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Broseghini · Jul 26th, 2009, 01:46 PM

Weeks 16-17
Roland Garros, Paris
GRAND SLAM

Welcome to our second Grand Slam of the year! In the beautiful city of Paris, we reaches to Roland Garros for the end of season of clay. We see big dispute in both rankings. In WTA, Sharapova again be number 1 but Alize Cornet playing at home and may return to that position. Maria Kirilenko and Gisela Dulko also can take the first position of the ranking. In ATP, Andy Roddick returned to good results and still number 1. But the double French Monfils and Simon promises to surprise and win this incredible GS!

Schedule of Play

Thursday 30/07 - 23h00 GMT - Deadline for send points
Friday 31/07 - First Round
Saturday 01/08 - First Round
Sunday 02/08 - Second Round
Monday 03/08 - Second Round
Tuesday 04/08 - Quarterfinals
Wednesday 05/08 - Quarterfinals
Thursday 06/08 - Semifinals
Friday 07/08 - Semifinals
Saturday 08/08 - Final

Send new points, Commit for Doubles and Mixed Doubles and Play Games
Mens in 5 Sets please
Good Luck

Broseghini · Jul 26th, 2009, 01:47 PM

Entry List

Womens

1. [1] Maria Sharapova
2. [2] Alize Cornet
3. [3] Maria Kirilenko
4. [4] Gisela Dulko
5. [5] Venus Williams
6. [6] Karolina Sprem
7. [7] Dominika Cibulkova
8. [8] Ana Ivanovic
9. [9] Aleksandra Wozniak
10. [10] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
11. [11] Tatiana Golovin
12. [12] Daniela Hantuchova
13. [13] Jelena Jankovic
14. [14] Dinara Safina
15. [15] Marion Bartoli
16. [16] Kim Clijsters
17. Ashley Harkleroad
18. Francesca Schiavone
19. Yung-Jan Chan
20. Serena Williams
21. Caroline Wozniacki
22. Petra Martic
23. Agnieszka Radwanska
24. Bethanie Mattek Sands
25. Jelena Dokic
26. Amelie Mauresmo
27. Sabine Lisicki
28. Mirjana Lucic
29. Vera Zvonareva
30. ~~Yanina Wickmayer~~
31. WC Nicole Vaidisova
32. BYE/WC

Mens

1. [1] Andy Roddick
2. [2] Feliciano Lopez
3. [3] Gilles Simon
4. [4] Gael Monfils
5. [5] Roger Federer
6. [6] Rafael Nadal
7. [7] Frank Dancevic
8. [8] Mario Ancic
9. [9] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
10. [10] Marat Safin
11. [11] Mark Philippoussis
12. [12] Andy Murray
13. [13] Gustavo Kuerten
14. [14] Novak Djokovic
15. [15] Lleyton Hewitt
16. [16] James Blake
17. Richard Gasquet
18. John Isner
19. Yen-Hsun Lu
20. Nikolay Davydenko
21. Janko Tipsarevic
22. Juan Martin del Potro
23. Marcelo Rios
24. Mardy Fish
25. Paul-Henri Mathieu
26. Tommy Haas
27. Fernando Gonzalez
28. ~~Tomas Berdyck~~
29. Grigor Dimitrov
30. Robin Soderling
31. WC Dmitry Tursunov
32. BYE/WC

Womens Doubles

1. Cibulkova/Sharapova (2+3=5)
2. Sprem/Kirilenko (1+7=8)
3. Wozniak/S.Williams (5+6=11)
4. V.Williams/Jankovic (9+12=21)
5. Hantuchova/Mattek-Sands (4+25=29)
6. Martic/Pavlyuchenkova (27+10=37)
7. Schiavone/Clijsters (20+18=38)
8. Radwanska/Safina (29+22=47)
9. Dulko/Zvonareva (8+UNR=8UNR)
10. Wickmayer/Cornet (UNR+13=13UNR)
11. Lucic/Vaidisova (UNR+19=19UNR)
...

Mens Doubles

1. Ancic/Kuerten (3+4=7)
2. Fish/Monfils (15+1=16)
3. Tipsarevic/Murray (14+5=19)
4. Lopez/Roddick (9+11=20)
5. Dancevic/Djokovic (8+22=30)
6. Federer/Nadal (10+17=27)
7. Safin/HewiTt (20+7=27)
8. Soderling/Tursunov (UNR+13=13UNR)
9. Dimitrov/Simon (UNR+16=16UNR)
10. Berdych/Davydenko (UNR+25=25UNR)11. Del Potro/Mathieu (28+UNR=28UNR)

Mixed Doubles

1. V.Williams/Roddick
2. Wozniak/Dancevic
3. Lucic/Soderling
4. Cibulkova/Nadal
5. Sharapova/Federer
6. Szavay/Dimitrov
7. Zvonareva/Andreev
8. Wickmayer/Darcis
9. Safarova/Berdych
10. Dulko/Lopez
11. Sprem/Kuerten
12. Kirilenko/Ancic
13. Cornet/Bolelli
14. Davydenko/Schnyder
15. Clijsters/Tipsarevic
16. Schiavone/Murray
17. Hantuchova/Safin
18. Safina/Hewitt
19. Vaidisova/Tursunov
20. Radwanska/Del Potro
21. Jankovic/Simon
22. Pavlyuchenkova/Monfils
23. Martic/Clement
24. Azarenka/Mathieu
...

