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US Open, New York





Week 16, Hard Grand Slam, Draw Size 32

New York, USA - Welcome to NYC! And the final Grand Slam of the season, it's been an eventful season so far, with 3 different Slam winners, and with so many players loving this surface, this should be the most exciting major yet, so get your last minute practice in and good luck everyone!

Draw Posted - Sunday 18:00 CET

Points Deadline - Tuesday 18:00 CET

NB - Please also start sending in Indoor points, thanks

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Aces To Play

Bartoli - 2
Benesova - 4
Brandi - 2
Bremond - 2
Camerin - 4
Capriati - 4
Chakvetadze - 0
Davenport - 3
Dechy - 1
Dementieva - 4
Dominguez Lino - 3
Golovin - 4
Hantuchova - 4
Harkleroad - 4
Ivanovic - 4
Jankovic - 4
Krajicek - 4
Kirilenko - 4
Molik - 1
Mauresmo - 2
Myskina - 3
Medina Garrigues - 2
Paszek - 3
Peer - 4
Pennetta - 2
Rezai - 3
Safarova - 2
Sprem - 1
Tanasugarn - 3
Washington - 4
V. Williams - 0

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Draw

Marion Bartoli(1) v Bye
Anna Chakvetadze v Tatiana Golovin
Flavia Pennetta v Anastasia Myskina
Iveta Benesova v Jelena Jankovic(7)

Michaella Krajicek(5) v Tamira Paszek
Maria Kirilenko v Jennifer Capriati
Maria Elena Camerin v Kristina Brandi
Bye v Tamarine Tanasugarn(3)

Nathalie Dechy(4) v Karolina Sprem
Mashona Washington v Aravane Rezai
Lourdes Dominguez Lino v Lucie Safarova
Ashley Harkleroad v Amelie Mauresmo(6)

Venus Williams(8) v Ana Ivanovic
Lindsay Davenport v Daniela Hantuchova
Elena Dementieva v Alicia Molik
Bye v Severine Bremond(2)

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OOP

Tuesday - R32

Wednesday - R16

Thursday - QFs

Friday - SFs and F

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Player Of The Week



Nathalie Dechy

Dechy's heroic and inspirational run to the quarters in New Haven with 0 aces earns her POTW this week, and she now has 1 ace to use in New York, the rest of the field better watch out

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Preview

The Favourites





Just like Bartoli on the clay and Mauresmo on the grass, Jelena has been the form player on hard in the run-up to this US Open, since losing early in Cincinnati, she has blazed through the field to pick up two titles, she could get tad complacent though, that's my only concern, the other favourite is Krajicek, Misa performs very well on the big stage, and reached the semis of both RG and Wimbledon, and on her best surface she's got a great chance to at least match that result here, the only problem is quite a few other players have hard as their best surface too.

The Contenders







With so many hard-courters and with Jankovic dominating the tune-ups, it was hard to pick some other contenders, I went with Maria as she has the game to beat anyone, unfortunately she's a headcase but she could put a run together here, Myskina and Rezai are recent finalists, and Nastya in particular has a wily strategy, and but can sometimes be overpowered, whilst Aravane can take anyone apart but is way too streaky.

The Dark Horses







The Dangerous Floaters





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Good luck everyone

[dawid]

I hope Jelena will have a "easy" draws and she'll make semifinal

[The Daviator]

Aces, OOP, POTW and preview posted As you should all know by now article points double at Slams and there'll be live scoring from the QFs onwards

[LDF]

Lindsay confirms her participation in this event, btw

[.Andrew.]

I'll send my points for Daniela soon.

[The Daviator]

Originally Posted by LDF

Lindsay confirms her participation in this event, btw

Welcome back

[Farina Elia Fan]

omg - Daviator is such a bitch

Originally Posted by The Daviator

Player Of The Week



Nathalie Dechy

Dechy's heroic and inspirational run to the quarters in New Haven with 0 aces earns her POTW this week, and she now has 1 ace to use in New York, the rest of the field better watch out

A bit OTT

1 of the words would have done the job, less is more

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Good luck everyone

I cant believe you are giving me the curse




I will show you Larry Scott



and the irony is that you are a Davenport fan

[Vamos.]

Are you trying to un-jinx JJ? That is just annnoying. Especially after Amelie got the biggest curse ever. I hate Tamira and I cannot wait to play her ANYTIME, ANYWHERE so I can crush her puny little behind with some real tennis.

I really am going to harp on about this forever until I get justice.

[Imperfect Angel]

Dechy
I hope Misa is able to get to the quarters with her recent form though.

[Medina]

Lourdes Hoping she draws Dechy