]

Is Caroline scheduled to play FC World Group next week??

[rucolo]

^ DEN in Fed Cup World Group ?!

http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/fed...e/diagram.aspx

World Group 1

CZE, AUS, ITA, USA, RUS, JPN, SRB, SVK

World Group 2

SUI, BEL, ARG, SWE, ESP, UKR, FRA, GER

Zonal Groups

DEN is in Europe/Africa Zone Group 3. The lowest. Dates: 8-11 May. Location: Moldova, Chisinau

[bruce goose]

Originally Posted by rucolo

^ DEN in Fed Cup World Group ?!

DEN is in Europe/Africa Zone Group 3. The lowest. Dates: 8-11 May. Location: Moldova, Chisinau

You're right;with Caroline the only competent female player in Denmark,it's an absurd premise that they could qualify for the higher group.I simply got the terms 'world group' and 'zonal group' mixed up

[bruce goose]

Are any of the Top 10 expected to skip Doha?If so,that could mean a 1st-Round bye for Caroline.It'll still be a fairly tough field,regardless,but I'd rather she had that top-seed group privilege

[Saraya00000]

Li is out, but Caro is #11..so now #10...

[bruce goose]

Originally Posted by Saraya00000

Li is out, but Caro is #11..so now #10...

Thanks for the info.It will be hard for Caroline to win 6 matches but that draw would've been tough for her even with a bye

[Hoergren]

Draw is out - you can see it here - press live draw:

http://www.protennislive.com/lshd/ma...ents/index/31/

Vika - Mchale - Cibulkova

Errani - Kirilenko - Hantuchova

Ana - Aga

Kerber - Barthel - Wozniacki time for a revenge I hope. Kerber - Barthel second round -maybe

Bartoli - Stosur - Kuznetsova Bartoli to meet Schiavone in second round - and then Kuznetsova - perhaps! Difficult part!

Sharapova - Stephens

Kvitova - Petrova - Safarova - Makarova also a bit difficult this part.

Serena - Vinci - Ursula Radwanska - Serena has the easiest way IMHO

[goldenlox]

Serena & Maria in other half, Vika in other quarter. A good chance to see if weak Australian form is for real or if she can do more before clay season

[Vaidisova]

Looking forward to Caroline back on court

[marineblue]

This is going to be anything but easy. Challenging draw since the very start. On the other hand it will help her to get better, she needs opponents who will push her to improve.

[bruce goose]

I doubt that Caroline will be affected in any substantive way,but Doha runs their website like you'd expect from an Assclown Circus.If they run their tourney in similar amateurish fashion,then they might get their Premier status revoked by the WTA

[Hoergren]

Funny to see so many healthy players - players who were not able to help their countries - well shame on them IMHO. Another thing that can make me see red is the way some players fake injuries on court - like Kuznetsova and Vika just to mention the worst - they are stretching the rules beyond their limits - like e.g. Stosur did yesterday - why are they not punished? To me it seems like the rate of faking is rising.