Broseghini · Jul 26th, 2009, 01:47 PM

Main Draw

Womens Draw

[1] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs BYE
Sabine Lisicki (ALE) vs [9] Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)
[13] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs [6] Karolina Sprem (CRO)

[4] Gisela Dulko (ARG) vs Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs [14] Dinara Safina (RUS)
[10] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs Serena Williams (USA)
Jelena Dokic (AUS) vs [7] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

[5] Venus Williams (USA) vs Yung-Jan Chan (CHN)
Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) vs [16] Kim Clijsters (BEL)
[12] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) vs Ashley Harkleroad (USA)
Mirjana Lucic (CRO) vs [3] Maria Kirilenko (RUS)

[8] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) vs WC Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs [15] Marion Bartoli (FRA)
[11] Tatiana Golovin (FRA) vs Petra Martic (CRO)
BYE vs [2] Alize Cornet (FRA)

Mens Draw

[1] Andy Roddick (USA) vs BYE
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) vs [13] Gustavo Kuerten (BRA)
[15] Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) vs Mardy Fish (USA)
John Isner (USA) vs [6] Rafael Nadal (SPA)

[3] Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Yen Hsun Lu (TPE) vs [16] James Blake (USA)
[12] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Robin Soderling (SWE)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) vs [7] Frank Dancevic (CAN)

[5] Roger Federer (SUI) vs Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
WC Dmitry Tursunov vs [9] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
[14] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)
Marcelo Rios (CHI) vs [4] Gael Monfils (FRA)

[6] Mario Ancic (CRO) vs Tommy Haas (GER)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs [11] Mark Philippoussis (AUS)
[10] Marat Safin (RUS) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
BYE vs [2] Feliciano Lopez (SPA)

Broseghini · Jul 26th, 2009, 01:48 PM

Doubles Draw

Womens Draw

[1] Cibulkova/Sharapova (SVK/RUS) vs BYE
BYE vs [5] Hantuchova/Mattek/Sands (SVK/USA)

[3] Wozniak/S.Williams (CAN/USA) vs BYE
Wickmayer/Cornet (BEL/CRO) vs [6] Martic/Pavlyuchenkova (CRO/RUS)

[7] Schiavone/Clijsters (ITA/BEL) vs Lucic/Vaidisova (CRO/CZE)
BYE vs [4] V.Williams/Jankovic (USA/SRB)

[8] Radwanska/Safina (POL/RUS) vs Dulko/Zvonareva (ARG/RUS)
BYE vs [2] Sprem/Kirilenko (CRO/RUS)

Mens Draw

[1] Ancic/Kuerten (CRO/BRA) vs BYE
Del Potro/Mathieu (ARG/FRA) vs [6] Federer/Nadal (SUI/ESP)

[3] Tipsarevic/Murray (SRB/GBR) vs BYE
Dimitrov/Simon (BUL/FRA) vs [7] Safin/Hewitt (RUS/AUS)

[5] Dancevic/Djokovic (CAN/SRB) vs BYE
BYE vs [4] Lopez/Roddick (ESP/USA)

[8] Soderling/Tursunov (SWE/RUS) vs Berdych/Davydenko (CZE/RUS)
BYE vs [2] Fish/Monfils (USA/FRA)

Broseghini · Jul 26th, 2009, 01:48 PM

Mixed Doubles Draw

[1] Pavlyuchenkova/Monfils (RUS/FRA) vs BYE
Hantuchova/Safin (SVK/RUS) vs Dulko/Lopez (ARG/ARG)
Jankovic/Simon (SRB/FRA) vs Wozniak/Dancevic (CAN/CAN)
BYE vs [6] Kirilenko/Ancic (RUS/CRO)

[4] Cornet/Bolelli (FRA/ITA) vs BYE
Wickmayer/Darcis (BEL/BEL) vs V.Williams/Roddick (USA/USA)
Vaidisova/Tursunov (CZE/RUS) vs Clijsters/Tipsarevic (BEL/SRB)
BYE vs [8] Szavay/Dimitrov (HUN/BUL)

[5] Safina/Hewitt (RUS/AUS) vs BYE
Schiavone/Murray (ITA/GBR) vs Radwanska/Del Potro (POL/ARG)
Sharapova/Federer (RUS/SUI) vs Zvonareva/Andreev (RUS/RUS)
BYE vs [3] Martic/Clement (CRO/FRA)

[7] Safarova/Berdych (CZE/CZE) vs BYE
Cibulkova/Nadal (SVK/ESP) vs Lucic/Soderling (CRO/SWE)
Azarenka/Mathieu (BLR/FRA) vs Schnyder/Davydenko (SUI/RUS)
BYE vs [2] Sprem/Kuerten

Broseghini · Jul 26th, 2009, 01:49 PM

Predicts

Favourites
*Year Results

#1 Maria Sharapova
W - Australian Open, Madrid ; SF - Dubai ; QF - Acapulco, Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Stuttgart

#2 Alize Cornet (FRA)
W - Paris, Dubai ; RU - Brisbane, Miami ; SF - Sydney, Australian Open, Rome

#8 Ana Ivanovic
W - Rome ; SF - Acapulco, Indian Wells ; QF - Sydney, Paris, Madrid

Conterders

#4 Gisela Dulko
W - Acapulco ; RU - Sydney ; SF - Paris, Madrid ; QF - Brisbane, Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami

#6 Karolina Sprem
W - Stuttgart ; RU - Madrid ; QF - Australian Open, Dubai, Charleston

#11 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
RU - Rome ; SF - Madrid ; QF - Dubai

Dark Horses

#3 Maria Kirilenko
W - Indian Wells, Miami ; SF - Acapulco ; QF - Charleston, Rome

#7 Dominika Cibulkova
SF - Brisbane, Australian Open, Charleston, Rome; QF - Sydney, Acapulco

#12 Tatiana Golovin
SF - Dubai, Stuttgart ; QF - Brisbane, Paris, Rome, Madrid

Predictions

QF

[1] Sharapova vs [13] Jankovic
[14] Safina vs [7] Cibulkova
[5] V.Williams vs [3] Kirilenko
[8] Ivanovic vs [2] Cornet

SF

[1] Sharapova vs [7] Cibulkova
[3] Kirilenko vs [8] Ivanovic

F

[1] Sharapova vs [8] Ivanovic

Favourites
Clay Results

#1 Andy Roddick
RU - Madrid ; QF - Barcelone

#2 Feliciano Lopez
W - Monte Carlo ; RU - Rome ; QF - Madrid

#9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
W - Rome ; QF - Monte Carlo

Contenders

#3 Gilles Simon
SF - Acapulco, Barcelona, Rome; QF - Madrid

#4 Gael Monfils
QF - Acapulco, Monte Carlo, Madrid

#6 Rafael Nadal
QF - Rome

Dark Horses

#5 Roger Federer
SF - Madrid; QF - Monte Carlo

#10 Marat Safin
W - Barcelona ; SF - Monte Carlo

#11 Mark Philippoussis
W - Madrid

Predictions

QF

[1] Roddick vs [6] Nadal
[3] Simon vs [12] Murray

[9] Tsonga vs [4] Monfils
[11] Philippoussis vs [10] Safin

SF

[6] Nadal vs [3] Simon
[4] Monfils vs [10] Safin

F

[3] Simon vs [4] Monfils

Broseghini · Jul 26th, 2009, 01:49 PM

Tipping and FITD

Two games will be included in Roland Garros: FITD and Tipping.

FITD

See FITD rules here: http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=354576

FITD is simple! You just post a full predicted draw for the current tournament.

Ex:

R32
Serena def. Davenport
Henin def. Jankovic
Ivanovic def. Cornet
Sharapova def. Zvonareva

R16
Serena def. Henin
Sharapova def. Ivanovic
...

Send your picks for me in a private message (PM), after draws posted (only singles)

R32....280pts for each correct pick
R16....500pts for each correct pick
QF.....900pts for each correct pick
SF......140pts for each correct pick
F........2000pts for each correct pick

Tipping

Tipping is also a very simple game. You should only bet on winners of the day. Who makes most points win!

Ex:
Matches of the Day:

Serena vs Venus
Sharapova vs Dementieva
Kirilenko vs Chakvetadze

My picks:
Venus
Dementieva
Kirilenko

Score:

R32....1pt for each correct pick
R16....2pts for each correct pick
QF.....3pts for each correct pick
SF......4pts for each correct pick
F........5pts for each correct pick

Awards
For both Games

First Place: An extra 12 in each set insteat of 1 in Birmingham
Second Place: An extra 10 in each set insteat of 1 in Birmingham
Third Place: An extra 8 in each set insteat of 1 in Birmingham

Broseghini · Jul 26th, 2009, 01:49 PM

Articles

No bonus this week - (Bonus next week)

Articles count

Maria Sharapova - (3)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - (2)
Ana Ivanovic - (1)
Gisela Dulko - (1)